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AWOL-Gate: New Docs Provide Little Info On Bush’s Military History

HeadlineFeb 16, 2004

On Friday at 6:30 in the evening after much of the White House staff had already left for the long weekend, the press office released hundreds of documents pertaining to the president’s service in the National Guard.

According to the Washington Post the new documents did little to answer questions about Bush’s military history. According to the paper the only definitive documentation that places Bush at a National Guard Base in Alabama in 1972 or 1973 is a single dental exam. And only one person has vivid recollections of serving with Bush in Alabama. John Calhoun said he saw Bush sign in at eight to 10 times for about eight hours each from May to October 1972. But Callhoun said he saw Bush at the base months before October 1972 when the White House claimed Bush began drills in Alabama.

Also on Friday the White House announced President Bush would meet privately with members of the federal commission investigating the Sept. 11, attacks. But it is not clear if he will meet with the full commission or if he will testify under oath.

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