"Norman re-enlisted in their honor while recuperating in the hospital"...
Contrast this with john kerry - who bugged out after 4 months and three purple heart "wounds". Kerry, by all accounts, did not even spend a day in an infirmary or field hospital. He is a fraud!
While I agree with your sentiments entirely, I don't like to dishonor these worthies by comparing a fraud such as Kerry to them. I am sure that he appreciates even being mentioned in the same breath and hopes that some of their true honor is shed upon him.