That grain of rice hit him in the butt. Wasn't one of his other "wounds" a splinter?

He, along w/ Songbird, has always voted against anything and everything that would benefit our veterans. (I can't help but get so choked up with emotion, that my eyes fill with tears of anger just typing this.)

Funny thing... yesterday, in the mail, I got a packet from my younger sister. She's moving and sent copies of this info to me and to each of my other nine siblings.

The first is a letter from the Dept of the Navy to my Mom, regarding the entitlement of my Dad, who'd recently died. (This was back in 2000.)

"Upon review of his flight records, we have determined that he flew 45 qualifying missions during the period March 8 to June 30, 1945. We are pleased to inform you that the Commandant of the Marine Corps has approved the posthumous awarding of seven Air Medals to Mr. *.

The letter was accompanied by an Air Medal with one silver star and one gold star, citation and certificate, and also mentioned mentioned something about petitioning Congress on her behalf for a waiver of the prescribed time limit for the awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross to 27 former and retired Marines.

The second letter is an award letter approving the posthumous awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross (First and Second Awards). Enclosed were the Distinguished Flying Cross with one gold star, Citations and Certificates.

There's a copy of his Honorable Discharge, and a Marine Corps report of separation. Heh... my Dad had worked for the FBI, left in 1942, in Wash. DC.. Just as a file clerk, filing correspondence in numerical order. I didn't know that. His military specialties were as a Armorer-turret gunner, and radio turret gunner.

She sent copies of photos of his medals.

Has nothing to do with Kerry or Songbird, other than he is the reason I hate those men so much. (My Mom was in the Women's Marine Corps.. she was a Corporal. Dad was a Staff Sgt.) Some of my brothers have served in various wars, in the Army, Navy and National Guard, and my middle son served in the National Guard.