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I am not sure if Presidents would give members of his PPDs any gifts but this is how USSS felt about President George Herbert Walker Bush.Former Secret Service agent: Why we loved Bush 41 (aka Timberwolf)By Jonathan WackrowUpdated 11:15 AM EST, Wed December 05, 2018Editor's Note: (Jonathan Wackrow is a CNN law enforcement analyst and former agent with the US Secret Service, serving in the presidential protection division. He is a managing director at Teneo Risk, a strategic risk mitigation advisory firm. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion on CNN.)(CNN)Just before midnight on Friday evening, I received the news from a current US Secret Service agent. His message said, "We lost Timberwolf -- a part of us is gone."Reading these nine words, I was heavy with sorrow -- for both the Bush family and for the agency. In addition to losing a father, statesman and public servant, we lost a man who had become the shining example of integrity and kindness during the 38 years we had the honor of protecting him.George H.W. Bush, whose protective call sign was "Timberwolf," was arguably the agency's most beloved protectee.Since the Secret Service began protecting the then vice-presidential candidate in 1980, Timberwolf would be at the center of both world history and cherished memories for generations of special agents.In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a present-day Secret Service employee who does not have a personal story of the late president. But more importantly, each of these stories would share a common theme: the deep and genuine respect that the President had, not only for members of the Secret Service, but also for law enforcement more broadly.Throughout every phase of my career with the Secret Service, I came across stories of George and Barbara Bush, and the affinity that they had for the agents who protected them. When I was assigned to the presidential protective detail during the Obama administration, senior agents who had worked at the White House during the Bush 41 administration told stories of how the former President would adjust his schedule during the holiday season to ensure the agents could be home with their families.How 15 words from George H.W. Bush changed my lifeDuring his time in office and the years that followed, Bush was always extremely personable toward the agents that protected him. Current special agents assigned to his protection shared with me that the President often took the time and care to inquire after their well-being and quality of life -- just one daily reminder how he recognized and valued the men and women who stood willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for him and his family.In August 2002, I met the former President for the first time. I was assigned to stand post in Kennebunkport, Maine, during a visit by then-President George W. Bush. One morning, the former and current Presidents went to play golf, and a group of us accompanied them to the golf course. I was standing post close to the first tee box, when the former President approached me. Leaning in and shaking my hand, he said, "Just because he's the current President doesn't mean I'm going to let him win." Then, with a quick wink and a smile, he continued to the first tee.Beyond our individual memories of the late President, two very public examples demonstrate his unwavering respect for the men and women of the Secret Service.The first example came in his May 1995 letter to the National Rifle Association, resigning his lifetime membership. The former president took issue with a NRA fundraising letter circulated in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, which portrayed federal agents as armed terrorists who use automatic weapons to kill law-abiding citizens. In response, he penned the following:George H.W. Bush showed his character in one phone call"To attack Secret Service agents or A.T.F. people or any government law enforcement people...is a vicious slander on good people."Al Whicher, who served on my [United States Secret Service] detail when I was Vice President and President, was killed in Oklahoma City... He was a kind man, a loving parent, a man dedicated to serving his country -- and serve it well he did."The former President felt honor-bound to defend not only the reputation of Secret Service agents but also the integrity of American law enforcement. Risking political capital and potential backlash from conservative supporters, he remained steadfast in his convictions and took a chance because he felt it was the right thing to do. To this day, I am sure Whicher's family appreciates his stand.The second example of Bush's unparalleled support for the agency came as an act of kindness for an agent's 2-year-old son, who was battling leukemia. When the President noticed members of his protective detail shaved their heads in solidarity for the 2-year-old, who was undergoing lifesaving treatment, he joined in without