And you're not trying at all.
As far as a candidate's past being off limits, I don't think you want to go there. Obama got a free ride on this in 2008. Still is.
Your biography of Reagan's political background is a bit sparse. There's a lot of space between 1951 and 1966.
A background as a combat veteran only counts for Democrats when it's a Democrat.
They cheerfully voted for a draft evader over a decorated combat veteran in 1992, and with the typical flexible political ethics, snapped 180 degrees in their view of the importance of military service in the election of 2004.
I kind of like the way any opposing point I put up here is "outrage."