Documents provide glimpse into Buttigieg's military service
By Jonathan Easley - 05/05/19 10:30 AM EDT
Military documents obtained by The Hill provide a glimpse into Pete Buttigieg’s time as a Navy Intelligence Officer in Afghanistan, a key portion of his biography that sets him apart from the pack of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders.
The Hill reviewed Buttigieg’s certificate of release from active duty and a counseling report. The documents are highly redacted but reveal new details about Buttigieg’s work to disrupt the flow of money among terrorist organizations as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the war on terrorism launched by former President George W. Bush after the attacks on 9/11.
The documents were first obtained by ABC 57’s Clifton French, an investigative reporter and Iraq War veteran based in South Bend, Ind., where Buttigieg is mayor.
According to the documents, Buttigieg served in the Afghanistan Threat Finance Cell (ATFC) in Kabul, placing him in “an imminent danger pay area†from late March to mid-September of 2014, while the then 32-year old was still serving his first term as mayor.
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