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If John Kerry has a less than honorable discharge in his military records (just like having a felony conviction in a criminal court) it is 'not' protected information" It does not need a Standard Form 180 to be investigated. The proper authorities should, and must, determine if this man is qualified to be President and if this man is qualified to hold a high level Security Clearance. A person cannot hide behind privacy when a felony has been committed, and the office this man seeks requires that his qualifications be tested. The public right to know far outweighs the individuals...

Not sure how to classify this but Steve Malzberg is discussing the Lipscomb article RIGHT NOW

Review Of Washington Post And Newsweek Articles Exhausts Efforts Of The Naval IG Office Navy Secretary Refuses To Conduct Independent Inquiry (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, stated today that it received a response from the Naval Inspector General (IG) to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) open records request for Navy IG records documenting the investigation of the awards and conduct of Lieutenant (jg) John Forbes Kerry, USNR. The request was prompted by a Sept. 17, 2004, letter from Vice Admiral Ronald Route, the Naval IG, to Judicial Watch. Admiral...

The above url is to a WLS Mp3 stream. Airing now is Shawn Hanity radio show. Shawn Hanity mentioned (in a call with live callin) the NySun article about the Kerry Discharge. Shawn backed away from it saying he wanted to study it further. But the damage was done, its now on the radio and I'm sure Shawn will mention it again. Also mentioned on the subsequent call and played in a audio clip was the "Kerry will make them Walk" claim. This link is a link to WLS streaming Audio in mp3 format. http://abcrad.sc.llnwd.net:12015/ He is on at the...

<p>BY THOMAS LIPSCOMB - Special to the Sun October 13, 2004 URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/3107 An official Navy document on Senator Kerry's campaign Web site listed as Mr. Kerry's "Honorable Discharge from the Reserves" opens a door on a well kept secret about his military service. The document is a form cover letter in the name of the Carter administration's secretary of the Navy, W. Graham Claytor. It describes Mr. Kerry's discharge as being subsequent to the review of "a board of officers." This in it self is unusual. There is nothing about an ordinary honorable discharge action in the Navy that requires a review by a board of officers. According to the secretary of the Navy's document, the "authority of reference" this board was using in considering Mr. Kerry's record was "Title 10, U.S. Code Section 1162 and 1163. "This section refers to the grounds for involuntary separation from the service. What was being reviewed, then, was Mr. Kerry's involuntary separation from the service. And it couldn't have been an honorable discharge, or there would have been no point in any review at all. The review was likely held to improve Mr. Kerry's status of discharge from a less than honorable discharge to an honorable discharge. A Kerry campaign spokesman, David Wade, was asked whether Mr. Kerry had ever been a victim of an attempt to deny him an honorable discharge. There has been no response to that inquiry. The document is dated February 16, 1978. But Mr. Kerry's military commitment began with his six-year enlistment contract with the Navy on February 18, 1966. His commitment should have terminated in 1972. It is highly unlikely that either the man who at that time was a Vietnam Veterans Against the War leader, John Kerry, requested or the Navy accepted an additional six year reserve commitment. And the Claytor document indicates proceedings to reverse a less than honorable discharge that took place sometime prior to February 1978. The most routine time for Mr. Kerry's discharge would have been at the end of his six-year obligation, in 1972. But how was it most likely to have come about?</p>

TWO RECENT ITEMS in The Free Lance-Star prompt me to respond. In the first, "Service debate distracts" [Sept. 26], Norm Mosher, chairman of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee, says, "I think the president should let it go and tell those Swift-boat liars to get back in their holes." Then, in a letter to the editor ["Didn't Bush find Guard enticing 'escape hatch?'" Sept. 27], Lewis P. Fickett Jr. writes, "For the most important job in the land, should we prefer a three-time Purple Heart winner (John Kerry), or a person whose military track record borders on the fictional (Mr. Bush)?"...

"Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort". U.S. Constitution, Article III ,Section 3. "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or any under any state, who, having previously taking an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state,...

