[AfghanIraqVeteran]

What do all the men and women who served in the National Guard during this time period think about this? He may have screwed himself by equating NG service with draft dodging...

[kellynla]

"What do all the men and women who served in the National Guard during this time period think about this? He may have screwed himself by equating NG service with draft dodging..." Exactly, and my father who was in the NG before going to France in WWI would take exception to his slur...BTW, WELCOME HOME, VETERAN! Semper Fi, Kelly

[Himyar]

My husband is furious. He served 35 years in the same Alabama Air Guard unit that Bush drilled with. He got in the Guard during Vietnam. He had no pull at all. His dad worked for the railroad.