The PURPLE HEART is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action It is specifically a combat decoration.
The BRONZE STAR for heroic or meritorious achievement of service, not involving aerial flight in connection with operations against an opposing armed force.
The SILVER STAR is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Army, is cited for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force

  Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart
John Kerry 1 1 3
George Bush 0 0 0*
*maybe he can award himself one for that ROOT CANAL!
Is There Anything More Despicable Than Questioning Someone's Valor and Bravery, When You Yourself Have Never Been in a Comparable Position, or Lying About it For Purely Partisan Reasons?
By Ian Williams
Asia Times Aug 7,2004
Bush "honorably" chose the height of the Tet Offensive to engage in aggressive maneuvers - using his family influence to get into the Texas Air National Guard specifically to avoid being drafted to go to Vietnam. To do so, he overcame a 25% score on his pilot aptitude test - and a series of driving convictions that should have required a special waiver. He was commissioned an officer despite having no pilot experience, no time in the Reserve Officer Training Corp, and without attending Officer Training School. He ticked the box saying "no" to overseas service.
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
-- Theodore Roosevelt  
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