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Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, accused his newly minted Democratic counterpart Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of leaving the National Guard to avoid being deployed to Iraq—raising a years-old allegation that Walz and some of his fellow guardsmen have long disputed, arguing instead he retired after 24 years to run for Congress.Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrive at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024.
They accused Walz of “betraying his country” and “leaving the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion and its Soldiers hanging . . . as the battalion prepared for war.” In response to the claims, the Harris campaign said Walz retired in 2005 to run for Congress the following year and touted his role on the House Veterans Affairs committee, calling him “a tireless advocate for our men and women in uniform.”
In response to the claims, the Harris campaign said Walz retired in 2005 to run for Congress the following year and touted his role on the House Veterans Affairs committee, calling him “a tireless advocate for our men and women in uniform.” Some of Walz’s fellow retired Guardsmen have also come to his defense: Al Bonnifield, who served under Walz and described him as “a very caring person” and “very good leader” toin 2018, explained that Walz retired so he could run for Congress in 2006 and had been weighing the decision before the deployment was announced.in 2022, Walz was “a great soldier” and speculated if Behrends is possibly holding a grudge because Walz was promoted instead of him.
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