John O'Neil, a fellow swift boats men with Kerry presents this campaign book to right the egregious wrongs he finds in the statements of Kerry regarding his Purple Heart. O'neil cites a variety of soldiers on the boats and engaged in combat with Kerry to provide an authoritative overview of the incidents leading to his early-departure aswell as the grand medal. William Frankie, a swift boat veteran, sums up the argument best when he notes, "…showed first 75 words of 766 total…

…showed last 75 words of 766 total…regarding which story is true, and if it truly matters. Do the events decades ago correlate to one's ability to lead a nation? Herein this book provides ample lessons, spanning from one's past wrongful actions haunting them to cheating the system for personal gain. At the end, this is an interesting inquiry into the events behind Kerry's Purple Heart but is greatly sensationalized and should be taken not as a bible, but as campaign literature.