hesitation. After shaving his own head along with us, Bush simply stated, "It was the right thing to do."Over the 38 years that members of the Secret Service had the privilege of protecting Bush and his family, he, in turn, became part of the Secret Service family. Each day, he led by example, teaching us how to live with dignity and respect.With his passing, a part of the soul of the Secret Service is gone as well. However, it will never be forgotten. Instead, his legacy will live on in the hearts of the countless people he touched.It was an honor and privilege to protect you, Timberwolf.George H.W. Bush: Shaving head was 'right thing to do'George H.W. Bush: ‘I identify’ with boy with cancerJuly 26, 2013, 7:58 AM EDTBy Lauren SullivanFormer President George H. W. Bush made headlines earlier this week when he shaved his head in support of a little boy battling leukemia.Touched by 2-year-old Patrick, the son of a member of his Secret Service detail, Bush was inspired to make a decision that surprised even those closest to him: He went bald.“A lot of the agents shaved their head,” Bush, 89, told granddaughter and TODAY contributing correspondent Jenna Bush Hager at his house in Kennebunkport, Maine. “I said, ‘Well why not me?’ It was the right thing to do.”The picture of Patrick sitting on the bald former president’s lap has gone viral.President George H.W. Bush and Patrick on July 24, 2013 after the former president shaved his head.Bush joined more than 20 Secret Service men in his unit in the act of solidarity.“They're a wonderful group of people,” Bush said. “They're like family with us.”Secret Service members cannot speak publicly, but their actions speak volumes. When Patrick’s mother, Alexandra, saw the group, she wept.RecommendedNEWSDon’t worry kids: Dr. Fauci says Santa is immune to coronavirusShe and Patrick’s father, Jon, have released a statement in response to the gesture. (Their last names were withheld at the family’s request.)“We are humbled and honored by the support and generosity that President and Mrs. Bush and our Secret Service family have shown towards our son... and are so very grateful for the outpouring of love and support from all over the country.”Mrs. Bush was moved when she saw her husband’s new ‘do, too.“I was shocked, surprised and thrilled,” she said. “But I think he looks beautiful and looks younger.”Patrick’s struggle is deeply personal for the Bushes, who lost their daughter, Robin, to leukemia when she was just 3 years old.Bush recalls that his daughter used to say to him, “I love you more than tongue can tell.”“He always answered, ‘I love you more’,” Mrs. Bush told Jenna.To further the effort to help Patrick, the servicemen have set up a website, Patrick’s Pals, to raise money for his treatment.President George H.W. Bush with his U.S. Secret Service Protective Detail and Patrick.Today

Prince of Wales was sunk by airpower and she was at General Quarters when it happened. All guns were manned. That didn't happen at Pearl Harbour.Now remember the Pearl Harbour attack was on a Sunday morning during what was considered peace time. Some of the ships' crew would have been ashore or church services or what have you. Many of these away crew members were senior NCOs or senior officers. That alone would add to the confusion at the time of the attack. A good example would be that neither the Captain of the USS Nevada or USS Oklahoma were on their ships during the attack. There's many stories of untrained men operating guns. So bare in mind that confusion was everywhere and no ship was in a state of readiness.For any ship being docked inboard with another ship tied outside there would be some protection against torpedo attacks. However the dive bombers would have ganged up on her. An Iowa class would have no hope since she would have stood out like a sore thumb.Just look at how much of a target she would be. See how much of a threat the Japanese would consider an Iowa. All the battleships at Pearl Harbour was about the size of the USS Texas. The Iowas was almost 50% longer and almost 50% more displacement. A monster at Battleship Row. No doubt a third wave of attack would have happened if she wasn't sunk. Only two waves were sent on Pearl Harbour but a third was an option and hundreds of planes would have been in that third wave. If an Iowa was at Pearl Harbour the Japanese would know of it, trained to fight it, and made it Target #1.We know the more heavily armored Yamato and Musashi was sunk by US Carrier aircraft and again the new British Prince of Wales met this fate. It would be naive to suggest the American Iowas are the only immune battleships to mass air attack.Remember that the whole point of the Pearl Harbour attack was to destroy key strengths of the US navy to allow Japanese expansion in South East Asia. The Iowas would have been the most powerful battleships in the world. Leaving the Iowas intacted would be a failure and a threat to Japanese expansion. The Japanese wouldn't leave those Iowas afloat.

