Senator Kerry Releases Military Records: Slams Chickenhawks [View All]

[Zorra]

Way to go JK!

Meehan responded, ``Senator Kerry's record on the military is one we are running on, not running from. We are happy to compare Senator Kerry's record of service to anybody in the Bush campaign who has or has not served.''

Bush was in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, but did not serve in combat. Bush released hundreds of pages of his Vietnam-era military records in February to counter Democrats' suggestions that he shirked his duty in the Texas Air National Guard.

The White House said the documents comprise his entire military record. The records did not provide evidence that Bush was in Alabama during a period when Democrats have questioned whether he reported for service.

Kerry on Friday questioned Republicans who avoided the war and now criticize him on national security, but he didn't mention Bush.

``I fought under that flag and I saw that flag draped over the coffins of friends,'' Kerry said. ``I'm tired of Karl Rove and Dick Cheney and a bunch of people who went out of their way to avoid the chance to serve when they had the chance.''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Kerry-Purple-Hearts.html