"The New York Times story is an outrageous distortion of Dick Blumenthal's record of service,'' his campaign manager Mindy Myers said in an email tonight. "Unlike many of his peers, Dick Blumenthal voluntarily joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 1970 and served for six months in Parris Island, SC and six years in the reserves. He received no special treatment from anyone."
"Dick has a long record of standing up for veterans. Tomorrow, veterans will be standing up with Dick."