Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz defended his military record Tuesday amid attacks from Republicans led by his election rival, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who has accused him of stolen valor.
“I am damn proud of my service to this country,” Walz, the governor of Minnesota, said in Los Angeles during his first solo event on the campaign trail.
Walz said he served in the National Guard for 24 years “for the same reason all my brothers and sisters in uniform do: We love this country.”
