General&#39;s letter praised Bush in Air Guard basic training
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A packet of Texas Air National Guard records released yesterday showed that the commanding officer of President Bush&#39;s basic-training unit took an interest in him as a trainee and wrote to his father to praise him.
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WASHINGTON - More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973.    The orders show Bush was on "no-fly" status for his last days of duty because he had been grounded almost a year earlier for skipping an annual medical exam...
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US President George W Bush praises John Kerry's military record and calls for a halt to unofficial negative advertising.
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President Bush, spending the holiday at the presidential retreat at Camp David, made early morning calls to ten members of the U.S. armed forces Thursday to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and thank them for their service to the nation.
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President Bush on Friday called several people serving in the U.S. military to thank them for their service and wish them happy holidays.
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BUSH: Well, first of all, the &#151; we are making good progress in training the Iraqi troops. There will be 125,000 of them trained by election time.
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WASHINGTON - New documents unearthed in the midst of the presidential campaign fill in some blanks but raise other questions about the sometimes mysterious and spotty story of President Bush's military service during Vietnam when he won a coveted spot in the Texas Air National Guard and avoided the war.    Reviving issues that have shadowed his political career, the documents show Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer and lost his status as a Texas Air National Guard pilot more than three decades ago because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical examination...
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WASHINGTON - Questions about President Bush&#39;s service in the Texas National Guard have been shunted to the background by a debate over the authenticity of newly disclosed documents that purport to show problems with his performance as a pilot.
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President Bush praised John Kerry's military service as honorable on Thursday but declined to condemn ads from Vietnam veterans who questioned the Massachusetts senator's military record.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush never was disciplined while serving in the Texas Air National Guard, never failed a physical and never asked his father or family friends for help to get him into the guard during the Vietnam War, the White House said Wednesday.    The White House answers came in response to a dozen questions submitted by The Associated Press in light of new records detailing Bush's Guard service and allegations that have surfaced this election season...
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President Bush, his Vietnam-era military service the subject of dispute, said Tuesday he is proud of his stint in the Air National Guard and told members strained by today's wars that he is trying to make their lives easier.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, March 11 -- As Air Force One swooped over the Andes Mountains toward this city for the first time in a quarter-century, President Bush and his aides sat in the front compartments with an optimistic message about improved security after decades of civil war and drug trafficking.
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President Bush voiced his confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld at a White House news conference today.
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New information about President Bush&#39;s military record reveal he fell short of his military obligations and received favorable treatment at the National Guard.
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President Bush expressed pride Tuesday in his Vietnam-era service with the Texas Air National Guard without addressing controversy over documents that raise questions about his record
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WASHINGTON Sept. 9, 2004 - The White House released memos Wednesday night saying that George W. Bush was suspended from flying fighter jets for failing to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard.
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CAMP PENDLETON ---- Cheered by about 7,000 Camp Pendleton troops, President Bush thanked local Marines and sailors and their families Tuesday for their sacrifice during the war in Iraq.