Navy Rejects Probe of Kerry's War Medals (Judicial Watch)

[liveoaktx]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/campaign_kerry_navy_dc

The U.S. Navy (news - web sites) on Friday rejected a legal watchdog group's request to open an investigation into military awards given to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) during the Vietnam War, saying his medals were properly approved.

"Our examination found that existing documentation regarding the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart medals indicates the awards approval process was properly followed," the Navy's inspector general, Vice Admiral Ronald Route, said in a memo written to Navy Secretary Gordon England.


"In particular, the senior officers who awarded the medals were properly delegated authority to do so. In addition, we found that they correctly followed the procedures in place at the time for approving these awards."

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In rejecting the request for an investigation made last month by the group Judicial Watch, Route said that "conducting any additional review regarding events that took place over 30 years ago would not be productive."

[Eric J in MN]

1. I was just about to post this. Good news, makes sense

when they say the official record is more reliable than anything which could be unearthed almost 40 years later.

[Carla in Ca]

7. Good news, and the timing couldn't be better!!!

n/t

[jayfish]

2. Oh That "Liberal" Navy. -NT-

Jay

[EST]

3. Teehee

The records have been open for all to see. Maybe the nights just aren't long enough to give those idiots time to insert more "secret" findings. Such a sorry, desperate bunch.

[bvar22]

4. The congressional republicans should call for....

....an immediate investigation into the fraudulent charges made against a US Senator by the Slime Boat Liars!!!

Oh where is the outrage???

[Bush was AWOL]

5. But, but, but the Swift boat vets said...

;)

[leesa]

6. But Republicans don't EVER serve their country so what will this mean to

them? They have Americans to rip off and scam, they have no time for the armed forces!

[Motley]

8. doh!

Here is the real Navy result of their examination of Kerrys medals. Not Judicial Watch's "spin". Questions of these medals should be moot now.

"Our examination found that existing documentation regarding the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart medals indicates the awards approval process was properly followed," the Navy's inspector general, Vice Admiral Ronald Route, said in a memo written to Navy Secretary Gordon England.

"In particular, the senior officers who awarded the medals were properly delegated authority to do so. In addition, we found that they correctly followed the procedures in place at the time for approving these awards."

Navy Rejects Probe of Kerry's War Medals
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040917/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_navy_dc

[truthisfreedom]

9. just goes to show you, that darned Navy needs to have some more oversight.

they'll say anything! 8^)