A -fascinating- article that desperately needs a bump! It completely blows away the "Bush jumped the waiting list" smear, wbich is one of the most believed smears against Bush - even most Republicans believe it!
BUMP.
Qwinn
Great find, Qwinn.
My theory is if there had been any "here" here, Ma Richards certainly would have found it and used it.
http://www.nationalreview.com/flashback/york200408261025.asp
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=9259
One of the realities of the times that people don't consider today was if a person like Bush had been drafted the only way he'd make it into a combat unit would be to volunteer. The Army did not, as a rule, send college graduates to Infantry School. Before my hypertension designated me IY the people at Fort Hamilton Center told me that, given my credentials, a journalism degree, I'd probably be tasked for military journalism.
I have many friends who graduated from Fordham with me who served in combat. Not one was a draftee. All were ROTC or Marine PLC.Three friends were drafted. Only one got to Vietnam, as an intelligence specialist working with the "white mice". So the idea that Bush avoided Vietnam is basic nonsense given the realities. He served 2+ years active duty, flew a supersonc aircraft, and even volunteered to join squadron mates deploying to Nam. He did about as well as John Kerry's father did in WWII. Flying aircraft stateside, never seeing a 190 or a Zero. Do the Dems condemn the elder Kerry too.?