Bolduc, Messner trade barbs on military service

The two Republicans competing to take on Sen. Jeanne Shaheen sparred over military records last week. Corky Messner, a retired attorney, went through the elite U.S. Army Ranger School after graduating from West Point but never served in a Ranger battalion. In campaign materials, Messner refers to himself as an Army Ranger.

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