Eric Alterman on MSNBC.com, October 31, 2000 He was cleared to attend weekend drills in October and November. But two of the 187thâ??s officers said Bush never appeared. One of them, retired Brig. Gen. William Turnipseed, says he is â??dead-certain he didnâ??t show up.â? Bush, who refuses all interviews on the subject, says he was there, but canâ??t remember anything he did. His campaign can find no records to corroborate this.