[pabianice]

"“I have been completely transparent with Mr. Brunner about my military service. I am a combat veteran, and served my country overseas in multiple deployments to the Middle East, including to Iraq and Afghanistan. Records with the Air Reserve Personnel Center were not automated in 2001 and 2003 as they are now, so I do not have a complete copy of all my records. I do, however, have records of the following medals I received:

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force Expeditionary Service Medal

Combat Readiness Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Air Reserve Force Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Devices

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

“I am proud to have served this country honorably in the armed forces, and will continue to do so in my service as a state representative.”

[napscoordinator]

If he is a fraud, put him in jail. Of course now it is considered free speech. UGH! If he is found out to be a fraud then he will probably be reelected. Voters tend to love liars now a days.

[2banana]

I can never understand that those with perfectly honorable service records want to throw it all away by lying about it to puff it up.

Be proud of what you did in the military. Only 1% of the population have even served. Much less overseas...

[Tupelo]

Long story in order to tall us that Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Washington is a lying son of a bitch.
Sorry, but that could have been accomplished in one paragraph. Actually in one sentence. But Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Washington ain’t that much different from the rest. They are all lying sons of bitches in one way or the other. The word Politician is just a nice way of putting it.

[lacrew]

“When asked about where he’d seen combat and suffered wounds, Hunt did not provide details but said he is receiving disability benefits for service-related injuries that he declined to elaborate on.”

Hmmm

[Bob]

“not automated” — Pure BS. I can get the DD-214 from my 1975 Navy discharge in less than a week if I need to. I’ve done it before.

[CPOSharky]

Those “awards” look like they are for just being somewhere, not necessarily for actually doing anything.

[moehoward]

If you read the article it sounds like someone took liberties with embellishment, and not much of it. His record is extensive.

[Fundamentally Fair]

What a POS.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The guy clealry lied. His medals don’t support combat service, and nobody forgets the units in which they served in combat. His claims of confusion or honest mistake don’t are not remotely credible.

[bgill]

Bet the other soldier in that picture was Kerry.