SAME OLD STORY SAME OLD LIE THEY USE. BLUMENTHAL, WHO GOT AT LEAST FIVE DEFERMENTS THAT KEPT HIM OUT OF THE WAR, HAS MADE REFERENCE TO "THE DAYS THAT I SERVED IN VIETNAM." IN 2003, IN COMMENTS ABOUT AMERICAN TROOPS SERVING OVERSEES, HE ALSO DISCUSSED WHAT HE SAW "WHEN WE RETURNED."; "ON A FEW OCCASIONS I HAVE MISSPOKEN ABOUT MY SERVICE AND I REGRET THAT, AND I WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY," THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE TOLD REPORTERS. "BUT I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO TAKE A FEW MISPLACED WORDS AND IMPUGN MY RECORD OF SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY."; BLUMENTHAL DID SERVE SIX YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVES IN THE UNITED STATES, WORKING ON PROJECTS LIKE A TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE. HE ALSO SERVED FOR SIX MONTHS AT PARRIS ISLAND IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE MANY MARINES GO THROUGH BASIC TRAINING.
