Right. I don't honor the William Calleys of the world for THEIR service.
That said, I am not sure that algore served anything less than honorably.
Nor am I. And absent such evidence, I thank him for his honorable service. Support personnel are vital to the fight.
If you take Lurch at his word, maybe he did. But even then, frankly, I DON'T take Lurch at his word. So, I see no sound basis to claim that he served anything other than honorably, either.
Kerry's first hitch, on board a Navy supply ship, was honorable. No question.
His second, abbreviated, tour? Yes. There are questions. Questions that he could have answered by releasing his full service record.
His refusal to do so speaks volumes.