Veterans shame Democrat in top 2024 House race for wearing Army uniform during event despite never serving
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A Democrat House candidate is taking heat from a group of Michigan veterans angry over his decision to wear an Army-issued jacket at a Veterans Day event despite never serving.
The letter specifically focused on Hertel's attendance at a Nov. 11 wreath laying ceremony at the Michigan Veterans Memorial in Lansing, when he wore a now-retired U.S. Army-issued physical fitness jacket while speaking at the event despite not being listed in its programming. Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on X at @BGillespieAL.
"We, the undersigned veterans of U.S. military service, write to you today to express our deep concern over your conscious decision to wear an official U.S. Army-issued uniform while speaking at a Veterans Day event last month in Lansing, despite not having served in the Army or any other branch of the U.S. military," the letter read.
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