[jackbill]

The Boston Globe reported that Kerry requested & received an ''early discharge'' so he could run for Congress---on an anti-war platform.

I read somewhere yesterday that a person who received three Purple Hearts could request an "early out".

The same article also mentioned that none of Kerry's wounds were more than minor and none kept him out of duty for more than a day.

[elli1]

I read somewhere yesterday that a person who received three Purple Hearts could request an "early out".

That may be true. The Globe said he was entitled to ask for a transfer ''out of the conflict'' & that he asked for & rec'd a ''cushy'' assignment. And according to the Globe article, it was during the ''cushy'' assignment that he then asked for the early release (to run for Congress).