Posted on 08/18/2004 6:06:11 PM PDT by pookie18
For those disinclined to click on either link:
Supports George Bush
Medal of Honor (earned, not lobbied for)
Hanoi Hilton
Enough said.
Couldn't copy & paste the letter from the site...too lazy to type (with 1 finger ;-)
Aren't men like this amazing? WOW
Ping!
Take THAT, Senator McCain. :o)
"I am solidly in the camp for the reelection of President George W. Bush.
While opposition to my legal efforts to restore WWII/Korea era earned medical care by the Bush Administration was discouraging, the Kerry Vietnam anti-war movement directly encouraged the vicious torture I received as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton, was demoralizing for other POW's and their families, and provided aid and comfort for North Vietnam to continue the war.
I can think of no action more despicable than false public condemnation of warriors on the field of battle, as John Kerry made under oath.
Senator Kerry is unfit to become President and our Commander-in-Chief."
Col, George "Bud" Day, USAF, Ret., Medal of Honor recipient, Former POW in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
Thanks for typing!
Thanks for the post pookie. My Dad served with Col. Day, he's a most honorable man, a REAL war hero!
You're welcome, but it was just a copy and paste with a little html.
Colonel Day PING!!!
Does anyone have info on what Col. Day is referring to here? I am not familiar with his effort in this regard.
God Bless the Colonel.
COLONEL (DOCTOR) GEORGE E. "BUD" DAY (RETIRED)
Colonel George E. Day is a veteran of more than 30 years service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Colonel Day was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on February 24, 1925. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and Doctor of Humane Letters from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He has also been awarded a Master of Arts degree from St. Louis University, a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota and a Doctor of Laws from Troy State University. He was admitted to the South Dakota Bar in 1949 and the Florida Bar in 1977.
He joined the Marine Crops in 1942 and served 30 months in the South Pacific as a noncommissioned officer. He received an appointment as a Second Lieutenant in the National Guard in 1950.
He was called to active duty in the Air Force in 1951 and entered jet pilot training. He served two tours in the Far East as a fighter-bomber pilot during the Korean War.
In April 1967, Colonel Day was assigned to the 31st Tac Fighter Wing at Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. He later moved to Phu Cat Air Base where he organized and became the first commander of the "Misty Super FAC's" F-100 squadron.
Shot down over North Vietnam on August 26, 1967, he spent 67 months as a Prisoner of War. Colonel Day was the only POW to escape from prison in North Vietnam and then to be recaptured by the Viet Cong in the South. He is also credited with living through the first "no chute" bailout from a burning jet fighter in England in 1955.
At the time of his shoot-down, Colonel Day was one of the nation's most experienced jet fighter pilots, with 4,500 hours of single engine jet time, and more than 5,000 hours of flying time. He has flown all of the modern Air Force jet fighters including the F-80, F-84, F-84F, F-100, F-104, F-105, F-4E, A-4J Mongoose, A-7, F-106, FB-111, F-15, F-16, CF-5, CT-33, and CF-18.
He holds every significant combat award. Bud is the nation's most highly decorated officer since General Douglass MacArthur. He holds nearly seventy military decorations and awards of which more than fifty are for combat. Most notable are the Medal of Honor, the Air Force Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star for Valor with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with three Clusters and the POW ribbon. He was presented Vietnam's highest medal by President Thieu, two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses, and Vietnamese Wings. He wears twelve Campaign Battle Stars.
On March 14, 1997 (March 14th was Bud's Freedom Day from POW Camp) the new Survival School Building at Fairchild AFB, WA was named the Colonel George "Bud" Day Building in his honor. His escape in Viet Nam was the longest survival of any graduate of the Fairchild Survival School.
He is a member of the Medal of Honor Society, Legion of Valor, was the first President of NAM-POW's (the Vietnam POW organization), President of the MISTY SUPER-FAC Association, and a member of numerous military and fraternal organizations. Colonel Day was a member of the Code of Conduct Review Board established by the Department of Defense in 1976 to review POW conduct. Has taught World Politics, International Law and Political Geography at St. Louis University and Parks College of Aeronautical Technology. He taught Constitutional Law, Politics of the Middle East, Law and Society and Communism in Eastern Europe at Troy State University. Member of the Okaloosa/Walton Bar Association, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, National Lawyers Association, and American Trial Lawyers. Speaks at Maxwell AFB, AL several times each year to the Squadron Officer School classes and the FBI Academy.
