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To: TimF who wrote (198640)	8/26/2004 10:20:09 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1578743

"Although I understand if he was under enemy fire and his own grenade injured him he would still be eligible for a Purple Heart." Yep. In addition, the Purple Heart is not something that is requested, if you get a wound treated, the paperwork is started. Factor in the claim made by one swift boat vet that they could be court-marshalled if they didn't have wounds treated, no matter how small...

To: TimF who wrote (198640)	8/27/2004 1:52:07 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578743

and Kerry is still carrying the shrapnel in his leg to prove it. 1 - He won't release his medical records so it isn't proven. 2 - That only proves one injury not three. 3 - The contention is not that he was no injured but rather that it wasn't by enemy fire. Although I understand if he was under enemy fire and his own grenade injured him he would still be eligible for a Purple Heart. Now remind me of Bush's war wounds......weren't they paper cuts that he got when filling out his DUI papers? ************************************************* Kerry Has Shrapnel in Thigh From Vietnam By NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON - John Kerry has a piece of shrapnel in his left thigh from an injury he suffered in the Vietnam War, his doctor said Friday during a review of 36 pages of the Democratic presidential candidate's military medical records. The records shown briefly to reporters provided a few more details about the wounds that resulted in Kerry's three Purple Hearts and show that he suffered from respiratory ailments, a skin rash and a minor urinary tract infection during his four years in the Navy. Kerry was wounded three times while commanding a swiftboat in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, an assignment that brought him close to enemy fire several times. Some of Kerry's critics have questioned whether his injuries were serious enough to warrant three Purple Hearts and reassignment out of Vietnam. Kerry's doctor, Gerald Doyle, said he could not characterize the severity of the wounds since he didn't see them, but he noted that Kerry was in danger of serious injury several times. Kerry got his first Purple Heart after he got shrapnel in his left arm above his elbow. Doyle said if the shrapnel had hit Kerry in the eye, it could have blinded him.** And Doyle said Kerry's third Purple Heart came from a dangerous situation on March 13, 1969, that could have been life-threatening. A mine had exploded near Kerry's swiftboat and enemy snipers were shooting around his boat. According to notes from a military doctor who treated Kerry three hours later, Kerry was thrown against the bulkhead, resulting in contusions on his right forearm. A small piece of shrapnel was lodged in his left upper buttock. He was treated with a tetanus shot, topical dressing and an ace bandage and advised to apply warm soaks to his right forearm. Kerry also was wounded by a piece of shrapnel on Feb. 20, 1969, this time on his left thigh. Doctors decided to leave the shrapnel in place rather than make a wider opening to remove it. Doctors removed damaged tissue and the entry wound was closed with sutures, and no infection developed around the shrapnel, according to the records. Kerry jokingly told reporters aboard his campaign plane that the shrapnel hurts when it rains. He said tht although it was hot and burned at the time, he doesn't feel it now. Kerry was diagnosed with pneumonia in September 1966 and had an upper respiratory infection and bronchitis during his time in the military. The records also show Kerry had pneumonia in 1965 before his enlistment. Doyle said Kerry has hay fever and allergies to pollen and mold and is probably predisposed to pneumonia. Doyle said Kerry had pneumonia at least once since his time in Vietnam, but he usually recovers quickly from respiratory ailments because his immune system is healthy. Continued............. phillyburbs.com