John Kerry and George Bush: Who Served and Who Shirked?

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Feb 11th, 2004 by R. Silverstein | 0

George Bush during National Guard service in Houston, TX

John Kerry won a Silver Star, three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star serving in Vietnam. George Bush played at serving his country and can’t even prove that he actually physically served in the National Guard. Who served and who shirked??

Could it possibly be that Bush unconsciously feels so defensive about his “service” that he needed to stage his sham “fly in” to the USS Abraham Lincoln in full pilot’s regalia? I’m starting to believe that once Americans focus on the stark differences in their service records that the Lincoln stunt is going to be the equivalent of the helmeted Michael Dukakis’ ride on a tank.