Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Neal: Never could figure out how Bush 1, who was a hero, raised Bush2. Baby George strutted around like El Duce on the deck of an a/c carrier a few year back telling all the "war against terror was won". Walt Neal Friedenthal wrote: >>Both Kennedy and Bush I saw service in the Pacific but I am unaware that >>either ever conducted any sort of operation against the enemy -- Kennedy >>got his both sunk through incapability while Bush I got himself shot down. >> >> > >Mark, >Bush 1 flew 58 combat missions in the Pacific during WWII, he was shot down >after completing a successful bombing mission on a Japanese radio >installation. As his bombs hit their target I'm sure that >he killed some of the enemy on that mission. GHW Bush was the youngest >Navy aviator to serve during WWII and received the Distinguished Flying >cross for the mission that he had successfully >completed when he was shot down. >NF > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >