{"id":2322063,"date":"2024-08-09T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-anchors-challenge-of-vances-service-doesnt-recognize-dangers-of-iraq-at-the-time-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:12:41","slug":"cnn-anchors-challenge-of-vances-service-doesnt-recognize-dangers-of-iraq-at-the-time-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-anchors-challenge-of-vances-service-doesnt-recognize-dangers-of-iraq-at-the-time-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN anchor\u2019s challenge of Vance\u2019s service doesn\u2019t recognize dangers of Iraq at the time &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fcnn-anchors-challenge-of-vances-service-doesnt-recognize-dangers-of-iraq-at-the-time-washington-examiner%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=2322063&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>In a recent\u200b CNN segment,\u200c anchor Brianna Keilar\u200b challenged \u2063Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. \u200bVance&#8217;s \u200d<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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/repulsive-illinois-nevertrumper-adam-kinzinger-continues-to-attack-president-trump-while-claiming-his-military-service-allows-him-to-act-as-insubordinate\/\" title=\"Repulsive Illinois #NeverTrumper Adam Kinzinger Continues to Attack President Trump While Claiming His Military Service Allows Him To Act as Insubordinate\">military service<\/a> record<\/a> after he criticized\u2064 Minnesota \u2063Governor Tim Walz for alleged &#8220;stolen valor.&#8221; Keilar highlighted that while Vance served as a combat correspondent, his actual role was that \u200cof a \u2064public\u2062 affairs specialist, implying that this may have downplayed the \u2063dangers\u200c of \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/which-american-presidents-served-in-the-military\/\" title=\"Which American Presidents Served In The Military?\">military experience<\/a>. Vance, who served in Iraq from 2005 to \u20642006,\u200b clarified\u2063 that\u2062 he has never\u200d claimed \u2062to have engaged directly\u200b in combat but participated in civil affairs missions often conducted in unsafe areas.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062exchange ignited controversy, with supporters of Vance defending\u2062 his service and remarking that he was present in\u2063 Iraq during a perilous time, where many service members\u200c faced\u200c threats from insurgent attacks \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-whitmer-plot-suspects-now-face-weapon-of-mass-destruction-charges\/\" title=\"Three Whitmer Plot Suspects Now Face Weapon Of Mass Destruction Charges\">improvised explosive devices<\/a> (IEDs). Vance emphasized \u200dhis commitment to his\u2064 unit and contrasted his service with\u200d Walz&#8217;s, \u200cwhich he accused\u2064 of\u200c being\u2062 misleading. This debate reflects\u200d broader issues surrounding military service claims\u200b in political discourse, highlighting the complexities of\u2064 defining combat\u200d experience.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CNN anchor&rsquo;s challenge of Vance&rsquo;s service doesn&rsquo;t recognize dangers of Iraq at the time<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726725\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN&rsquo;s<\/a> Brianna Keilar challenged Republican vice presidential nominee Sen.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance&rsquo;s<\/a>&nbsp;(R-OH) own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> service after the former Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3113672\/vance-blasts-walz-stolen-valor-garbage-abandoning-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blasted<\/a> Gov.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a>&nbsp;(D-MN) for peddling &ldquo;stolen valor garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I also think that J.D. Vance, as a messenger of this, may be an imperfect messenger because, as we have, as you introduced him as a combat correspondent, which was what his title was, but, when you dig a little deeper into that, he was public affairs specialist,&rdquo; Keilar said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someone who did not see combat, which certainly the title combat correspondent kind of gives you a different impression,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DISGUSTING: CNN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brikeilarcnn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brikeilarcnn<\/a> attacks JD Vance&#8217;s military service in a despicable effort to defend Tim Walz&#8217;s stolen valor lies.<\/p>\n<p>Brianna &mdash; the difference is that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a> never lied about his rank or his service, and when his unit deployed to Iraq, he didn&#8217;t abandon them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mQ8DMc2XRJ\">pic.twitter.com\/mQ8DMc2XRJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1821586107857031300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vance enlisted in the Marines after high school and was&nbsp;deployed to Iraq from 2005 to 2006&nbsp;with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, where he served as a combat correspondent.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-just-arent-great-people-sunny-hostin-on-why-mask-mandates-are-needed\/\" title=\"\u2018People Just Aren\u2019t Great People\u2019: Sunny Hostin On Why \u2018Mask Mandates\u2019 Are Needed\">vice presidential hopeful<\/a> has never claimed he was directly engaged with the enemy during his time in Iraq, a place Walz never was, but he has detailed his time attaching to units to venture into unprotected Iraqi territory on civil affairs missions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brianna this is disgusting, and you and your entire network should be ashamed of yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>When I got the call to go to Iraq, I went. <\/p>\n<p>Tim Walz said he carried a gun in a war. Did he? No. It was a lie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kt0oxzZb83\">https:\/\/t.co\/kt0oxzZb83<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1821605143689019589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As a &ldquo;public affairs marine,&rdquo; Vance would write about the Marines he was with and interact with civilians on these missions, which were often