I got this in e-mail from a friend. It was originally posted on usenet (not by that friend). Its about the claims that Bush was AWOL for a year from the Air National Guard
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*Yawn* This is getting old. How about the actual facts?
From The Boston Globe (the actual story that lefties "cite"):
"Those who trained and flew with Bush, until he gave up flying in April 1972, said he was among the best pilots in the 111th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. In the 22-month period between the end of his flight training and his move to Alabama, Bush logged numerous hours of duty, well above
the minimum requirements for so-called 'weekend warriors.'
"Indeed, in the first four years of his six-year commitment, Bush spent the equivalent of 21 months on active duty, including 18 months in flight school. His Democratic opponent, Vice President Al Gore, who enlisted in the Army for two years and spent five months in Vietnam, logged only about a month more active service, since he won an early
release from service.
And then there's this, from National Guard Magazine:
"Bush's drill performance also stirred controversy during the campaign. Some reports charged that he was absent for a year. However, probably the most comprehensive media review of Bush's military records concluded that while he, 'served irregularly after the spring of 1972 and got an expedited discharge, he did accumulate the days of service required for him for his ultimate honorable discharge.' The review was done by Georgemag.com, the online version of the magazine founded by the late
John F. Kennedy Jr.
"Guardsmen say Bush's service record is not unusual. 'In any six-year time frame you probably can find some problems,' says retired Rep. G.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery, D-Miss., founder of the House Guard and Reserve Caucus. 'Just learning to fly the F-102 and not getting hurt and not hurting anybody is an accomplishment.' Montgomery called Bush's election, 'nothing but a plus for the Guard.'
And then that bastion of conservative thinking, The New York Times, rings in:
"Documents reviewed by The Times showed that Mr. Bush served in at least 9 of the 17 months in question... On Sept. 5, 1972, Mr. Bush asked his Texas Air National Guard superiors for assignment to the 187th Tactical Recon Group in Montgomery 'for the months of September, October and
November.' Capt. Kenneth K. Lott, chief of the personnel branch of the 187th Tactical Recon Group, told the Texas commanders that training in September had already occurred but that more training was scheduled for Oct. 7 and 8 and Nov. 4 and 5. But Mr. Bartlett said Mr. Bush did not serve on those dates because he was involved in the Senate campaign, but he made up those dates later.
"Colonel Turnipseed, who retired as a general, said in an interview that regulations allowed Guard members to miss duty as long as it was made up within the same quarter. Mr. Bartlett pointed to a document in Mr. Bush's military records that showed credit for four days of duty ending
Nov. 29 and for eight days ending Dec. 14, 1972, and, after he moved back to Houston, on dates in January, April and May. The May dates correlated with orders sent to Mr. Bush at his Houston apartment on April 23, 1973, in which Sgt. Billy B. Lamar told Mr. Bush to report for active duty on May 1-3 and May 8-10. Another document showed that Mr.
Bush served at various times from May 29, 1973, through July 30, 1973, a period of time questioned by The Globe."
(Credit to Giftzwerg for originally posting these)
> even though it was a cushy National Guard detail he
> got through powerful connections. What a scum. Nowadays, this fraud Bush
cuts
> veteran benefits.
>
> From a military perspective, if these two match up in 2004, its clear who
the
> hero is and who the coward is. Military supporters should throw their
support
> to Kerry.
>
> Here are two perspectives of their military service:
>
> awolbush.com
So, who are you going to believe? The Boston Globe and New York Times, or Will Easton of the "Institute for Global Communications" - founder of awolbush.com and other totally unbiased ventures like "PeaceNet" and "EcoNet"?
Tell Will what you think - awolbush.com is administered by:
Easton, Will (WEO45)
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