Hello Bob!

26 Apr 07 16:18, you wrote to me:

 RC>> At least he served a full tour, unlike Otto.

 BK>  Lots of people get hurt and never serve a full tour. Some even
 BK>  die. Bob Dole spent less time in combat than Kerry did.

In the current sphere of this line of political debate, the military
service of Gore and the lack of any for Clinton, werent topics the
Democrats wanted to discuss.

Come 2004, Kerry's was all they wanted to talk about.

 RC>> After all, in 23 days, Otto became an A-10 Weapons mechanic.

 BK>  I don't recall him ever saying that. When did he?

He said it a number of years ago in the WHAT'S_HOT! echo to a Raymond Yates.

Ray and Sauer were discussing the A-10, they were discussing the caliber of
its ammo round and the color the aircraft was painted.

Sauer corrected Ray on those points and decided to qualify it by closing
the message off with this:

"P.S. I worked on A-10's when I was in the air Force"

It was an embellishment Sauer tossed in, whilst He was correct on the
trivia (ammo caliber and paint color), unknown to Sauer, Ray was quite the
military expert himself, working for military intelligence out of the
pentagon.

I have a colleague, who held the same job that Sauer was going to be
trained for, only for the F-16, I related the boast to this colleague, I
also related this story to my brother who also served in the USAF. The
input I received was that the training required would have taken a lot
longer than the 23 days Sauer was destined to have left in the service.

The embellishment is what got Sauer in trouble, his facts were right, he
didnt need to try to impress anyone.

 RC>> The try to liken Kerry to being a Pappy Boyington.

 BK>  Kerry won the silver star and the bronze star with V. If you
 BK>  read his silver star citation, signed by Admiral Zumwalt, it's
 BK>  pretty impressive.

and then he threw his medals over a fence.


 RC>> Why does this surprise you?

 BK>  It surprises me that you are joining in trivializing the service
 BK>  of combat vets. At least you are not trashing it like Hulett
 BK>  did.

I dont think I have trivialized your service, you had an important job, but
dont elevate yourself up, you were just one spoke of a bigger wheel.

==
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