Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Air National Guard
This letter to the editor by a Lt. who served with Bush in the Air National Guard (a later commander in the ANG as well) explains that serving in the ANG was not avoiding duty at all. It was a dangerous, risky proposition that involved putting in more time (at least 2.5 years) than a draftee's tour in Vietnam (2 years).
It also explains that when someone would serve temporarily with a unit while they were in a different region for career reasons (like Bush working on those political campaigns that he did), the paperwork was often laggy, and the commander didn't really grow to know the temps much at all.
Bush most likely served honorably in the ANG, and is simply a victim of attacks by Kerry and his cohorts (like Michael Moore, who has served nowhere) and 30 years of distance to allow details to fade.
Read the letter, it is an important document in this battle.
It also explains that when someone would serve temporarily with a unit while they were in a different region for career reasons (like Bush working on those political campaigns that he did), the paperwork was often laggy, and the commander didn't really grow to know the temps much at all.
Bush most likely served honorably in the ANG, and is simply a victim of attacks by Kerry and his cohorts (like Michael Moore, who has served nowhere) and 30 years of distance to allow details to fade.
Read the letter, it is an important document in this battle.
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