Tim Walz's military record under scrutiny

Published 2024-08-08
Ohio Sen. JD Vance alleges Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz deliberately "abandoned" his unit by retiring before it was deployed to Iraq nearly 20 years ago. The Harris-Walz campaign has responded in part: "After 24 years of military service, Walz retired in 2005 and ran for Congress." CBS News Confirmed verification producer James LaPorta has more.

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All Comments (21)
  • People from his unit they say he abandoned the unit...why would you say you were in a war when you were not...that is a lie
  • @SouthpawPatty
    Why did he talk about weapons that he carried in war when he never even went to war? That's the part that I don't understand.
  • AMERICA DESERVES TRUMP !!! PROJECT 2025 TRUMP KNOWS WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS !! AND SHS SAID TRUMP'S NOT THRU WITH AMERICA YET !!
  • I'm still trying to survive the scathing scrutiny of being called a childless cat man. I mean what a burn.
  • @janea4777
    Really? Because col Bone spurs dodged the draft …, three times.
  • @knuckle-head
    Freaking Lies!!!! Retirement was before the call.
  • @bigdrb6900
    If the Guard needed him to deploy with his unit, the would have stoplossed him.
  • @Jilla0559
    This by people with less or no military service is repulsive Walz served 24 years and retired !
  • @loriwilkes500
    He put his retirement papers in months before deployment orders came down!!!
  • @aljock6927
    What about dropping off of schooling the two-year program he signed up for and never finished does that mean he's either an idiot or a coward
  • @noway4966
    The Army has the pay receipts I'm sure.
  • I dont get why does it even matter why he decided to leave. I have plenty of friends who are or were in military, and ability to leave if they want it. Whenever they choose to leave, they choos to leave.
  • I would like to know is Timmy Tampon a woman. ? Just wondering because he is so worried about having Tampons in men’s rooms, Oh and resigned at time of War and left his company alone to defend them selves
  • @Wraith983
    Even entertaining the idea that people need to know when he put his retirement package in for retirement is garbage. He had every right to retire. We don't get to know his motivation. Its his business and no one elses. Its gross Vance and the press is feeding this.
  • @kennylee1732
    This is very interesting. Was curious about how he retired. The NCO above him would have never allowed it to happen but Walz skipped the chain of command to do a back door deal with officers. After he left it rattled the soldiers under his command. This was from the Daily Caller and the NCO above him was CSM Doug Julin.
  • Why are we not talking about Vance changing his name multiple times?? What’s he hiding/ashamed of??
  • Ask your boss “Captain Bone-spurs about respect for Military Service.