Aug 13, 2024 · Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record has come under scrutiny in recent days after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Walz as her running mate on the presidential ticket. Walz served in the National Guard for nearly 24 years before retiring in May 2005.

Aug 6, 2024 · Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a former Command Sgt. Major in that state’s National Guard, will be the Democratic nominee for vice president after Vice President Kamala Harris names him as her...

Aug 8, 2024 · Walz did rise to that rank, but he retired as a master sergeant because he had not completed the requirements of a command sergeant major. A native of West Point, Nebraska, Walz joined the...

Aug 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by …

Aug 7, 2024 · The Minnesota National Guard said Walz retired as a "master sergeant," not a "command sergeant major," as his biography states.

Aug 8, 2024 · Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign updated its online biography of running mate Tim Walz’s military service amid Republican efforts to question his record in the Army National Guard.

Aug 11, 2024 · Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance sought to negatively frame the 24-year military career of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, Minnesota’s current governor.

Aug 10, 2024 · In a military career that spanned three decades, Tim Walz achieved one of the highest enlisted ranks in the Army. Some peers took issue with the timing of his retirement.

Aug 8, 2024 · Personnel file records show that he was reduced in rank months after retiring, leaving him as a master sergeant for benefits purposes.

Aug 21, 2024 · Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has faced fresh scrutiny over his military service, and how he has characterized his record, in the weeks since he was selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’s...