Like those before him who claim "valor" for personal gain.
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What JD Vance really did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him
When JD Vance criticized his opponent, Tim Walz, for not deploying to Iraq, some Democrats scrutinized his own military record. Richard Hall speaks to a veteran who served alongside Vance about what their time in the country entailed
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