[Constitutions Grandchild]

Jazy, there were guys like this after every war. World War I and II were no different. I can't speak to his need to jump on the bandwagon now that we no longer mistreat our returning war veterans — certainly not from the noble vantage point of having served, but my uncles talked about the jackasses they'd meet who talked like major players, only to find out they weren't even on the field, much less in the game. The guys like my uncles (one at Omaha and Anzio driving the LSTs up on the beaches at both) NEVER EVER SPOKE of what they saw or had to do.

I'm sorry this guy was so insecure he had to borrow someone else’s honor to get elected, but it's not like he was the first. He's the son of WWII aged parents and all of them who fought were so careful to keep their precious kids out of Viet Nam (mostly because McArthur told them to NEVER EVER get involved in the war in Southeast Asia), so they got them away from the battle zone any way they could. This is unfortunate. He should have just been honest that when he finished school, it was all over but the spitting and mistreatment — something America should be very ashamed of.

[jazusamo]

You’re correct about some people inflating their service in every war. The difference now is the media and the Internet, they make it almost impossible to get away with and people like Blumenthal should know it.