Posted on 08/12/2004 8:49:42 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Are you talking about box 27 on page 1? It looks like that entry (as shown in box 19c) was made on 8/19/66, before he went to Vietnam. Sorry, nothing to see here.
Again - page down to the second sheet and look at the same box on page 2. The awards are there. Check, double check, and have someone check again before sticking this out there.
Where did you find this? this is great!
Carolyn
Box#27 Service Data, first page is the "Wounds received as a result of action with enemy forces" Not applicable.
Also, there appears to be a sheet missing as well "Vietnam Campaign Purple Heart (3 Awards) (See attached sheet)"
Page 2, Page 2!
I remember the old days when Service Record Books had notations on them for political parents/relatives.
See post 10 & 11.
You are absolutely right. Looks like my enlisted discharge from OCS. Page 2 lists his awards.
On Helmet Head's website!
Before we go flying off the deep end here, it looks to me like that particular line about wounds received as a result of enemy action on line 27 applies only to his time in training at Newport. It is part of the Service Data section for this portion of his enlistment and is followed by VA Data and Authentication. This portion of the form would have been filled out when he was discharged from OCS and sent to active duty with the Navy.
The Service Data section that covers his time in Vietnam (did you know he served in Vietnam?!?) is on the following page. This form does not have a similar line regarding wounds received, but does include his three Purple Hearts.
This may not be a smoking gun here. Sorry to rain on the parade.
P.S. I am not a troll.
I hope Drudge doesn't post this. It'll be fuel for the fire that the dems will say the anti- kerry people are trying to distort the truth. Plus it makes the anti-kerry people look really stupid.
Page 1 is his discharge from enlisted ranks (OCUI2 (E-5)) to accept a commission. Happened before he went to VN. Page 2 is his release from service after VN.
Thanks I just wanted clarification.
Carolyn
Thank you - I was begining to think I was being overly paranoid - but this was exactly my thought process when I posted earlier. Pshew - I'm not nuts, no no not really - hehe - but everyone else is -
The first page appears to have been issued as he was completing OCS. The second, when he got out to run for Congress.
It says "Not Applicable" instead of "None" because one does not expect to encounter enemy action in OCS Newport.
True, but block 16 shows him CLEARLY on military service, in the reserves, until 17Feb72. Still on active duty while protesting the war and showing contempt towards officials. Showing contempt to officials is a PUNISHABLE offense under the UCMJ, still today, for officers.
The interesting things are on page 2. Page one is his release from OCS training and the second page is his release from active duty to the Naval Reserves (did he serve out hisd reserve time?). Of interest on page 2 are box 26a (NON-PAY PERIOD TIME LOST) and box 16 (TERMINAL DATE OF RESERVE/LIMIT? OBLIGATION). Box 26a is marked NONE and the date for box 16 is 17-02-72.
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