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 From: donw102@shaw.ca 
  
 "Jon Flamming"  wrote in message 
 news:20050116231726483-0700@news.telusplanet.net... 
 > In  Don Wagner wrote: 
 >> 
 >>  wrote in message 
 >> news:1105911628.864007.140910@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... 
 >>> "Press your nose and make a buzzer sound" Glen 
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>> The question was: "How many Presidents have fought in combat in 
 >>> the 
 >>> last 200 years?" 
 >>> . 
 >>> The answer is still "zero". No Presidents have *ever* been in 
 >>> combat. 
 >> 
 >> In no particular order 
 >> 
 >> Garfeild  -- Colonel in the Civil War. May have been at the battle, 
 Brigadeer, later Major General. Led a brigade at Middle Creek, 
 Kentuckey 
  
 >> but may not have seen action. Wealthy family, you see. 
  
 Right. Fatherless at 2. Canal boat horse driver. Wealthy my ass. 
  
 >> George Bush -- The elder? Flew torpedo bombers in the Pacfic. Was 
 >> shot 
 >> down and recovered. 
  
 The Elder 
  
 >> Gerald Ford -- Who cares? 
  
 >> U.S. Grant -- About the only real fighting he did was in the 
 >> Mexican 
 >> War. Commanded during the Civil War as a general, but generals 
 >> never 
 >> see action anyway. 
 > 
 >> Benjamin Harrison -- Another higher-ranking officer. Never really 
 >> saw 
 >> combat. Wealthy family. 
  
 Born on a farm. Not wealthy. What does wealth have to do with it 
 anyway? 
 As far as combat, he was a Colonel. Not unheard of for them to see 
 combat 
 in that era 
  
 >> William Henry Harrison -- Ditto 
  
 Say lots of combat against the indians. 
  
 >> Rutherford Hayes -- Same 
  
 Strange how he got wounded if, as you say, he never saw combat. 
  
 >> Andrew Jackson -- Actually did fight and really did kill. One of a 
 >> very few number. 
 >> John F. Kennedy -- Some question as to his combat record. Likely 
 >> commanded a PT boat because they were unlikely to see action. Just 
 >> J.F. 
 >> K's luck it didn't turn out that way. 
 > 
 >> A. Lincoln -- Really did fight. 
 > 
 >> William Mckinley -- Actually was an member of command staff. 
 >> Secretary 
 >> will a rank. 
  
 A Private as a member of Command staff? He ended the war as a brevet 
 Major 
 > 
 >> James Monroe -- he fought. 
 > 
 >> Theodore Roosevelt -- He said he did. 
  
 So did the men he commanded 
  
 > 
 >> Zachery Taylor -- Fought, but who cares? It's Zachary Taylor. 
 >> 
 >> Nixon, Ford and Johnson were all in WWII and may or 
 >> may not have seen combat 
 > 
 > Are you kidding? Only the media or the motor pool was shot at. 
 > 
 >> 
 >> Jimmy Carter was in the Navy and may have seen service 
 >> in Korea 
 > 
 > Was in the US Navy so little got so match as a scratch in Korea. 
  
 Not sure what you mean here. He was in the Navy for 7 years. 
  
 Don Wagner 
  
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