Veterans in politics
Democratic candidate Paul Hackett pauses during his concession speech after being defeated by Republican Jean Schmidt in the race for Ohio's 2nd District House seat August 2, 2005 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hackett, who served with the U.S. Marines last year in Iraq, would have been the first congressman to be an Iraq war veteran if elected.
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