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What Col Killian really said :)
From the New York Times, Feb. 4, 2004: ************************************************** ** "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.'" ************************************************** * 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 email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Expedition sailboat charters www.expeditionsail.com |
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