senator mark kirk r-il catch red-handed lie detail military service first time do huffington post cnn report wednesday kirk campaign website erroneously state veteran iraq war reality senator stay unite state war serve navy reserve.his campaign chalk staff error say particular page kirk website mean public staff members make edit staff move page behind password-protected firewall cnn investigated.kirk re-election year previously catch middle lie military career.he claim 2010 name intelligence officer year award work entire unit do also promote story allege reconnaissance plane come fire record kirk claim serve combat kosovo t. claim deploy afghanistan send train combat service also previously falsely claim deploy combat operation desert storm.kirk lie service would major issue time even notable face strong challenge rep. tammy duckworth d-il duckworth actual combat veteran serve iraq war conflict duckworth receive purple heart helicopter hit rocket-propelled grenade double amputee severe injuries force removal right leg near hip leave leg knee.in poll average duckworth currently ahead kirk.featured image via flickr steal valor gop senator disgracefully lie make military service