Veterans Group Says Rep. Troy Nehls Is Wearing A Military Badge He Didn’t Earn
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The Texas Republican was never a combat infantryman -- so why does he keep wearing the badge?
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) proudly wears an Army badge on his suit lapel. It’s a decoration reserved for soldiers who came under fire while engaged in combat. Problem is, the only fire he’s faced lately is from veterans accusing him of stolen valor.
Those complaints took on added heft Friday, when the Army confirmed to the publication NOTUS that Nehls was never deployed as a combat infantryman during his 20 years with the armed services.
The statement confirms extensive prior reporting by Guardian of Valor, a veterans watchdog group, which in May began sounding the alarm about Nehls wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge he didn’t earn.
The group reviewed the Texas Republican’s 53-page military personnel file, and found that while a badge had been awarded in 2008 for his deployment to Afghanistan, the Army revoked it in 2023 after realizing he’d served as a civil affairs officer ― not in the infantry or Special Forces.
Nehls responded by sharing a Defense Department letter on social media that appears to confirm the award. The letter, from 2008, bears the signature of Army Maj. Tim Botset.
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