considered &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; given the small number of Marines on them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/undertheradar\/2016\/09\/j-d-vance-learned-marine-corps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to his 2016 book <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On our particular mission, senior marines met with local school officials while the rest of us provided security or hung out with the schoolkids, playing soccer and passing out candy and school supplies,&rdquo; Vance wrote. &ldquo;One very shy boy approached me and held out his hand. When I gave him a small eraser, his face briefly lit up with joy before he ran away to his family, holding his two-cent prize aloft in triumph. I have never seen such excitement on a child&rsquo;s face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>American service members in Iraq at the time, including Vance, faced the constant danger of insurgent attacks and deadly improvised explosive devices.<\/p>\n<p>Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung&nbsp;was killed in Iraq along with two other service members when an IED struck their vehicle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/News-Display\/Article\/637723\/be-brief-be-bold-be-gone-a-decade-later-maj-megan-m-mcclungs-legacy-lives-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;McClung, who was 34 at the time of her death, was serving as a media relations officer when a roadside bomb killed her instantly in Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2006,&rdquo; an account of the incident read. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of all the hundreds of service members who had been killed during that year alone, almost everyone there at the time worked with someone or knew someone personally who had been killed or severely injured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McClung was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the first female Marine officer to be killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>From 2005 to 2006, the number of IED attacks on U.S. and coalition forces &rdquo;&nbsp;skyrocketed&rdquo; to over 3,000 a month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.org\/about-us\/research\/case-studies\/hidden-dangers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a report analyzing the number of roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;U.S. soldiers were dying at much higher rates than they had in the original invasion,&rdquo; the report read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s easy to sit in the comfort and safety of a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a> studio and trivialize the service of countless men and women who risked their lives. I served with some of the people mentioned in this thread. I miss them all very much. Shameful of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brikeilarcnn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brikeilarcnn<\/a> to slander an entire MOS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hwgd8EEG0\">https:\/\/t.co\/5hwgd8EEG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1821710324774432817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance slammed Keilar&rsquo;s comments shortly after she made them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy to sit in the comfort and safety of a @CNN studio and trivialize the service of countless men and women who risked their lives,&rdquo; Vance said in a statement posted to X. &ldquo;I served with some of the people mentioned in this thread. I miss them all very much.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726725\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726725\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN anchor Brianna Keilar questioned the military service of Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) after he criticized Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for promoting &#8220;stolen valor.&#8221; Keilar pointed out that while Vance was introduced as a combat correspondent, his actual role was as a public affairs specialist, which implies he did not see combat\u2014contrary to what the title might suggest. <\/p>\n<p>Vance enlisted in the Marines after high school and served in Iraq from 2005 to 2006 with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, where he worked as a combat correspondent but has never claimed to have engaged directly with enemy forces during his deployment. He has shared experiences of accompanying units on civil affairs missions in unsecured areas of Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Keilar&#8217;s remarks, Vance expressed outrage on social media, emphasizing that he did not abandon his unit when they were deployed and accused Walz of lying about his own military service. As a public affairs marine, Vance documented the experiences of fellow Marines and interacted with local civilians during missions that were often deemed dangerous due to their limited numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Vance recounted moments from these missions in his book &#8220;Hillbilly Elegy,&#8221; highlighting interactions with local children amidst ongoing threats from insurgent attacks and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The dangers faced by American troops during this period were significant; for instance, Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung lost her life due to an IED explosion while serving as a media relations officer.<\/p>\n<p>Vance criticized Keilar&#8217;s comments for trivializing the sacrifices made by countless service members who risked their lives in Iraq, stating it is easy for someone safe in a studio to undermine their contributions. He expressed deep respect for those who served alongside him and lamented any disparagement directed at their roles within the military<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2322064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP22006860956504.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9373,17259,37484,36303,15469],"class_list":["post-2322063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cnn","tag-iraq","tag-military-service","tag-news-analysis","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP22006860956504.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322063","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\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}