We were in an Environmental Biology class when I was just starting college. We were discussing white conquest of native peoples. Why? Because the professor was a moron, and her classroom was her ideological pulpit.A debate started about whether or not the people today are better off because of European colonization. I don’t think it was meant to be a debate. I think it was meant to be a sermon about the evils of Western Civilization, and I didn’t obey the understood rules. Again, I have no idea to this day what that had to do with Environmental Biology, but I took the unpopular stance that, yes, they were better off.Professor McHippy: “Well I don’t think the Hawaiians would think that.”Me: “Well that’s why it sucks to be conquered.”The class looked on aghast. Her jaw literally dropped that I would say that.Me: “What? Do you think that the United States were the first to bring war to Hawaii? Are you not aware that Pacific Islanders have been exchanging islands in a process of conquest and annihilation that goes back thousands of years? Ever heard of the Haka? It started as a dance Polynesian warriors would give each other before bashing one another’s heads in with obsidian axes. It literally meant, ‘I’m going to kill you, and then I will eat you.’ They were literally cannibals. Are we really saying that America taught those people war?”Professor McHippy: “Are you saying that Americans aren’t responsible for the deaths of millions of native peoples?”Me: “I think Smallpox deserves a lot more credit than this holocaust story. Or would you like to explain why the population of Native Americans was gutted not just on the East Coast, but also in modern day Oregon and Washington State hundreds of years before white people ever set foot on it? The Native Americans were doomed because they didn’t have immunities to Old World diseases. It wouldn’t have mattered if it was from Africans crossing in Brazil, if the Norse had been successful with their colonies, or if it was the Japanese crossing the Pacific, someone was coming and the Native Americans were doomed regardless. This is to say nothing of the fact that because of modern medicine, there are more Native Americans alive today than have ever existed under stone age lifestyles.”Professor McHippy: “Americans destroyed the ways of life for hundreds of thousands of people! How can you sit there and act like this somehow not a crime against humanity.”Me: “Yeah, a way of life that was horrific. You have kids? You want 1 in 3 of them to die in infancy? You want to know there is a 1 in 4 chance you’ll die in childbirth? You like the idea of having 1 in 5 chance of making it to age 30 if you survive early childhood? The Marines in Iraq didn’t have odds that horrific. Or maybe just dragging your entire village on a litter chasing a herd of buffalo sounds like a fulfilling pastime for you.And again, you think that the Americans taught them how to make war? You think that their ancestral lands were really theirs? We have archeological evidence that nations claiming to own lands took them violently from others, who we know took them from others, who we know took them from others. War was happening well before the arrival of whites, and many were more than happy to ally with white settlers to continue the tradition. Nobody made them buy guns, nobody made them buy horses, and nobody made them conquer their neighboring tribes for land and resources. They nearly made the beaver extinct in parts of the country hunting them to trade for French guns to support their territorial claims from other natives.We eventually took that land too, often violently, but since then, no Native Americans have needed to kill each other to survive. They lost their sovereignty. That definitely sucks. It sucks to be conquered, but if you were to ‘offer’ any Native American alive today the ‘opportunity’ to return to the true way of life they had in the 1480’s, with no chance of taking part in the rest of modern day society, you would be an unimaginably cruel person.”Professor McHippy: “I don’t think that you would say these things if you had ever met a Native American. We become far more compassionate of other people’s suffering if we actually try to put ourselves in their shoes.”Me: “As in ‘walk a mile in the other person’s moccasins?’ My ability to be compassionate doesn’t change the facts. They are better off because of their interaction with European colonization. And besides, I was raised in Oklahoma. Every fourth person I meet has a roll card and they use it to get free college, free healthcare, and a variety of other services provided to them by the Chickasaw Nation, including many of my cousins. So my question to you is if you’ve ever met a Native American.”I’m really glad that she only graded on multiple choice tests, because I doubt I would have got my A if she used essays.