Aug 14, 2024 · Vice presidential candidate JD Vance has recently criticized the military service record of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, his opponent in the 2024 election. Vance argued that Walz’s retirement ahead of his National Guard Unit’s deployment to Iraq and his implication that he served in a combat zone suggested “stolen valor garbage.”

Oct 1, 2024 · What is JD Vance's military record? Vance served in the Marine Corps for four years, from 2003-2007, and was a public affairs officer during a six-month stint in Iraq but never saw combat

Jul 16, 2024 · For the last nine months of his service, Vance was the media relations officer for the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, North Carolina, one of the largest military bases …

Aug 9, 2024 · Vance himself served in the Marine Corps for four years, and he also never saw combat. He worked as a combat correspondent in Iraq between August 2005 and February 2006. The senator has now...

Aug 17, 2024 · Like Walz, Ohio Sen. JD Vance enlisted in the military after high school, spending four years in the Marines and serving a tour in Iraq in 2005 as a combat correspondent. Even back then, his...

Jul 16, 2024 · Vance, 39, is the first post-9/11 veteran to find a spot on a major party ticket and, if elected, would likely be the first Marine veteran to serve as the second-in-command, a Military.com ...

Jul 15, 2024 · J.D. Vance, a former Marine Corporal, is the first military veteran on a major Presidential ticket since John McCain in 2008 and the first former enlisted vet on the ballot since Al Gore in...

Sep 30, 2024 · Both vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz served in the U.S. military. Here's what to know.

Jul 16, 2024 · Understanding J.D. Vance’s Military Service. After graduating high school, J.D. Vance enlisted in the Marines. This decision marked a pivotal point in his life, taking him far from the poverty and challenges he faced growing up in Middletown, Ohio.

Jul 18, 2024 · JD Vance introduced himself to a national audience Wednesday after being chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate, sharing the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and making the case that his party...