TexasAg1969 Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 To be buried next to his wife on the campus of Texas A&M at the Bush Presidential Library next to his wife Barbara. A great American who never called himself a hero. Having lost his wingman in the war, he always said the real heroes never came home. An honorable man and former WW II pilot shot down in the Pacific War. Part of the Greatest Generation! And here is the real story behind it and may you R.I.P. Sir. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/06/george-hw-bushs-comrades-eaten-japanese-pow-guards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Seemed like a nice guy and was in office during a tough global transition. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, TexasAg1969 said: To be buried next to his wife on the campus of Texas A&M at the Bush Presidential Library next to his wife Barbara. A great American who never called himself a hero. Having lost his wingman in the war, he always said the real heroes never came home. An honorable man and former WW II pilot shot down in the Pacific War. Part of the Greatest Generation! And here is the real story behind it and may you R.I.P. Sir. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/06/george-hw-bushs-comrades-eaten-japanese-pow-guards/ Agree. Can't think of a more honorable life than he had. And if that Sub hadn't been at the right place at the right time, history would have been changed. RIP Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 RIP. The man led a great American life The office hasn’t been the same since he left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 A decent man that received unnecessary flak because of Jr. A lot of his Presidential leadership helped to usher in the boom of the Clinton era. This is a loss for our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dste Ace Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 He was the original 'Swiftboat' victim. When he was running against Clinton he was accused of bailing out of his plane in February 1945 over ChiChi Jima, only concerned with saving his own skin, without regard for his crewmen. The truth, as told by his fellow pilots who witnessed his actions, is that he stayed with the plane far too long, trying to give his crewman the opportunity to bail out. He finally bailed out, with the other pilots screaming at him over the radio to get out because the plane was on fire. His plane exploded seconds after he bailed out. (He was 20 years old) His crewmen didn't survive. 50 years later he said "I think about those guys every day." As recounted in Ronald Kessler's "In the Presidents Secret Service", he and (especially) Barbara were extremely well thought of by the agents on their Secret Service detail. One story that stands out is that he and Barbara never went home to Texas before Thanksgiving and Christmas. The would remain in D.C. until the day after those holidays in order to allow the agents on his detail to spend the holiday with their families. There aren't many like him around anymore. R.I.P Mr. President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 I certainly think it would be in poor taste to drag this up and put it on TV but I'd still be interested in seeing a montage of all the crappy things Democrats said about George Bush when he was alive. Especially the ones that are falling all over themselves in grief today. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Westside Steve said: I certainly think it would be in poor taste to drag this up and put it on TV but I'd still be interested in seeing a montage of all the crappy things Democrats said about George Bush when he was alive. Especially the ones that are falling all over themselves in grief today. WSS It is all a game to those involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Westside Steve said: I certainly think it would be in poor taste to drag this up and put it on TV but I'd still be interested in seeing a montage of all the crappy things Democrats said about George Bush when he was alive. Especially the ones that are falling all over themselves in grief today. WSS https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2018/12/01/what-are-you-doing-ap-offers-tasteless-obituary-george-hw-bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 I prefer to keep this thread focused on the man himself, so from the article: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He recalled that while on the submarine he asked himself why he had survived. "Why had I been spared and what did God have in store for me? In my own view there's got to be some kind of destiny and I was being spared for something on Earth." Earlier he had told Mr Bradley: "I think about those guys all the time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Farewell George HW Bush..Mission Accomplished.. RIP 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 H.W. was the only president I ever met face to face. I always liked the guy and I like W. too. He seemed like a genuinely nice man. 94 is a good innings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 There were multiple football games I attended at A&M where 41 also came to the game. Big supporter of Texas A&M Football and deserved to have his Presidential Library located on the campus. And being an ex-Sports Parachute Jumpmaster License holder (as is my daughter), I always loved him taking those tandem jumps at such a late age in life. He even leaves his wheelchair for the one on his 90th birthday. More guts (or less sense) than me. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 I was unaware that he quietly attended a midnight reading of the names at the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam Wall. Heard it on radio today and found this article about it. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-12/news/mn-230_1_vietnam-veterans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 although.... https://www.ammoland.com/2018/12/democrat-praise-for-bush-limits-acceptable-republican-policy-on-guns-and-more/?utm_source=Ammoland+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b0b54fca8d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6f6fac3eaa-b0b54fca8d-20770865#axzz5Yd0Y8DjI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TexasAg1969 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 Best eulogy was former Sen. Alan Simpson's of Wyoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 I liked Bush, but I thought this whole thing was WAAAAAAYYYYYYY to long. This was played out to the press way too much. How many times do you have to do hail to the chief? How many times for everything. It was just too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 I’m glad his funeral wasn’t used as a political platform by the Dems, like they did to McCain’s service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 And speaking of the Greatest Generation, today is Dec. 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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