Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has faced allegations of having lied about his military record, including from Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance.

While former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jumped to Walz's defense on Monday, she failed to address what Vance has said. 

Clinton recalls how Walz supported GI bill

According to Breitbart, Clinton praised the governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate on Monday, writing, "Tim Walz served honorably for two decades."

Tim Walz served honorably for two decades.

Then he joined Congress and worked to pass a new GI bill that helped fund the college educations of millions of veterans—among them, JD Vance.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 12, 2024

"Then he joined Congress and worked to pass a new GI bill that helped fund the college educations of millions of veterans—among them, JD Vance," the former presidential nominee went on to add.

Vance, a Marine Corp veteran who served in Iraq from August of 2005 until February of 2005, accused Walz last week of having committed "stolen valor."

Vance says Walz left military to avoid deployment

"I did what they asked me to do it, and I did it honorably," Fox News quoted Vance as saying of his time in the military before adding, "When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, you know what he did?"

"He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him, a fact that he's been criticized for aggressively by a lot of the people that he served with," the senator complained.

Vance isn't alone in suggesting that Walz retired from the National Guard in order to avoid being deployed as two men who served alongside him have done so as well.

Retired Army Command Sergeant Majors Thomas Behrends and Paul Herr wrote a letter to the West Central Tribune which criticized the governor.

Men who served with Walz back up Vance's complaint

Specifically, the pair accused Walz of lying both about his rank as well as the reason why he decided to tender his resignation.

"His excuse to other leaders was that he needed to retire in order to run for congress," Behrends and Herr asserted in their letter.

"Which is false, according to a Department of Defense Directive, he could have run and requested permission from the Secretary of Defense before entering active duty; as many reservists have," they explained.

What's more, while Walz's official biography states that he retired as a command sergeant major, Behrends and Herr maintain that Walz did not meet the necessary qualifications to retire with that rank.