video shared on facebook Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been criticized as “stolen courage” for mentioning a trip to Afghanistan, even though he was not actually deployed there.

Verdict: Misleading

Walz was referring to a congressional trip to Afghanistan, not his own service history.

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Walz and 40-year-old Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance are scheduled to participate in a vice presidential debate Tuesday night, the report said. AP News. The debate is the only debate scheduled so far and is scheduled to last 90 minutes, according to the . CBS News.

In a Facebook post, Walz was accused of having his “courage stolen” after he mentioned his time in Afghanistan. The post shared a video of Walz speaking in front of a banner that reads “American Veterans Association.”

In the video, Walz says: “When I was in Afghanistan, you know what our troops were worried about? They were worried about health care for their families, they were worried about their pensions. I said, ' Do you really think that's something you want them to worry about when their friends and colleagues are being shot every day?''But at the end of the day, they have to worry about it. ”

“'When I was in Afghanistan,' says a man who wasn't there. It's impossible to 'get it wrong' about this,” the caption reads. “It's also not a matter of 'bad grammar'; this is stolen courage involving a habitual liar.” (Related: Fact-checking Walz's claim that Reagan was the last union member on a national ticket)

However, this video is missing important context. Walz gave this speech at the 2012 Washington Conference Commanders' Call. You can watch the speech in its entirety on YouTube. video. In the video, Waltz says, introduced An American Legion official said that Walz “traveled to visit military personnel overseas,” and Walz later alluded to this when speaking about Afghanistan.

The waltz is He was then a member of the House of Representatives and participated in a Congressional trip to Afghanistan in October 2011, according to an article about the official. american army Website. The visit included a tour of the Spartan Resiliency Center and Roll II Clinic, which focuses on rehabilitation.

Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years, retiring in 2005 to focus on running for Congress, he said. BBC.

Check Your Fact has reached out to a spokesperson for Walz for comment.