[Liberty Ship]

It is unfortunate that Kerry chose to lump service in the National Guard along with "fleeing to Canada" and "going to jail" (both felonies) as "acceptable" ways to dodge the draft. This Web sites documents that Air National Guard pilots were, in fact, much more exposed to being put at personal risk than, for example, the non-flight Navy crews of aircraft carriers deployed in the area.

My guess is that the only reason that the Texas, Alabama, and even Georgia Air National Guard was not called up for Viet Nam was the fact that they were acting as a check on Cuba -- remember? At the time the Soviet Empire was still a very real threat.

[American_Centurion]

From what I heard. The aircraft President Bush piloted was an interceptor of strategic bombers and would have had no place in Vietnam.

[American_Centurion]

From what I heard. The aircraft President Bush piloted was an interceptor of strategic bombers and would have had no place in Vietnam.

[captbarney]

How about sending this info to all the news agencies we know of? I have.

[PhiKapMom]

Thank you for posting this. There were F-102's stationed in SEA as several of them were blown up on the tarmack at one of the air bases along with some C-130's.

The F-102's were starting to be phased out of the active inventory while he was flying -- think the F-4's replace them and they were replaced by the F-16's which his old unit flies today. The squadron that the President was assigned to was to protect the Gulf of Mexico and the refineries along the coast from intruders. The Cold War was flourishing and the Soviet Union had its puppet in Cuba -- there were squadrons around the Country that were flying to protect the United States.

[JoeGar]

When I was at Chu Lai, I remember two F-100s stopping by to refuel. The pilots mentioned that they wanted to hurry back to Phu Cat so they could "get in 9 holes" before the sun went down. Cool.

[MEG33]

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[North Coast Conservative]

Dad was a line chief with the 136th, (Niagara Falls), New York Air National Guard. They were flying Huns, (F-100 Super Sabres)out of Tuy Hoa. Whether I was on the ground or in the air, (spotting naval gunfire, sub unit 1, 1st ANGLICO), I knew that when I heard callsign TACO that relief was just a few minutes away.

Tuff boy Cash and Kerry can kiss my NYANG Brat A$$ with his stories about how the Guard doesn't matter. I watched my old man walk on and off active duty all his professional career, WWII, Korea, Cuban Crisis, VietNam, and when they went to competition at Nellis AFB they left the AF regulars in the dust.

I dare him to walk up to my CMSGT brother-in-law with the NJANG Jersey Devils, (177th FW), and tell him that they are nothing special.

How can anyone with any knowledge of what the Guard and AirGuard have done for this country put up with this $hit?

His record of treason and treachery after his separation from active duty needs to be hand delivered to every active duty, Guard, AirGuard, and Reserve unit, as well every post/detachemnt of the DAV, VFW, Legion, and Marine Corps League in the USA.

I got my bumper sticker this morning, it will be on my car for the ride home.

In God We Trust…..Semper Fi!

[CholeraJoe]

That and the fact that the F-102 had no air to ground capability, making it quite useless in bombing.

[537 Votes]

It is unfortunate that Kerry chose to lump service in the National Guard along with "fleeing to Canada" and "going to jail" (both felonies) as "acceptable" ways to dodge the draft.

Kerry never said that. His criticism is that Bush seems to have walked away from his ANG commitment for an entire year, while other ANG servicemen were flying and dying in Southeast Asia.