Original sentence: As Kerry threw his ribbons and the medals of two other absent veterans over the fence, his statement was: "I'm not doing this for any violent reasons, but for peace and justice, and to try and make this country wake up once and for all.During this encounter, Kerry suffered a shrapnel wound in the left arm above the elbow.Most of his testimony addressed the larger policy issues.Numbering about 20,000 , VVAW was considered by some (including the administration of President Richard Nixon) to be an effective component of the antiwar movement.VVAW's members, including Kerry, could speak with personal knowledge about what they had seen in Vietnam
Edited sentence: As Kerry threw various ribbons and/or medals - including some of his own - over the fence, his statement was: "I'm not doing this for any violent reasons, but for peace and justice, and to try and make this country wake up once and for all.During this encounter, Kerry suffered a minor shrapnel wound in the left arm above the elbow.Numbering about 20,000 , VVAW was considered by some speak with personal knowledge about what they had seen in Vietnam.While most of his testimony addressed the larger policy issues, Kerry did repeat into the record unsubstantiated hearsay accusations of war crimes behavior by American soldiers