No one is dissing Walz’ actual service. What people are upset about is that he lied about his record for his own political gain. He didn’t deploy in war zones, but said he did. He lied about his rank, and where he served. He pulled out and “retired” earlier than the agreed upon time. That’s not honorable. The other part is, but not the parts that he’s lied about.
Why did he lie instead of telling the truth?
IMHO, it’s because he was hoping to gain something politically from it. That’s not honorable. He should’ve told the truth about his service.
Joey Joe on Gutfeld said it right. He denigrated his service by lying about it, as if nobody’s service is worth anything unless he’s in where the action is, bringing down enemy combatants and pulling out grenade pins with his teeth and throwing them (the grenades, not the teeth or the pins), like Sgt. Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos. He’s got robot legs he bought in Afghanistan, so he gets to say what is and is not honorable.