Questioning Kerry's Medals Could Backfire 

Questioning Kerry's Medals Could Backfire

One of the dangers that the Bush campaign, or its surrogates, is flirting with in making an issue of Kerry's service record, and his Purple Hearts in particular, is the perception that they are questioning the legitimacy of military honors bestowed on Vietnam era servicemen. If the mean to imply, as they surely do, that one or more of Kerry's Purple Hearts was awarded under dubious circumstances, they can't help but cast the same shadow of doubt over all Purple Hearts awarded during the war.

I could be wrong, but that doesn't seem like the most effective way to court the veteran vote.