Re: Basics: Kerry's Purple Heart Disception

"Crosslands" <npeters55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> What the Navy's chief investigator means is that the paperwork for the
> medals was filled out correctly.  He did not and can not know if the
> actual details are true and accurate.  And Kerry did know from his
> father that the paper records linger, rather right or not.
> 
> The acute observer would also notice that pages of Kerry's form 180 have
> not been made public.  If the medals are so valid what does Kerry have
> to hide. (Mr. John O'Neill released all of his military records).
> 


  Kerry was in combat, Kerry displayed heroism, Kerry
was thus awarded medals for it. Even the US Navy says so.

  Your stale rumors-circulated-as-fact have about as much
truth as your average Elvis sighting. Get a life.  

 
 


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> "Mitchell Holman" <NoemailPlease@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Crosslands" <npeters55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> US Navy: Kerry Medals Kosher
>>
>> September 18, 2004
>> Associated Press
>>
>>
>> The Navy's chief investigator concluded Friday that
>> procedures were followed properly in the approval of
>> Sen. John Kerry's Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple
>> Heart medals, according to an internal Navy memo. Vice
>> Adm. R.A. Route, the Navy inspector general, conducted
>> the review of Kerry's Vietnam-ear military service awards
>> at the request of Judicial Watch, a public interest group.
>> The group has also asked for the release of additional
>> records do***enting the Democratic presidential candidate's
>> military service.
>>
>> "Our examination found that existing do***entation regarding
>> the Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals indicates
>> the awards approval process was properly followed," Route wrote
>> in the memo sent Friday to Navy Secretary Gordon England.
>>
>> "In particular, the senior officers who awarded the medals
>> were properly delegated authority to do so. In addition, we
>> found that they correctly followed the procedures in place at
>> the time for approving these awards."
>>
>> "Our review also considered the fact that Senator Kerry's
>> post-active duty activities were public and that military and
>> civilian officials were aware of his actions at the time. For
>> these reasons, I have determined that Senator Kerry's awards
>> were properly approved and will take no further action in this
>> matter."
>>
>> www.command-post.org/2004/2_archives/015348.html