“During World War II, Webb enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces, but he “washed out” of flight training. After that happened, he applied for and received a hardship discharge, being the primary financial support for his mother and grandmother.[6]” Some “Hero”. I believe the word is “Chickenhawk”. Like Gingrich, Cheney, Bushie(43) and the like.
Dang, you're tough to please. Guy volunteers to get his tail shot off in a tin can in the sky, but it turns out he's not a good enough flyer. Are you saying he must have failed on purpose? Do we have some way of knowing? And do we know there was no pressing need for him to take care of his mother and grandmother?
Unconnected, but it seems odd that whatever source doesn't refer to the service as the Army Air Corps, which was the name on all my father's manuals and such.
Chickenhawk is the term used by homosexuals to describe adult men who chase young boys.
Might as well call him a teabagger.