Military experts say Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, “misrepresented factors” and exaggerated his own military service. The New York Times.
The Post interviewed four military experts who would not use the term “stolen heroism,” but who agreed that Walz has not been completely honest about his military record.
WATCH — NBC’s Mitchell: Vance isn’t attacking Walz’s service, but rather making a largely “validated” criticism of Walz’s claims about it:
Doug Sterner, a military historian who helped draft the Stolen Military Awards bill, acknowledged that Waltz was “inaccurate” when he described his own rank as “retired sergeant major.”
Anthony Anderson, a retired Army sergeant who runs the website Guardian of Valor, said: Times “There is reason to believe he is exaggerating his record to gain voter support.”
Kevin Knapp is a retired Special Forces major. Guardian of the Green BeretsA website investigating claims of special forces membership Times Regarding Waltz’s claim that he is a retired Army sergeant major, he said, “That was a choice, a deliberate choice, not something accidentally said in the heat of the moment.”
A retired Navy corpsman named Jeff, who is researching for the website Military Phoneies and didn’t want to give his last name for fear of retribution, said the reference to a retired master sergeant “particularly stands out” because military personnel “usually know the requirements to earn the rank.” He added that Waltz chose not to complete the course to become a retired master sergeant.
WATCH — US Veterans: Tim Walz Should Drop Out of Presidential Race Because He Lied About His Rank:
of Times The paper also noted that Waltz never served in Afghanistan, but did not correct others when they called him an “Afghanistan veteran.” The paper reported that in 2016, a TV host described Waltz as a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, to which Waltz nodded in agreement.
of Times The report comes as Democrats accuse Walz of covering up lies about his military service and Republicans of waging partisan attacks on his service.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), herself a retired National Guard reservist, falsely said on ABC News’ “This Week” that Walz was a retired master sergeant and called Republicans who questioned his lies “despicable.”
“This man served 24 years in uniform. He’s a retired master sergeant. I’m pleased to have a retired master sergeant in the vice president’s situation room as we go through issues of conflict around the world. It’s great to have that experience,” she said.
of Times The paper also reported Tuesday that Waltz falsely claimed his children were conceived through in vitro fertilization, when in fact it was a different treatment called intrauterine insemination.
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