Potus Bush Awol! - Page 2

shootandloot · 08-25-2004, 14:00

It always baffled me how Dems can criticise the President for going in to the National Guard. It's not his fault his unit was never called up (I think only two guard units were called up. One was from Montana, and I can't remember the other one. My memory might me completely off on this one). By their rationale, my dad dodged Vietnam because he voluntarily enlisted in the Army and got sent to Germany from '70-'71. It's not good enough that he served in uniform, he didn't serve in Vietnam. They act as if eveyone but s select few was in Vietnam. They ignore the fact that back then, just like today, we had other committments around the world, Germany, South Korea, etc. I think Kery just needs to get over the fact that some people question his military record and move on.

Hugh · 08-25-2004, 14:29

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Originally posted by shootandloot
(I think only two guard units were called up. One was from Montana, and I can't remember the other one. My memory might me completely off on this one).

For the Record, from http://www.ngaus.org/newsroom/guard101-callups.asp

1968 - 1969 USS Pueblo/ Vietnam - During the Vietnam war, 102 Air National Guard units, consisting of 10,511 personnel mobilized. This included four tactical fighter squadrons. The Largest Army units to mobilize were the 29th Infantry Brigade and the 69th Infantry Brigade. Thirty-four Army Guard units consisting of 12,234 personnel mobilized. Of the 12,234, 2,729 went to Vietnam with their units, while 4,311 were later sent to Vietnam as fillers.

The most well known Guard unit deployed to Vietnam was probably the Indiana NG's Company D (Ranger), 151 st Infantry. Their story has been detailed in at least one of the LRRP in Vietnam books published.

Here's some more detail on the individual units called up for
Vietnam, http://www.ngaus.org/ngmagazine/vietnam902.asp

Hugh

QRQ 30 · 08-25-2004, 14:57

The Sea Bees were also activated and deployed. They performed mosat of the construction in RVN. The point is that there is no point to the bruhaha. Both sides are in a name calling fiasco.