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Dear Marcia,
I think you are on to something here. I'm sending it to my elist, with the
hope that people will contact their Congresspeople and demand an
investigation of Bush's military record.
Peace, Carol
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From: Marcia Davis
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 2:10 PM
Subject: Fw: BUSH DESERTION
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From: RONALD N. HAROLD
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Subject: BUSH DESERTION
RE: Desertion
Department of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-1900
To whom it may concern:
Recently, I was made aware of allegations concerning several violations of
the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) by George W. Bush during the
Vietnam War. The alleged acts include being Absent Without Leave (UCMJ
Article 86) for a period of more than a year from his National Guard
assignments in Texas and Alabama. According to the UCMJ, a person who is
AWOL for more than 30 days with evidence of no intent to return to duty is
guilty of Desertion. (UCMJ Article 85)
To understand the gravity of this offense, one need only read the section
4.9.5 e. of Article 85, which states that the maximum punishment for
desertion in a time of war (3), is, "Death or such other punishment as a
court-martial may direct". As far as I am aware, George W. Bush has never
received any punishment for these alleged crimes, nor has he ever been
charged.
When I read about these allegations in national media outlets including,
but not limited to; The Boston Globe(1), The Washington Post(2), The
Birmingham News(3), and The Dallas Morning News(4), I decided to call the
Department of Defense to find out what the Statute of Limitations was for
these crimes. I was informed that because of the nature of the crimes;
deserting one's country during a time of war, that there is NO statute of
limitations, and these crimes, if proven, can still be prosecuted today.
The purpose of this correspondence is to make a formal written complaint
with circumstantial and documentary evidence of George W. Bush's violations
of the UCMJ. Since he is the Commander in Chief of our armed forces, the
details of his past service or lack thereof, are of particular interest to
the American people.
DETAILS:
From May to November 1972, George W. Bush was living in Alabama working on
the US senate campaign of Winton Blount and was required to attend drills
with the Air National Guard unit in Montgomery, Alabama. There is no record
that he attended any drills whatsoever. Additionally, General William
Turnipseed (r) who was commander of the unit at that time has stated in
interviews that he never saw Bush report for duty.
On September 5, 1972, Bush had requested permission to perform duty for
September, October, and November at the 187th Tactical Recon Group in
Montgomery. Permission was granted, and Bush was ordered to report to
General William Turnipseed. In interviews, Turnipseed, and his
administrative officer at the time, Kenneth K. Lott, have stated that they
had no memory of Bush ever reporting.
Seven months later, at Ellington Air Force Base in Texas, Bush's two
superior officers were unable to complete his annual evaluation covering
the year from May 1, 1972 to April 30, 1973 because, "Lt. Bush has not been
observed at this unit during the period of this report." Both superior
officers, who are now dead, and also Ellington's top personnel officer at
the time, mistakenly concluded that Bush served his final year of service
in Alabama. Bush returned to live in Texas after the senatorial election in
November, 1972, so this is obviously not true.
According to the records available from the National Guard, the period
between May 1972 and May 1973 remains unaccounted for. George W. Bush
himself has refused to answer questions about this period in his life,
other than to state that he fulfilled all of his National Guard
commitments. If this were true, why is there no record of him fulfilling
these commitments at either of his posts in Texas or Alabama? Why is there
not one commanding officer that can come forward and state unequivocally
that Bush reported for duty?
If the allegations are true that Bush deserted his country during a time of
war, this is one of the gravest offenses one can commit against their
country, short of treason. This is why there is no Statute of Limitations
concerning these crimes. My father served proudly as a field surgeon in
Vietnam, and it distresses me greatly that a person could use his family's
influence and power to not only avoid the draft for service, but then to
not fulfill the duties that he was assigned in substitute for serving in
Vietnam.
These crimes are not to be taken lightly, and I believe that all men and
women who serve America proudly would be shocked that a soldier was allowed
to abuse the system in the way that George W. Bush allegedly has. These
charges warrant investigation, and until a satisfactory record of Bush's
service is produced, I can only assume that Bush did indeed desert his
country in a time of war.
I implore you to investigate these charges. In this time of war and talk of
preemptive strikes against other countries, it would serve the American
people greatly to know that our Commander in Chief did not run away from
duty during Vietnam. If this man is to send other's husbands, wives, and
children to die in a foreign land, we must make sure that he fulfilled his
obligations and commitments to America before he demands that others do the
same.
Sincerely,
A BuzzFlash Reader
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