I just talked with Matt Townsend [Kirk press secretary] at Kirk's office and he told me that Schmidt's people had called him asking about Kirk's service record. He indicated that Kirk was "prohibited" from serving in Iraq but did serve *stateside* in OIF. That's all, and the next thing he knew they ran the press release.
So, Schmidt misrepresents Kirk's service and compounds the lie by accusing Hackett of being a liar.
Way to piss on those who served.