Bush wraps himself in troops

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Amid storm over service gaps, Bush wraps himself in troops

BY WILLIAM DOUGLAS
KRT NEWS SERVICE

FORT POLK, La. --

President Bush, dogged by questions about his Vietnam-era service in
the Air National Guard, surrounded himself with a sea of military
olive and beige yesterday, touting his credentials as commander in
chief at an Army base that has sent thousands of troops to Afghanistan
and Iraq and lunching with a soon-to-be-deployed group of guardsmen.

White House officials said Bush's campaign-style stop at Fort Polk had
nothing to do with the controversy over gaps in his service record
with the Air National Guard between May 1972 and May 1973.


"This event has been in the works for several weeks," White House
Press Secretary Scott McClellan said.

But one officer at the base said Fort Polk received orders last week
to begin preparing for the president's visit.
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