On Tim Walz's military record
The following letters appeared today in the Mankato Free Press:
Open debate, clear understanding critical
On Saturday The Free Press printed a letter which implied I embellished my military record. The details of my record can be easily found in numerous articles by The Free Press and other newspapers. Therefore, I must assume that the letter is meant to slander my good name.
For the record, I served 24 years in the Army National Guard and retired as a command sergeant major in May of 2005. I served in three NATO training missions to the Arctic and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, serving in Italy in 2003-2004.
Last week my opponent admitted his inability to understand issues of national security when he did an about face and publicly acknowledged two things I’ve been saying all along — Baghdad is a mess and the information coming out of this administration is unreliable.
Open debate and a clear understanding of who the candidates are is critical in ensuring we have the most representative and honest government possible. Using innuendo to defame a candidate’s character has no place in this debate. This nation must do better because we have too many important issues facing us to do anything less.
Tim Walz
Candidate for 1st Congressional District
D-Mankato
Walz a man whose life has been about service
This is in response to the letter from a Major Walter Gates in the July 22 Free Press, in which he questions the character of Tim Walz.
I want Major Gates and Karl Rove to know that the voters of southern Minnesota are getting to know Tim Walz, and we like what we see. We see a man who served his country for 24 years in the Army National Guard, a man who tells it like it is, who talks straight with us and who does not play political games with the truth.
We see a man whose entire life has been about service. Service to the young men he has trained and worked with for decades in the Guard. Service to his students at the high school. Service to the young athletes he has coached. And now, service to his country again, making the sacrifice to run for office and do his best to represent us in southern Minnesota.
Tim is a humble man and a true human being. He is a man I will be proud to cast my vote for in November.
Jim Gurley
Winona
Open debate, clear understanding critical
On Saturday The Free Press printed a letter which implied I embellished my military record. The details of my record can be easily found in numerous articles by The Free Press and other newspapers. Therefore, I must assume that the letter is meant to slander my good name.
For the record, I served 24 years in the Army National Guard and retired as a command sergeant major in May of 2005. I served in three NATO training missions to the Arctic and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, serving in Italy in 2003-2004.
Last week my opponent admitted his inability to understand issues of national security when he did an about face and publicly acknowledged two things I’ve been saying all along — Baghdad is a mess and the information coming out of this administration is unreliable.
Open debate and a clear understanding of who the candidates are is critical in ensuring we have the most representative and honest government possible. Using innuendo to defame a candidate’s character has no place in this debate. This nation must do better because we have too many important issues facing us to do anything less.
Tim Walz
Candidate for 1st Congressional District
D-Mankato
Walz a man whose life has been about service
This is in response to the letter from a Major Walter Gates in the July 22 Free Press, in which he questions the character of Tim Walz.
I want Major Gates and Karl Rove to know that the voters of southern Minnesota are getting to know Tim Walz, and we like what we see. We see a man who served his country for 24 years in the Army National Guard, a man who tells it like it is, who talks straight with us and who does not play political games with the truth.
We see a man whose entire life has been about service. Service to the young men he has trained and worked with for decades in the Guard. Service to his students at the high school. Service to the young athletes he has coached. And now, service to his country again, making the sacrifice to run for office and do his best to represent us in southern Minnesota.
Tim is a humble man and a true human being. He is a man I will be proud to cast my vote for in November.
Jim Gurley
Winona
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