“If you are a Democrat and a veteran who was a noncommissioned officer and has served in some ugly places, how can you, in good conscience, vote for the Harris-Walz ticket?”
This is a quote from Mr. Frank Daniels’ screed about Tim Walz and his decision to retire from the National Guard (“Harris’ running mate showed cowardice”). I ask the colonel, looking at the above quote, how he can support a man who used the presidency to make money for his family of grifters, who never served his country and who has called those who did serve and died “suckers and losers”? How can you, Sir, in good conscience, support this man? You should be ashamed of yourself. And, yes, I did serve.
The story about Walz deciding to retire because his unit was called up has been debunked numerous times. He retired May 4, 2005, and the unit didn’t get their deployment alert until two months later.
Joseph Eustice, a 32-year veteran of the Guard who led the same battalion as Walz, said the governor fulfilled his duty.
“He was a great soldier,” Eustice said. “When he chose to leave, he had every right to leave.”
Eustice said claims to the contrary are ill-informed and possibly sour grapes from a soldier who was passed over for the promotion to command sergeant major that went to Walz.
Jeff Bertrang outranked Walz in the unit and retired as a brigadier general. Now the New Ulm Public Schools superintendent, Bertrang has a fond recollection of Sgt. Walz.
Steve Caporiccio
Magnolia
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