From the New York Times, Feb. 4, 2004:

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"But the documents offer up flashes of detail about Mr. Bush's life in
the six years after he finished college, as well as glowing
evaluations of him as an officer and as a pilot that could help the
White House rebut any suggestion that he passed that period aimlessly
while other young Americans were risking or giving their lives in
Vietnam.
"In November 1970, the commander of the Texas Air National Guard,
Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, called Mr. Bush, then 24, 'a dynamic
outstanding young officer' who stood out as 'a top-notch fighter
interceptor pilot' mature beyond his age.
"'Lt. Bush's skills far exceed his contemporaries,' Colonel
Killian wrote in recommending that Mr. Bush be promoted to first
lieutenant. 'He is a natural leader whom his contemporaries look to
for leadership. Lt. Bush is also a good follower with outstanding
disciplinary traits and an impeccable military bearing.'"

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This, of course, is the selfsame Col. Killian who supposedly wrote the
memos upon which Bill Burkett forged the documents that CBS News
broadcast to the world, intended to slime the president's service in
the Air National Guard.

More on Bush's military service at www.warbirdforum.com/bushf102.htm

(including a link to the NYT article, for those willing to pay $2.95
to read it

all the best -- Dan Ford
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