Doug Denneny, a Democrat running for Congress in Virginia's 11th Congressional District, today released some uncut flight footage of his March 2003 involvement in the "first non-stealth strike" of Baghdad during the "Shock and Awe" phase of the Iraq war.

The video includes refueling footage, the flash from cruise missile strikes, and commentary from Denneny.

Denneny, a retired commander, said he won the Distinguished Flying Cross with a 'V' for valor because of his role in leading the strike.

"Overall it was a heck of a night," he says.

Denneny is considered a long shot in his bid to secure his party's nomination in the 11th district against Democratic heavyweights Gerry Connolly, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and former Congresswoman Leslie Byrne.