[VOA]

U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos (spreading the lie)

You've got to hand it to Rather, CBS and the rest of the MSM.
It would surely be the peak of a journalistic career to cause the USA to
retire from two wars with tail-between-legs.

I still refuse to believe that Rather served in the USMC.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I still refuse to believe that Rather served in the USMC.

I'm with you.

[Thumper1960]

Rather still serves in the Underground Soviet Media Commissariat.

[Leroy S. Mort]

I still refuse to believe that Rather served in the USMC.

It could be worse....

[A.A. Cunningham]

I still refuse to believe that Rather served in the USMC.

He didn't. Rather was discharged as medically unfit from Marine Corps recruit training in May of 1954; he suffered from rheumatic fever as a child which damaged his heart therefore he couldn't physically handle the rigors of boot camp. A fact which makes one wonder how he was medically fit enough to serve in the Army Reserve as a college student during the Korean War. Student deferments did not exist thus college pukes could be drafted. Rather joined the reserve so he wouldn't get drafted, hoping his reserve unit wouldn't get activated and sent to Korea. Rather never became a Marine. Anyone, especially Rather, who claims that he served in the Corps is full of s***. Read all about it in the book "Stolen Valor".

[Criminal Number 18F]

I still refuse to believe that Rather served in the USMC.

Sensible of you. If he's a Marine, I'm the Archbishop of Canterbury. Rather joined the Marines but did not complete boot camp. The whole thing is documented in Burkett and Whitley's book Stolen Valor. Can't recommend it too highly.

They even have The Dan's Parris Island mug shot in the book.

d.o.l.

Criminal NUmber 18F