Never had john kerry encountered a more target-rich environment than the week that saw the Bush White House hauled in to explain itself to both the Supreme Court and the 9/11 commission, not to mention the first anniversary of the aircraft-carrier landing that turned "mission accomplished" into a punch line. But what did the challenger find himself talking about for three days? The question of what, precisely, he tossed over a fence in front of the Capitol during an antiwar protest 33 years ago. The point of contention was whether the much decorated Vietnam veteran who still carries shrapnel in his thigh threw away medals, as he told a local Washington television station in 1971, or ribbons, which is how he subsequently described them to nearly everyone else. Political hands of both parties expressed wonderment over how it was that any politician could find himself on the defensive about his own medals for valor and sacrifice.
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机译：约翰·克里（John Kerry）从未遇到过比目标更加丰富的环境，而看到布什白宫（Bush White House）向最高法院和9/11委员会解释自己的那一周，更不用说航空母舰着陆一周年了把“完成的任务”变成了妙语。但是挑战者连续三天发现自己在谈论什么？正是在33年前的一次反战抗议中，他在国会大厦前的篱笆上扔了什么东西的问题。争论的焦点是装饰得很老的越南退伍军人是否仍然抛弃了奖牌（如他在1971年告诉华盛顿一家当地电视台的奖章）或缎带，这就是后来他向几乎所有人描述的方式。双方的政界人士对任何政客如何在自己的英勇勋章和牺牲勋章上处于防御状态表示怀疑。
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