> But... Johnny's a hero, a zippo hero, a VC hero!
Ummmm... Charles Upham VC with Bar is a VC hero. John Kerry has little in common with him.
(The Victoria Cross is the British Commonwealth's highest military honor. Very, very few have been issued ever. Charles Upham VC is one of only three soldiers to be awarded the medal twice: first in Crete, then in North Africa)
In this case the VC does NOT stand for the Vic Cross...
Considering the context of where Jo Ke wuz, I presumed VC to represent a certain locality in the vicinity of where he spent that mentally seared Christmas.