Putin awards George Bush Sr. WWII victory medal (moved from ATSNN), page 1

posted on May, 24 2005 @ 02:25 PM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded former President George Bush Sr. with a distinguished World War II victory medal for his aerial involvement in the war. This award acknowledged the event in which President Bush Sr. plane was shot down in the midst of the war.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the 60th anniversary of Victory in World War II Medal to former US President George Bush senior in the Kremlin on Monday, according to the Itar-Tass news agency.

"Before we begin our conversation I would like to award a commemorative medal to you as a veteran of World War II," Putin told visiting George Bush senior.

"I know that you took part in the war and know the tragic incident linked with your participation when your plane was shot down," Putin said.

Putin meanwhile recalled the previous meeting with George Bush Senior in Sochi, where the former US president put his signature under the Charter on Friendship and Cooperation with Russia in the early 1990s, the report said.

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Former President Bush denies that he could see see tensions between George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin, however he believes that the Russian and US Government have good relations and understand each other.

subz

posted on May, 24 2005 @ 03:04 PM

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Thats rather perversed considering that good ol' Prescott Bush gave money to Hitler and profited by WW2.

Simulacra

posted on May, 24 2005 @ 03:10 PM

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Well so did IBM in its infancy. Along with a multitude of other companies trying to make a profit from this economical and political mishap.

twitchy

posted on May, 24 2005 @ 05:14 PM

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Didn't he parachute out and leave his buddies to die before comming back to the states and latching on to Aleen Dulles? Yeah, some hero.

Jehosephat

posted on May, 24 2005 @ 08:12 PM

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well, the problem is twitchy, only one person can confirm that story, so we have to give him the benifit of the doubt. A lot of times they pinned medals on people just and parade them around to sell more war bonds

Tho I have to wonder why Putin is giving an award to Bush Sr. when Russia had hardly anything to do with the Pacific japanese war. Shouldn't USA be giving him a medal?

GrndLkNatv

posted on May, 24 2005 @ 09:35 PM

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invite the current pres and just give each other slapps on the back in private instead of making idiots out of themselves in front of the whole world. Next thing you know these guys will be having michael jackson style sleep overs.