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The full Chickenhawk database

(N.H. Gazette)

The 108th Senate

http://www.awolbush.com/whoserved.html

Complete list of Vets in Congress

Prominent Democrats

Jim Webb, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia -- rifle
platoon and company commander with the Fifth Marine Regiment in the An
Hoa Basin west of Danang; was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star
Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, and two Purple Hearts.

Representative Jack Murtha (D-PA) - distinguished 37-year career in the
U.S. Marine Corps, Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, retired from the
Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1990.

Representative Richard Gephardt, former House Minority Leader - Missouri
Air National Guard, 1965-71.

Representative David Bonior - Staff Sgt., United States Air Force
1968-72

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle - 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72

Former Vice President Al Gore - enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam
January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer
Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of
Saigon. More facts about Gore's Service

Former Senator Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69;
Medal of Honor, Vietnam

Senator Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, World War Two

Senator John Kerry, Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star
with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in
combat

Representative Charles Rangel, Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze
Star, Korea

Former Senator Max Cleland, Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star &
Bronze Star, Vietnam

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953.

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve,
1968-74.

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) - U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army
Reserve 1979-91

Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - served as a U.S. Army officer in World
War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.

Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two
tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter
pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal.

Former Representative "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW,
Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver
Star and the Legion of Merit.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd
Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart.

Bill McBride, Democratic Candidate for Florida Governor - volunteered
and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a
combat "V."

Gray Davis, former California Governor, Army Captain in Vietnam;
received Bronze Star.

Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force 1955-57

Wesley Clark, Democratic Presidential Candidate - lengthy military
career.

Prominent Republicans

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey - avoided the draft, did not
serve.

Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not
serve . "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was
literally no room for patriotic folks like himself."

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt - did not serve

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist - did not serve. (An impressive
medical resume, but not such a friend to cats in Boston.)

Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, R-KY - did not serve

Rick Santorum, R-PA, third ranking Republican in the Senate - did not
serve.

George Felix Allen, Republican Senator from Virginia - a supporter of
Nixon and the Vietnam war, did not serve.

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not
serve.

Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld - served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as
an aviator and flight instructor. Served as President Reagan's Special
Envoy to the Middle East and met with Saddam Hussein twice in 1983 and
1984.

GW Bush - decided that a six-year Nat'l Guard commitment really means
four years. Still says that he's "been to war." Huh?

VP Cheney - several deferments , the last by marriage (in his own words,
"had other priorities than military service")

Former Att'y Gen. John Ashcroft - did not serve ; received seven
deferment to teach business ed at SW Missouri State

Jeb Bush, Florida Governor - did not serve.

Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve , too busy being a
Republican.

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve

Former President Ronald Reagan - due to poor eyesight, served in a
noncombat role making movies for the Army in southern California during
WWII. He later seems to have confused his role as an actor playing a
tail gunner with the real thing.

"B-1" Bob Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in
college acting classes (Orange County Weekly article). Enlisted only
after the fighting was over in Korea.

Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four (?) student
deferments

Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star,
Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying
Cross. Why did the Bush campaign smear him so? At least Senators Cleland
(D-GA), Kerry (D-MA), Kerrey (D-NE), Robb (D-VA) and Hagel (R-NE)
defended him.

Former Senator Bob Dole - an honorable man.
http://www.bobdole.org/bio/wwII.php

Chuck Hagel - two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam.
http://www.senate.gov/~hagel/Information/bio.htm

Duke Cunningham - nominated for the Medal of Honor, received the Navy
Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and
several other decorations Recently entered plea bargain on felony
charges of bribery, etc. etc.

Senator Jeff Sessions U.S. Army Reserves, 1973-1986

Colin Powell. What are we to make of Powell? On the one hand, a long
career as a military manager. On the other hand, accused of covering up
the My Lai massacre. Back on that first hand, one of the seemingly sane
voices in this administration when it comes to Iraq (or at least he used
to be). On the other hand, a clear hypocrite ("I am angry that so many
of the sons of the powerful and well-placed... managed to wangle slots
in Reserve and National Guard units...")

Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), served in USMC in Vietnam;
wounded in action.

Chuck Robb, US Senator from Virginia, served in Vietnam

Howell Heflin... Democrat... Silver Star

George McGovern, famous liberal, awarded Silver Star & DFC, dozens of
missions during WWII.

Former President Bill Clinton - avoided the draft through student
deferments; in the autumn of 1969, Clinton entered the draft but
received a high number (311) and was never called to serve. (CNN
article.) "...it was his doubts about the morality of the war and the
Selective Service system that led him to abandon the ROTC idea and to
subject himself to a draft lottery. Only the luck of the draw - a high
lottery number - kept him out. " (Jeff Greenfield, ABC News, quoting
Gov. Clinton.)

Former President Jimmy Carter, most recent recipient of the Nobel Peace
Prize, seven years in the Navy. "Except for his fellow service-academy
graduate Dwight Eisenhower, no President of the twentieth century spent
more years in uniform than Carter." (New Yorker Magazine)

Former Presidential Nominee Mike Dukakis - United States Army, 1955-'57

Former Senator/Vice Presidential nominee Lloyd Bentsen - B-24 pilot in
WWII 1942-'45, Squadron Commander; earned Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, U.S. Army 1951-1953

Former Senator John Glenn, D-OH (1974-1999) - Served in WWII and Korea;
extensive military commendations include the Distinguished Flying Cross
on six occasions, and the Air Medal with 18 Clusters.

Congressman Tom Lantos, D-CA - Did not serve in the US military; did
serve in the Hungarian anti-Nazi underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul
Wallenberg, is the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress.

Republicans/Conservatives

Political

Senator Richard Shelby, did not serve

Senator Jon Kyl, R-AZ - did not serve

Senator John Cornyn, R-TX - did not serve.

Senator Tim Hutchison, R-AR - did not serve

Rep. Christopher Cox, R-CA, (formerly) fifth-ranking Republican in the
House - did not serve.

Rep. John T. Doolittle, R-CA, sixth-ranking Republican in the House -
did not serve.

Representative Saxby Chambliss, Georgia - did not serve , had a "bad
knee" (yet somehow feels he has a right to attack Max Cleland's
patriotism)

Former Representative JC Watts - did not serve

Jack Kemp, did not serve (was unfit because of a knee injury, though he
heroically continued as a National Football League quarterback for
another eight years)

Former Vice President Dan Quayle, avoided Vietnam service, got a slot in
the journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard when the unit was at
150%% capacity (at least he showed up for his duty, unlike GW)

Eliot Abrams, did not serve (however, played a key role in subverting
democracy in South America)

Paul Wolfowitz, did not serve

Former Representative Vin Weber, did not serve

Richard Perle, did not serve

Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy - did not serve.

Rudy Giuliani, did not serve

Michael Bloomberg, did not serve

George Pataki, did not serve

Spencer Abraham, did not serve

John Engler, did not serve

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) - website used to claim service as a
"Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran." A current
biographical website makes no such claim. In reality, was a National
Guard lawyer who never left South Carolina during the Gulf War.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, did not serve

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA/49th, there were some problems with his service.

Rep. John M. McHugh, R-NY - avoided the draft, did not serve

Rep. Todd Platts, R-PA - did not serve

Arnold Schwarzenegger, CA Republican Governor - went AWOL from his
Austrian army base to enter a bodybuilding competition

George Herbert Walker Bush, pilot in WWII. Awarded Distinguished Flying
Cross. Shot down by the Japanese; was lone survivor out of airplane.

Representative Sam R. Johnson, combat missions in both Korea and
Vietnam, POW in Hanoi from April 1966 to February 1973

Senator Ted Stevens, R-Tubes, WW II pilot, two Distinguished Flying
Crosses, two Air Medals, and the Yuan Hai medal awarded by the Republic
of China.

