The Man Who Replaced Gov. Walz on the Battlefield Claims He Started a Political Career off a Position He Didn’t Earn in the Military Because He Quit

BEHRENDS The public needs ░░░░░░░░ know how pathetic his ░░░░░░░░ was as a National ░░░░░░░░ COLLIN On a 150 ░░░░░░░░ old farm in Brewster ░░░░░░░░ Behrends hopes his tell ░░░░░░░░ like it is style ░░░░░░░░ finally get the attention ░░░░░░░░ believes it deserves in ░░░░░░░░ s race for governor ░░░░░░░░ a way he s ░░░░░░░░ again to wage a ░░░░░░░░ war of words against ░░░░░░░░ Walz BEHRENDS He abandoned ░░░░░░░░ What the hell kind ░░░░░░░░ leader does that As ░░░░░░░░ as the shots were ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq he turned ░░░░░░░░ ran the other way ░░░░░░░░ hung his hat up ░░░░░░░░ quit COLLIN We ll ░░░░░░░░ to Behrends new message ░░░░░░░░ voters in a moment ░░░░░░░░ this all starts years ░░░░░░░░ when Behrends says Walz ░░░░░░░░ misleading statements about his ░░░░░░░░ service first led him ░░░░░░░░ come forward in the ░░░░░░░░ of 2018 So you ░░░░░░░░ to get this message ░░░░░░░░ but Minnesota s largest ░░░░░░░░ checks it out says ░░░░░░░░ s 100 percent true ░░░░░░░░ yet refuses to print ░░░░░░░░ When I hung the ░░░░░░░░ up I said What ░░░░░░░░ hell is this North ░░░░░░░░ COLLIN Back in 2005 ░░░░░░░░ warning order went out ░░░░░░░░ the First Battalion 125th ░░░░░░░░ Artillery to mobilize for ░░░░░░░░ mission to Iraq At ░░░░░░░░ time Walz served as ░░░░░░░░ unit s highest non ░░░░░░░░ officer But months later ░░░░░░░░ would retire from the ░░░░░░░░ avoid the deployment and ░░░░░░░░ for Congress Tom Behrends ░░░░░░░░ next in line for ░░░░░░░░ position and was asked ░░░░░░░░ take his place BEHRENDS ░░░░░░░░ was like well for ░░░░░░░░ s sake if this ░░░░░░░░ quits if I say ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ it I mean what ░░░░░░░░ hell kind of leadership ░░░░░░░░ that If a company ░░░░░░░░ say that we re ░░░░░░░░ to deploy to Iraq ░░░░░░░░ somewhere and you re ░░░░░░░░ to be gone for ░░░░░░░░ amount of time and ░░░░░░░░ the foreman just says ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ does that say to ░░░░░░░░ 500 people that work ░░░░░░░░ that factory COLLIN Behrends ░░░░░░░░ go on to serve ░░░░░░░░ Iraq on a nearly ░░░░░░░░ year deployment as a ░░░░░░░░ sergeant major All while ░░░░░░░░ began using that title ░░░░░░░░ a congressman Behrends says ░░░░░░░░ first contacted Walz with ░░░░░░░░ concerns sending these letters ░░░░░░░░ Washington They all went ░░░░░░░░ But then we fast ░░░░░░░░ to the election in ░░░░░░░░ in Minnesota and you ░░░░░░░░ at that time to ░░░░░░░░ people s attention with ░░░░░░░░ story and also with ░░░░░░░░ seems to be a ░░░░░░░░ misleading statement that he ░░░░░░░░ to make about his ░░░░░░░░ BEHRENDS It kind of ░░░░░░░░ sat there you know ░░░░░░░░ he was a congressman ░░░░░░░░ bragged that he was ░░░░░░░░ retired command sergeant major ░░░░░░░░ the highest ranking person ░░░░░░░░ in the House And ░░░░░░░░ know all this lie ░░░░░░░░ he was telling The ░░░░░░░░ of Minnesota came out ░░░░░░░░ 2018 after this was ░░░░░░░░ and they said well ░░░░░░░░ can say that he ░░░░░░░░ as a command sergeant ░░░░░░░░ but he can t ░░░░░░░░ he s a retired ░░░░░░░░ because he s not ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ was saying BEHRENDS And ░░░░░░░░ was saying that and ░░░░░░░░ was lots of public ░░░░░░░░ know lots of cards ░░░░░░░░ in the mail you ░░░░░░░░ for him to be ░░░░░░░░ They said right on ░░░░░░░░ he s a retired ░░░░░░░░ sergeant major Just tooting ░░░░░░░░ own horn just hanging ░░░░░░░░ the coattails of people ░░░░░░░░ actually are command sergeant ░░░░░░░░ that went through all ░░░░░░░░ process and put all ░░░░░░░░ time in COLLIN A ░░░░░░░░ for the Minnesota National ░░░░░░░░ said Walz wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to retire as a ░░░░░░░░ sergeant major since he ░░░░░░░░ to complete coursework and ░░░░░░░░ related to the rank ░░░░░░░░ documents show the Army ░░░░░░░░ his service record Walz ░░░░░░░░ reduced in rank to ░░░░░░░░ E8 Master Sergeant after ░░░░░░░░ and his conditional promotion ░░░░░░░░ News again asked Governor ░░░░░░░░ if he s using ░░░░░░░░ command sergeant major rank ░░░░░░░░ his campaign website for ░░░░░░░░ gain this year A ░░░░░░░░ said this has been ░░░░░░░░ the news before and ░░░░░░░░ us to a past ░░░░░░░░ where Walz said quote ░░░░░░░░ this type of partisan ░░░░░░░░ attack only comes from ░░░░░░░░ who s never worn ░░░░░░░░ uniform BEHRENDS It s ░░░░░░░░ valor is really what ░░░░░░░░ is I don t ░░░░░░░░ if anybody else has ░░░░░░░░ what he s done ░░░░░░░░ we call it the ░░░░░░░░ about Tim Walz COLLIN ░░░░░░░░ 2018 Behrends gave the ░░░░░░░░ the full court press ░░░░░░░░ We retired command sergeant ░░░░░░░░ of the Minnesota National ░░░░░░░░ feel it as our ░░░░░░░░ and responsibility to bring ░░░░░░░░ the truth as we ░░░░░░░░ it concerning his service ░░░░░░░░ I put together information ░░░░░░░░ it and I sent ░░░░░░░░ out to every single ░░░░░░░░ station and newspaper and ░░░░░░░░ station I could in ░░░░░░░░ state The bottom line ░░░░░░░░ all of this is ░░░░░░░░ wrenching and sad to ░░░░░░░░ When the nation called ░░░░░░░░ quit COLLIN Twin Cities ░░░░░░░░ stations and the Star ░░░░░░░░ were silent even after ░░░░░░░░ says the newspaper checked ░░░░░░░░ all out The Star ░░░░░░░░ endorsed Walz in 2018 ░░░░░░░░ governor Between lockdowns riots ░░░░░░░░ crime and a charred ░░░░░░░░ precinct Behrends felt he ░░░░░░░░ no choice but again ░░░░░░░░ come forward BEHRENDS Allowing ░░░░░░░░ to be burned down ░░░░░░░░ just like having the ░░░░░░░░ get burned down It ░░░░░░░░ like no you said ░░░░░░░░ would defend that until ░░░░░░░░ last man You know ░░░░░░░░ he would have went ░░░░░░░░ Iraq he d still ░░░░░░░░ hiding under his desk ░░░░░░░░ there Because that s ░░░░░░░░ you know just the ░░░░░░░░ that I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ with him COLLIN So ░░░░░░░░ about when he also ░░░░░░░░ out and he calls ░░░░░░░░ guys 19 year old ░░░░░░░░ BEHRENDS I d take ░░░░░░░░ 19 year old crook ░░░░░░░░ I d go to ░░░░░░░░ with him I don ░░░░░░░░ know how he could ░░░░░░░░ utter such a statement ░░░░░░░░ mean it s just ░░░░░░░░ s just absolutely sad ░░░░░░░░ So this election year ░░░░░░░░ s all built up ░░░░░░░░ to Behrends new green ░░░░░░░░ message BEHRENDS He called ░░░░░░░░ Frey an abject failure ░░░░░░░░ I was like you ░░░░░░░░ that s what he ░░░░░░░░ COLLIN Walz is a ░░░░░░░░ also made a return ░░░░░░░░ And the last one ░░░░░░░░ put together he said ░░░░░░░░ himself too as well ░░░░░░░░ they don t like ░░░░░░░░ job they can vote ░░░░░░░░ out So I wrote ░░░░░░░░ got to vote him ░░░░░░░░ we need to vote ░░░░░░░░ out.”