"Staudt has obviously pressured Hodges more about Bush. I'm having trouble running interference and doing my job."
Staudt is General Walter B. "Buck" Staudt, who happened to have retired in 1972. So how was he putting pressure on Jerry Killian if he wasn't even still in the service?
This information is found in the February 15, 2004 issue of The L.A. Times. Article entitled: "What did Bush Do in the Guard?" by Richard A. Serrano, Staff Writer.
"Bush's application, as well as his commission, were handled by then-Col. Walter B. "Buck" Staudt, who said, "Nobody did anything for him…. There was no … influence on his behalf. Neither his daddy nor anybody else got him into the Guard." Staudt, who retired in 1972 as a brigadier general, said Bush was enrolled quickly because there was a demand for pilot candidates."
This was discovered by a person named Amar Sarwal and was originally posted on the Powerline website: http://www.powerlineblog.com/
Another error - IN all cases of an officer's signature block, the rank would be followed by the service designation - in this case "LT Col TX ANG"