Politico Magazine published a story yesterday titled “JD Vance Criticized Tim Walz’s Retirement. But There’s Something He Doesn’t Understand.” Okay, I thought, you’ve got me. I want to know what JD Vance doesn’t understand about Tim Walz service and his decision to leave just as his unit was deploying to Iraq.
The author of this piece is a journalist who has spent 6 years in the National Guard and it’s pretty clear the pitch for this article was that he had some inside knowledge that most people did not. But after reading this I’m not sure what that is.
Few can grasp the choice that Walz faced — including Vance, whose life revolved around the Corps during his enlistment.
But I do. I have missed birthdays, anniversaries and career opportunities. I have also gained things that words can’t capture by serving my country during its times of greatest need. Yet for every ball I…
