Kerry's First Purple Heart-for a booboo
Mommy kiss and make it better
Here we go ladies and gentlemen. The recollections of the doctor that treated Kerry for his first Purple Heart "wound".
I heard he got a lolly-pop as well.
Nick
Here we go ladies and gentlemen. The recollections of the doctor that treated Kerry for his first Purple Heart "wound".
Quote:
Some of his crew confided that they did not receive any fire from shore, but that Kerry had fired a mortar round at close range to some rocks on shore. The crewman thought that the injury was caused by a fragment ricocheting from that mortar round when it struck the rocks.
That seemed to fit the injury which I treated.
What I saw was a small piece of metal sticking very superficially in the skin of Kerry's arm. The metal fragment measured about 1 cm. in length and was about 2 or 3 mm in diameter. It certainly did not look like a round from a rifle.
I simply removed the piece of metal by lifting it out of the skin with forceps. I doubt that it penetrated more than 3 or 4 mm. It did not require probing to find it, did not require any anesthesia to remove it, and did not require any sutures to close the wound.
The wound was covered with a bandaid.
Some of his crew confided that they did not receive any fire from shore, but that Kerry had fired a mortar round at close range to some rocks on shore. The crewman thought that the injury was caused by a fragment ricocheting from that mortar round when it struck the rocks.
That seemed to fit the injury which I treated.
What I saw was a small piece of metal sticking very superficially in the skin of Kerry's arm. The metal fragment measured about 1 cm. in length and was about 2 or 3 mm in diameter. It certainly did not look like a round from a rifle.
I simply removed the piece of metal by lifting it out of the skin with forceps. I doubt that it penetrated more than 3 or 4 mm. It did not require probing to find it, did not require any anesthesia to remove it, and did not require any sutures to close the wound.
The wound was covered with a bandaid.
I heard he got a lolly-pop as well.
Nick
Comments
the first one may have been questionable, but it's still two more than i have, even if the first one is for nothing much.
But, who really gives a shit?
Its low and vulgar and crass . . . but then again [ ] . . . what else would it be?!?!?
Originally posted by Northgate
It's a helluva lot more than I have. Way more than Trumpt has. And certainly more than Bush.
Wait a second...didn't Bush get "treated" for cavities?
That the Army gives out Purple Hearts to anyone who gets a flesh wound in a combat zone? How exactly does that make Kerry " " (evil, cowerdly, unfit to be CiC, or whatever)?
Or are you implying that Kerry lied about his injury to get a Purple Heart?
Or are you implying that all of Bush's Purple Hearts are more genuine than Kerry's first one?
It's a wound received from enemy fire = purple heart, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
However, to balance the scale, war medals don't always equal a good president/leader.
....oh, wait...
So, anyway, what, exactly, trumpetman, is the minimum diameter of mortar fragment required to qualify one for the purple heart? Had Kerry known his wouldn't make the cut, I'm sure he would have stepped a little closer to the incoming.
Originally posted by Northgate
It's a helluva lot more than I have. Way more than Trumpt has. And certainly more than Bush.
But, who really gives a shit?
Hey, using the Kerry criteria, I would have several dozen purple hearts.
Nick
Originally posted by trumptman
Hey, using the Kerry criteria, I would have several dozen purple hearts.
Nick
So would George. They don't call 'em 'longhorns' for nothin'...oh wait...you have to actually join the military for these purple thingys?!?
Originally posted by FormerLurker
And the point is .... what?
That the Army gives out Purple Hearts to anyone who gets a flesh wound in a combat zone? How exactly does that make Kerry " " (evil, cowerdly, unfit to be CiC, or whatever)?
Or are you implying that Kerry lied about his injury to get a Purple Heart?
Or are you implying that all of Bush's Purple Hearts are more genuine than Kerry's first one?
It doesn't need to "imply" anything since it is already history. We already know what he did. He took his "injuries" and used them as a means of coming home 4 months before his tour of duty ended. Upon arriving home he began working so that he could call those still in Vietnam baby-killers, murderers, rapists and war criminals.
Nick
Originally posted by 709
So would George. They don't call 'em 'longhorns' for nothin'...oh wait...you have to actually join the military for these purple thingys?!?
No, no, you've got it wrong. It is much easier to get them than that. You just have to go stand on the other side of the fence from where Kerry is "returning" them.
Nick
Originally posted by Towel
The point is that real men lose limbs in combat zones. Now if Kerry had lost a limb or two, no way could anyone call him a coward....
....oh, wait...
So, anyway, what, exactly, trumpetman, is the minimum diameter of mortar fragment required to qualify one for the purple heart? Had Kerry known his wouldn't make the cut, I'm sure he would have stepped a little closer to the incoming.
Maybe a better comparison would be to research how many of his own troops Cleland called war criminals.
I mean you want to keep everything fair between them right?
Nick
Concerned Citizen: "[I have concerns about the senior care center my parents are at]; the funds for such centers have been cut heavily. What is your plan for addressing this?"
Bush: "Uh... gosh, was it cut at the Federal level?"
Non-sheep: Yes.
Bush: "Well... heheh... gosh I guess that's what happens when you are fighting to cut the deficit in half...."
CUT IN HALF? HOW ABOUT DOUBLED (or more), a-hole?
I don't care if Kerry had a splinter in his ass; he's a more fit leader than Bush will ever be.
I don't get it.
Originally posted by trumptman
[B]He took his "injuries" and used them as a means of coming home 4 months before his tour of duty ended. Upon arriving home he began working so that he could call those still in Vietnam baby-killers, murderers, rapists and war criminals.
LMAO. You never ceased to amaze...unbelievable. Did you get this from Drudge too?
Originally posted by trumptman
Mommy kiss and make it better
Here we go ladies and gentlemen. The recollections of the doctor that treated Kerry for his first Purple Heart "wound".
I heard he got a lolly-pop as well.
Nick
How is it down there at the bottom of the barrel?
Kind of muddy?
The only good part about this is that it's really pathetic.
No, he'll always be a coward and a war criminal to Nick. Especially now he's running in an election against George Bush.
George Bush. Now there's a real man. Remember that flight suit and the aircraft carrier?
Hellfire, I've got an erection thinking about it.
when it's time to bash McCain, should he come out and defend Kerry's military service.