What To Know About Tim Walz's 24-Year Military Career
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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| 0:15.0 | Hi, I'm Mitch. |
| 0:17.0 | Hi, I'm Gary and I'm Mason |
| 0:19.0 | and we're currently standing in front of a waterfall |
| 0:21.0 | at Shenandoah National Park. |
| 0:23.0 | This podcast was recorded at 12.40 PM on Monday, August 12th. |
| 0:28.1 | Things may have changed by the time you hear this. |
| 0:30.6 | But we may still be in this park. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:34.0 | Are they implying they might get lost in the beautiful |
| 0:39.0 | Shenandoah Forest? |
| 0:41.0 | Easily done. |
| 0:42.0 | Yes. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamara Keith. I cover the White House. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Quill Lawrence. I cover veterans of the VA. And I'm Ron Elving, editor- correspondent. |
| 0:52.0 | Today on the pod, Minnesota Governor Tim Wall served 24 years in the National Guard. |
| 0:57.6 | Now he's Vice President Harris's running mate and his military record quickly came |
| 1:02.4 | under political attack. |
| 1:03.8 | We are going to sort through the facts and also what it means for the campaign. |
| 1:08.0 | And Quill, let's start with you. |
| 1:11.0 | When he did retire from the National Guard, Walls was quite senior. |
| 1:15.0 | Right, he had made it to command sergeant major. |
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