MSM is finally reporting the Swiftboat Vets, BUT almost all of them side with Kerry and some call the Vets outright liars. Go to Google News for a ton of references. None that I saw mentioned the Cambodia over Christmas lie and all that I saw simply went over the shooting of the VC without mentioning that Kerry shot him in the back while the (armed?)kid was running away. As I said HERE a guy who knows how to beat the system who is not a career guy can get a medal or two that are not deserved. By any interpretation of "conspicuous bravery" shooting somebody in the back ain't particularly brave (while it can be necessary) and conspicuously brave it just flat ain't. If you "know somebody" high up and if you are an officer who went to the "right" school you can get a silver star, sometimes. How many other guys got a Silver Star for shooting somebody in the back?