CNN’s Keilar: Walz Didn’t Carry in War Like He Said, But Attacks on Him ‘Offensive’ and ‘Diminish’ Veterans

Breitbart ^ | 08/10/24 | Ian Hanchett

[Gaffer]

No veteran I know, or I myself, feel diminished by Walz lying about his service. To the contrary, outing these lies keeps our legacies intact.

[Reno89519]

Walz lied and not just once and over many years. That's intentional stolen valor.

Walz may be prosecutable under the federal Stolen Valor Act of 2013 and other similar state laws in California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada.

We as individual citizens cannot make those charges but state and federal officials can.

Some of these are Republican-led states. Will any open investigations and file charges?

[philippa]

We will probably see an altered version at some point, and the media will jump up and down and say, see he wasn’t lying!

[Liz]

Does Walz pocket any of these military benefits besides his pay and pension?

Allowances
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
Basic Pay
Blended Retirement System
Bonuses
Captive / POW / MIA Entitlements
Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE)
Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP)
Continuation Pay
DoD Disability Retired Pay
DoD Disability Severance Pay
Drill Pay
Family Separation Allowance (FSA)
Federal Taxes on Veterans’ Disability or Military Retirement Pensions
Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP)
Hostile Fire Pay (HFP)
Imminent Danger Pay (IDP)
Leave
Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
Pay and Allowances Continuation (PAC)
Retired Pay
Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
Special Leave Accrual (SLA)
Special Pay
Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA)
Unemployment Compensation
VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)
VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)
Veterans Disability Compensation
Veterans Disability Pension

[Seruzawa]

Briana Keller never effing carried a rifle either. F**” her.

[Night Hides Not]

Interesting that no one seems to be able to find his retirement DD214.

It's in the vault with Obama's birth certificate.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

He was in supply—he carried a clipboard not a rifle. An important job but one with little glory. His problem was inflating his job to make himself look better. If he had gone to the Middle East he would have been exposed to danger—and he choked. He should have gone.

[Night Hides Not]

My stepfather was a Quartermaster Captain during WWII, he taught me the same thing. That was buttressed by our (real) CSM my last two years in college.

I truly valued the NCOs who were my Platoon Sergeants. All 3 of them had at least one tour in Vietnam. One particular episode that I'll never forget came after we returned to the motor pool after a field exercise. I was angry at my squad leaders for not maintaining the appropriate spacing on the road.

My PSG pulled me aside, and said: Consider this LT: they all came home alive. Man, that put it in perspective.

I recall only one time that a Senior NCO asked me for advice...lol. We were undergoing a battery level ARTEP, and our new First Sergeant was new to Air Defense Artillery. 26 years of service, 3 tours in Nam, and HE's asking me, a First LT for advice?

"LT, what am I supposed to do? I don't know anything about ADA".

"Top, you know how to set up and run a CP, don't you? That's all you need to do, and leave the ADA Bull$hit to me." That man had so much pride in his ability, he was nearly in tears the afternoon of the second day. There had been several mistakes by the CO and a Platoon Leader, all that could have flunked us.

When I returned to the CP from checking on my maintenance soldiers (I was XO and Maintenance Officer for this), I saw him sitting on a tree stump, head in hands, muttering "it's over". He told me what happened while I was out in the field, and it started me on a slow burn that erupted later that evening.

The CO was catatonic, knowing that his career was essentially over. I took over, and lit into the 4 Platoon Leaders as a group, for not displaying the right leadership. I took ten minutes to explain what their squads would do the next day, step by step. That part was easy, as I'd taken 3 of the 4 platoons through ARTEPs over the previous two years. As long as you showed improvement by the third, and final day, you'd pass.

As I left the CP, I ran into the Chief Evaluator. "Damn Major, you heard everything, didn't you?"

"LT, that was beautiful!"

I credit my growth as a young officer to the guidance from my NCOs. Whenever I'm at a gathering, such as German Day in Muenster, I reach out to former soldiers that were NCOs. I see a gentleman wearing a hat inscribed with "Command Sergeant Major", or "First Sergeant", I introduce myself and thank them for their service.

I also remember dining with my family, and ordering a beer for a retired CSM at an adjoining table. I explain to children and grandchildren the respect he is owed for his service. I don't know if these lessons ever sink in, but that's not really the point.

How can someone read my comments, and not understand the Stolen Valor of our potential vice president?

Apologies for the lengthy post. BTW, I received a really lousy efficiency report from my CO. It was rubber stamped by the Battalion Commander, but the Group Commander's remarks countered them.

[Night Hides Not]

He was in supply.

My last 18 months in Germany, I was the Battalion S-4 (Supply Officer). One of the best jobs I ever had, thanks to my degree in Public Accounting. I was basically in charge of 7 checking accounts/pools of money. I had several fine NCOs and a great warrant officer who handled the property books.

[blueunicorn6]

I wish that there were more like you.

I’ve been trying to think of some military phrase that would tell you that I wish you well, but, I can’t think of one right now.

I wish you well.

[CodeToad]

I don’t care if he did or didn’t go to war, but I do care that he lied about it.