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   JD Vance accused Walz of 'stolen valor garbage' this week   
      
   The Harris campaign has altered its biography of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on   
   its campaign website, making a change to a reference to his military service   
   amid ongoing scrutiny of the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee’s   
   military credentials.   
      
   Walz’s biography initially said he was a "retired Command Sergeant Major."   
      
   It has since been updated to say that he "served as a command sergeant major."   
      
   Vice President Kamala Harris announced Walz as her running mate on Tuesday,   
   setting off a series of attacks over his background as Minnesota's governor, a   
   lawmaker and a member of the National Guard for nearly 25 years.   
      
   When Walz left the Guard, he had achieved the rank of command sergeant major,   
   but he was reduced in rank months after retiring, leaving him as a master   
   sergeant. National Guard officials have said that he retired before fulfilling   
   requirements for the    
   position, including coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. The   
   subsequent lower rank was due to benefit requirements and a technicality.   
      
   However, Republicans have accused Walz of engaging in "stolen valor garbage."   
      
   "Do not pretend to be something that you’re not," Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and   
   former President Trump’s running mate, said this week. Vance is a Marine   
   Corps veteran.   
      
   "I’d be ashamed if I was saying that I lied about my military service like   
   you did," he said.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-campaign-walks-back-walz   
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