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Being a veteran of the U.S. Air Force (1963 – 1967), Southeast Asia (Vietnam , Thailand 1965) had to pass this post on.
Republicans don’t piss me off much, but they do on this issue. Shame on them.


Who Served? A reminder From a kos diary

Democrats

• Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69;Medal of Honor, Vietnam.

• John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star, etc.

• Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.

•George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.

• Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953

• Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.

• Al Gore: Enlisted 1969; sent to Vietnam as army journalist.

• Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.

• John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal.

• Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII.

• Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.

• Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver & Bronze Stars. (Lost Both legs and one arm in Vietnam)

• Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.

• Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.

The Republicans:

• Dick Cheney: did not serve. (Five deferments!)

• Dennis Hastert: did not serve.

• Tom Delay: did not serve.

• Bill Frist: did not serve.

• Mitch McConnell: did not serve.

• Rick Santorum: did not serve.

• Trent Lott: did not serve.

• John Ashcroft: did not serve. (Seven deferments!)

• Jeb Bush: did not serve.

• Karl Rove: did not serve.

• Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. (Because of his "bad knee"; and this is the sorry excuse of a
man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism.)

• Richard Shelby: did not serve.

• Tim Hutchison: did not serve.

• Newt Gingrich: did not serve.

• Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.

• Kemp: did not serve. The active NFL star had a "knee problem."

• Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.

• Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.

• George Pataki: did not serve.

• Phil Gramm: did not serve.

• Ronald Reagan: Even our old friend reagan, didn't fight the good fight. "Poor eyesight" kept him in a non-combat role, making propaganda films. But it didn't keep him from accidentally remembering himselv in combat service years later, only to be reminded that was just a movie.

And don't forget: * George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; got assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up for required medical exam, disappeared from duty.

Neocons:

• Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.

• Richard Perle: did not serve.

• Douglas Feith: did not serve.

• Eliot Abrams: did not serve.

• Bill Kristol: did not serve.

Oh yeah, and here's the record for the top echelon of the media's patriots. These, of course, are the people questioning Kerry's patriotism:

• Sean Hannity: did not serve.

• Rush Limbaugh: did not serve. (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')

• Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.

• Paul Gigot: did not serve.

• Bill Bennett: did not serve.

• Pat Buchanan: did not serve.

• Ralph Reed: did not serve.

• Michael Medved: did not serve.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/25/223415/525