Tim Walz’ Former Chaplain Blasts Him for Quitting National Guard Before Critical Deployment in Iraq
In a scathing critique, veterans and former comrades have lambasted Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for abandoning his National Guard unit just before a critical deployment to Iraq.
The controversy centers on Walz’s decision to retire from the military in 2005, mere months before his unit was set to deploy, allegedly to ‘pursue’ a political career.
Retired Capt. Corey Bjertness, who served as the chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, where Walz was command sergeant major, did not mince words when speaking about the Governor’s departure.
“In our world, to drop out after a WARNORD [warning order] is issued is cowardly, especially for a senior enlisted guy,” said Bjertness, now a pastor in Horace,
