August 26, 2004

VIETNAM COMBAT SURGEON MARTIN FLACKLER:
Dr. Louis Letson was entirely correct in turning down Lt. Kerry's first Purple Heart � even if the wound had been the result of enemy action. Can there be any doubt that the tiny metal sliver could have been removed easily, and safely, by a Navy corpsman? It certainly did not "require" treatment by a medical officer (an MD).
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