[Rhodes22-list] (Political) Military credentials amongDemocrats
and Republicans
Wally Buck
tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 10 11:33:25 EDT 2004
Quite an eye opener but only for those with an open mind!
Thanks for posting,
Wally
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>Democrats
>* Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
>* David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
>* Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
>* Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army
>journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
>* Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
>* Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
>* John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with CombatV,
>Purple Hearts.
>* Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
>* Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star,Vietnam.
>* Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-1953.
>* Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
>* Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.
>* Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII, receiving the Bronze Star and
>seven
>campaign ribbons.
>* Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, BronzeStars,
>and
>Soldier's Medal.
>* Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and
>Legion of Merit.
>* Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
>* Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze
>Star
>with Combat V.
>* Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
>* Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
>* Chuck Robb: Vietnam
>* Howell Heflin: Silver Star
>* George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
>* Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but
>received 311.
>* Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
>* Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
>* John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
>* Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul
>Wallenberg.
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>Republicans
>* Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
>* Tom Delay: did not serve.
>* Roy Blunt: did not serve.
>* Bill Frist: did not serve.
>* Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
>* Rick Santorum: did not serve.
>* Trent Lott: did not serve.
>* Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
>* John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.
>* Jeb Bush: did not serve.
>* Karl Rove: did not serve.
>* Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked
>Cleland's
>patriotism.
>* Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
>* Vin Weber: did not serve.
>* Richard Perle: did not serve.
>* Douglas Feith: did not serve.
>* Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
>* Richard Shelby: did not serve.
>* Jon Kyl: did not serve.
>* Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
>* Christopher Cox: did not serve.
>* Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
>* Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as aviator and flight
>instructor.
>* G.W. Bush: six-year Nat'l Guard commitment (in four).
>* Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role
>making
>movies.
>*Bob Dornan: Consciously enlisted after fighting was over in Korea.
>* Phil Gramm: did not serve.
>* John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart
>and
>Distinguished Flying Cross.
>* Bob Dole: an honorable veteran.
>* Chuck Hagel: two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam.
>* Duke Cunningham: nominated for Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Silver
>Stars,
>Air Medals, Purple Hearts.
>* Jeff Sessions: Army Reserves, 1973-1986
>* Colin Powell: Long career in military management.
>* Wayne Gilchrest: USMC in Vietnam; wounded in action.
>* Don Nickles: Biography does not list military service.
>* Dana Rohrabacher: did not serve.
>* John M. McHugh: did not serve.
>* JC Watts: did not serve.
>* Jack Kemp: did not serve, due to "knee problem", although continued in
>NFL
>for 8 years.
>* Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.
>* Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
>* George Pataki: did not serve.
>* Spencer Abraham: did not serve.
>* John Engler: did not serve.
>* Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
>* Arnold Schwarzenegger: AWOL from Austrian army base.
>* G.H.W. Bush: Pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese.
>* Tom Ridge: Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam.
>* Sam Johnson: Combat in Korea and Vietnam, POW in Hanoi.
>* Ted Stevens: WWII pilot, DFCs, two Air Medals.
>* John Warner: Served in the Navy during WWII as a RM3
>* Heather Wilson: Air Force 1978-1989
>* Gerald Ford: Navy, WWII
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>Conservative Pundits & Preachers
>* Sean Hannity: did not serve.
>* Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')
>* Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
>* Michael Savage: did not serve.
>* George Will: did not serve.
>* Chris Matthews: did not serve.
>* Paul Gigot: did not serve.
>* Bill Bennett: did not serve.
>* Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
>* John Wayne: did not serve.
>* Bill Kristol: did not serve.
>* Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
>* Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
>* Clarence Thomas: did not serve.
>* Ralph Reed: did not serve.
>* Michael Medved: did not serve.
>* Charlie Daniels: did not serve.
>* Ted Nugent: did not serve.
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