Kelvin Ty Whelly, the former U.S. Marine infantryman who was part of a smear campaign against Senator Warren, falsely claimed to be a combat veteran of the Afghanistan War.
Senator Warren campaigns in New Hampshire, Sept 25, 2019. An ex-Marine who was part of an attempt to smear Senator Warren never deployed.An ex-U.S. Marine infantryman, who claims to be a combat veteran of the Afghanistan war, is involved in a far-right plot to smear Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts with claims of being in a long-term sexual affair with the 2020 presidential hopeful. The U.S.
During the press conference, Burkman chastised the hecklers that were laughing at the ex-Marine's claims about being allegedly hired by Warren as an escort:"Are you laughing at our troops?" Do you think his service in Afghanistan is funny do you think our dead soldiers...our soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan is funny?" said Burkman.
"My service in Afghanistan, it was very....early in my Marine Corps time [when I was] just getting to my unit," said Whelly."I was stationed in Hawaii. 1/3 [1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment]. It's on Wikipedia but in 2012 we were stationed in Afghanistan...deployed to Afghanistan." Earlier in the day before the porch press conference, Wohl said Whelly was a"USMC Combat Veteran who earned a Purple Heart in Afghanistan." Both Wohl and Burkman have described Whelly as a"decorated combatThe Purple Heart Medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are wounded or killed by an enemy force. It is specifically a combat decoration.
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