"This means, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that George W. Bush was photographed wearing a ribbon he clearly did not earn," wrote Starr. He said awards earned by the unit were given before Bush joined the unit.
Mims said that personnel records in the military are often incomplete due to "clerical errors."
"But I did verify that that unit did get the award while he (Bush) was there," said Mims.
The sergeant added that the photo in question was "taken after pilot training."
Mims said he confirmed his information about the medal with the Air Force's history office. "It's all there in black and white, we've spelled it out," said Mims.
The White House, through Duffy, said: "Lieutenant Bush at the time was completely authorized to wear those ribbons he has in those pictures. He could only wear those ribbons if he has the wings. He earned his wings in 1969."
When contacted by UPI Monday about the Air Force's statements, Fertik refused to comment.
LIARS =dems
According to the 'Rats, Bush wore his uniform so seldom that he shouldn't have given a damn what sort of ribbons he had.....they can't have it both ways.
Funny . . . Fertik is a play on the german word fertig (the "g" is sometimes pronounced hard) Fertig = Finished. Thats what the Dem's and DU are - done, finished . . .