For all our complaints about the media not going after Bush hard enough, the Associated Press hits a home run in this article entitled "What Bush, Cheney, Kerry did during the Vietnam War." Some highlights:
- Bush: "He was assigned to guard National Guard units in Alabama. There is no record of him reporting for duty there, but Bush says he did participate. He lost his flight credentials after missing a physical exam."Enough said.
- Cheney: "Cheney received five student and marriage deferments of service during the war... Cheney told The Washington Post in 1989, 'I had other priorities in the '60s than military service. ... I don't regret the decisions I made."
- Kerry: "After graduating from Yale University in 1966, Kerry volunteered for the Navy and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. In his first tour, he spent four months on the USS Gridley frigate off Vietnam's shore. He volunteered for the second tour, where he served nearly five months as a swiftboat commander in the Mekong Delta and won three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star." (emphasis added)
