{"id":2334310,"date":"2024-08-30T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-apologizes-for-bronze-star-mistake-after-lengthy-walz-military-debacle-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:24:34","slug":"wes-moore-apologizes-for-bronze-star-mistake-after-lengthy-walz-military-debacle-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-apologizes-for-bronze-star-mistake-after-lengthy-walz-military-debacle-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Moore apologizes for Bronze Star \u2018mistake\u2019 after lengthy Walz military debacle &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fwes-moore-apologizes-for-bronze-star-mistake-after-lengthy-walz-military-debacle-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=2334310&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>Maryland Governor \u2062Wes Moore recently apologized\u200c for misrepresenting his \u2062military record, specifically regarding\u2063 the Bronze Star Medal. In\u2064 an application for a White House fellowship in \u200b2006, he claimed he had been awarded the Bronze Star and the Combat \u2064Action Badge. However, \u2063it was revealed that he never\u2063 actually received \u200bthe Bronze Star, despite being advised by his superior officer to include it \u200cin his application. Moore expressed regret for\u2063 not \u200dcorrecting this information and\u200b acknowledged that he did not clarify his status \u200cwhen the award was mentioned in interviews and media references over the years. His comments\u200d followed the revelation that both he and Minnesota Governor\u200c Tim Walz, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-marshal-calls-on-md-and-va-officials-to-enforce-laws-banning-protests-outside-justices-homes\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Marshal Calls on MD and VA Officials to Enforce Laws Banning Protests Outside Justices&#039; Homes\">recently chosen<\/a> as Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s running mate, faced scrutiny for their military claims.  <\/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\">Wes Moore apologizes for Bronze Star &lsquo;mistake&rsquo; after lengthy Walz military debacle<\/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_1622720\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD) confessed to making &ldquo;an honest mistake&rdquo; after it was revealed he misrepresented his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> record years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Moore claimed the military &ldquo;awarded me the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge&rdquo; on an application to join a prestigious White House fellowship in 2006, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/29\/us\/politics\/wes-moore-bronze-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> a <em>New York Times<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/29\/us\/politics\/wes-moore-bronze-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a>report that broke Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.maryland.gov\/news\/press\/pages\/governor-moore-statement-on-his-military-record.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> issued shortly after the report was published, Moore explained his superior officer told him &ldquo;to include the award on my application for the Fellowship because he received confirmation with the approval authority that the Bronze Star was signed and approved by his senior leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gen. Michael Fenzel confirmed he had advised Moore to add the award to the application in comments to the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to include it,&rdquo; he recalled telling Moore. &ldquo;If you are selected as a White House fellow, you&rsquo;re going to be wearing it whenever you&rsquo;re wearing your uniform.&rdquo; Moore is an Army combat veteran who retired from the military in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The Maryland governor wrote Thursday that he was later &ldquo;disappointed&rdquo; to learn that he did not ultimately receive the promised Bronze Star. He admitted he never issued a correction to the application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I sincerely wish I had gone back to correct the note on my application. It was an honest mistake, and I regret not making that correction,&rdquo; Moore reflected.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also apologized in comments to the<em> <\/em>outlet<em> <\/em>for failing to correct two interviewers in 2008 and 2010, as well as a newspaper columnist in 2013, who referenced him as a Bronze Star recipient.<\/p>\n<p>Moore&rsquo;s&nbsp;comments came after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reba-mcentire-rips-new-tennessee-law-protecting-children-from-drag-shows\/\" title=\"Reba McEntire Rips New Tennessee Law Protecting Children From Drag Shows\">gubernatorial campaign claimed<\/a> in 2022 that during &ldquo;hundreds of interviews and speeches about his military service, Wes Moore has never claimed to have a Bronze Star.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moore, who was elected Maryland&rsquo;s governor last year, stepped into the national spotlight after a cargo ship lost power and plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed critical infrastructure in his state. Months after the shocking incident, Moore was rumored to be among the contenders vying to become Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s running mate.&nbsp;Instead, she tapped Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), an Army National Guard veteran, who has also come under fire for misrepresenting his military record.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s running mate, led the charge of critics earlier this month who relentlessly attacked Walz for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118762\/walz-former-military-commander-blasts-vp-hopeful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> framing<\/a> himself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-pick-tim-walz-accused-of-stolen-valor-by-former-military-colleagues-he-abandoned-us\/\" title=\"VP Pick Tim Walz Accused of &#039;Stolen Valor&#039; by Former Military Colleagues: &#039;He Abandoned Us&#039;\">retired command sergeant major<\/a>. Although the title was bestowed on the Minnesota veteran at one point, it was later rescinded after he failed to complete the necessary paperwork. Walz also made a remark saying he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-changes-walzs-military-biography-after-backlash-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris campaign changes Walz\u2019s military biography after backlash - Washington Examiner\">carried weapons &#038;ldquo<\/a>;in war,&rdquo; despite never having served in combat, which earned him the insult of &ldquo;stolen valor garbage&rdquo; from Vance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Moore&rsquo;s swift statement on his military debacle, the Harris-Walz campaign defended the Minnesota governor&rsquo;s&nbsp;comments about his military record for days before admitting he &ldquo;misspoke.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Moore was among Walz&rsquo;s ardent defenders during the controversy and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/andrea-mitchell-reports\/watch\/gov-moore-veterans-like-walz-deserve-our-utmost-respect-216635461986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> argued<\/a> that he deserved the nation&rsquo;s &ldquo;utmost respect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1622720\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1622720\"}});<\/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>Wes Moore, the Governor of Maryland (D-MD), acknowledged making &#8220;an honest mistake&#8221; after it came to light that he had inaccurately represented his military service in the past. According to a report from the New York Times, Moore stated on an application for a White House fellowship in 2006 that he had been awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Badge. Following this revelation, Moore explained that his superior officer advised him to include these awards on his application because he believed they had been officially approved by senior leadership. General Michael Fenzel confirmed that he encouraged Moore to list the award, emphasizing its importance if selected as a fellow.<\/p>\n<p>Moore, who is an Army combat veteran and retired from military service in 2014, expressed disappointment upon discovering later that he did not actually receive the Bronze Star. He admitted failing to correct this information on his application and expressed regret for not doing so sooner. In addition, he apologized for not clarifying his status during interviews in 2008 and 2010 or with a newspaper columnist in 2013 who referred to him as a Bronze Star recipient.<\/p>\n<p>This situation arose after Moore&#8217;s gubernatorial campaign claimed in 2022 that throughout numerous interviews about his military background, he never asserted having received a Bronze Star. Since being elected governor last year, Moore gained national attention following an incident where a cargo ship lost power and crashed into critical infrastructure in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), also facing scrutiny over misrepresentations of his military record\u2014specifically regarding claims of holding titles like command sergeant major\u2014was defended by Harris-Walz campaign officials before ultimately admitting errors were made. Despite this controversy surrounding Walz&#8217;s statements about serving &#8220;in war,&#8221; which drew criticism from Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) labeling it as &#8220;stolen valor garbage,&#8221; Moore previously stood up for Walz during these discussions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2334311,"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\/08\/Wes-Moore-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5447,35346,38909],"class_list":["post-2334310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-apology","tag-bronze-star","tag-wes-moore"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wes-Moore-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334310","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}