big BINGO, George.

if he's for real (that is, was THEN), fine.. if not, we search for a tall tree and get a noose.

a Freedom of Information Act query will put an end to the guessing game.

A couple of years back I requested information, with just a phone call, on a Marine pal we lost on 10-7-68, and the Corps sent me a copy of his Casualty Report. They only blacked out his SSN. They HAVE the records.

Also, award of the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry on an individual basis, especially to a Marine, was a very rare event. If it's not cast in stone in his files, he's toast... and if so, good riddance to bad rubbish.

Face to face with Kerry and Murtha and those of their ilk, I could only thank them for having gone over.