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badge on his suit lapel. It’s a decoration reserved for soldiers who came under fire while engaged in combat. Problem is, the only fire he’s faced lately is from veterans accusing him ofto the publication NOTUS that Nehls was never deployed as a combat infantryman during his 20 years with the armed services., a veterans watchdog group, which in May began sounding the alarm about Nehls wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge he didn’t earn.
“Is this an honest mistake? Perhaps, but finding a copy of the 4187 and/or sworn statements that generated the memorandum will provide you the specifics behind the award,” he continued. “I do not know anyone in my unit that would have intentionally approved an award for someone that was not entitled. No one, for any reason, should knowingly wear unearned awards or badges ― period.”
“I disagree with the Awards and Decorations Branch revocation of my CIB, which was awarded by the 101st Airborne Division,”. “I further believe this is a concerted effort to discredit my military service and continued service to the American people as a member of Congress.”But Anthony Anderson, an Army veteran who runs Guardian of Valor, says it’s quite the opposite.
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