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John Gault
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 Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject: Combat Surgeon comments on Kerry's Purple Hearts (Washtimes) |
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http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20040825-085753-2062r.htm
| Quote: | In the absence of the medical records that Mr. Kerry apparently declines to make public, the only details we have about his second and third Purple Hearts are that he also based them on wounds too minor to require hospitalization. My reason for refusing to verify insignificant wounds as the basis for a Purple Heart was the regulation covering Purple Heart awards. In Part B, Paragraph 2, of the Army Purple Heart Regulation (600-8-22 of 25 February 1995), we find "the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer."
Dr. Louis Letson was entirely correct in turning down Lt. Kerry's first Purple Heart — even if the wound had been the result of enemy action. Can there be any doubt that the tiny metal sliver could have been removed easily, and safely, by a Navy corpsman? It certainly did not "require" treatment by a medical officer (an MD). |
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Navy wife
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Location: Arlington, VA & Ft. Worth, TX
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| Wishful thinking, but when I read that article this morning, I thought how fantastic it would be if one of the major media giants would interview this doctor. It would really deflate the smears against Dr. Letson, wouldn't it? |
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Maggie1
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Location: New Mexico
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Maybe you don't need a medical review. Let the Kerry Campaign explain how Kerry got a purple heart when he was treated by a navy corpsman. Remember, they don't want to acknowledge Dr Letson's presence.
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