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Defense &
National Security

Defense &
National Security

The Big Story

Battle begins over Vance and Walz military records

The clash has already begun over the military service records of both Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).

© Greg Nash

At issue is the specifics of either man's years in the armed forces, a topic that was quickly ignited between their camps this week after the vice presidential matchup was set.

Vance, who served in the Marines, took the opening shot on Wednesday at Walz, who served 24 years in the National Guard. The Republican presidential nominee accused his Democratic rival of “stolen valor” for leaving service before a deployment to Iraq and claiming he served in a war.

“I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?”........

© The Hill