On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:13:15 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"Joe Parsons" wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 02:39:15 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"Joe Parsons" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:53:57 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

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...and got three purple hearts...one for a minor hand injury, one a
minor
thigh injury, and a third one that caused me to be out of action for a
whopping two days. Oh yeah...and I was the commander on the boat...so
*I
NOMINATED MYSELF FOR THOSE MEDALS*.

The Purple Heart is not "nominated" or recommended. It is awarded
automatically
when an individual meets the criteria.

And it is determined by the commander, whether the circumstances of the
injury "fit" those criteria. Guess what? Kerry was the commander who
determined if his injuries fit the criteria. He OK'd his own Purple
Hearts.

Are you suggesting that Lt. Kerry, having been wounded, should not have
received
the Purple Heart?

I'm suggesting that he either embellished or lied about the extent of his
first two injuries so as to be eligible for the Purple Heart.

Then I'd suggest that you are reaching for any premise, regardless how trivial
or petty, to try to discredit him.

Setting that pettiness aside for a second, however, how do you believe he might
"lie or embellish" injuries that were treated by one or more hospital corpsmen
and/or medical officers?

Keep in mind that the criteria for the award are quite specific--and they do
*not* involve any specific degree of seriousness ("Sorry, Mr. Kerry; that's just
a little flesh wound from a .22 cal round. You don't get a Purple Heart.").

Have you ever considered spending some time on the water? It does wonders for
one's state of mind.

Joe Parsons