Bud is married to his childhood sweetheart Doris Merlene Sorensen of Sioux City, Iowa, and has four children. Steven Michael of Pensacola, Florida; Lt.Colonel George Everette, Jr. (Class of '85 Air Force Academy) F-16 pilot, stationed at the Pentagon; and twin daughters Sonja Smith of Shalimar, Florida and Sandra Mathers of Monroe, LA. He has four grandsons, Jacob, Joshua, Brian, Peter and six granddaughters, Noel Elizabeth, Victoria Leigh, Audrey Marie, Bethany Marie, Anna Marie and Amelia Lynn. He resides at Shalimar, Florida and has a law firm in Fort Walton Beach, Florida where he is a trial lawyer.
Past Florida State Republican Committeeman, and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Medal of Honor Society. He is past National Commander of the Legion of Valor. He was a delegate to Republican Conventions, Chairman of the Reagan Committee in Okaloosa County, Florida. In 1984, he was National Chairman of Veteran's for Reagan and campaigned extensively for and with the President. He campaigned nationally for President Bush in 1992, and Jeb Bush for Governor of Florida 1998, John McCain for President and Bill McCollum for Senate in 2000. Past Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, serves as a director of the Air Force Armament Museum. He is a past advisor to the Air Force Association, Washington, D.C. Recently appointed on the Panel for Tri-Care for Life.
Received the BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR 1988 from the American Business Women's Association. He has published numerous articles on fighter performance, an article in the Saturday Evening Post, Air Force Magazine, and is the author of "RETURN WITH HONOR" his POW autobiography.
In February 2001 Day won a major victory for WWII-Korean retireds in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, when the court agreed that the U.S. had breached their contract to provide free lifetime medical care to retired veterans and their spouses. The court also found that Day’s clients were entitled to recover damages for the Medicare B premiums they have been forced to pay since passage of Tri Care. Day has moved for class action status for the multi million veteran group through the Class Act Group in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
You must be so proud of your dad. And a big thank you to all the heroes who suffered BECAUSE of the likes of kerry and his cohorts.
Some info may be here... http://www.classact-lawsuit.com/
But it won't.
Col. Bud Day telling it like it is in the real world.
And a big thank you to all the heroes who suffered BECAUSE of the likes of kerry and his cohorts.
I echo that!!
And THANKS, I couldn't be prouder!
DAY, GEORGE E.Rank and organization: Colonel (then Major), U.S. Air Force, Forward Air Controller Pilot of an F-100 aircraft. Place and date: North Vietnam, 26 August 1967. Entered service at: Sioux City, Iowa. Born: 24 February 1925, Sioux City, Iowa. Citation: On 26 August 1967, Col. Day was forced to eject from his aircraft over North Vietnam when it was hit by ground fire. His right arm was broken in 3 places, and his left knee was badly sprained. He was immediately captured by hostile forces and taken to a prison camp where he was interrogated and severely tortured. After causing the guards to relax their vigilance, Col. Day escaped into the jungle and began the trek toward South Vietnam. Despite injuries inflicted by fragments of a bomb or rocket, he continued southward surviving only on a few berries and uncooked frogs. He successfully evaded enemy patrols and reached the Ben Hai River, where he encountered U.S. artillery barrages. With the aid of a bamboo log float, Col. Day swam across the river and entered the demilitarized zone. Due to delirium, he lost his sense of direction and wandered aimlessly for several days. After several unsuccessful attempts to signal U.S. aircraft, he was ambushed and recaptured by the Viet Cong, sustaining gunshot wounds to his left hand and thigh. He was returned to the prison from which he had escaped and later was moved to Hanoi after giving his captors false information to questions put before him. Physically, Col. Day was totally debilitated and unable to perform even the simplest task for himself. Despite his many injuries, he continued to offer maximum resistance. His personal bravery in the face of deadly enemy pressure was significant in saving the lives of fellow aviators who were still flying against the enemy. Col. Day's conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Air Force and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Armed Forces.
John Kerry should hide his head in shame for his underhanded and dishonest actions in obtaining his phony citations. The man is a traitor and a fraud.
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