Richard Blumenthal was a freaking Marine Reserve. What is Herr Drumpf's military record?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The first Drumpf arrived on our shores over one hundred years ago, not one freaking Drumpf has worn our nation's uniform !

[HoneyBadger]

2. I will never defend making war on Vietnam

Terrible what we did to those people.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I don't think you will get the opportunity.

Richard Blumenthal

[braddy]

5. Almost 6,000 reservists died in Vietnam.

[NewJeffCT]

8. Out of hundreds of speeches

Blumenthal repeatedly said he served in the Marine Corps Reserves during the Vietnam era. A few times he left out the word "Reserves" in his speeches.

And, the line where he said, "“Although I did not serve in Vietnam, I have seen first-hand the effects of military action.” the media always seem to leave out that first part which I bolded. If you see dead and wounded soldiers returning from Vietnam, you're still seeing the effects of the military action there, especially if they are friends or family. That seems pretty clear from the context of his words.

[monmouth4]

4. I believe the first Drumpf arrived on our shores to get away from serving in the military in Germany

[NewJeffCT]

6. Here is a lot more detail on Blumenthal and Vietnam

http://heavy.com/news/2017/02/richard-blumenthal-vietnam-service-did-lie-about-serving-in-military-donald-trump-quote-report/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. He did more to serve his country than Drumpf.

[NewJeffCT]

9. He's been a good public servant

his entire adult life - US Attorney for 4 years after he finished in the Marine Corps reserve, State Legislator in Connecticut for 4 years, then state Attorney General for 20 years before being elected Senator, trouncing Linda McMahon by over 10%, despite her spending over $50 million.

[MoonRiver]

10. And another troll bites the dust, POST REMOVED!

Good job everybody!

[brooklynite]

11. Not true!

Those troubled students at the New York Military Academy were natty dressers...

[wordpix]

12. Blumenthal is my senator- fantastic senator previously CT AG

fabulous AG as well. Should run for pres, he'd be great there, too

[erpowers]

13. Five Deferments

Even though Richard Blumenthal, who was in the Marine Corp Reserve, is said to have gotten five deferments during the Vietnam War, Donald Trump has no grounds to attack another person's military service record since he also received five deferments during the Vietnam War.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Blumenthal eventually served and at least didn't use a seeming contrived medical excuse to avoid ...

Blumenthal eventually served and at least didn't use a seeming contrived medical excuse to avoid service. His deferments were plausible.

[erpowers]

15. Okay n/t