Mail ad in Texas primary criticizes veteran candidate's disability rating

A mail advertisement sent this week in Texas' 35th Congressional District criticizes Republican candidate Carlos De La Cruz for claiming a 100 percent military disability rating. The ad was distributed by the Protect and Serve political action committee, which is aligned with De La Cruz's runoff opponent John Lujan.

" It notes that De La Cruz, an Air Force veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, owns a kickboxing gym and lists himself as a volunteer carpenter.

Veteran reaction Air Force veteran Charlotte Neiner, a Wounded Warrior Project member, told Fox News Digital the advertisement is "the most shameful thing I have ever pulled out of my mailbox." She added that sending the mailer days before Memorial Day "is a disgrace." Neiner stated that "Career politician John Lujan's team is doing his dirty work, attacking a fellow veteran's wounds." She said Lujan "never wore the uniform a single day" and that "a man with this little honor has no business anywhere near Congress."