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Less than two months later, on May 16, 2005, Walz retired from the National Guard. Walz ‘misspoke’ about carrying weapons of war. Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, ...
Walz retired from the Minnesota Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery on May 16, 2005. The Star Tribune said Walz left the guard in order to focus on his run for Congress.
The Army reduced his rank in May 2005, when Walz retired, because he never finished the required coursework for the US Army Sergeants Major Academy, according to Minnesota National Guard records ...
Walz served in the National Guard and deployed to Europe, not Afghanistan, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom from August 2003 to April 2004. ... Vance contrasted Walz’s retirement with his ...
Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 to run for Congress just before his unit received an order to mobilize for the war in Iraq. Then during the campaign, Walz overstated the rank he held ...
In March, the National Guard announced a possible deployment of around 2,000 soldiers from across the Minnesota National Guard to Iraq sometime in the next two years. [63] [64] Walz said he would deploy if called upon. [65] The National Guard finished processing his retirement paperwork in May, and Walz retired from military service on May 16.
Walz joined the National Guard in 1981, just after his 17th birthday. ... for the battalion” and “retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete ...
The Democratic vice presidential candidate addressed criticism of his military record for the first time, but didn't say much — except to thank JD Vance for his service.