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Bush's Records Don't Support the Strange Sudden Appearance of a Mysterious "Supportive" Mr.
Calhoun In Regards to His AWOL Time in Alabama
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS Actually
this is a Boston Globe news analysis, written by the only national mainstream
reporter in 2000 who seriously analyzed Bush's Nation Guard duty.
The rest of the mainstream press, you could say, was AWOL regarding
Bush's grounding as a pilot, his AWOL record, and his cowardly failure
to serve in Vietnam.
Bush releases his military records
By Walter V. Robinson and Wayne Washington, Globe Staff, 2/14/2004
[LINK]
"And
the White House made available to reporters a retired Guard
lieutenant colonel, John Calhoun, who said Bush appeared for
frequent drills at the Alabama unit in 1972. But Bush's records
do not support Calhoun's claim."
Also note:
"An
initial review of the more than 300 pages found no additional documentation
about why Bush went months without attending required
drills while he was living in Montgomery, Ala., and at his home base
in Houston between May 1972 and May 1973.
The
documents also do not clear up another mystery about Bush's military
service: why then First Lieutenant Bush, a fighter-interceptor pilot,
did not take his required annual flight physical examination in mid-1972.
On Aug. 1, 1972, he was suspended from flight status for not taking
the physical, and never flew again."
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* * Additional Information Forwarded by a BuzzFlash Reader:
Bush supporters are now trying to argue Bush shunned his 1972 flight
physical because his Texas unit was transitioning to a newer aircraft.
Bush didn't have time enough left on his commitment to train on the
replacement aircraft.
According to the operational history of the F-102, Bush's 111th Fighter
Interceptor Squadron, Texas ANG, Ellington ANGS, flew the F-102A from
1960 until 1975. They didn't transition to the McDonnell F-101B VooDoo
until 1975.
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f102_2.html
"111th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas ANG, Ellington ANGS, 1960
to 1975. Transitioned to F-101B 1975."
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