DeWine's soldier in ad may violate Defense Department rules
2006-10-12
Source: Dayton Daily News
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rss feedFor the second time this year, Sen. Mike DeWine is taking heat for the content of his campaign ads - this time for showing a U.S. soldier in uniform, a possible violation of Defense Department rules.
In an ad that began airing Sept. 29, DeWine, R-Ohio, is touted as fighting to make stronger Humvees, for increased benefits for military families and working to keep health benefits for the children of those who died in war. Extras
But the Defense Department has focused in on a two-second shot of a soldier in uniform identified by his name tag as "Larkin," standing with what appears to be his wife and two daughters in the ad.
The Defense Department bars members of the armed forces from wearing their uniform while they "engage in activities that associate the DoD with any partisan political campaign or election, candidate, cause or issue," said Defense Department spokesman Stewart Upton.
Upton said he has forwarded the ad to Army Public Affairs for "review and possible comment."
In July, the DeWine campaign pulled an image of a burning World Trade Center from a campaign ad because the image was a fake. The ad continued to air without the doctored image.
Both ads were produced by Stevens, Reed Curcio and Potholm, the Alexandria, Va., ad company responsible for the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" ads attacking then-presidential candidate John Kerry.
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