] Newly obtained military records of one of Sen. John F.
] Kerry's most vocal critics, who has accused the
] Democratic presidential candidate of lying about his
] wartime record to win medals, contradict his own version
] of events.
]
]...
]
] But Thurlow's military records, portions of which were
] released yesterday to The Washington Post under the
] Freedom of Information Act, contain several references to
] "enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire" directed at
] "all units" of the five-boat flotilla. Thurlow won his
] own Bronze Star that day, and the citation praises him
] for providing assistance to a damaged Swift boat "despite
] enemy bullets flying about him."

[ Hmm. I guess he got his award under false pretenses too then? Who can even tell anymore... this whole thing seems really out of hand to me. -k]