In 2021 9/11 Speech, Tim Walz References 'Being On The Tarmac At Bagram' During A Ramp Ceremony

Posted • August 12, 2024: Speaking to a crowd of veterans on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talked about his time in the National Guard and missing a year of his daughter's life, then immediately followed that reference with a story about standing on the tarmac at Bagram Air Base and watching a ramp ceremony, and the emotional effect that had on him. If listeners knew nothing else about Walz, they'd believe that he missed a year of his daughter's life because he deployed for combat and saw some hard things. But, as we all know now, that's not the case. He deployed to Italy in a support capacity and shamefully retired early, before his contract was up, when he knew that his unit was going to be sent to Iraq.

🚨 Tim Walz at 2021 Minnesota 9/11 anniversary speech: “I had the privilege of serving in this state's NG. I stood one night in dark of night on tarmac at Bagram Air Base in Iraq and watched a military ramp ceremony-a soldier's body being loaded onto a plane to be returned home.” -- Here is the full video of Minnesota's 9/11 Day of Remembrance, at which Walz spoke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xXpYNWi1Jg (…)

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