Nat'l Guard Produces More Bush Records Published: October 06, 2004 12:10 PM EDT WASHINGTON More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973. The orders show Bush was on "no-fly" status for his last days of duty because he had been grounded almost a year earlier for skipping an annual medical exam. The files, released to The Associated Press under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, are orders...

There has been increased interest over Dan Rather's quick "tour of duty" in the Marine Corps. He was released at the end of boot camp and it is unclear whether he finished or why he was released. B. G. Burkett, author of "Stolen Valor" claims he was physically unfit. If so, why was he not released early on or put behind? It is known he had rheumatic fever as a child but he played high school and college football. As the article points out, he claims he "was a Marine."

Winging it with ‘W’ By MICHAEL MILLER Staff Writer, (609) 463-6712, E-Mail OCEAN CITY - Joseph Tordella is sure President George W. Bush served his country honorably as a member of the Texas Air National Guard. How does he know? Tordella was Bush's wingman in the F-102 fighter jet. The former U.S. Air Force pilot trained with Bush in early 1972. This is the year of Bush's military service that, 32 years later, has come under increasing scrutiny by those who claim he shirked his guard duties. Tordella, 66, said he flew with Bush in March or April of that...

Texas Guard beat President Bush's tenure as a Texas Air National Guard pilot has become a cottage industry in Texas. A group of former guardsmen, led by Bill Burkett, offers up all sorts of sordid Bush stories to any reporter willing to fly into Texas and root around for a while. Former Bush colleagues in the guard have been interviewed scores of times. They tell some interesting stories about their press contacts. One retired officer quotes a reporter for a major East Coast daily as telling him she wants off the Bush guard beat, but her editors tell her to...

Hardin swift boat veteran questions Kerry’s version By BOB BLAKE 419-993-2077 bblake@limanews.com LIMA — When Richard Pees served in the U.S. Navy some 35 years ago as the skipper on a swift boat in Vietnam, he had no idea that events transpiring around his boat would land him in the middle of presidential politics. But, Pees, a rural Ada resident, and Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for president, have differing recollections of an incident on March 13, 1969 — an incident that landed Kerry praise and medals and which Pees cites as part of the reason Kerry is unfit...

Since April 23rd, 1971, when John Kerry, then a Lt.(jg) in the US Navy, threw what he purported to be his medals, over a fence and into a trash can in Washington, his medals and his service in Viet Nam has been seriously questioned, and for good reason. Over the last few months, we have spoken to, written to and done research on men who served in World War Two, Korea and Viet Nam who had earned Bronze Stars, Silver Stars and Purple Hearts. To a man, the commendations for Bronze Stars and Silver Stars refer to heroism beyond belief....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040930/480/wx12109300222 The White House produced Wednesday night, Sept. 29, 2004, this newly unearthed document on President Bush (news - web sites)'s Guard service, seven months after it said all materials on the subject had been publicly released. The new document was a copy of Bush's resignation in 1974 declaring he was leaving the Guard because of 'inadequate time to fulfill possible future commitments.' White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the resignation was found in connection with a lawsuit brought by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Department of Defense (news - web sites))

A faded 35-year-old operations order recovered from the Naval Historical Center in Washington bears directly on the ongoing dispute between Sen. John Kerry and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth about who wrote the key after-action report that ended Kerry's service in Vietnam. The report appears in the official Navy records and is posted on Kerry's presidential campaign Web site. The report details Kerry's participation in a naval operation on the Bay Hap River on March 13, 1969, in such glowing terms that he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for pulling Special Forces officer James Rassmann...

A faded 35-year-old operations order recovered from the Naval Historical Center in Washington bears directly on the ongoing dispute between Sen. John Kerry and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth about who wrote the key after-action report that ended Kerry's service in Vietnam. The report appears in the official Navy records and is posted on Kerry's presidential campaign Web site.

