{"id":102025,"date":"2020-07-10T09:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=102025"},"modified":"2020-07-10T10:17:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:17:18","slug":"bg-don-bolduc-horse-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=102025","title":{"rendered":"BG Don Bolduc – Horse Soldier?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is a controversy that has been brewing in regard to retired Brigadier General Don Bolduc, who is running for Senate in New Hampshire.\u00a0 Apparently, there is a strong suggestion he was a member of the famous “Horse Soldiers” unit that had a book<\/a> of the same name.\u00a0 Also, this unit and its exploits were depicted in the movie “12 Strong<\/a>” which came out in 2018.<\/p>\n

What is at the center of the controversy is whether this suggestion was intentional or not.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/a> writes:<\/p>\n

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Campaign for Senate hopeful from N.H. uses photo trickery to hoodwink reporters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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By Glenn Kessler\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span>July 9, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. EDT<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cIn the wake of 9\/11, an elite group of American soldiers rode through Afghanistan on horseback to fight the Taliban. New Hampshire\u2019s Don Bolduc was one of them.\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2014 Text of\u00a0<\/b>an announcement video<\/b><\/a> for retired Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, running for Senate in New Hampshire, June 24, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n

Bolduc, who is running in the Republican primary to challenge incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D), had a distinguished military career. He served 10 tours in Afghanistan, was awarded two Purple Hearts and five Bronze Star medals and even survived a harrowing friendly-fire episode when an American B-52 dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on his position, killing three Green Berets.<\/p>\n

With that kind of background, one would think there would be little need to embellish your military credentials. Yet Bolduc\u2019s campaign has suggested he was a member of the famous \u201chorse soldiers\u201d depicted in a Hollywood movie \u2014 and done little to correct the record when the news media has inaccurately reported this claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The article goes on to claim that two misleading still photos were used in the video to promote this narrative – one depicting the incorrect uniform and the other that cropped out a man wearing modern gear.<\/p>\n

Many print and broadcast news outlets picked up on and carried this narrative – all listed at the end of the WP article.<\/p>\n

Another video titled “Ready to Ride” talks more about Bolduc’s horse soldiering and can be found here:<\/p>\n