Thomas Massie’s allies have crossed a line that should anger every veteran in this country. 

Andrew Cooperrider, a Kentucky conservative radio host and Massie ally, posted on social media on April 29 to suggest that Ed Gallrein — a SEAL Team 6 combat veteran — is gaming his 100 percent VA disability rating because he performs demanding farm work on his family’s operation. Cooperrider claims this raises “serious questions about consistency, transparency, and accountability.” 

It raises one question: how low will Massie’s allies go to save a sinking campaign? 

I served as an infantry officer in the Iowa Army National Guard. I deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, the deadliest year of Operation Enduring Freedom, in one of the most physically demanding jobs the Army has. I led soldiers through firefights in the rugged mountains, called in air strikes while pinned down in valleys, and dove for cover to avoid machine gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades. I came home with the same kinds of wear every combat infantryman carries — sprained ankles and a wrecked back from Ranger School and body armor, hearing damage from shooting without protection, violent nightmares, and stomachaches that would flare up at the same hour of........

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