The caller's father served as a sergeant major in the Marine Corps for 24 years.
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The Kuhner ReportOct 26, 2026
None of the sources mention the caller's father, a Marine Corps sergeant major with 24 years of service. The only evidence of that service is the caller's own statement in the passage, which cannot corroborate the claim, and the other sources concern unrelated Marines or Tim Walz.
What was said
… Automatic. Six one seven, two six six, sixty eight sixty eight. Andy in New Hampshire, thanks for holding, Andy, and welcome. Jeff, how are you this morning? Good, how are you, Andy? I'm great. I'm the proud son of a 24 year sergeant major, decorated sergeant major, in the Marine Corps. And my dad was stationed he was Marines all the way. I fly the flag out here, and he was stationed in Quantico, and he would load us in the wagon once in a while, when we were doing our chores, and bring us to the memorial. …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The claim rests solely on the caller's own statement in the Kuhner Report passage, which the instructions say is not evidence and cannot corroborate the claim.
Context. Sources on 24-year Marine sergeant majors (Barry, Wilson, Bolyard, Angulo, Lerma) are about different individuals and do not address the caller's father.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Context. Sources on Walz's 24 years of National Guard service and Vance's Marine Corps service concern other people and do not bear on the caller's father.[1][2][3]
Sources
10 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 6 not rated
- 1Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military recordapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Attacks on Walz's Military Record - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Fact-checking Vance’s attack on Walz’s military recordpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarkscongress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Sergeant Major continues to add to Corps legacy after 24 years of ...imef.marines.mil · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Quantico bids farewell to Sgt. Maj. Barry as Sgt. Maj. Brown ...quantico.marines.mil · not rated · cited for: context
- 7VMGR-252 sergeant major reenlists after 24 years - Marines.milmarines.mil · not rated · cited for: context
- 8HMH-465 Sergeant Major Relief and Appointment and Retirement Ceremonydvidshub.net · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Sgt. Maj. Jaime Lerma Retirement Ceremony - Featured Videosaf.mil · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine ...marforcom.marines.mil · not rated · cited for: context
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