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Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound

Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound



Sheehy has claimed he was wounded in Afghanistan, but ranger says he investigated accidental shooting in 2015A former Montana park ranger has now publicly accused Tim Sheehy – a Republican running for a US Senate seat in the state – of lying about getting shot while at war in Afghanistan.In an interview with the Washington Post published on Friday, 67-year-old Kim Peach went on the record about how Sheehy – a former US navy seal – actually shot himself on a family trip in 2015 at Glacier national park. Peach’s account explicitly contradicts Sheehy’s claim that he was shot in the arm during military combat, a story that the Republican candidate has shared throughout his US Senate campaign. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/19/tim-sheehy-gunshot-wound-montana-park-ranger

Author : Gloria Oladipo

Publish date : 2024-10-19 15:37:48

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