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

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

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[scottmarshall]

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.

[jamespurpus]

I'm a Vet...this guy didn't serve in a war, but why did he say he did????

[stocksgoupward]

Quote from WALZ...I've been voting for commonsense legislation that protects the Second Amendment, but we can do background checks. We can research the impacts of gun violence. We can make sure those weapons of war that I carried in war are only carried in war, " Walz said in a video posted by the Harris campaign on Tuesday. WELL Where did he go to carry weapons in a war?

[elijahrodgers]

He said weapons I carried in war... but he didn't go to war. Training does not mean war.

[qvdfvjo]

First of all no AR 15 s were used in the war

[ghostJC]

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.

[philmccrevis]

Wait. Walz said weapons of war that he carried in war. That little whitewash y'all did at the end didn't go unnoticed.

[simongrey]

"Those weapons of war that I carried in war..." Pretty clear to me.

[newelllondon]

Weapons of war are automatic weapons. As a civilian, you cannot legally own one unless you meet some very restrictive conditions

[hightierplayers]

This wasn't a close look. The comments are based. Immense amounts of the story were left out of this supposedly-thorough report.

[rodneymcvey]

One thing, that is absolutely factual, is that he never one time, carried an AR15 into any war training.

[MikeA]

NOBODY EVER took an AR 15 into battle.

[geneawisea]

Guys you gotta fix you logo, it looks like it says “KAREN” 😂

[humantwotwentyone]

Either way, he shouldn’t say “the weapons I carried in war” if he never carried a weapon in war.

[rosspbarnett]

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 !

[paulbegley]

But those weapons of war are not the firearms we can get. And he never carried one in war

[jeremylakenes]

Regardless, he said he carried a rifle in war. And he never went and never clarified he didn’t go.

[apierce]

This man let his city burn and was an apologist for those who did it.

[PapaPenguinn]

Right, but he specifically said, ”that I carried in war”. We was discharged before the war. So he lied in his statement. He lead people to believe he had been to war. There is another word for that…fraud.

[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.