"There are two medals awarded to members of the Texas National Guard basically
for showing up:

Texas Govt Code 431.134 Para 1
Texas Faithful Service Medal

The Texas Faithful Service Medal shall be awarded to a member of the state
military forces who has completed five years of honorable service during which
the person has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
the state.

and


Texas Govt Code 431.134 Para 5
Texas State Guard Service Medal

The Texas State Guard Service Medal, shall be awarded to a person completing
three consecutive years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during
which the person has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great
loyalty to the state.

According to his ANG22 (The Air National Guard discharge papers), Bush received
*NO* Texas National Guard Medals.

This means he did not faithfully execute his duty for five years in the TANG.
He also did not even faithfully execute his duty for *three* years in the TANG.
This supports the AWOL charges.

Furthermore, in the following photograph he wears two Air Force ribbons, Air
Force Outstanding Unit Award, and the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon :

[here's the photo]

http://subvulture.com/goteam/george_bush_uniform.jpg

Neither of which show up on this line of his ARG22:

http://www.awolbush.com/images/BushANG22-box24.gif?CLIC...

They *may* be listed in Bush's DD214, however, he REFUSES TO RELEASE HIS DD214
which everybody with military experience knows could reveal precisely under
what circumstances Bush was released from service under. Even an "honorable
discharge" could be shown to be questionable given the codes contained in a
DD214.

Assuming Bush was wearing authorized awards, here is a comparison of Kerry and
Bush's awards records:


I have verified the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Air Force Small Arms
Expert Marksmanship ribbon only via a photograph of George W. Bush. Other Air
Force awards can only be verified if Bush releases his DD214.

Top to bottom, left to right as you look at them

Kerry:

Silver Star (Verified via DD214)
Bronze Star (Should have Bronze Combat "V" Device, Verified via DD214)
Purple Heart (Should have two Gold Star devices for subsequent awards, Verified
via DD214)
Combat Action Ribbon (Verified via DD214)
Presidential Unit Citation (Verified via DD215, worn above left pocket per Navy
regs)
Navy Unit Commendation (Verified via DD215)
National Defense Service Medal (Verified via DD214)
Vietnam Service Medal(Verified via DD214, w/four bronze star devices verified
via DD215)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (Verified via DD215)
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation (Verified via DD215)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (Verified via DD215)

Dubya:

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (verified via photograph only)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (verified via photograph only)

Comparing in order of precedence, The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award falls
below Kerry's Navy Unit Commendation and above his National Defense Service
Medal. The Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon falls between Kerry's Vietnam
Service Medal and his Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation."

http://democraticunderground.com

So for some reason, the photo of Bush in uniform as a lieutenant shows ribbons
that don't appear on his discharge (which of course he didn't sign).

This is more evidence that Bush's discharge papers and other documents are post
facto constructs.

Strong circumstantial evidence on awolbush.com indicates that Bush was actually
ordered to active duty for failure to attend scheduled monthly drills, and
failing to report for active duty, declared a deserter.

Bush's DD-214 would help to answer these questions, but it has not turned up.

A DD-214 of the period (mine):

http://members.aol.com/walterm140/DD214.jpg

Walt