"On a few occasions, I have misspoken about my service and I regret that. I take full responsibility," he said..."But I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words and impugn my record of service to our country," Blumenthal added while making no apologies.

His words were exactly, and made many times over the past couple of years;

"...since the days that I served in Vietnam..."

In related news...possible cover-up already in action?  This video was uploaded to YouTube 20 hours ago.  No indication of when this news conference/ broadcast was done...it's weirdly non-descript, as if it were shot in an empty room with a black background.