Man who served with Walz responds to claims about his military record

Im a Navy Veteran & I never shot a gun nor been shot at...But I did sacrifice my life & time to support my country...I'm no less of a veteran than a soldier in Iraq...

From JD's book: "i was lucky enough to escape any fighting", dude was a tour guide to visiting journalists. Nothing worse than a veteran attacking the military service of another veteran for political points. Disgusting! Especially when your partner, mr. bone spurs, is on record stating he's smarter than his 4-star generals.

Walz retired before his unit even got the orders that they were being deployed. I find it disgusting putting someone's service down.

This just shows how many people don't understand what a sergeant major is, as a job, rank and temporary assignment, and how politicians exploit the lack of knowledge.

Vance never served in combat. He was a reporter in military. He wrote that in his book.He said he was grateful that he avoided combat.He also said he doesn’t like police and called DJT Hitler.

Trump is a draft dodger and this is what they are focusing on?

So he went from serving the country to serving the people….shame on them for stooping this low….🇦🇺

They should stop He served for more than two decades. That's not a joke man.

Why does a man who served his country honorably for 20 years and more have to defend his record against cowardly scumbags?

All military service is dangerous. Members are killed every year just in training exercises, between 2006 and 2020 over 5,000. Every soldier and Marine is first a ground pounder and can be called to take up the rifle at a moment's notice. Vets should not be disrespecting other vets. To do so for political gain is reprehensible.

I am combat vet. Everything about this attack on Walz is wrong, toxic, and stupid. He served his country for 20+ years. A combat vet’s service is not “more than” any other person. One of the 7 Army Values is “selfless service”. Vance served as well… why in the world is this even a talking point. [face in palm]

JD Vance has nothing to say regarding this situation..my husband served in Afghanistan for 2 rotations. Iraq for 3, went to many war torn countries as an actual military member not a person taking pictures of dead people. My husband also served as an NCO for 34 years. They asked him to go back to Afghanistan and he decided to retire. JD Vance was a corespondent, OMG, he served nothing, he hid behind all the men who were protecting him. Did he hold a weapon, shoot anyone, I guarantee the answer is NO!

A full military career is usually 20 years. Tim Walz served his country for 24 years. Sir, thank you for your service!

That’s a lot of smack talking coming from a guy who served as a PR guy who’s running with a guy who cowardly dodged a draft while American men fought and died in a war. As a military veteran, I stand with Gov. Walz

Calling retiring from the army, "Dropping out" is like saying that a college graduate dropped out.

The man was in his 40’s when he would have retired from the National Guard. I’m not looking at a 40yr old that has served just over 20yrs as ducking a damn thing!

1,the guy have served for 24years in military 2,he’s have every right to retire anytime anywhere anyhow.none of anybody’s business. 3,let alone he’s plan run for congress continue to serve the country.

Vance held a camera not a gun. He was a "correspondent" with a desk job that deployed for 6 months to shoot pictures not enemy combatants. Despite him trying to church it up Vance was a desk jockey for the majority of his time in the military.

What's funny is they are nitpicking on these things when we know what Trump did and didn't do!! smh... childish!!

Talking shit about Tim Walz as if he served longer than 6 months as a Marine in public relations. Tim Walz was in the military for 24 years. Also insulting a man who spent over 2 decades in the military while campaigning to be the VP to a man who dodged the draft 5 times is absolutely ignorant. He never said he was in combat. Walz carried weapons and trained others how to use them so he would know first hand that those weapons should not be on our streets. Vance is such a sociopath who continually finds new ways to insult Kamala and Walz instead of focusing on the American people.