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Column: This is what makes JD Vance's attempt to 'Swift-boat' Tim Walz's military service so pathetic

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Tim Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guard before being honorably discharged.

John Avlon : Walz dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him in Iraq without him.

Avlon says John Kerry , a Vietnam vet, was accused of endangering soldiers who were still fighting in Vietnam .

In 2004 , then-Sen. Kerry ran against President George W. Bush , a bona fide war hero, had served in the Texas Air National Guard .

Trump has repeatedly disparaged service members who died in war, calling them “losers and “suckers” As president, he requested that wounded veterans, especially amputees, not be allowed in military parades.

Democrats should remind voters that it’s in shameless service of a man who utterly disdains Americans who risk their lives to serve their country.

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