Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mother of dead GI wants to Destroy Bush

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 7/3/05 9:18:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sorry, but these allegations have been definitively refuted. For example, regulations prohibit combatants from nominating themselves for Purple Hearts.  The only person who can do so is the combatant's commander. And the doctor who claims to have treated Kerry is apparently misremembering, to put it politely. The name of an entirely different physician is listed on the treatment report. Of course the allegations were refuted! It wouldn't look good to not challenge them. All the procedures to apply for purple heart were followed to the letter. Otherwise he could not have gotten them. And there are questions unanswered about who wrote the reports and initialed them.The BIG question was,  were the applications thoroughly investigated by the appropriate witnesses? Kerry did Apply for three Purple Hearts and I would assume it would be very likely he could have seen different doctors for each "wound." As for how common it was to receive a Purple Heart for such minor wounds, I have heard differently than you, that at that time one had to really sustain a serious wound , not self inflicted,and lose time in the field to be given that award. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.