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By 2005, Tim Walz had logged 24 years with the Army National Guard and earned the rank of command sergeant major -- the highest enlisted rank for his unit and one with considerable responsibility.
Both vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz served in the U.S. military. Here's what to know.
Walz, who served in the Army National Guard, and Vance, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, are the first military veterans to be at the top of a major party ticket since John McCain in 2008.
Walz's opponent in the presidential race, Sen. JD Vance, says Walz left the military to avoid active combat. During a campaign event on Wednesday, Vance accused his opponent of "stolen valor ...
Walz's rank, length of service and catalog of awards exceed those Vance has listed in the post. "Tim Walz," reads the post's caption. "Valor earned." The post garnered more than 300 likes in six days.
Vance enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating high school, serving four years as a combat correspondent, a type of military journalist, and deploying to Iraq in that capacity in 2005.
Both Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) tout distinguished military records. But clashes over the specifics of their years… Battle begins over Vance and Walz military records
Walz, 60, the governor of Minnesota and former high school teacher, and Vance, 40, a bestselling author and conservative firebrand senator from Ohio, will portray themselves as military veterans ...