The Marietta Daily Journal – Barry Loudermilk s military record remains under fire

SMYRNA — For the second time in three days, a group of veterans led by retired U.S. Army Col. Larry Mrozinski met in downtown Smyrna to call Barry Loudermilk’s military record into question.

Mrozinski was joined by east Cobb’s Bill Stanley and Canton resident Scott McElroy, as the group went into detail about a record they say the candidate has exaggerated in speeches and forums.

“He has clearly stated things about himself that he is not,” Mrozinski said. “We are very disappointed.”

Loudermilk, a former state senator from Bartow County, faces former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr of Smyrna in the July 22 Republican runoff for the 11th Congressional District. The district encompasses a large piece of Cobb County, a slice of Fulton County and all of Cherokee and Bartow counties. Because no Democrat has entered the race, the winner is expected to fill the seat for the next two years.

Statements from Loudermilk during forums include, “I’ll commit to you as someone who knows the importance of national defense. I’ve lived in that arena. I worked in that arena, and as an aviator — as a pilot — I know the value and the importance that our aerospace and our airpower has,” according to Stanley.

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