The older vest, however, was not a Vietnam War hand-me-down. Vests such as the M69 flak vest, first available in 1969, did not come in the camouflage design of the old vest shown in the ad, according to VietnamGear.com.

According to the nonpartisan and independent FactCheck.Org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, the vest shown in the ad was not available until the 1980s and were made of Kevlar, not nylon. The vest provided greater protection against shrapnel than its Vietnam War predecessor.

But regardless of whether Landrieu specifically cited "body armor," (she didn't - ed.) she repeatedly stated on the floor that the bill would ensure that National Guard soldiers had "helmets" and other "force protection" equipment intended to "minimize causalities."