Who Served in the US Military and who did notPosted By Dwight Bogan |
Always like to see who in politics served in the US Armed forces. Since I'm a Democrat and a libral I should let all know for the Record I served in the US Air Force from October 16 1972 to February 27 1978 I worked as an Aircraft Mechanic 43151C on F4 C's, D's and the E model as well as the F15 I was at Osan Air Base South Korea from Sept 1973 to Sept 1974 where I spent the rest of my time at Luke AFB Glendale Ariz til 1978
Who served in the military?
Prominent Democrats
--House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt - Served his country in uniform, 1965-71
House Minority Whip David Bonior - Served his country in uniform, 1968-72
--Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle - Served his country in uniform, 1969-72
--Former Vice President Al Gore - Served his country in uniform, 1969-71; recipient of Vietnam Service Medal
--Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Congressional Medal of Honor, Vietnam
--Daniel Inouye... Democrat... Congressional Medal of Honor, World War Two
--John Kerry... Democrat...Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
--Charles Rangel...Democrat... Bronze Star, Korea
--Max Cleland... Democrat... Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
--Howell Heflin... Democrat... Silver Star
--Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953.
--Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
--Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. http://www.afji.com/mags/1997/Jan/VietVets.html
--Ambassador "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Democratic congressman, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit http://www.af.mil/news/Apr1997/n19970414_970430.html
--Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: served in combat with the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. http://www.house.gov/mthompson/bio.html
Prominent Republicans
--Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.
--Majority Leader Dick Armey- avoided the draft, did not serve.
--Majority Whip Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve. "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself."
--Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not serve.
--GW Bush - decided that a six-year Nat'l Guard commitment really means four years. Still says that he's "been to war." Huh?
--VP Cheney - several deferments, the last by marriage (in his own words, "had other priorities than military service")
--Att'y Gen. John Ashcroft - sought deferment to teach business ed at SW Missouri State
--Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve, too busy being a Republican.
--Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve
--Former President Ronald Reagan - served in a noncombat role. He later seems to have confused his role as an actor playing a tail gunner with the real thing.
--"B-1" Bob Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in college acting classes (Orange County Register article)
--Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four (?) student deferments
--Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Why did the Bush campaign smear him so?
--Former Senator Bob Dole - an honorable man. http://www.bobdole.org/bio/wwII.html
--Chuck Hagel - two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam. http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Information/bio.htm
--Duke Cunningham - nominated for the Medal of Honor, received the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations http://www.house.gov/cunningham/about_duke.htm#Biography
Here are a few more...
Democrats
--Gray Davis, California Governor, served in Vietnam.
--Chuck Robb, US Senator from Virginia, served in Vietnam
--George McGovern, famous liberal, awarded Silver Star & DFC, dozens of missions during WWII.
--Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force
Republicans/Conservatives
Political
--Don Nickles, Senate Minority Whip - Did not serve
--Senator Richard Shelby, did not serve
--JC Watts - did not serve
--Jack Kemp, did not serve
--Dan Quayle, avoided Vietnam service, got a slot in the journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard when the unit was at 150% capacity
--Eliot Abrams, did not serve
--Vin Weber, did not serve
--Richard Perle, did not serve (is the current bloodshed in the Middle East a direct result of his treasonous meddling in Clinton Administrstion foreign policy?)
--Rudy Giuliani, did not serve. Giuliani did show bravery on September 11th, unlike Bush who ran and hid...
--John Engler, did not serve
--Tom Ridge, Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam
--Representative Sam R. Johnson, combat missions in both Korea and Vietnam, POW in Hanoi from April 1966 to February 1973
(don't ever run for president Sam, they'll spread rumors that you're crazy)
--Congresswoman Heather Wilson, served in the Air Force
Puditocracy and Preacher-types (See also Media Whores Online)
--George Will, did not serve
--Chris Matthews, Mediawhore, did not serve.
--Bill O'Reilly, did not serve
--Paul Gigot, did not serve.
--Bill Bennett, Did not serve
--Pat Buchanan, did not serve
--Rush Limbaugh, did not serve
--John Wayne, did not serve
--Pat Robertson - did not serve, apparently used Daddy's connections to get off the ship in Tokyo while his buddies went on to Korea.
