Kerry Admitted Falsifying Combat Reports

In 1971, in testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry openly admitted routinely falsifying after-action reports during his time commanding a Swift Boat in Vietnam. Read more about it here. So, now we're supposed to believe that Kerry obviously deserved the decorations he was awarded, including the three Purple Hearts that bought him an early trip home, just because those reports say he did? Vote for me! I'm a hero! Yeah, right.