Well duh, of course not—the bullets were all deflected by Kerry's magic hat.
And if they had been taking "a hail" of enemy fire from both banks, how come nobody got shot? No bullet wounds were reported, as far as I've read.
Kerry's citation, IIRC, initally stated that Kerry had been wounded in the arm, and that the arm wound was "bleeding" as he pulled Rassman out of the water.
Kerry later admitted that the arm "wound" was a mere "contusion," a.k.a bruise, and that it was not bleeding.