New Document Indicates Kerry Wrote Disputed Vietnam Report BY THOMAS LIPSCOMB - Special to the Sun October 1, 2004 Conclusion: Kerry wrote the disputed after action report that is the basis for his bronze star.

This business about Kerry not receiving an honorable discharge until 2000 is simply untrue. The real story of Kerry's discharge is interesting enough, we don't need to be making things up. Kerry actually received his honorable discharge in February 1978, not 30 years after his service ended, as so many threads here on FR have alleged. Here is the document: http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Honorable_Discharge_From_Reserve.pdf Here is the full timeline, which Kerry was given by the Navy years later: http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Request_For_History_of_Service.pdf Note that that's quite a long time as an inactive standby reservist--six years. Kerry left active duty in 1970. He left the naval reserves...

Favorable Treatment: Let’s Get The Facts Straight Claim: Some of have charged that George W. Bush “leaped ahead” of 100,000 other people on waiting lists to join the National Guard. They say this proves he used influence and received favorable treatment as a result. Truth: This is fallacious at best. There may have been 100,000 on waiting lists across the whole country in all 50 states at the time, but not in the Texas Air National Guard, which is where Bush signed up. It is like walking into a grocery store and finding an empty line, but someone says...

Eye Witnesses The following people have come forward and can confirm for us that George W. Bush was fulfilling his guard duty in Alabama. Eye Witness #1 James Anderson was a physician for the Montgomery-based 187th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. His son, Montgomery physician Noble Anderson, said his father performed a routine examination on Bush at Dannelly Air National Guard base in 1972. The military doctor says that Lt. Col. John “Bill” Calhoun brought Bush by his office for an exam, Noble Anderson said. James Anderson could not remember which month he saw Bush, only that it was some time...

<p>Unlike McCain, Bush, and Gore,,,, Kerry has adamantly refused to authorize >the release of his military records. Most think it's because of his phony >battle medals. I think the real reason is below. He was not granted an >Honorable Discharge until March 2001, almost 30 years after his ostensible >service term had ended!</p>

THOSE WHO dismiss critics of John Kerry’s Vietnam service as just a bunch of right-wing Republicans out to advance George W. Bush’s cause don’t know what they are talking about — or they are engaged in wishful thinking. OK, I may have once thought that about the critics, too. But after poring over the large volume of e-mail I received after my Aug. 28 column, “What Matters About Kerry and Vietnam,” I don’t any longer. I had taken to task the authors of the blistering anti-Kerry bestseller “Unfit for Command” for giving readers an unbalanced view of Kerry’s service...

Amid ongoing criticism by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the author of a sympathetic biography of John Kerry's war years appeared to back off his book's portrayal of the senator as a hero but insisted in a subsequent statement paid for by the Kerry campaign that he was misinterpreted. In a New York Times interview published yesterday, Douglas Brinkley, author of "Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War," commented on the impact of efforts to refute the two presidential candidates' recounting of their Vietnam-era military service. "Every American now knows that there's something really screwy about George Bush...

/George Bush and I were fighter pilots. Lt. Bush flew F-102s in the Air National Guard (ANG) -- 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS); / Lt. Bush flew hundreds of hours in the F-102 -- the world's first supersonic all-weather jet interceptor aircraft;/flying operational fighter jets is highly dangerous. People don't strap fighter jets to their backside if they are overly concerned for their future. While in F-105 training at McConnell AFB in early 1968, we lost five aircraft in six weeks /In November 1970, the Commander of the Texas Air National Guard, Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, called Mr. Bush,...

Those who dismiss critics of John Kerry's Vietnam service as just a bunch of right-wing Republicans out to advance George W. Bush's cause don't know what they are talking about -- or they are engaged in wishful thinking. Okay, I may have once thought that about the critics, too. But after poring over the large volume of e-mail I received after my Aug. 28 column, "What Matters About Kerry and Vietnam," I don't any longer.

