Kerry Should Release His DD214 [View All]

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It would help end all the speculation about Kerry's dates of service, how long he was in country, etc., if he were to release his Notice of Separation (DD214). The DD214 is an official document representing an individual's rank at the time of separation, medals won, time in combat, etc.

Kerry's two tours in Vietnam put together are short of one normal tour. Kerry's first "tour" - if you can call it that - was five months aboard the Gridley, a blue water ship moored far off the coast. Kerry's second tour was either three months or four months, depending on which source you get your information from. In any event it wasn't any greater than four months. Kerry was healthy and able-bodied when he boarded the plane back to the U.S.

One purpose of military records is to ensure that genuine heroes can be identified as such. It's not nitpicking to ask for authentication.