Posted on 05/12/2008 9:31:06 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
In early 70s, my brother and I were watching "Soylent Green" on the TV. So out of character for my dad, tears were flooding his eyes, as he near begged us to turn off the movie. We didn't know why, we didn't ask why. We turned the tv off, and told him how much we loved him.
The things we remember.
RE: “Briefly mentioned was the fact that Lauras father was a leader in the Republican National Commitee and the Central Intelligence Agency after the war.
^^^^^^
When you read something that seems improbable, train yourself to be critical, not to accept what you read at face value, just because it has been published.
Laura Welch Bush’s father was a builder in Midland, Texas. The idea that he was involved in the CIA and it is just being made public now, with no fanfare except for this article, is not really credible.
The idea that he was a high official in the RNC and that “fact” has never been made public before now is also incredible.
BTTT
Good morning. I see that now. Maybe this translation got hosed up and was referring to the fact that George H.W.Bush was head of the Rep. Natl. Committee and also head of the CIA which he was. As an aside, I’ve seen interviews where Laura says she was a Democrat when she met W. Of course in those days there were many conservative dems in Texas. Texas own Charlie Wilson was (and still is) a Democratic, commie hating patriot.
How does one go about doing this? My grandfather served in Europe and later in the Pacific. I'd love to see his records.
Yes, I think the author confused Laura’s father with GHW Bush.
I wrote the post above to remind all of us to be careful in what we accept as “true.”
Genealogy is my hobby/passion, and it is amazing how often wrong data gets put on official documents, for innocent reasons. We all have experiences of finding errors in newspaper articles - when we have firsthand knowledge of the topic.
We have to remember this and be cautions about accepting anything about which we do not have first-hand knowledge as totally true.
Bingo.
Check this out:
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html
How to Request Military Service Records or Prove Military Service
Military personnel records can be used for proving military service, or as a valuable tool in genealogical research. Most veterans and their next-of-kin can obtain free copies of their DD Form 214 (Report of Separation) and other military and medical records several ways:
If your parent is still alive, or you are next of kin, you can ask for his records.
Thanks!
God Bless such fine people. Brings back memories of my own wonderful father...35 missions over Germany.
Our fine military...LIBERATORS and protectors - making the World a better place!
That statement does seem quite
a far reach from what was
written about his career in
TX. May well be false.
Sure doesn’t take away one
iota of respect for the war
service he gave for our country.
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