From: Jeff Shultz 

janel wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:53:27 +0100, adam flinton
>  wrote in message
> news::
>
>>What did HW Bush do?
>>
>
> From http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gb41.html
>
> "On his 18th birthday he enlisted in the armed forces. The youngest
> pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, he flew 58 combat
> missions during World War II. On one mission over the Pacific as a
> torpedo bomber pilot he was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire
> and was rescued from the water by a U. S. submarine.  He was awarded
> the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action."

Oh heck, in my response to Adam I confused the two... I thought he was
trying to slam Dubya.  Explaining Bush I would have been much simpler, as
you have pointed out.
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Jeff Shultz

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