"Bill" wrote in message

2. Shrapnel wound, right arm, bomb near patrol boat.
Finger nail Scratch to forearm
Requested Purple Heart #2

3. Shrapnel wound, left thigh.
Small cut (Where did that come from)
Requested Purple Heart #3

and I am out of here. See ya Boys in the funny papers. I need to get home.

Bill, you can't be making stuff up and hope to keep any credibility. I'm no
Kerry fan, but let's stick to facts. The facts are that Kerry applied for
and received three Purple Hearts in less than four months, in a duty
assignment and location where awards of any kind were considered somewhat
unusual by small boat commanders who were there at the time. According to
available records, he spent no time in a hospital for any of these three
wounds. He also received two awards for valor in combat. He then applied
for early rotation based upon these accumulated awards.

Did he cook the books to get out early? I don't know. Have the full
military and medical records been released?