[ScottFromSpokane]

These "bronze stars" are not Bronze Star Medals, but bronze service stars for service in four different campaigns.

However, there's (sigh) some question about whether Kerry actually deserved all four of those stars.

Kerry's Web site also carries a DD215 form revising his DD214, issued March 12, 2001, which adds four bronze campaign stars to his Vietnam service medal. The campaign stars are issued for participation in any of the 17 Department of Defense named campaigns that extended from 1962 to the cease-fire in 1973.

However, according to the Navy spokesman, Kerry should only have two campaign stars: one for "Counteroffensive, Phase VI," and one for "Tet69, Counteroffensive."

[kabar]

However, there's (sigh) some question about whether Kerry actually deserved all four of those stars.

Kerry was offshore on the Gridley in the combat area March 1968 to May 1968. He would be eligible for the Tet Counteroffensive (30 JAN 68- 1 APR 68)and Counteroffensive Phase (2 April 1968 - 30 June 1968).