Just to set the record straight here are links to Kerrys actual service records.
http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_...y_records.html

Here's a link to the After-action combat reports.
http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_...t_reports.html

And since the reports are photocopies put in pdf form and the text is too long to hand type here's a limited summary:

Silver Star: The Silver Star citation makes clear that Kerry's wartime service was both extraordinary and risky. "With utter disregard for his own safety and the enemy rockets," the Kerry's silver star citation says, Kerry "again ordered a charge on the enemy, beached his boat only 10 feet from the Viet Cong rocket position and personally led a landing party ashore in pursuit of the enemy. ... The extraordinary daring and personal courage of Lt. Kerry in attacking a numerically superior force in the face of intense fire were responsible for the highly successful mission."



Bronze Star V: "The man was receiving sniper fire from both banks," according to Kerry's Bronze Star citation. "Lt. Kerry directed his gunners to provide suppressing fire, while from an exposed position on the bow, his arm bleeding and in pain (purple heart #3), with disregard for his personal safety, he pulled the man aboard [a Green Beret who is identified only as "Rassman."]. Lt. Kerry then directed his boat to return and assist the other damaged craft and towed the boat to safety. Lt. Kerry's calmness, professionalism and great personal courage under fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the US Naval Service," Zumwalt's citation said.



Purple Heart #1: On Dec. 2, 1968, Kerry took a risky covert mission in which he essentially was supposed to "flush out" the enemy, using a little Boston Whaler named "Batman." The Batman crew encountered some Viet Cong, engaged in a firefight, and Kerry was wounded on his arm, earning his first Purple Heart.



Purple Heart #2: On Feb. 20, 1969, Kerry earned his second Purple Heart after sustaining a shrapnel wound in his left thigh.



Purple Heart #3: On March 13, 1969, a mine detonated near Kerry's boat, wounding Kerry in the right arm, according to the citation written by Zumwalt. Guerrillas started firing on the boats from the shoreline. Kerry then realized that he had lost overboard a Green Beret who is identified only as "Rassman


And what did you do in the National Guard President Bush?
I flew fighter jets. I had fun. (actual Bush quote)