Stev writes:

Sorry, Chief, we differ here. All wounds count. Some are less disabling
than others,

Agreed, but the re-bar wasn't a combat wound. If he told the docs it WAS a
combat wound, regardless how he received it, he would have been awarded the PH.
(He has one anyway.) I have friends that are still carrying small chunks and
don't have the PH.
Dave

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