{"id":2320528,"date":"2024-08-07T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-walz-ex-squadmate-says-he-abandoned-us-as-soon-as-the-shots-were-fired\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:07:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:07:52","slug":"video-walz-ex-squadmate-says-he-abandoned-us-as-soon-as-the-shots-were-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-walz-ex-squadmate-says-he-abandoned-us-as-soon-as-the-shots-were-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Walz Ex-Squadmate Says &#8216;He Abandoned Us &#8230; As Soon as the Shots Were Fired&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-walz-ex-squadmate-says-he-abandoned-us-as-soon-as-the-shots-were-fired%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former member of\u2062 the National Guard, \u200dRetired Command\u2063 Sgt. Maj. Thomas \u200dBehrends, criticized Minnesota Governor\u2062 Tim Walz, who is the Democratic \u2062Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>,\u2063 for his \u2063departure from the \u200dmilitary unit during\u2063 a critical time. In \u2063an interview, Behrends \u200caccused\u2063 Walz of\u2062 abandoning\u2063 his \u200dunit before \u2062a planned deployment to Iraq\u2063 in \u200d2005, claiming he \u201cturned and ran the other way\u201d when faced with active duty. Behrends, along with fellow retired Command Sgt. Maj.\u200d Paul Herr, contended that\u2064 Walz had \u2062embellished his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-candidate-kathy-barnette-repeatedly-misrepresented-military-service-records-show\/\" title=\"GOP Senate Candidate Kathy Barnette Repeatedly Misrepresented Military Service, Records Show\">military service record<\/a> and misled the \u2063public about the reasons for his \u200bresignation. They\u2064 alleged that rather than\u200d fulfilling\u200c his duty, Walz quit \u2063just before his\u200b battalion was set to\u2062 mobilize, claiming that he did not need to resign\u200b to\u200b pursue\u2063 a congressional run. This topic has\u2063 drawn scrutiny from \u200cothers,\u2064 including Republican Senator J.D. Vance, who condemned Walz\u2019s actions \u200das \u200dshameful. Behrends\u200d described Walz\u2019s \u200cdecision as \u200ca betrayal, asserting\u2062 that he failed to uphold core \u200bArmy values and responsibilities as a leader.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A former member of the National Guard unit in which Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz once served slammed Walz&rsquo;s actions in leaving the unit.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Behrends sounded off in 2022 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-horrified-look-harris-face-walz-makes-dirty-joke-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz<\/a>, now the Democratic Party&rsquo;s vice presidential candidate, was in the middle of his successful campaign to be re-elected governor of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He abandoned us,&rdquo; Behrends said in an interview with Alpha News posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVURKDLzrF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, what the hell kind of a leader does that,&rdquo; Behrends said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fellow veteran speaks out on Walz's misleading statements about military record\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uVURKDLzrF4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as the shots were fired in Iraq, he turned and ran the other way and hung his hat up and quit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz spent 24 years in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vp-pick-tim-walz-accused-stolen-valor-former-military-colleagues-abandoned-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Guard<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/06\/tim-walz-military-career-national-guard\/74685414007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>, beginning with the Nebraska National Guard in 1981. He then served in the Minnesota National Guard from 1996 to 2005. Walz has said he re-enlisted in the Guard after the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In an extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=2192940227614940&amp;set=pcb.2192944367614526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 post<\/a>, Behrends and fellow retired Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Herr said, Walz &ldquo;has embellished and selectively omitted facts and circumstances of his military career for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the post, they alleged, &ldquo;In early 2005, a warning order was issued to the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion, which included the position he was serving in, to prepare to be mobilized for active duty for a deployment to Iraq.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They wrotee, Walz said he would go on the mission, but &ldquo;it appears that was a lie&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On May 16th, 2005 he quit, betraying his country, leaving the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion and its Soldiers hanging; without its senior Non-Commissioned Officer, as the battalion prepared for war,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The post said Walz did not need to quit to run for Congress, but the two men wrote that Walz &ldquo;slithered out the door.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post said that if Walz&rsquo;s story is to be believed, the four-year hitch he said he signed up for, which they claimed was actually six years, would have expired on Sept. 18, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why then did he &lsquo;retire&rsquo; on May 16th, 2005, before his supposed four-year enlistment was up? And he makes it sound like he &lsquo;retired&rsquo; a year before his battalion deployed to Iraq; when in reality he knew when he &lsquo;retired&rsquo; that the battalion would be deployed to Iraq,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bottom line in all of this is gut wrenching and sad to explain. When the nation called, he quit.&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He failed his country. He failed his state. He failed the Minnesota Army National Guard, the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion, and his fellow Soldiers. And he failed to lead by example,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On top of that he failed to uphold the seven Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. Traitorous, fraudulent, and shameful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican vice presidential candidate Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/creepy-video-reporters-saying-exact-thing-j-d-vance-exposes-coordinated-dnc-media-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> J.D. Vance<\/a> of Ohio condemned Walz over the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, your job as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-secretary-dragged-for-prioritizing-resiliency-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/\" title=\"Army Secretary Dragged For Prioritizing \u2018Resiliency In The Face Of Climate Change\u2019\">senior enlisted guy<\/a> in a unit is to keep your people safe. That&rsquo;s not a job you can switch out of on a moment&rsquo;s notice. So if he abandoned his troops before they went to Iraq or wherever &hellip; absolutely shameful,&rdquo; Vance said, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13718597\/JD-Vance-Tim-Walz-Iraq-national-guard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Behrends expressed his discontent in 2022 while Walz, who is now the Democratic Party&#8217;s vice presidential candidate, was campaigning for re-election as governor of Minnesota. &#8220;He abandoned us,&#8221; Behrends stated in an interview with Alpha News on YouTube, questioning what kind of leader would act that way. He accused Walz of turning away and quitting as soon as combat began in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Walz served 24 years in the National Guard, starting with the Nebraska National Guard in 1981 and later joining the Minnesota National Guard from 1996 to 2005. He has claimed he re-enlisted after the September 11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In a detailed post from 2018, Behrends and another retired Command Sgt. Maj., Paul Herr, alleged that Walz had misrepresented aspects of his military service over time. They claimed that a mobilization order was issued for their battalion to prepare for deployment to Iraq in early 2005 and accused Walz of saying he would participate but ultimately not following through.<\/p>\n<p>They asserted that on May 16, 2005, he resigned just before their battalion&#8217;s deployment to Iraq, leaving them without a senior Non-Commissioned Officer during a critical time. The two men argued that there was no need for him to resign if he intended to run for Congress and described his departure as sneaky.<\/p>\n<p>The post questioned why Walz retired before completing what they said should have been a six-year enlistment if he had indeed signed up for four years only; they noted this retirement occurred just prior to his battalion\u2019s deployment announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, they concluded it was heartbreaking and disappointing: &#8220;When the nation called, he quit.&#8221; They accused him of failing not only his country but also his state and fellow soldiers by not leading by example or adhering to core Army values such as loyalty and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance from Ohio also condemned Walz regarding these allegations: &#8220;Your job as a senior enlisted guy is to keep your people safe&#8230; If he abandoned his troops before they went into harm&#8217;s way&#8230; that&#8217;s absolutely shameful,&#8221; Vance remarked according to reports from the U.K.&#8217;s Daily Mail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tim-Walz-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20987,37439,27318],"class_list":["post-2320528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abandonment","tag-ex-squadmate","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tim-Walz-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}