[Interesting Times]

First I’ve seen of those. I know he didn’t release the forms themselves at the time he signed them.

[kabar]

Kerry's official records are not going to show much because he is the one who supplied the information that formed the basis of those records. It is the firsthand observations of his contemporaries, as provided in Unfit for Command, that dispute the official record.

I would be interested in only a couple of things. I would like to see how his first PH was approved. Dr. Letson's medical report would show that the injury was not from hostile fire and there was no after action report, the sina qua non for a PH. The other two PHs have the proper documentation. Adm. William Schachte: 'No enemy fire' One of John Kerry's superior officers disputes the circumstances Kerry claims led to the awarding of his first Purple Heart

I would also want to learn the story behind his request for replacement medals that was submitted not long after he was elected to the Senate in 1984. I think he really did throw away his medals. The other possibility is that he wanted two sets to display in his Senate office and at his home in Boston.