Monday, August 23, 2004
Kerry Hides DD 214 After It Shows "Silver Star With Combat "V"
Kerry's DD 214 lists a Silver Star with a combat “V” (for valor). As a major correctly observes, the Combat “V” is never awarded with the Silver Star.
Many wanted to look at Kerry's DD 214 by going to "John Kerry For President web site", (Click Here) but it was well hidden.
This is the direct link to "John Kerry's Official Naval Records." (Click Here)
When you look at Kerry's DD 214, also look at his DD 215. (correction to DD 214) He added 2 Ribbons and 2 medals. Also he added 4 Bronze Stars to his Vietnam Service Medal. Does this mean he had 4 Tours Of Duty in Vietnam?
Look at the Dates at the bottom of the Form DD 215. The Form is dated FEB 2000. The date that the form was filled out is (YYYYMMDD) 20010312 Or March 3,2001.
Why did Kerry wait 32 Years to Correct his DD 214? Why did he Not Correct the Mysterious Silver Star with a combat “V” (for valor)? No wonder Kerry is hiding his DD 214 and His DD 215. Print a copy before they disappear all together.
From Henry Mark Holzer and Erika Holzer, As the authors of Fake Warriors: Identifying, Exposing and Punishing Those Who Falsify Their Military Service.
John Kerry's Mysterious Combat “V”
Kerry's DD 214 lists a Silver Star with a combat “V” (for valor). As a major correctly observes, the “V” is never awarded with the Silver Star.
One Vietnam vet with nearly forty years of military service who retired as a major...in his words. “having seen hundreds of DD 214s” (a veteran’s Record of Transfer or Separation), recently decided to take a close look at John Kerry’s DD 214, which is posted on his website.
What the major called to our attention, which we have since verified, raises some extremely troubling questions about John Kerry’s Silver Star. Keep in mind that the Silver Star is the third-highest medal our Nation can bestow (after only the Medal of Honor and the three service “Crosses”).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kerry's DD 214 lists a Silver Star with a combat “V” (for valor). As a major correctly observes, the Combat “V” is never awarded with the Silver Star.
Many wanted to look at Kerry's DD 214 by going to "John Kerry For President web site", (Click Here) but it was well hidden.
This is the direct link to "John Kerry's Official Naval Records." (Click Here)
When you look at Kerry's DD 214, also look at his DD 215. (correction to DD 214) He added 2 Ribbons and 2 medals. Also he added 4 Bronze Stars to his Vietnam Service Medal. Does this mean he had 4 Tours Of Duty in Vietnam?
Look at the Dates at the bottom of the Form DD 215. The Form is dated FEB 2000. The date that the form was filled out is (YYYYMMDD) 20010312 Or March 3,2001.
Why did Kerry wait 32 Years to Correct his DD 214? Why did he Not Correct the Mysterious Silver Star with a combat “V” (for valor)? No wonder Kerry is hiding his DD 214 and His DD 215. Print a copy before they disappear all together.
From Henry Mark Holzer and Erika Holzer, As the authors of Fake Warriors: Identifying, Exposing and Punishing Those Who Falsify Their Military Service.
John Kerry's Mysterious Combat “V”
Kerry's DD 214 lists a Silver Star with a combat “V” (for valor). As a major correctly observes, the “V” is never awarded with the Silver Star.
One Vietnam vet with nearly forty years of military service who retired as a major...in his words. “having seen hundreds of DD 214s” (a veteran’s Record of Transfer or Separation), recently decided to take a close look at John Kerry’s DD 214, which is posted on his website.
What the major called to our attention, which we have since verified, raises some extremely troubling questions about John Kerry’s Silver Star. Keep in mind that the Silver Star is the third-highest medal our Nation can bestow (after only the Medal of Honor and the three service “Crosses”).
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.
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.
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.
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.
