While Democrats wax eloquent about Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) and his service in the Army National Guard — despite the fact that he left his unit hanging and took a default demotion in order to avoid a combat tour — some of them are still blissfully unaware that his political opponent, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), served in Iraq with the U.S. Marines.
During a recent appearance on CNN, for example, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) praised Walz for his service in the National Guard — leaving out the reports that he had abruptly retired in 2005, shortly after learning that his unit was scheduled to deploy to Iraq. Anchor Jim Acosta let her carry on uninterrupted until she asserted that she was unaware of any military service on Vance’s resume.
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Top Harris surrogate @TinaSmithMN: I’m not aware of any military service that @JDVance has ever served.
(JD Vance served in the U.S. Marine…
