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John Kerry's Mysterious Combat
�V� As the authors of Fake Warriors: Identifying, Exposing and
Punishing Those Who Falsify Their Military Service, we receive scores of
emails on our website either asking questions about the Fake Warrior phenomenon
(which has reached epidemic proportions), or reporting sightings which sometimes
lead to exposure and even fines or jail terms.By Henry Mark Holzer and Erika Holzer FrontPageMagazine.com | August 20, 2004 One Kerry's DD 214 lists a Silver Star with a combat �V� (for valor). As the major correctly observes, the �V�
is never awarded with the Silver
Star. But the actual wording on
Kerry�s DD 214 (see www.johnkerry.com) is: �SILVER STAR WITH COMBAT �V�.� There is an abundance of anecdotal evidence
that a combat �V� (called a �Combat Distinguishing Device�) is simply not
awarded with a Silver Star. For
example, a former Vietnam War POW told us that he has �three SSs, and there was
no V for any of them.� Countless other Silver Star recipients all say the same
thing. Why? Because, among other reasons, it would
be redundant to award a Silver Star for �gallantry� (the statutory term) and
then embellish it with a �V� for valor. Most conclusive, however, is that the law is very clear about the award of
Combat Distinguishing Devices.
According to the Navy Awards Manual: Bronze "V"
(Combat Distinguishing Device). Prior to . . . 1974, the "V"
was authorized for wear on the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Joint Service
Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal and Navy Achievement Medal. Between . . .1974 and . .
. 1991, the "V" was authorized for wear on the Distinguished
Flying Cross, Bronze Star
Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal and Navy Commendation
Medal. [In] . . . 1991, the "V" was authorized for wear on the Legion
of Merit, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. In all cases, the Combat
Distinguishing Device
may only be worn if specifically authorized in the citation. See also http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Valor_device. Because the �V� is authorized for
only the ten awards cited above, but not for the Silver Star, Kerry�s Silver Star citation (the �explanation� of
why the award was made) does not even mention the �V� for valor
(see www.johnkerry.com). The presence of the combat �V� with Kerry�s Silver
Star on his DD 214 raises two extremely disquieting questions. How did the unauthorized �V� get there,
and why has Kerry allowed it to
remain? The first question should not be
taken lightly because we are talking about possible federal crimes. We are talking about the possibility of
a forged official document. We are talking, as well, about Title 18, United
States Code, Section 1001, which states: �[W]hoever, in any manner within the
jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the United
States, knowingly and willfully . . . makes or uses any false writing or
document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or entry, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 5 years or both.� Was the combat �V� added by a
sloppy clerk or a yeoman�s typo thirty years ago? Was someone pressured or
persuaded to add it? If Kerry had
nothing to do with the gratuitously added combat �V,� why didn�t he have his DD
214 corrected when he was separated from the Navy? Which gives rise to the second
disturbing question: If Kerry was
not a party to the unauthorized �V,� why, for all these years, has he allowed
his DD 214 to remain uncorrected and to repose on his website? In light of the recent Swift Boat
revelations and the cloud they have cast over Kerry�s awards, one plausible
answer is that this is yet another example of Kerry�s multiple, and increasingly
transparent, lies about his alleged heroics in
Vietnam. Let�s hope it won�t take a
controversial TV spot to spark a mainstream media investigation of how candidate
Kerry received an unearned �V� for valor. Henry
Mark Holzer [www.henrymarkholzer.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED], Professor Emeritus at
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