"Mutts" wrote in message
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You are mis-informed about he National Guard in Vietnam, see below link
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No, I'm not misinformed about the Guard in Vietnam. I'm aware that some
Guard and Air National Guard units did serve there. Quite a few units were
called up during the Pueblo crisis, a few went to Vietnam and saw combat.
I've written about that several times in these forums over the years. But
the policy was that Guard units would not serve in Vietnam and with few
exceptions that policy was followed.



I doubt Bush would have been sent however, The F-102 was not exactly
cutting edge and Bush was not a high time pilot ready for combat.
Im sure he would have went if ordered to however.


The F-102 was the primary interceptor used in Vietnam until about 1970.
Many were flown by ANG volunteers, I believe that program was called Palace
Alert. Bush volunteered for it, but was rejected for low flying time.