Hi KB - here is an interesting piece of propaganda from an email I received. I note that George Bush 1 and Bob Dole are both missing from the list of honored vet republicans, John Glenn is now a republican. Cann't vouch for any other factual errors.
Do You See A Pattern Here?
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>> Democrats
>> * Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
>> * David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
>> * Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
>> * Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an armyjournalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
>> * Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
>> * Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
>> * John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Hearts.
>> * Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
>> * Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star,Vietnam.
>> * Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53.
>> * Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
>> * Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.
>> * Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII; Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
>> * Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars,and Soldier's Medal.
>> * Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.
>> * Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
>> * Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.
>> * Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
>> * Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
>> * Chuck Robb: Vietnam
>> * Howell Heflin: Silver Star
>> * George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
>> * Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received #311.
>> * Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
>> * Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
>> * John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
>> * Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.
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>> Republicans
>> * Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
>> * Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
>> * Tom Delay: did not serve.
>> * Roy Blunt: did not serve.
>> * Bill Frist: did not serve.
>> * Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
>> * Rick Santorum: did not serve.
>> * Trent Lott: did not serve.
>> * John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.
>> * Jeb Bush: did not serve.
>> * Karl Rove: did not serve.
>> * Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism.
>> * Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
>> * Vin Weber: did not serve.
>> * Richard Perle: did not serve.
>> * Douglas Feith: did not serve.
>> * Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
>> * Richard Shelby: did not serve.
>> * Jon! Kyl: did not serve.
>> * Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
>> * Christopher Cox: did not serve.
>> * Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
>> * Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.
>> * George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; got assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up for required medical exam, disappeared from duty.
>> * Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies.
>> * B-1 Bob Dornan: Consciously enlisted after fighting was over in Korea.
>> * Phil Gramm: did not serve.
>> * John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
>> * Dana Rohrabacher: did not serve.
>> * John M. McHugh: did not serve.
>> * JC Watts: did not serve.
>> * Jack Kemp: did not serve. "Knee problem," although continued in NFL for 8 years.
>> * Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.
>> * Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
>> * George Pataki: did not serve.
>> * Spencer Abraham: did not serve.
>> * John Engler: did not serve.
>> * Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
>> * Arnold Schwarzenegger: AWOL from Austrian army base.
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>> Pundits & Preachers
>> * Sean Hannity: did not serve.
>> * Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')
>> * Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
>> * Michael Savage: did not serve.
>> * George Will: did not serve.
>> * Chris Matthews: did not serve.
>> * Paul Gigot: did not serve.
>> * Bill Bennett: did not serve.
>> * Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
>> * John Wayne: did not serve.
>> * Bill Kristol: did not serve.
>> * Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
>> * Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
>> * Clarence Thomas: did not serve.
>> * Ralph Reed: did not serve.
>> * Michael Medved: did not serve.
>> * Charlie Daniels: did not serve.
>> * Ted Nugent: did not serve. (He only shoots at things that don't shoot back.)
>> And I don't think they were conscientious objectors either... |
