Add another politician to the list of those coming under scrutiny for potentially misrepresenting their military service on the campaign trail this year. Now Republican candidate for governor in Alabama Robert Bentley is facing questions about an ad that references his work as a medical officer during the Vietnam War.The ad in question, called “Back To Work,” includes a picture of what appears to be a nurse standing by a wounded soldier (presumably from sometime during the Vietnam War), with a caption that reads “Hospital Commander Vietnam War.” Meanwhile, a narrator says Bentley “served his country, and healed troops wounded in Vietnam.” According to the Associated Press, callers on talk radio shows in Alabama have been saying the caption creates the false impression that Bentley was stationed in Vietnam. (According to the bio on his campaign website, Bentley was stationed at Pope Air Force Base at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.)
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