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Bush's service records show a year in which there is no report of duty...
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Mr. Bush's critics are describing him as a deserter, an officer who went AWOL. snip

Getting a clear picture is difficult, although there are some records of his military service that have been released. snip

In May of 1972, George W. Bush moved to Alabama to help in a U.S. Senate campaign and requested permission to serve in a unit in that state.


His superiors, however, later said they did not approve of that unit because it didn't do much.


There were no drills or exercises.


The unit's commander told the Boston Globe that it had no airplanes and essentially met one weeknight per month.

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