Bush and I were Lieutenants (Fellow Pilot Comes to Bush's Defense)

The Washington Times Letters to the Editor ^ | 2-11-4 | Col. William Campenni (ret.)

[Petronski]

'Bush and I were lieutenants'

George Bush and I were lieutenants and pilots in the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), Texas Air National Guard (ANG) from 1970 to 1971. We had the same flight and squadron commanders (Maj. William Harris and Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, both now deceased). While we were not part of the same social circle outside the base, we were in the same fraternity of fighter pilots, and proudly wore the same squadron patch.

[LRS]

THANK YOU for posting this!!!!!!!

[Petronski]

I would not offer to piss on [Kerry] if he were on fire.

LOL

[rhombus]

Thank you Colonel. You continue to serve your country with honor.

[Mo1]

Looks like it

[afropick]

I give great credit to Pres Bush for not dragging out anyone, unlike Kerry who is using those veterans as props.

[OXENinFLA]

Bump!

[Rebelbase]

Excellent. The left is to be shamed for their slanderous conduct.

[rintense]

These are humble people. They don't use their service as a drum to beat for anything. To serve, in and of itself, is enough. That's why folks like Bob Dole, GHWB, GWB, etc. never overstated their service or used it as an election tool.

I am glad that someone finally spoke up. But there is a HUGE difference between John Kerry and the humble likes of COL. William Campenni. Vietnam Vets see it. Military folks see it. And we here on FR see.

This whole attack, foolishly engineered by Terry McAwful, will come back to haunt the Dems. Just wait and see.

[xzins]

Bush Proved On Duty by Old Friend from Unit now a retired Colonel. Must read!

[MattinNJ]

Ping. I know you were looking for ammo to use against some libs on the AWOL issue-hope this helps.

[pgkdan]

Great post!!! Thanks!

[mystery-ak]

I would like to see that too, but I don't think they are allowed to do it...they would have to be retired.

[hoosiermama]

Fantastic find, Petronski!

Folks, this is a definite read and pass along!

[thackney]

"Great REad" ping

[jcb8199]

BUMP

[plain talk]

bump for later read

[Arrowhead1952]

You'll lOVE this!

Good morning TXgirl. I was wondering when something like this would show up.... Now, I still want to know about John F'ing Kerry's "body counts" in Vietnam....

[Coop]

If somebody comes forward from Alabama, it would be much better.

Already done. A former girlfriend has gone on public record saying Bush returned to Montgomery specifically to fulfill Guard requirements.

[Edit35]

My favorite part??

While George W. Bush was protecting his country by serving in the Guard (1970, 71, 72), Kerry was off playing hate-America games with Hanoi Jane Fonda.

Somehow, we should turn that into a slogan.