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Deserter,,I'm not sure bout that. I suppose you'd just have to been in country for a while to understand. None of us wanted to be there and we all waited for our ticket home, to the world. I agree his injuries may seem minute but you have to blame his superiors for that, they were all medal hungry. What grabs my craw most about Mr. Kerry is the fact he claims he and others threw their combat awards over the fence in Washington. To me that meant he didn't want them. Now he struts around as a war hero??? with a chest full of ribbons. How frigging phony is that. I just wish one day we could get a candidate run for office that is honest and speak the truth.

Agreed. I read his record and frankly, he was in real action and suffered real wounds. At least one of his actions was heroic. I also fault no one for WANTING to get back home. BUT
I think it is a legitimate issue that aftera few months of action, he cited a rule to get out of Nam and landed a desk job, then got out of the service early to run for congress (a race he quit shortly thereafter). He deserves credit for the action he saw, but he also certainly seems to have used technicalities and connections to get out ASAP. Again, all of this is an issue because HE brings up his war record constantly.