Bush defends National Guard AWOL accusation, almost
According to a copy of the National Guard document granting him an 'honorable' discharge on Oct. 1, 1973, Bush completed five years and four months of service -- less than the obligatory six years -- before going to Harvard Business School. Bush said Democratic charges that he went 'AWOL' by missing required drills in Alabama were untrue.
When confronted with the fact that he didn't show up for his last 6 months, he said: ' Well, I was going to the Harvard Business School, and I struck a deal with the government'.
Asked why no evidence has been found to show he reported to duty in Alabama during the summer and fall of 1972, Bush said: "There may be no evidence, but I did report. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been honorably discharged... I did show up in Alabama."
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