I thought the main issue wasn't that he served, but that he didn't complete his
obligation of service? During the press conference, the press secretary kept
affirming that he had drilled and it was all right in the records he had
provided - then he said something about 'nine days' for the year in question
and I thought, Isn't the guard requirement "one weekend a month and two weeks a
year"?

I think all of this stuff is ancient history, but its also the politics in
America today. Its all about tearing down people instead of finding solutions
to problems. That's what makes it all so distasteful - more effort, campaign
money, taxes, and most importantly, unrecoverable *time* gets poured into
hacking at political opponents than ever gets directed at the long term issues
that face us all.

v/r
Gordon
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USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone.