He served as a battalion staff officer in the 1st Bn, 5th Infantry Regiment who fought in Mosul and in Fallujah during their deployment. His CIB is legit, as is his Purple Heart, albeit he was only lightly wounded.
What is telling is that he was never given command of an infantry company during their deployment, he commanded A Company only after they returned to Ft. Lewis. His command tenure was a disaster and would have ended his career excepting his language capabilities. I knew his battalion commander and his command sergeant major who had low opinions of Vindman. My nephew was a designated marksman in C Company and had no use for the guy. He is a traitor as are the rest of the coup cabal.
Thanks.