U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) was among 50 Republican veterans serving in the U.S. Congress who sent a letter to Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz condemning his “lies” about his service in the Minnesota National Guard.
The letter, organized by former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, was led by U.S. Representative Brian Mast (R-FL-21), a retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who also chairs the Veterans and Military Families for Trump coalition.
Walz, who served in the Minnesota National Guard for 24 years, was condemned by the 50 Republicans for referring to himself as a “retired Command Sergeant Major” despite officially retiring as a Master Sergeant in 2005.
“The Office of the Vice President is a position that requires the trust of the American people and a solemn commitment to duty on behalf of the United States of America. As veterans who have served our nation, we feel compelled to address your egregious misrepresentations and urge you to come clean to the American people,” the Republicans wrote to Walz.
The Minnesota Governor has also been criticized for the timing of his retirement from the military, which has been seen as an alleged effort by Walz to dodge deployment to Iraq.
The lawmakers said Walz’s “lies” when it comes to his military service diminish the “real sacrifices made by veterans who did serve in combat.”
“Military service is not merely a job or a uniform. Those who serve in the Armed Forces endure rigorous training, face perilous situations, and make sacrifices that most civilians can’t comprehend. The honor of wearing the uniform is earned through dedication, bravery, and an unwavering sense of duty. You have displayed none of these characteristics as you have lied your way through a political career launched on the foundation of a title you did not earn and combat deployments you did not take part in,” the Republicans said.
In the case that Walz became vice president, the Republicans said that their “concern stems from the fact that the office of the Vice President is one heartbeat away from becoming the Commander-In-Chief.”
“You’ve already demonstrated your unwillingness to lead in time of war and a lack of honor through your blatant misrepresentations exploiting and co-opting the experiences of America’s combat veterans for personal gain,” the Republicans said.
“As a result, America’s veterans and servicemembers are rightfully concerned about what would happen to them should you ascend to the Presidency. When America asked you to lead your troops into War, you turned your back on your troops. You have violated the trust of our brothers and sisters in arms. Their blood, sweat, and sacrifice are the only reason our nation is able to exist. Until you admit you lied to them, there is no way you can be trusted to serve as Vice President,” the lawmakers added.
Green, the sole lawmaker representing the Volunteer State in the letter, is a retired U.S. Army Major.
Green graduated from West Point and came to Tennessee in his last assignment in the Army as the flight surgeon for the premier special operations aviation regiment.
As a Night Stalker, Green deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the War on Terror. Green said his most “memorable mission” was the capture of Saddam Hussein, where he interviewed Hussein for six hours.
During his 24 years in the service between the U.S. Military Academy, active-duty Army, and Army Reserves, Green was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with V Device for Valor, among others.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Background Photo “Tim Walz” by Tim Walz.
MOST AMERICANS have been affected by the loss of a loved one on battle or who returned from battle with extreme damage to their physical or mental health that they cannot function as a productive normal manner. Dozens commit suicide everyday.
I’m the daughter of a WWII Veteran, Sgt Millard D McBroom, a young country boy from Putnam County, who at 20 years old heard the call. He was deployed to France in charge of a Tank Battalion in the middle of nowhere. He was wounded by schrapnel, & received the Purple Heart. He lived until I was 9 1/2 years old, when he took his own life. The pain was too unbearable to function like the man he used to be. So he ended it.
I remember the millions of refugees from Poland, Czeckoslavakia, Italy, Germany & many other countries who lost everything during the invasion of their countries. Hitler, Stalin, Lenin did not care how many innocent lives were lost. POWER WAS THEIR DRUG.
When I watch most 20 year old men today, I don’t think they would step up to save Western Society from Totallitarianism/Communism. That makes this country vulnerable if a another World War breaks out, which is looking like a possibility. Especially, if their potential Commander-in-Chief who when his country called, he chickened out. His National Guard Unit got the word they were going to be deployed to a war zone in Iraq, and he ducked out.
Waltz is a coward & probably a spy for China. People had better search for the truth about this phony who would sell us out in a minute.
As Governor, he let his own city of Minneapolis burn to the ground, while his wife said she would open all the windows of their Governors Mansion so she could enjoy the smell of the town burning. He allowed China to open Chinese Police Stations in his State. These stations are manned by CCP, looking for Chinese Nationals who escaped to America. He acts like he hates white men, even though he looks like a white man. He made 30 trips to China, got married on the anniversary of Tienneman Square Massacre & spent his honeymoon in China. Thats not normal fir a an American Patriot, just so you know.
During Covid, he set up a hotlines for snitches to call & report neighbors who violated his strict stay at home covid mandates, even if they stepped outside on their porch for a few moments of fresh air, his “police” were deployed to shoot them with paint balls. Is that Democracy & Joy?
The Democrat National Convention Theme is the JOY OF Democracy ( or something along those lines).
Right out of the Communist Propaganda machine.
Former Cubans, Venezuelans, Chinese, Vietnamese & other refugees who were lucky enough to escape the horrors of a Totalitarian regime, that starved millions of their own citizens with Socialism. Every business became State-owned, food rationing etc. People get desperate when they are hungry.
In as recent as June 4, 1989, the Communist Army slaughtered hundreds of thousands young protesters at Tiennaman Square who wanted things like Freedom of Speech, etc. They had to go.
Even Iran, before it was taken over by inhumane Dictators, was a very Westernized Civilization in the 1970s where girls wore short skirts, went to college & had freedoms. Now they cover every inch of their body head to toe, they are beaten, they don’t get school, they must have a male family member with them when they go in public. They are not allowed to drive cars.
How Democratic is it for an American Presidential Candidate (Biden) who has already received 14 Million Legal Votes in Primaries, to be kicked to the Curb? No Choice. Then replaced by the Powers (China) who select a real Commie to take his place as tye Coup Presidential Candidate by selection, not election, take his campaign money, & act like its perfectly “NORMAL” in a real democracy. It’s just downright scary to watch.
THE SIGNS ARE ALL THERE FOR AMERICA TO FALL INTO TOTALLITARIAN UNDEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.