Mark Kirk Lied About His Military Career For Almost 2 Years!
With articles being reported in various newspapers, websites, and blogs that Senate candidate Mark Kirk ‘stretched the truth’ by stating on his website that he served ‘in’ Operation Iraqi Freedom rather than ‘during’ we did a little research of our own and found that this LIE went on for almost TWO YEARS!
Back in August 2003, he was only claiming to have served several weeks on active duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom but then in December of 2003 decided to ‘stretch the truth’ and say he was ‘in’ the Operation. This went on until August of 2005 when the information was changed and the word ‘in’ was changed to ‘during’. It also included the fact that he served ‘stateside’. Below is a short summary of his archived websites and how they changed over time:
Aug 2002
service in the Office of Naval Intelligence during Operation Desert Storm (1991).
4-17-2003 (started misreporting the award)
The U.S. Navy named Kirk ‘Intelligence Officer of the Year’ in 1999 for his combat service in Kosovo. Kirk also served as an air crewman over Iraq as part of Operation Northern Watch
8-6-2003
He also spent several weeks on active duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom
12-25-2003 (then the lie begins)
He is the only member of Congress to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was an air crewman over Iraq during Operation Northern Watch.
10-25-2004 (new website, and the lie continues)
The U.S. Navy named Kirk ‘Intelligence Officer of the Year’ in 1999 for his combat service in Kosovo. Kirk flew on missions over Iraq and continues to serve one weekend a month in the Pentagon. He is the only member of Congress to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was an air crewman over Iraq during Operation Northern Watch
8-25-2005 (almost two years goes by before the lie is corrected)
The U.S. Navy named Kirk ‘Intelligence Officer of the Year’ in 1999 for his combat service in Kosovo. Kirk flew on missions over Iraq and continues to serve one weekend a month in the Pentagon. Kirk is the only member of Congress to serve stateside during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was an air crewman over Iraq during Operation Northern Watch.
If you lived in Illinois would YOU vote Mark Kirk into the Senate?
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