Sen. John Warner, R-VA - Served in the Navy 1945-1946 as a RM3;
reenlisted in the USMC 1950, 10 years service in Marine Corps Reserve,
retired as Captain.

Congresswoman Heather Wilson, R-NM, served in the Air Force 1978-1989

Former President Gerald Ford, served in the Navy, WWII

Fighting Democrats

Back from the front lines, and headed for Congress in 2006. Why are
almost all the veterans coming home from Iraq running as Democrats?

Paul Hackett - U.S. Senate - Ohio
Website: www.hackettforohio.com

Charles Brown - California 4th District - 26-year career in USAF; jet
and helicopter pilot; recently retired as Lt. Colonel
Website: http://www.charliebrownforcongress.org

Patrick Murphy - Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District
Website: www.murphy06.com

Bryan Lentz - Pennslyvania's 7th Congressional District
Website: www.lentzforcongress.com

David Harris - Texas 6th Congressional District
Website: http://followmetodc.com/

David Ashe - Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
Website: http://www.davidasheforcongress.com/

Andrew Duck - Maryland 6th Congressional District
Website at http://duckforcongress.org

Eric Massa - New Yorks 29th District
Website: www.massaforcongress.com

Tim Dunn - North Carolina's 8th Congressional District
Website: www.dunnforcongress.com

Karen Marie Otter, US Army 1983-1985, California's 52nd District
www.otterforcongress.com

Phil Avillo, lengthy career as a US Marine, Pennsylvania's 19th District
www.avilloforcongress.com

Punditocracy and Preacher-types (See also Media Whores Online)

George Will, did not serve

Chris Matthews, Mediawhore, did not serve.

Bill O'Reilly, did not serve

Paul Gigot, did not serve.

Bill Bennett, Did not serve

Radio Host Phil Valentine, did not serve.

Pat Buchanan, did not serve

Rush Limbaugh, did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst' [see "The Rush
Limbaugh Story" by Paul D. Colford, St. Martin's Press, 1993, Chapter 2:
Beating the Draft.])

Michael Savage (aka Michael Alan Weiner) - did not serve, too busy
chasing herbs and botany degrees in Hawaii and Fiji

John Wayne, did not serve

Radio Host Steve Gill, did not serve

Pat Robertson - claimed during 1986 campaign to be a "combat veteran."
In reality, was a "Liquor Officer."

Bill Kristol, did not serve

Sean Hannity, did not serve.

Kenneth Starr, did not serve

Antonin Scalia, did not serve

Clarence Thomas, did not serve

Ralph Reed, did not serve

Michael Medved, did not serve

Charlie Daniels, did not serve

Ted Nugent, did not serve

Country Singer Toby Keith, did not serve.

Radio Host Phil Hendrie, did not serve.

Ollie North - Convicted in the Iran-Contra scandal, at least he served.

Charlton Heston - served in WWII, but went AWOL when Michael Moore asked
him some tough questions.

James Carville, a.k.a. "Corporal Cueball" - Served in the United States
Marine Corps, 1966-'68.

Markos Moulitsas, a.k.a. "Kos" (leading liberal blogger) - Served in the
United States Army, 1989-'92.

Independents

Gov. Jesse Ventura, U.S. Navy SEAL training, did UDT work

Senator Jim Jeffords, U.S. Navy 1956-1959

And let's not forget the Coast Guard...

The brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard risk their
lives every day to protect our nation and save thousands of lives every
year. The Coast Guard is in fact a branch of the United States Armed
Forces.

Congressman Gene Taylor (D-MI) served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve
from 1971-1984. http://www.house.gov/genetaylor/biography.htm

Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC) served in the U.S. Coast Guard (Active
Duty)for 5.5 years. Served in the CG Reserve for 18 years.
http://coble.house.gov/biography/

William Delahunt (D-MA) served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve from
1963-1971 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/faqs/William_Delahunt.html