{"id":159934,"date":"2024-08-14T12:07:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=159934"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:07:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:07:57","slug":"wikipedia-lists-tim-walz-as-command-sergeant-major-and-afghanistan-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=159934","title":{"rendered":"Wikipedia lists Tim Walz as Command Sergeant Major and Afghanistan Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A tale of two candidates for vice president, the Wikipedia angle. Wikipedia lists Tim Walz<\/a> as “Command Sergeant Major.” They also listed his “battle\/wars” as “War in Afghanistan – Operation Enduring Freedom.” Where they were willing to “give” to Walz, they “took away” from JD Vance<\/a>.\u00a0 In July 2024, they had The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Marine Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon among Vance’s awards. Most of Vance’s awards, including his deployment related awards, were removed<\/a>. As of this posting, their respective Wikipedia pages makes it look like Walz accomplished more in the military than Vance did.<\/p>\n

From Breitbart:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wikipedia has given Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz the false military rank of ‘Command Sergeant Major’ despite multiple reports noting he did not retire from his service in the National Guard with that title.<\/p>\n

Social media users began sharing screenshots from Wikipedia noting that it listed him as a “Command Sergeant Major,” which has not been corrected as of this writing. For a period of time, it appeared that Trump VP pick J.D. Vance’s military had been temporarily edited before it was restored.<\/p>\n

While Tim Walz temporarily served as a Command Sergeant Major in the National Guard, he was not allowed to retire under that rank after failing to complete the necessary coursework.<\/p>\n

For accuracy, Wikipedia would have to list him as a former Command Sergeant Major while noting he retired as a Master Sergeant.<\/p>\n

Walz’s use of the rank “retired Command Sergeant Major” since his run for U.S. Congress has drawn considerable criticism from members of the military community, with claims of stolen valor. Walz was not permitted to use that title after retiring when he failed to complete the final and necessary coursework.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bois, P. (2024, August 12). Wikipedia falsely labels Tim Walz ‘Command Sergeant Major’. Breitbart<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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