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Military documents contradict Republican Rep. Troy Nehls' military record claims
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<blockquote data-quote="essentialsaltes" data-source="post: 77663715" data-attributes="member: 294566"><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/troy-nehls-bronze-star-combat-infantryman-badge/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark" target="_blank">During his time in office and amid his inaugural 2020 run for Texas' 22nd District congressional seat, Republican Rep. Troy Nehls has repeatedly claimed to be the recipient of two Bronze Star medals and a Combat Infantryman Badge from his time in the U.S. Army serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.</a></p><p></p><p>There is no question that Nehls served overseas, engaged in combat, and was awarded a Bronze Star for his duties there. But military documents obtained by CBS News after a months-long investigation and a review of his service record by the U.S. Army at the Pentagon show Nehls received one – not two – Bronze Star medals. And his Combat Infantryman Badge from Afghanistan was revoked from his service record in 2023 because Nehls served as a civil affairs officer, not as an infantryman or Special Forces soldier.</p><p></p><p>On his official House of Representatives website, Nehls also lists in his biography as having two Bronze Star medals while his <a href="https://nehls.house.gov/about/about" target="_blank">photograph</a> shows him wearing the Combat Infantryman Badge lapel pin. </p><p></p><p>The investigation by CBS News found Nehls' single Bronze Star medal was awarded to him in September 2004 by now-retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste for his service in Iraq. The award citation obtained by CBS News reads in part: "Captain Nehls trained and mentored nine Iraqi staff members and four coalition soldiers assigned to the Kirkuk Business Center, which became known as the best business center in all of Iraq." </p><p></p><p>The Pentagon said Nehls does not have a Combat Infantryman Badge but instead a Combat Action Badge. U.S. Army regulations distinguish between how the two badges are awarded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="essentialsaltes, post: 77663715, member: 294566"] [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/troy-nehls-bronze-star-combat-infantryman-badge/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark']During his time in office and amid his inaugural 2020 run for Texas' 22nd District congressional seat, Republican Rep. Troy Nehls has repeatedly claimed to be the recipient of two Bronze Star medals and a Combat Infantryman Badge from his time in the U.S. Army serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.[/URL] There is no question that Nehls served overseas, engaged in combat, and was awarded a Bronze Star for his duties there. But military documents obtained by CBS News after a months-long investigation and a review of his service record by the U.S. Army at the Pentagon show Nehls received one – not two – Bronze Star medals. And his Combat Infantryman Badge from Afghanistan was revoked from his service record in 2023 because Nehls served as a civil affairs officer, not as an infantryman or Special Forces soldier. On his official House of Representatives website, Nehls also lists in his biography as having two Bronze Star medals while his [URL='https://nehls.house.gov/about/about']photograph[/URL] shows him wearing the Combat Infantryman Badge lapel pin. The investigation by CBS News found Nehls' single Bronze Star medal was awarded to him in September 2004 by now-retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste for his service in Iraq. The award citation obtained by CBS News reads in part: "Captain Nehls trained and mentored nine Iraqi staff members and four coalition soldiers assigned to the Kirkuk Business Center, which became known as the best business center in all of Iraq." The Pentagon said Nehls does not have a Combat Infantryman Badge but instead a Combat Action Badge. U.S. Army regulations distinguish between how the two badges are awarded. [/QUOTE]
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