George Herbert Walker Bush has devoted his life to his family and to his country. At age 18, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve and became the youngest pilot in the Navy. During World War II, he was shot down in combat over the Pacific and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. After a successful career in the oil and gas industry in Texas, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966. Presidents Nixon and Ford selected Bush for a series of high-profile appointments: Ambassador to the United Nations in 1971, Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973, envoy to China...