The Blake Moia Show Studios -- Aug 09, 2024 By: Barley Dominico
From 2007 to 2019, Walz served as a congressman from his state of Minnesota. From 1981 to 2005 Walz served in the U.S. military.
In a newly obtained video, Walz portrayed himself as a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, a U.S. military operation in Afghanistan initiated after the September 11 attacks. He stated that he "used weapons of war in war".
It turns out however that Walz never deployed to Afghanistan, instead he served in Europe during that time, according to The Washington Free Beacon.
A resurfaced video from 2009 showed Iraq war veteran David Thul confronting Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidential pick Tim Walz’s staff over allegations that he was committing stolen valor over claims he had made.
The video, taken in 2009 showed Thul speaking with Walz’s office aids regarding these claims. Thul recorded the interaction. He said Walz’s claims could be interpreted as violations of the Stolen Valor Act, which can potentially lead to jail time if Walz was ever indicted and convicted.
“Operation Enduring Freedom is limited to Afghanistan and the airspace directly above,” Thul said in the video, referencing wording on Walz’s website which would likely be interpreted that he was in Afghanistan.
Thul went on to discuss a photo of Walz holding a sign in 2004 which read ‘Enduring Freedom Veterans for Kerry’.
“This right here, under current U.S. law, this can get the Congressman probably thrown in jail … Congressman Walz is clearly claiming … to be an Enduring Freedom veteran. Nobody disputes the fact that he is not an Afghanistan or Enduring Freedom veteran. So this represents a fairly serious issue,” Thul can be heard saying in the video while referencing the photo.
The revelations come after veteran National Guardsman Tom Behrends discussed the stolen valor allegations. Behrends was in the same battalion as Walz in 2004 while stationed in Europe. "Tampon Tim" decided to vacate the unit when he was set to be deployed to Iraq.
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