HISTORIAN Douglas Brinkley sounded fair and balanced yesterday in the New York Times when he was quoted: "Every American now knows that there's something really screwy about George Bush and the National Guard, and they know that John Kerry was not the war hero we thought he was." But Brinkley, who wrote a gushing biography of Kerry, had to issue another statement after John O'Neill, one of the 250 Swift Boat Veterans and author of "Unfit for Command," seized on his quote as evidence that "John Kerry had intentionally misled Douglas Brinkley as to details of his service in...

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon released 10 pages of records from President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard late Friday, but the files shed no new light on his military career. The records include several that have been released before and others that are administrative files or cover letters to other documents that have been previously released. The Defense Department released the records in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by The Associated Press. Friday was the court-ordered deadline for the Pentagon to turn over all records it could find on Bush's Texas Air National Guard...

"Why would a physical exam present a problem for 1st Lt. Bush? A little-know fact reported in the London Times and the New York Post on June 18, 2000 gives a powerful clue. In April 1972 – the same month that Bush "gave up" flying – all the overseas and stateside military services began subjecting a small random sample in their ranks to substance abuse testing for alcohol and drugs. The Pentagon had announced its intention to do so initially back on December 31, 1969. If Bush reported for his scheduled physical in August 1972, he could have been subject...

I RECIEVED AN EMAIL THAT SUGESTED KERRY'S ORIGINAL DISCHARGE MAY BE LESS THAN HONORABLE , AND WAS ALTERED DURING THE CLINTON YEARS. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS TRUE. THAT HE DID NOT FULFILL THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES . CAN THIS BE CONFIMED THROUGH THE FREEDOM OF IMFORMATION LAWS .

One day in the late fall of 1972, James Pryor Smith walked into the roomy two-bedroom house that belonged to his aunt, Elizabeth Dickerson, an elderly woman who was confined to a nursing home, and he could hardly believe his eyes. Located in the heart of Cloverdale - an exclusive, old-money neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama - the house, his son Neil remembers now, "was a total wreck." A chandelier was badly damaged, there were holes in the wall and the place was full of empty liquor bottles. "The cleaning bill alone was $900," Neil Smith says, "which was no small...

The widely repeated myth of "John Kerry, the Vietnam Navy Hero" is one of the most dishonorable and dangerous deceptions ever perpetrated upon the American public.John Kerry is not a hero. He built this facade with unabashed personal promotion, aided and abetted by a supportive liberal media ready and willing to repeat in print his gross exaggerations, distortions of fact, and outright lies about his abbreviated four-month, 12-day tour of duty in Vietnam.Until the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth spoke up in press conferences, television ads, and with the now best-selling book, Unfit for Command, no one - not...

Kerry's Despicable Military Record Geoff Metcalf Friday, Sept. 10, 2004 Careful what you ask for ... Since February I have been ranting that the veteran community would eventually, inevitably become the prime contributor to the destruction of the John Kerry campaign. For months, I have been the Lone Ranger and viewed as a moderately amusing gadfly. Guess what? I was right in February, and March, and April, and May. I was right in June, July and August … and despite what smarter, more insightful and ‘connected’ pundits maintain, Kerry is TOAST! In March, I wrote in “The Kerry Count,” “Friends...

Long read, but gives you all you want to know about his service, obligation, including points earned for reserve, addendums, allegations with response: George Bush and I were fighter pilots. Lt. Bush flew F-102s in the Air National Guard (ANG) -- 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS); I flew F-105s in combat -- 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS)...[snip]. Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic National Committee's Mr. Terry McAuliffe and the anti-war (weak on National Security) left wing of the Democrat Party have relentlessly attacked the service of Lt. Bush and by inference other pilots and service members in the ANG and...

BYRON YORK, "NATIONAL REVIEW" WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, in May 1968, he signed up for six years in the Guard. And I think there is a kind of popular impression that his father got him in, he didn't show up and then he got out early. But that really kind of ignores what happened during his term in the Guard. HUME: Byron, one quick question. YORK: Sure. HUME: Could his unit have been called up and could he have ended up in Vietnam? YORK: Yes. It could indeed have happened. HUME: But it didn't. It just didn't happen. YORK: It...

