As a former state commander of a major Veterans Service Organization, I know firsthand how difficult it is to obtain service records from the National Archives. That’s why, when I learned that a political operative tied to Jack Ciattarelli — the Trump-endorsed Republican running for governor in New Jersey — was handed the unredacted service records of his Ciattarelli’s opponent, Democrat Mikie Sherrill , my B.S. meter went off at full siren.

This was a movie I had seen before. As a college student, I had the honor of chauffeuring former Senator Max Cleland around New Jersey and New York. Cleland, a decorated Vietnam veteran who lost three limbs in combat, became one of the most shameful targets of political attacks. In 2002, his opponents, led by Karl Rove, launched attack ads que

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