Great catch and reporting!
This is especially important since in tommorow's WashPo story Rather himself cites Hodges in his defense of the story. Here is the excerpt:
In a lengthy interview, Rather stressed that CBS had talked to two people who worked with Killian in the Texas Guard -- his superior, retired Maj. Gen. Bobby Hodges, and his administrative assistant, Robert Strong -- and both described the memos as consistent with what they knew of Killian. Hodges, who told CBS he was "familiar" with the documents, is an avid Bush supporter, and "it took a lot for him to speak the truth," Rather said.
link:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12809-2004Sep10.html
Keep up the good work!
So what do we know about Robert Strong? Is he a Kerry Democrat? Right now it appears he is the only person from the unit supporting Rather's story.