The U.S. Navy has launched a new probe into Sen. John Kerry's Silver Star citation, after the Navy Secretary whose signature appears on the document said he never signed the award. "It is a total mystery to me," former Navy Secretary John Lehman told the Chicago Sun-Times in August. "I never saw it. I never signed it. I never approved it. And the additional language it contains was not written by me," he complained. The Lehman document is the last of three versions of Kerry Silver Star citation that have been posted to Kerry's campaign website. On Friday, Navy Inspector...

Navy Launches Second Kerry Medal Probe The U.S. Navy has launched a new probe into Sen. John Kerry's Silver Star citation, after the Navy Secretary whose signature appears on the document said he never signed the award. "It is a total mystery to me," former Navy Secretary John Lehman told the Chicago Sun-Times in August. "I never saw it. I never signed it. I never approved it. And the additional language it contains was not written by me," he complained. The Lehman document is the last of three versions of Kerry Silver Star citation that have been posted to Kerry's...

Kerry's Military Record Unlike McCain, Bush, and Gore...Kerry has adamantly refused to authorize the release of his military records. Most think it's because of his phony battle medals. I think the real reason is below. He was not granted an Honorable Discharge until March 2001, almost 30 years after his ostensible service term had ended! This is very much out of the ordinary, and highly suspect. There are 5 classes of Discharge: Honorable, General, Other Than Honorable, Bad Conduct, and Dishonorable. My guess is that he was Discharged in the '70s, but not Honorably. He appealed this sometime while Clinton...

These tiny injuries are not consistent with B-40 rocket shrapnel. THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE EFFECTS FROM M-79 GRENADE LAUNCHERS. ... He probably then grabbed the M-79 grenade launcher -- shooting a round into a reportedly monsoon rain. The round would have detonated prematurely due to the wall of rain that was coming down and thus blown back to wound Thorson and Kerry, as well as Fred Short it appears.

The widely repeated myth of "John Kerry, the Vietnam Navy Hero" is one of the most dishonorable and dangerous deceptions ever perpetrated upon the American public. John Kerry is not a hero. He built this facade with unabashed personal promotion, aided and abetted by a supportive liberal media ready and willing to repeat in print his gross exaggerations, distortions of fact, and outright lies about his abbreviated four-month, 12-day tour of duty in Vietnam. Until the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth spoke up in press conferences, television ads, and with the now best-selling book, Unfit for Command, no one...

<p>September 19, 2004 -- President Bush yesterday defended his National Guard record, saying his military supervisors gave him permission to work on a political campaign while he served in the Air National Guard.</p> <p>Bush questioned the authenticity of documents used by CBS News anchor Dan Rather that accuse him of getting special treatment during his service in the Guard. "There are a lot of questions about the documents and they need to be answered," Bush said."I think what needs to Ÿhappen is people need to take a look at the documents, how they were created and let the truth come out."</p>

The widely repeated myth of "John Kerry, the Vietnam Navy Hero" is one of the most dishonorable and dangerous deceptions ever perpetrated upon the American public. John Kerry is not a hero. He built this facade with unabashed personal promotion, aided and abetted by a supportive liberal media ready and willing to repeat in print his gross exaggerations, distortions of fact, and outright lies about his abbreviated four-month, 12-day tour of duty in Vietnam. Until the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth spoke up in press conferences, television ads, and with the now best-selling book, Unfit for Command, no one...

Harold W. Andersen: Swift-boat questions continue because Kerry refuses to reply BY HAROLD W. ANDERSEN WORLD-HERALD CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Published Sunday, September 19, 2004 An attorney friend wrote to complain about "wild-eyed accusations" against John Kerry. His letter said that "most of the assertions by the Texas-funded 'Swift Boat Veterans' regarding John Kerry's actions in Vietnam had been refuted by real facts and undermined by their own contradictory statements." But the truth is that most of the assertions by members of "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" not only have not been refuted - they haven't even been replied to. Most of...

