This topic, with Byrd's wackyness, president Clinton's draft dodging, accusations of Bush's being AWOL, etc. has me interested in comparing VA status of our senators and house members. I found the current list of 39 of the 100 senators being veterans (only slight advantage for Repub's over Dem's). Wondering how the House would fare:
Veteran Senators: 39 out of 100
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Army Corps of Engineers, 1945-47
Sen. Robert F. Bennett (R-UT), National Guard, 1957-61
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Army Reserve, 1968-74
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), Marine Corps, 1955-57
Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO), Air Force, 1951-53
Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE), Navy, 1968-73, USNR, 1973-1992, CAPT
Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) Army, 1962-68
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Navy, 1959-61
Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) U.S. USMCR 1969-75
Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-ID) National Guard, 1970-74
Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) Air Force, 1969-72
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) Army Reserve, 1969-75
Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) USARNE 1967-73
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) U.S. Army, Sergeant, 1967-68
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Navy, 1962-67, U.S. Naval Reserve, LCDR
Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) Navy, 1942-45
Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC) Army, 1942-45
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK) Army, 1954-56
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) Army, 1943-47
Sen. James M. Jeffords (R-VT) Navy, 1956-59, Naval Reserve, 1959-1990
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) U.S. Army 1969- ?
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Army, 1951-53
Sen. John Robert Kerry (D-MA) Navy, 1968-69
Sen. Herb Kohl (D- WI) Army Reserve, 1958-64
Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R- IN) Navy, 1957-60
Sen. John R. McCain (R- AZ) Navy, 1958-81, CAPT (ret)
Sen. Frank H. Murkowski (R- AK) Coast Guard, 1955-56
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) U.S. Army 1968-1970
Sen. Don Nickles (R- OK) National Guard, 1970-76
Sen. John F. "Jack" Reed (D-RI) U.S. Army 1967-79, Army Reserve 1979-91
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) U.S. Marine Corps (1958-62)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Army Reserves 1973-86
Sen. Robert C. Smith (R- NH) Navy, 1965-67
Sen. Arlen Specter (R- PA) Air Force, 1951-53
Sen. Ted Stevens (R- AK) Army Air Corps, 1943-46
Sen. Craig Thomas (R- WY) Marine Corps, 1955-59
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R- SC) Army, 1942-46, Army Reserve 1924-1960
Sen. John R. Warner (R- VA)Navy, ET-3, 1944-46, Marine Corps, LT1, 1950-52
Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) Marine Corps 1953-1956
found it at:
http://www.navyleague.org/legislative_affairs/Veterans%20in%20the%20Senate.pdf