[Smittie]

He was a Major who flew 200 bombing runs in WW2.

Whoever could survive 200 bombing runs in WW2 should have moved to Las Vegas because that would have made him the luckiest man alive at the time!

[RJS1950]

I believe that the bio said 35 missions in 18 months, not 50, not 200. My dad flew 50-70 total missions in both Europe and the Pacific and survived. His opinion of Bentson was that he was a worthless, corrupt democrat.

Being a war veteran does not confer eternal respect nor does it shield anyone from disrespect or criticism. Hagel actually did serve honorably in VN, but he is not deserving of any respect for what he is as a senator. Benedict Arnold was a true hero in a major revolutionary war battle but was a true traitor in the end.