Memos Show Bush Suspended From Flying
Thursday September 9, 2004 2:31 PM
By PETE YOST
Associated Press Writer
Guardian snip:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly unearthed memos state George W. Bush was suspended from flying for the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war because he failed to meet Guard standards and failed to take his annual flight physical as required.
The suspension came as Bush was trying to arrange a transfer to non-flying status with a unit in Alabama so he could work on a political campaign there.
A memo written a year later referred to one military official ``pushing to sugar coat'' Bush's evaluation.
``On this date I ordered that 1st Lt. Bush be suspended from flight status due to failure to perform to USAF/TexANG standards and failure to meet annual physical examination ... as ordered,'' says an Aug. 1, 1972 memo by Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, who is now dead. The same memo notes that Bush was trying to transfer to non-flying status out of state and recommends that the Texas unit fill his flying slot ``with a more seasoned pilot from the list of qualified Vietnam pilots that have rotated.''
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