Republican lawmaker veterans denounce Tim Walzs military service in letter [Video]

The letter states Walz cannot be trusted to serve as Vice President since he has demonstrated his “unwillingness tolead in time of war and a lack of honor.”

“You have stated that you are ‘damn proud’ of your service, and like any American veteran, you should be. But there is no honor in lying about the nature of your service,” the letter states.

On Aug. 7, the day after Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Walz as her running mate, former President Donald Trump’s running mate Ohio Senator JD Vance shared a video on social media claiming Walz committed an act of “stolen valor” or lied about his military service and rank.

Vance, a former servicemember himself, states in the video that Walz dropped out of the National Guard before his unit deployed to Iraq.

In May 2005, Walz retired from the National Guard, about two months before his unit received an alert order for mobilization …