I assume the author of “Old guard was not today’s fighting force” (CT, Feb. 6) got most of his “facts” regarding the Air National Guard from a local ultra-left rag sheet. And I haven’t the foggiest idea who Eric Boehlert is, but I’ll bet he’s a liberal leftist. For their edification, George W. Bush first qualified for Air Force flight training in 1968, earned his wings and became a fighter pilot in the F-102 interceptor, not the easiest bird to master. When released from active duty, he affiliated with the Texas Air National Guard at Ellington Air Force base near...