Minnesota Democrat Caught Lying About Combat Service In Afghanistan

Proof • July 18, 2009

Congressman Tim Walz (D, MN-1), please call your office.

Tim Walz was elected to Congress in 2006, with a great story of being inspired to run after being turned away at a President Bush campaign event in Mankato. I left for Iraq in early 2006 and was then a resident of Carver County in the 2nd Congressional District, so I didn’t pay much attention to his election. But when I returned from Iraq and became a resident of Owatonna, I found myself curious about my new Congressman. Looking at his website, I saw that he was a National Guard veteran like me, who ‘served with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom’. Operation Enduring Freedom is the name of the US military operation in Afghanistan, so I was thrilled to learn I was being represented by a combat vet. Tim Walz is a retired Command Sergeant Major from the Minnesota National Guard, so I thought I had left one congressional district represented by a veteran (John Kline, USMC retired) and moved to a new one represented by a veteran.
It took me about two months to realize that Congressman Walz, contrary to the statement on his official congressional website, did not serve in Afghanistan. He served in Italy, in charge of base security.

Go to the link for the whole story.
Walz deserves credit for having served in the National Guard at all. That service alone is a credit to his character. But embellishing a service record, and claiming honor for combat service you didn’t actually render, is about as bad as lying about being in the military in the first place.

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Greg,

I wasn’t aware that you are a combat Vet. Thank you!

I am an Desert Storm vet. My unit did not see combat though.
Buzz

You would think after Clinton’s “running for cover with bullets flying” fiasco, embellishment would be a little more thought out. Less traceable.
sayanything-4625

He served in Italy, Bob, not Afghanistan. Its a small point because one doesn’t get to choose where your orders send you. It is the difference between being a Viet Nam era vet and a Viet Nam vet. Do you really want me to tell you what the phrase “served in support of Operation xxxx” means to a military type? (Not sarcasm, real question) To make a long story short, to serve in a Campaign, you have to be there.

That is the South West Asia Service Medal. Notice the little stars. Those are for separate campaigns. That one is like mine. The one is for Desert Shield, one for Desert Storm and one for whatever they called the operation after the war was over. To be awarded that I had to be there. I can say I served in support of Operation blah, blah, blah. You can’t be awarded the SW Asia SM in Italy.

The funny thing is, he did serve, honorably. Like I said, he can’t choose where he goes. Service in Italy is just as important as combat zone service as long as you do your time with honor.
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rube, I like to stretch the headlines just a bit but tell us, where is the lie?
sayanything-4625

Thanks guy’s for all your kind words. Thank you for your service as well.
pparets

I guess it comes down to whether deliberately implying something and then letting others draw their own [erroneous] conclusion constitutes a lie.
sayanything-4625

I had some sympathy for the man until I saw this. In the picture he is claiming to be an Enduring Freedom Veteran. That is unambiguously claiming to have served in the Stan, which he did not.
jimmypop

I had some sympathy for the man until I saw this. In the picture he is claiming to be an Enduring Freedom Veteran. That is unambiguously claiming to have served in the Stan, which he did not.

i have friends that supported desert storm that never left the country. if your orders were to go to ‘x’ or do ‘x’ during a war i think you served.

id let this one go.
Bat One

Greg,

I wasn’t aware that you are a combat Vet. Thank you!
badlands4

Is the story about why he decided to run true? To me, that is the bigger issue. Could this have been an error of generalization maybe?

I asked my dh(U.S.A.F 1986-2007) if he would feel offended or if he felt he was lying, and he said that he thinks he just generalized w/o any dishonest intent, but maybe each veteran will look at it differently as to whether it is a serious “breach” of the truth or not.
Buzz

But embellishing a service record, and claiming honor for combat service you didn’t actually render, is about as bad as lying about being in the military in the first place.

Again rob doesn’t read the material he posts. The website does NOT clam that he served in Afganistan, or even elude to the fact that he served in Afganistan.

Another case of “he posted it so I will post it”.
Bob

I served in the AF from ’84-’04. If your orders say “go to “X” in support of Operation Anything”, you are a veteran of Operation Anything. There is an unbelievably long logistical support tail supporting the people on the pointy end of the spear, and they all support the operation, where ever they may be. Now if he claims something such as a Afghanistan Service ribbon, he damn well have better puts his boots on the ground in Afghanistan.
Buzz

Save your breath Bob, rob is off to his next fabrication. And if you haven’t noticed yet, there is no recanting or apologies for lying here. They just disappear.
badlands4

It doesn’t matter Greg, logistics is actually more important in many ways, as you can’t do the front end lifting, if the back end isn’t getting it right and getting it there.

Thank you for your service
sayanything-4625

Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics. As both a REMF, during the war, and an Infantryman, after, I understand the importance of the guys in the rear, they do hard work for little glory.
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It took me about two months to realize that Congressman Walz, contrary to the statement on his official congressional website, did not serve in Afghanistan. He served in Italy, in charge of base security.

Lying about his conbat record is a crock and he should pay for this mistake. Of coure leftards will give him a pass because the truth doesn’t matter to them.
jimmypop

He’s claiming combat service in Afghanistan.

where?
Don Bear

Please. This is bunk. I don’t see anything that indicates he purposely misrepresented his service. Move on to something worthwhile.
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Greg,

Salute to you. After a parachute injury, I was temporarily assigned to the S4 shop, but campaigned hard for the S-2.

While I was in logistics, I gained respect for those REMFs who helped make it all happen.

Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics

Very true indeed.

As far as the Stolen Honor thing is concerned, any Vet should be painfully aware of stating what you’ve rated and nothing more. It’s easily uncovered and very damaging to those who care the most.

Total truth should have been his best policy.
Buzz

But he’s claiming service in Aghanistan when he didn’t go there.

That’s the problem.

Read, comprehend.

Walz served overseas with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Where does it say that he served in Afghanistan? Hmmm….
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Bob,

I served in the AF from â€˜84-â€˜04. If your orders say “go to “X” in support of Operation Anything”, you are a veteran of Operation Anything. There is an unbelievably long logistical support tail supporting the people on the pointy end of the spear, and they all support the operation, where ever they may be. Now if he claims something such as a Afghanistan Service ribbon, he damn well have better puts his boots on the ground in Afghanistan.

He’s claiming combat service in Afghanistan.

He’s a vet, no doubt about it, but he has clearly embellished his service record to claim a level of service he didn’t render.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

The funny thing is, he did serve, honorably. Like I said, he can’t choose where he goes. Service in Italy is just as important as combat zone service as long as you do your time with honor.

Sure, I agree with this 100%. The combat guys can’t do their jobs without the support guys in other places in the world, including here at home. There is honor in service, no matter where you served.

But he’s claiming service in Aghanistan when he didn’t go there.

That’s the problem.
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