Read the damning private letter Tim Walz's National Guard successor penned him demanding he stop lying about his rank for 'political gain'
By Martha Williams For Dailymail.Com
Published: 19:09 EDT, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 20:55 EDT, 16 August 2024
Tim Walz has been accused of lying about his military rank by his National Guard successor for 'political gain,' private letters have revealed.
Walz, who is currently serving as the Governor of Minnesota, joined the National Guard after high school and served 24 years in the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, rising to the rank of command sergeant major.
The now 60-year-old, who is Kamala Harris's recently-announced running mate, retired in 2005 - months after being warned that the battalion would be deployed to Iraq.
Walz left to run for Congress, and he was elected to office in 2006.
Private letters addressed to Walz from his National Guard successor, Tom Behrends, from 2016 have accused the Governor of lying about his rank for political gain.
In April 2016, Behrends wrote 'I can no longer remain silent concerning your rank.'
The letter goes on to accuse Walz of not fulfilling the conditions of his promotion to Command Sergeant Major - but continuing to use the title.
'It is quite a title to have, when it has been earned,' Behrends wrote. 'I would hope that you haven't been using the rank for political gain, but that is how it appears,' he continued.
After receiving no response - Behrends wrote a follow-up letter to every chair of the committee he sat on in congress in October of the same year.
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