In a back-to-back blitz of press releases touting who loves veterans more, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss boasts a glitzy endorsement from Vets for Freedom, the  self-proclaimed "largest Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans organization in America." His Democratic opponent Jim Martin, however, has a laundry list of the incumbent's votes that he says shows a poor voting record when it comes to veterans' rights.

"As a Vietnam veteran," said Martin, "I feel a special responsibility to stand up for those men and women who have sacrificed so much for their country. Saxby Chambliss hasn't done that. Time and time again, he has ignored their needs and the needs of their families and betrayed not just the trust of veterans, but also the trust of all Georgians who count on their Senator to do the right thing. It's just shameful."

According to Martin's campaign, the former state lawmaker was recently endorsed by veterans' advocacy publication Veterans' Vision. After the jump, Martin lists the Chambliss votes that he says were an insult to soldiers.

• Since joining the Senate in 2003, Chambliss has voted against increased funding for veterans' health care programs at least 16 times. [Vote 114, 3/23/07; Vote 172, 5/17/07; Vote 63, 3/16/06; Vote 41, 3/14/06; Vote 15, 2/13/06; Vote 7, 2/2/06; Vote 343, 11/17/05; Vote 89, 4/12/05; Vote 90, 4/12/05; Vote 55, 3/16/05; Vote 145, 6/23/04; Vote 48, 3/11/04; Vote 40, 3/10/04; Vote 34, 3/9/04; Vote 83, 3/25/03; Vote 74, 3/21/03]

• Chambliss voted to filibuster an act that included grants to expand the delivery of mental health services for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, including crisis intervention and detection and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). [Vote 160, 6/26/08]

• Chambliss opposed funding for equipment and armor for troops. In 2003, Chambliss voted against providing an additional $322 million for safety equipment, including body armor, to troops in Iraq. Earlier that year, Chambliss voted against providing an additional $1.047 billion for procurement of National Guard and Reserve equipment. According to Mary Landrieu, the bill's sponsor, much of the money would have been used for protective gear for Guard and Reserve troops. [Vote 376, 10/2/03; Vote 116, 4/2/03]

• Chambliss voted against providing $37.2 billion for Veterans' healthcare, medical research, VA hospitals and clinics, and medical research, increased funding for the VA for combat-related injuries,$3.5 billion to improve the management and efficiency of the VA health care system, $4.1 billion for medical facilities, $480 million for medical and prosthetics research, funding for DOL job training programs and employment assistance programs for economically disadvantaged Veterans. [Vote 325, 6/9/07]

• Chambliss voted against $75 million in new housing vouchers for more than 7,500 homeless Veterans, including those returning from Iraq. [Vote 325, 6/9/07]

• Chambliss voted against HR 4297, which would have provided an additional $14 billion to the Veterans' Benefits Administration for Compensation and Pensions. [Vote 7, 2/2/06]

• Chambliss voted against the Additional Funding for Veterans' Amendment, an amendment to provide an additional $500 million for readjustment counseling, mental health services, treatment, and rehabilitative services for Veterans with mental illness, PTSD, or substance use disorder. [Vote 343, 11/17/05]

• Chambliss voted against an amendment to increase funding for veterans’ health care to account for inflation. [Vote 251, 10/5/05]

• Chambliss voted against an amendment to “create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in veterans’ medical care.” [Vote 40, 3/10/04]

• Chambliss twice voted against funding for armored vehicles. In October 2005, Chambliss voted against an amendment to the Defense Appropriations for $360.8 million to provide armored vehicles to American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. In April 2005, Chambliss voted against an amendment which would provide an addition $213 million to ensure that Humvee production remained at its maximum level through the fiscal year. [Vote 248, 10/5/05; Vote 108, 4/21/05]

• Chambliss voted against $50 million to repair military equipment. In 2006, Chambliss voted against instructing conferees on the tax reconciliation bill to including funding to strengthen the military instead of extending capital gains and dividends tax cuts for the wealthy. Sen. Reed, who sponsored the motion, asked that $50 million be spent to repair military equipment, arguing, "Because they depend upon this equipment for their lives, we can't tolerate equipment that won't operate properly." [Vote 18, 2/14/06; Congressional Record, 2/13/06]

• In 2006, Chambliss voted to kill a proposal to provide $44 billion to improve and repair military equipment. According to sponsor Sen. Jack Reed, "$47 billion worth of equipment which they have used in Iraq and Afghanistan needs to be repaired and reconditioned." The funding would have been offset by repealing capital gains and dividends tax cuts, while extending protections for middle-class taxpayers. [Vote 8, 2/2/06; Congressional Record, 2/2/06]

• Chambliss voted twice against protecting soldiers' salaries when forced to take leave from work for Iraq deployment. In 2005, Chambliss tried to kill a proposal to require that federal employees who take a leave without pay to serve as a member of the military or National Guard be reimbursed for the difference between their salary and the pay and allowances they receive while on duty. In 2003, Chambliss helped kill a proposal that would have provided a 50 percent tax credit on the salaries employers pay workers who are in the National Guard or Reserves and have been put on active duty. [Vote 91, 4/13/05; Vote 163, 5/15/03]

• Chambliss voted against health care funding for active duty military. In 2003, Chambliss rejected an amendment to increase TRICARE funding by $20.3 billion over 10 years to allow more members of the National Guard and Reserves to benefit from the program. [Vote 81, 3/25/03; National Journal's Congress Daily, 3/27/03]