Posted on 08/09/2024 8:15:17 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Ohio Senator JD Vance is being attacked for his military record after he criticized that of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the recently announced running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Speaking to reporters in Michigan on Wednesday, Donald Trump's running mate accused Walz of "stolen valor," of having "lied" about serving in a war and of "abandoning" his unit......
Vance himself served in the Marine Corps for four years, and he also never saw combat. He worked as a combat correspondent in Iraq between August 2005 and February 2006. The senator has now been widely condemned for attacking Walz's military record as his own background is scrutinized.
Alexander Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "Vance enlisted & served 4 yrs, including 6 months in Iraq in 2005 as a reporter w/ a Public Affairs section of a Marine Aircraft Wing.
"Walz served 24 yrs earning 8 promotions & ending as a Command Sergeant Major, the highest NCO position. I don't think JD wants to compare records but if he insists."
Jake Broe, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served as a nuclear and missile operations officer, wrote: "Tim Walz retired from military service after 25 years of honorable service. He retired an E-9 Command Sergeant Major. JD Vance went to Iraq for six months and wrote press releases from an air conditioned office."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Can’t let th3 left steal the narrative with lies on this issue- Walz flat out lied, stolen valor- Vance has never lied about his service- that is the key difference.
"Tim Walz retired from military service after 25 years of honorable service, advancing to the rank of E-9 Command Sergeant Major. You, senator, went to Iraq for six months and wrote press releases from an air conditioned office. Do you, sir truly wish to compare your record to Governor Walz?"
The old Apples and Oranges tactic.
Vance no doubt had a lot of pull as a high school graduate
No
Unlike “Gov’ner” Tim Walz, JD Vance NEVER has “stolen valor”. His job in Iraq was what it was.
They who stand in waiting also serve.
Air Force...bahhhhhhhhahahaha.
Those babies ate from real plates and silver ware and the only ones that ever saw combat were the pilots.
He retired an E-8 not an E-9 because he didn't complete his tour.
I have a couple of pals that were in the Air Force and they admit that the reason they chose that branch was because it was not as dangerous as any of the other branches of the military.
They served but they were risk adverse {except the dudes in the planes}.
I respect all service branches, but the Air Force is at the bottom of the pack.
No it is not, all one has to do to have a valid claim is to operate in a combat theater, supply, medic, cook, foot-soldier , etc.
A-Walz never did yet made the claim he did, he lied to claim an honor he did not earn, he is disgusting.
You might want to add something here.
Could kamelas honeymoon end any faster lol
Alexander Vindman did deploy. Officers automatically get a Bronze Star in a combat zone. Alex, did not. Means he pissed off the wrong people. It would most likely be a General Officer to make that kind of decision on a Field Grade Officer.
Walz did not retire as a Command Sargent Major. In order to retire as an E-9, you must complete the SGM Academy and serve 2 additional years after completing the Academy. He did neither. He was reverted back yo MSG (E-8). It is stolen valor to claim retirement to a rank you did not attain.
What a load of crap this article is. I’d love to see the Jamaican ho’s “white dudes” attack all combat journalists like this. Obviously the far-left piggies have never read the book, “We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young” or seen the movie, “We Were Soldiers”. Then there is Sean Flynn. Son of Errol Flynn who was a combat journalist in Vietnam whose body has never been found. Fork a Nuclear missle “officer”. What kind of combat did that Zoomie see? Screw him. It’s nice that the azho thinks he can override information from the National Guard just because he has a woody for Willie Brown’s squeeze. The boy needs to take a hike.
Vindman? The twerp who slandered President Trump during impeachment? HE'S your guy?
Nope. He didn’t dodge his war zone deployment.
My Dad was a combat medic in Europe, 1945. He never carried a (US) weapon. He did pick up a few German things lying around.
There’s a lot of nuance to the description of being in a combat theatre. Walz cannot nuance his deployment.
Indeed. One is a liar. The other not.
FO
Walz was retired as a command sergeant major and Vindman can back it up.
In other news, the laptop was fake.
Only there six months? I believe it takes less than a day to get killed in an active combat zone. Just saying.
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