For the past year, and most recently by CBS News, we have been deluged with reports that George W. Bush did not complete his agreed duty in the Texas National Guard. Even the records show that George Bush exceeded his obligations from 1968-1973, and only came into question during the last 18 months of his agreed obligation when he requested and received official permission to transfer to an Alabama unit and then enroll in an MBA program at Harvard. His obligation was for 6 years from May of 1968 to May 1974. He received an educational release from his...

Asked about a controversial CBS report that he received preferential treatment while in the Air National Guard 30 years ago, President George W. Bush said, “Let the truth come out.” In a telephone interview with The Union Leader yesterday, Bush would not say if he believed the key documents on which CBS based its report were forgeries. He did say, “There are a lot of questions about the documents and they need to be answered.” Bush added, “I think what needs to happen is people need to take a look at the documents, how they were created, and let the...

Please Note: This Was Released on 27 Aug 2004. It was published in National Review Online's "The Corner" on 28 August 2004. Here is the original link: http://www.nationalreview.com/document/document200408280010.asp Here is the reproduced text: EDITOR'S NOTE:A new voice has been added to the debate over the circumstances surrounding Sen. John Kerry's first Purple Heart. William Schachte, who was a lieutenant in the Navy during Kerry's Vietnam tour — and who later rose to the rank of Rear Admiral — has released a statement describing the events of December 2-3, 1968, when Kerry received a minor shrapnel wound for which he was...

Posted for those not aware: From early to mid-2004 here is how is military bio was shown on his campaign site until changed when his 'true' bio came to light: "John Kerry is a Decorated Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War: Kerry volunteered for the United States Navy after college and served from 1966 through 1970 rising to the rank of Lieutenant, Jr Grade. Afterwards, Kerry continued his military service in the United States Naval Reserves from 1972 though 1978." Note the two-year gap from 1970-72, and one is to believe he joined the regular Navy (USN) then went into...

Navy Says Kerry's Service Awards OK'd 16 minutes ago By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer WASHINGTON - The Navy's chief investigator concluded Friday that procedures were followed properly in the approval of Sen. John Kerry's Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, according to an internal Navy memo. Vice Adm. R.A. Route, the Navy inspector general, conducted the review of Kerry's Vietnam-ear military service awards at the request of Judicial Watch, a public interest group. The group has also asked for the release of additional records documenting the Democratic presidential candidate's military service. Judicial Watch had requested in August...

The man who credits John Kerry with saving his life says the senator from Massachusetts must fight harder if he is to wrestle the presidency from George W. Bush. A former green beret and retired law-enforcement lieutenant, Jim Rassmann said Thursday that Kerry must go on the offensive to end questions about his service in Vietnam and regain his political footing. "He has to fight the campaign like he fought in Vietnam," Rassmann said after an appearance at a Veterans of Foreign War hall in Orlando. "He needs to go on the offensive, and I've told him that." Rassmann is...

"Bush served his country without pay" The following is a post written by a regular reader of this site known to those who visit the comments section as "Oak Leaf". He is an active reservist with over twenty years of service that includes both the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve. He has extensive experience in personnel programs management and has served on the faculty at a senior service college. Air Guard Service Without Pay When George W. Bush joined the Texas Air National Guard, a component of the US Air Force, he entered into a six year statutory service...

NAVY TELLS JUDICIAL WATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE ADDITIONAL KERRY DOCUMENTS Navy Personnel Command Confirms Additional Unreleased Kerry Service Records Exist “No comment” from Navy on FOIA Legal Review of Kerry Records No Record of Kerry’s Discharge Certificate Maintained by Navy (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, said today that the U.S. Navy Personnel Command, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request, has refused to release additional documents on the naval service of Senator John Kerry. The Navy’s response the Judicial Watch’s FOIA request contained a biographical data sheet...