A closer look at Gov. Tim Walz's military record

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Published 2024-08-07
Attacks on Gov. Walz's military record are re-surfacing as he runs for Vice President.

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All Comments (21)
  • I'm a veteran. I never served in combat, nor would I ever think of even hinting at that. "I carried these weapons in war" is a lie.
  • This wasn't a close look. The comments are based. Immense amounts of the story were left out of this supposedly-thorough report.
  • @ghostJC1126
    No maam, theres a difference between serving and having swrved during combat. Lets not get it confused. Those of us who have disabilities from accidents know all too well.
  • @newelllondon724
    Weapons of war are automatic weapons. As a civilian, you cannot legally own one unless you meet some very restrictive conditions
  • He said weapons I carried in war... but he didn't go to war. Training does not mean war.
  • Wait. Walz said weapons of war that he carried in war. That little whitewash y'all did at the end didn't go unnoticed.
  • @geneawisea2708
    Guys you gotta fix you logo, it looks like it says “KAREN” 😂
  • @AA-gj3kt
    What a lot of people may not remember is that joining the National Guard was a way to try to avoid a trip to Vietnam back in the 60's and 70's and is why active duty army called them No Goes.
  • @paulbegley1464
    But those weapons of war are not the firearms we can get. And he never carried one in war
  • @odisy64
    all that training and experience just to leave before he was actually needed? how did he serve exactly?
  • @johnshreenan856
    so where exactly in the war zone did he carry the "weapon of war" ?
  • Was a weekend warrior who got deployment papers and immediately checked out while lying about his rank. There's nothing else to know. 🤙
  • @silva777
    2:32 is a lie. Walz lied about Vance's service and insulted him.
  • @rosspbarnett458
    Walz retired in May and his unit received alert orders in July, he knew it was coming ! How do I know ? Same thing happened with my reserve unit in 2003 ! We knew months in advance we would be mobilized for Iraq and many retired and/or did not reenlist when the time came. They didn't want to get deployed to a probable war zone !
  • @dougiedamit
    I have at least 5 friends that were in the guard. One was Air, two were in our local unit and one transferred to another unit as an officer. Everyone of them told me they knew they were going to Afghanistan or Iraq well before the official notification.