Gold Star Mother Steps Forward: “My Son Was Killed in Iraq Serving in the Military Unit Tim Walz Abandoned”

Gold Star mother Kathy Miller came out of the shadows this week to condemn Tim Walz for his cowardice and for embellishing his military record to gain public office after abandoning his troops as they went off to the Iraq War in 2006.

This from survivethenews.com.

Kathy’s son Kyle Randall Miller was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Kyle was not even old enough to legally consume alcohol but gave his live for his country.

Tim Walz, who became Dear Kamala’s running mate, was part of the same Minnesota National Guard unit as Kyle. However, Walz bailed on his unit two months before their deployment, opting to campaign for Congress instead of serving in Iraq.

Kathy Miller says Walz abandoned his troops. She told The Daily Mail:

My son was killed in Iraq serving

in the military unit Tim Walz abandoned.

Spec. Kyle R. Miller of Willmar, Minnesota was killed in Iraq in June 2006. (mpr news)

The Daily Mail reported:

When soldier Kyle Miller was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on June 29, 2006, the man expected to lead them into combat was not there.

Tim Walz, who would go on to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, left his Minnesota National Guard unit two months before it deployed—and some will never trust him again…

In an emotional interview with DailyMail.com, nearly two decades after 19-year-old Kyle’s death, Kathy Miller said:

I don’t think it’s fair that (Walz) takes credit when he didn’t step up to the plate.

Walz claims a rank he never earned. When he was called to serve, and protect our country he didn’t.

To publicly present false prestige of his unearned rank an inaccurate representation, is a falsehood of who he truly is.

My son stepped up to the plate. All our sons stepped up.

My son wasn’t even 21 years old. He couldn’t even buy alcohol. Yet he took the step to serve our country while Walz found the best way to run away.’

It was the coward’s way out.

Final thoughts: According to Army leadership doctrine, a unit trains as a team and fights as a team. “Team cohesion develops and sustains unit commitment to accomplish the mission.”

As their Command Sergeant Major, Tim Walz did his men and his unit a grave disservice when he consciously chose to renege on his commitment and abandon his unit two months before their deployment to Iraq. His premature departure at least partially compromised the cohesion of Spec. Kyle Randall Miller’s unit and consequently may very well have contributed to the dynamics of Spec. Miller’s death.