The problem is apparently a ribbon called
"Air Force Outstanding Unit Award"
the other ribbon is for marksmanship, that no one rational is disputing. In fact the photo of Bush-41 pinning the Lt bar on Bush-43 also shows the marksmanship ribbon.
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| 2004-08-30 |
8/30/2004 12:09:02 AM RECORD BREAK-IN It appears that the Kerry campaign is finally getting some of its own medicine, as it is feeling heat to release the bulk of the Sen. John Kerry's service record. For months, the campaign has been hiding behind Freedom of Information Act requests and what it has said was an exclusivity contract with its paid historian, Douglas Brinkley. But Brinkley late Friday said that there was nothing holding back the campaign from releasing documents. By some counts, there are more than 100 pages of documents related to Kerry's military service that may answer some of the many unanswered questions and mysteries about his time in Vietnam and the citations and awards he claims to have earned. For example: Why are there three -- THREE! -- separate and differently worded citations for Kerry's Silver Star award. On Saturday, former Navy Secretary John Lehman denied that he ever signed that third, generously worded citation, which Kerry has posted on his website. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #7 I noticed one instance where a training command, Newport, R.I. was given a MUC (Meritorious Unit Commendation) This would have given the award to all instructors, students and even the students at the Naval Academy Prep School - not to mention the base dentists and the guy who mowed the lawn outside the exchange. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-08-30 11:09:54 PM |
| #6 Forgot to add that you can get (and most do) your marksmanship ribbon in Basic training. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-08-30 5:58:17 PM |
| #5 The award only had to be given to one unit that Bush served in permanant or temporary. That means his Basic Training Squadron, Basic Flying Squadron, Fighter Training Squadron, Texas Guard, or the Alabama Guard (TDY). It's EXTREMLY rare to have served four years of service and NOT have an AFOUA. In 20 years I think I collected six. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-08-30 5:56:53 PM |
| #4 Haven't found them yet, but should be easy to check to see which unit was awarded the AFOUA when he was assigned. Most likely it was the training command he was in, new Lt's don't put ribbons on they ain't supposed to. Plenty of 1st shirts around to check on just that kind of thing. We love putting butter bars in their place. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-08-30 12:12:42 PM |
| #3 I looked at the photo. The problem is apparently a ribbon called "Air Force Outstanding Unit Award" the other ribbon is for marksmanship, that no one rational is disputing. In fact the photo of Bush-41 pinning the Lt bar on Bush-43 also shows the marksmanship ribbon. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-30 11:53:58 AM |
| #2 Kerry citation a 'total mystery' to ex-Navy chief |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-08-30 11:43:03 AM |
| #1 .com, the Kerry campaign has come up with an interesting answer. I found this link on the Command Post to a Telegraph article: Kerry campaign attacks President over 'war honour he did not earn' The must have really gone digging to find that picture. I don't see any reason why Bush would have slipped an innocuous ribbin on his uniform for a picture probably taken at the same time that his entire unit would have had their pictures taken. What will probably shake out is that Bush earned the ribbon at a training command or while he was in college. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-08-30 10:36:16 AM |