Bill Kristol, did not serve
Independents
--Gov. Jesse Ventura, U.S. Navy SEAL training, did UDT work
--Senator Jim Jeffords, U.S. Navy 1956-1959
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Dwight L Bogan
Who served in the military?
Prominent Democrats
--House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt - Served his country in uniform, 1965-71
House Minority Whip David Bonior - Served his country in uniform, 1968-72
--Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle - Served his country in uniform, 1969-72
--Former Vice President Al Gore - Served his country in uniform, 1969-71; recipient of Vietnam Service Medal
--Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Congressional Medal of Honor, Vietnam
--Daniel Inouye... Democrat... Congressional Medal of Honor, World War Two
--John Kerry... Democrat...Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
--Charles Rangel...Democrat... Bronze Star, Korea
--Max Cleland... Democrat... Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
--Howell Heflin... Democrat... Silver Star
--Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953.
--Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
--Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. http://www.afji.com/mags/1997/Jan/VietVets.html
--Ambassador "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Democratic congressman, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit http://www.af.mil/news/Apr1997/n19970414_970430.html
--Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: served in combat with the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. http://www.house.gov/mthompson/bio.html
Prominent Republicans
--Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.
--Majority Leader Dick Armey- avoided the draft, did not serve.
--Majority Whip Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve. "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself."
--Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not serve.
--GW Bush - decided that a six-year Nat'l Guard commitment really means four years. Still says that he's "been to war." Huh?
--VP Cheney - several deferments, the last by marriage (in his own words, "had other priorities than military service")
--Att'y Gen. John Ashcroft - sought deferment to teach business ed at SW Missouri State
--Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve, too busy being a Republican.
--Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve
--Former President Ronald Reagan - served in a noncombat role. He later seems to have confused his role as an actor playing a tail gunner with the real thing.
--"B-1" Bob Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in college acting classes (Orange County Register article)
--Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four (?) student deferments
--Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Why did the Bush campaign smear him so?
--Former Senator Bob Dole - an honorable man. http://www.bobdole.org/bio/wwII.html
--Chuck Hagel - two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam. http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Information/bio.htm
--Duke Cunningham - nominated for the Medal of Honor, received the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations http://www.house.gov/cunningham/about_duke.htm#Biography
Here are a few more...
Democrats
--Gray Davis, California Governor, served in Vietnam.
--Chuck Robb, US Senator from Virginia, served in Vietnam
--George McGovern, famous liberal, awarded Silver Star & DFC, dozens of missions during WWII.
--Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force
Republicans/Conservatives
Political
--Don Nickles, Senate Minority Whip - Did not serve
--Senator Richard Shelby, did not serve
--JC Watts - did not serve
--Jack Kemp, did not serve
--Dan Quayle, avoided Vietnam service, got a slot in the journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard when the unit was at 150% capacity
--Eliot Abrams, did not serve
--Vin Weber, did not serve
--Richard Perle, did not serve (is the current bloodshed in the Middle East a direct result of his treasonous meddling in Clinton Administrstion foreign policy?)
--Rudy Giuliani, did not serve. Giuliani did show bravery on September 11th, unlike Bush who ran and hid...
--John Engler, did not serve
--Tom Ridge, Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam
--Representative Sam R. Johnson, combat missions in both Korea and Vietnam, POW in Hanoi from April 1966 to February 1973
(don't ever run for president Sam, they'll spread rumors that you're crazy)
--Congresswoman Heather Wilson, served in the Air Force
Puditocracy and Preacher-types (See also Media Whores Online)
--George Will, did not serve
--Chris Matthews, Mediawhore, did not serve.
--Bill O'Reilly, did not serve
--Paul Gigot, did not serve.
--Bill Bennett, Did not serve
--Pat Buchanan, did not serve
--Rush Limbaugh, did not serve
--John Wayne, did not serve
--Pat Robertson - did not serve, apparently used Daddy's connections to get off the ship in Tokyo while his buddies went on to Korea.
Bill Kristol, did not serve
Independents
--Gov. Jesse Ventura, U.S. Navy SEAL training, did UDT work
--Senator Jim Jeffords, U.S. Navy 1956-1959
Clear Skies
Dwight L Bogan