Bush's National Guard/Vietnam veteran John Kerry

[travisab1]

I thought I'd pass this along;

Maybe you wanted to know.



February 10, 2004



TONIGHT'S FOCUS: It's Tuesday, so that means a primary election somewhere, this time Virginia and Tennessee. And what about the questions hanging over President Bush's service in the National Guard? He will most likely face Vietnam veteran John Kerry. Will it still be an issue?

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Two southern primaries tonight. John Kerry is expected to win at least one, if not both. If Wes Clark does poorly, this may be the end for him. Edwards and Dean have said they are going to stay in the race for the long haul. So we'll have the latest results tonight, and Chris Bury will talk to our correspondents out on the campaign on what is going on out there. At the same time, we want to look at the issue of military service. The issue of President Bush's time in the National Guard came up in the last campaign, but apparently didn't hurt him. It has resurfaced in the last couple of days. In a sign that the White House is taking this issue very seriously, it is rushing out documents today it says will support the President's contention that he fulfilled his service requirement. Will these documents put an end to the controversy? There may still be questions unresolved or questions that cannot be resolved. And it may not matter. People who have made up their minds about the President, either to support or oppose, will most likely believe what they want. John Kerry, in the meantime, is making much of his service in Vietnam. He is a decorated veteran, who spoke out strongly against the war when he came home. Does it matter if a candidate, or a President, served? In these difficult times, it's easy to make the argument that it would certainly help if that person, who would be responsible for ordering America's military into action, knows what he is asking them to do. Al Gore served in Vietnam, and that didn't seem to help him. John McCain, an authentic war hero, lost to George W. Bush who served in the National Guard during Vietnam. Now the role of the Guard has changed in recent years. Thousands of Guardsmen and women are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today. But back during Vietnam, the Guard was seen by many as a way to avoid being sent to Southeast Asia. The bottom line: how much will this matter, if at all, to the voters? Correspondent Jim Wooten will report on this issue. So it should be another interesting night. I hope you'll join us. Leroy Sievers and the Nightline Staff
ABCNEWS Washington bureau

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Travis

[SuperScout]

Since there were some Army National Guard units that were federalized and some Army Reserve units sent to Vietnam, and since some of these units suffered casualties, I guess my John Kerry's rationalization we should go down to the Vietnam Memorial and scratch the names off the panels of those Guardsmen and Reservists who died in Vietnam. Kerry and his spokesfolks have created this pig of an issue about "serving the country," and now he's trying to dress it up; you can put about $5 worth of lipstick on a pig, but guess what, skippy, she's still a porker underneath. Kerry's going to find out that the oinker ain't his friend!!

Travis-

Thanks for posting.Sent em an E-mail but couldn't get through on the other links.

[travisab1]

SuperScout;

Maybe you'll get your answer!!!



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Thought I'd throw this in. Why not???

P.S. Doc, Do you want me to try to send it or was the server too busy?



Travis

Naw.That's OK Trav.,but preciate the thought though.Reckon the E-mail was probably enough.When I tried that last link,it claimed there weren't no such place.Maybe they read the E-mail.

[travisab1]

Doc;
OK. Those are the messages one usually gets if one doesn't regester with ones URL on one on one's, or something on that there order of one's on feelings there of where upon there one is... one on one!!!

Sorry about all the one's Doc... but this one's going over the edge one might say to one...

Travis

What the Hell
Is a URL?

Been over the edge for awhile now myself.
Ain't so bad.

[travisab1]

Doc;
Any Website is considered a URL. Just a quick way of saying, Uniform Resource Locator.

Travis

[travisab1]

Doc;fficeffice" />>>

I forgot to mention in the URL thing you were a askin? about when I answered your question about, "What the Hell >>

Is a URL?">>

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Being over the EDGE is really kinda great in my opinion also? Them there pill?s give me the pleasure of BEAUTIFUL dreams that I can wake up to and go back to and continue where I left off on any consecutive time/night/day I choose to continue said dream.

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One in particular dream I dream is being 21 again and that BEAUTIFUL not very good singer but HELL-of-a BUTT swinging blond haired sweet lookin? SHEESH? I forgot her name. I gotta? go back to sleep to get some further information there-OF? DAMN I must be getting? that alz thing.

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I?ll let you know what she did to my person when I find out? if I survive it?

Regards Doc? Pray for my return, PLEASE. I know it?s gotta be good.

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Regards,

Travis

[Tamaroa]

:cd: :cd: :cd:

Will somebody please explain the hoopla to me. There is something I don't understand. When I was separated from active duty, I was given a DD 214 form. It detailed my schools, test scores, dates and places of every place I served, my decorations, number of days on active duty etc. As a reservist did President Bush receive a DD214? If he did one piece of paper would have stopped all this cr@p. Mine specifically stated that I was separated from active duty and placed in the inactive reserves.

If any of you guys were full time reservists and then were discharged/retired, did you get a DD214??

Thanks,

Bill