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Politics : President Kamala Harris

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (488)8/8/2024 5:10:50 PM
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Walz quit the National Guard in May 2005 because he knew he was about to be called up for active duty.

How do we know that he knew he was about to be called up? Because he said so!

Here is Tim Walz's own press release in March 2005:
Walz Still Planning to Run for Congress Despite Possible Call to Duty in Iraq

March 20, 2005

On Thursday, March 17 the National Guard Public Affairs Office announced a possible partial mobilization of roughly 2,000 troops from the Minnesota National Guard. First District congressional candidate Tim Walz currently holds the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the 1-125th Battalion, which is based in New Ulm and largely composed of men and women from southern Minnesota. The announcement from the National Guard PAO specified that all or a portion of Walz's battalion could be mobilized to serve in Iraq within the next two year
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