Republican Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy admits no records back war wound claim
www.theguardian.com
Montana candidate says he was shot in Afghanistan, but ex-ranger says he shot himself at US national park

Summary

Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has admitted lacking medical records to substantiate his claim of being shot in combat, a story he maintains despite conflicting accounts.

An ex-park ranger alleges Sheehy accidentally shot himself in 2015 while hiking in Glacier National Park, an incident Sheehy insists was a gun misfire that did not injure him.

Additional controversies surround Sheehy, including accusations of derogatory remarks about Crow Native Americans and scrutiny over financial practices at his former firefighting company.

Despite these issues, Sheehy leads the race against Democratic incumbent Jon Tester.

  • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    14 days ago

    There is absolutely no way in hell someone in the US military could get away with getting shot in combat where nobody else knew and reported it.

    • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us
      41·
      14 days ago

      This sounds right, but I’m curious. What specific systems or factors are at play here that make it impossible to hide this? Like what if the reason no one else has come forward now is because the other grunts who were with him that day all later died in combat?

      Also - a war wound while defending against the enemy is one thing. But a wound from friendly fire? It almost feels like he wanted to go with the former but changed his story to the latter to come up with a good excuse to avoid having documentation for it…