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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (61209)	8/17/2004 11:47:16 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794379

I, for one, would be interested in knowing who wrote up the after-action report of the incident that resulted in Kerry's being awarded the Bronze Star. Rassman, the SF who fell off Kerry's boat, has stated that he wrote up Kerry for a Silver Star for the action. I have no doubt he also wrote up the other crewmen on the boat who got ribbons out of it. Kerry's Silver was reduced to a bronze. It is logical that the after action was copied off of Rassman's paperwork. The other crewmen who now back Kerry have a good reason to do so on this action. They also got awards.

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (61209)	8/17/2004 11:50:33 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 794379

I am trying to make two points, one narrow, one not so narrow. The narrow point is that nobody is going to take away John Kerry's medals this long after the fact. The not so narrow point is that others who were there are not bound by reports they did not make, but their reports are subject to all the questions we ordinarily give to reports made long, long after the fact.