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Tim Sheehy, Republican candidate for Senate in Montana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October surprises abound in elections across the country. Will they derail a hopeful’s chance at becoming a millionaire<\/del> dedicated public servant that wouldn’t dream of insider trading? Here’s hoping we get Congressmen that are actually interested in the public service aspect of the job. A guy can dream, right?<\/p>\n

Today’s October surprise comes from NBC News in regards to the Montana Senate race. Democrat Jon Tester is seeking re-election, but is currently polling being Republican Tim Sheehy. Sheehy on paper is a great candidate. He’s a former Navy SEAL officer, graduate of Annapolis, a decorated combat veteran with a Purple Heart and BSM w\/ “V”, and now in civilian life is an aerial firefighter, flying water bombers. In short, he’s the all-American badass. A shoe-in to unseat a Democrat in the very red Montana, right?<\/p>\n

Well…not so fast. It seems there are accusations that Mr. Sheehy has embellished his service. He’s claimed he was shot in Afghanistan, but alternative stories have come out on that. He’s also stated that he was medically discharged from the service, but NBC News says the records they have say otherwise. We don’t have the records to verify any of this, so give it all due respect. The source is the news agency that famously tried to grenade G.W. Bush’s re-election with fake documents related to his military service.<\/p>\n

From NBC News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL running for the Senate in Montana, has said he was discharged from the military for medical reasons because of injuries he sustained on duty, but his discharge paperwork tells a different story.<\/p>\n

The heavily redacted, two-page document obtained by NBC News indicates that Sheehy voluntarily resigned his commission and does not list any medical condition that forced him out of uniform, according to a review of the document and a current and former U.S. official familiar with the details of his separation.<\/p>\n

Sheehy said as much in his memoir last year, noting that he did develop a health issue but it was not the reason he left the Navy.<\/p>\n

In the book, \u201cMudslingers: A True Story of Aerial Firefighting,\u201d Sheehy wrote that he suffered a bad case of decompression sickness, commonly known as the bends, while he was riding in a mini-submarine during a training exercise in Hawaii. It caused a “tiny hole in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere would be a period of recovery and evaluation, I was told, before I could return to active duty,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

He ultimately decided to resign instead. \u201cIf I couldn\u2019t be out in the field, leading from the front, then it was time to consider doing something else,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI had put in my time; I was free to go if that was what I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for the Sheehy campaign offered a more nuanced explanation.<\/p>\n

\u201cTim Sheehy was honorably discharged from the Navy after being declared medically unfit to continue to serve as a Navy SEAL in 2014,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cAfter Tim left active duty in 2014, he was then in the Navy Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)\u201d \u2014 a section of the Navy Reserve \u2014 \u201cuntil his honorable discharge in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spokesperson did not directly address why Sheehy\u2019s discharge paperwork contradicts his claims that he was discharged for medical reasons.<\/p>\n

A decorated military career<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s beyond dispute is that Sheehy had a decorated military career. He was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in battle in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan, as well as a Bronze Star for valor.<\/p>\n

Sheehy\u2019s apparently false claims of being medically discharged add to the number of statements he has made about his military record that have been questioned. He was already facing scrutiny for his claim that he was shot in Afghanistan, which has been contradicted by a National Park Service ranger who has told reporters that Sheehy shot himself in an accident at Glacier National Park in 2015.<\/p>\n

Sheehy\u2019s showdown with Democratic incumbent Jon Tester is one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country. Sheehy, a Republican who operates an aerial firefighting company, is leading Tester in the polls. With the Democrats holding a razor-thin majority, the outcome could determine which party controls the Senate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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