John Kerry military service controversy

John Kerry was a soldier in the US Army in the 1960s and was awarded medals for his service, including the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. However, some people didn’t believe that Kerry should have been awarded those medals, so they accused him of lying about his service. The controversy focused on whether Kerry deserved the medals and whether he had embellished the stories about his service. People who supported Kerry said that he had served bravely and deserved the medals, and people who didn’t support him said that his stories about his service weren’t true. Eventually, a group of independent investigators concluded that Kerry deserved the medals and his stories were true.