Kerry was in Vietnam for long enough to kill dozens of enemy in hot jungle river zones, save the lives of his boat mates several times, rescue Green Beret Jim Rassman under enemy fire, take three wounds, go into Cambodia as part of Nixon's illegal war, see burning villages, Agent Orange's devastation, talk to Phoenix Program Spec Ops who'd been part of the CIA's assassination campaign (including many beheadings), etc. etc.
When he took his third combat wound he decided to get the hell out of there and go to work trying to save the lives of his brothers in arms because the war had gone insane. (See APOCALYPSE NOW it's not that unrealistic). Even his best friend in the world was killed in Vietnam for no good reason. Vietnam was a total mistake, worst than Iraq. No national security thrat to the US whatsoever, yet 2,000,000 were killed. Two million humans beings killed. for almost nothing.
Plus he trained on Vietnam's southern coast, was part of an aircraft carrier escort to Vietnam, and trained in San Diego.
He was accepted and known as one of the finest Swiftboat skippers ever to serve. He originated the method of charging into enemy fire rather than running away from it. Which worked.
All his medals and wounds were earned the hard way, the real way, and he has a spotless military record.
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