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Originally Posted by jdbutler
Other things that don't help: "2 tours in Vietnam". ( A tour was 12-13 months)
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He started out in the Navy, then requested assignment in-country.
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Silver star with "V" device (non existant).
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He didn't claim it - it was in his records. A typo, presumably. And no, he didn't write his own records.
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3 Purple hearts with no hospital time (Extremely unlikely).
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It's more likely than a well-off person with several avenues available to avoid service volunteering for service instead. And yet, both are true.
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Not to mention defaming every Vietnam Vet that ever served.
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That's silly. He attended a conference of vets, and related their stories to Congress. No serious person denies that Vietnam was fought dirty (there were a number of convictions), but Kerry put the blame squarely on the people who put the soldiers into the situation.
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If he would put forth at least one solution to just one of Bush's mistakes I might even listen to him for a change.
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Look here, on the left hand menubar, under "Plan for America". There are several headings, for various issues.