Speaking as a former Marine and a constituent in her district I'm well aware of her opponent and Paul Hackett's role as a Marine reservist. He did in fact serve in and around Fallujah last November in his capacity as a civil affairs officer. He returned from active duty in Iraq early this year.
Good, because a lot of people, most of them "Journalists" we very very sloppy about their reporting on him. The Dinosaur Media PR image, and the reality of his service, do not match. A lot of Freepers, better informed then most people, mistakingly assumed because he "severed around Fallujha