Fatal Mission, One of 58 attack missions, Naval Aviator Lieutenant (j.g.) George H. W. Bush

1944, a 20-year-old Naval Aviator named George Bush embarked on a mission which he would later describe as one of the most dramatic moments of his life — an experience which gave him a “sobering understanding of war and peace.” “There’s no question that it broadened my horizons,” Vice President Bush said. “And there’s no …