Rieckhoff : On Tuesday 27 vets of Afghanistan and Iraq will seek seats in Congress . `` New Vet 27 '' are inspiring ; recent vets are often portrayed as villains or victims , he says . Rieckhoff says they know personally the cost of foreign policy choices . In 1969 , vets held a record 75 percent of seats in Congress ; soon it may be three , he writes .
Paul Rieckhoff : On Tuesday 27 vets of Iraq and Afghanistan will seek seats in Congress . `` New Vet 27 '' are inspiring ; recent vets are often portrayed as villains or victims , he says . Rieckhoff says they know personally the cost of foreign policy choices . In 1969 , vets held 75 percent of seats in Congress ; soon it may be less than a fifth , he writes .