Each war has it's share of "medal collectors". Some claim Kerry was one of them, some claim he wasn't. Only Kerry can honestly answer that, the rest is all perception.I really don't want to get into this "mine is bigger than yours"
I WAS in 'Nam and, although not a leg or other combat type, I did spend some time on the Mekong riding reefer barges supplying troops in the Delta. They were sitting ducks and there was nothing better than seeing a couple of swift boats coming to take the Cong off our backs.
I've known several men who served on Swift Boats, some in the same squadron as Kerry. To a man, each and every one told me Kerry was nothing more than a "medal collector". As a personnel sergeant, I know exactly how the citations were written up and approved. They had very little to do with actual heroic actions - just a bunch of male bovine excrement to salve the ego and political ambitions of a "connected" officer.
Ah so..people serving on Swift Boats were exposed to alot of danger..except Kerry. And you've known people that served in the same "Squadron". Were they on the boat with him?
And are you now saying the US Military lies about medals?
That there were no heroes in Vietnam?
Or is Kerry a special case.