Fmr. Rep. Murphy: Walz Was Deployed in Italy, Served Where the Army Told Him

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MURPHY: "It's heartbreaking, Laura, to be honest with you. And it's really disappointing that Senator Vance has done that. I mean, Tim Walz has given 24 years of his service to our country in uniform. 24 years. And when our nation asked Sergeant Major Walz to deploy for Operation Enduring Freedom, he went overseas. That means he left his job. He left his wife and young kids. He went overseas and served where the Army told him. And it wasn't Afghanistan, it was in Italy, but that's where his unit was, his artillery unit from Minnesota, the Minnesota National Guard. So for Senator Vance to do this, it's really disheartening. You know, when he was announced -- you know, there's a lot of us, veterans, you know, I'm a proud Democrat, you know, I didn't attack his military service. That's not what you do to your brother and sister veterans, especially, Laura, the less than 1% that has served during a defining moment in our country's history, the longest wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. You just don't do that."