On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:47:48 -0400, John H wrote:


I believe he was also awarded a medal for chasing an individual who had
fired an RPG around a hootch and shooting him. As an unloaded RPG launcher
is about as effective a weapon as a baseball bat, I wouldn't consider this
act very heroic. It seems much more like taking a life needlessly.

Eyewitness accounts say that the RPG was loaded.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/service.asp