Background: Army service and the Bronze Star
What they say
His campaign says he served in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, on missions to the southern border and in Iraq, and earned the Bronze Star with a joint task force fighting ISIS.
“most recently as a member of a joint task force in the global fight against ISIS, earning the Bronze Star for his leadership”
What the record shows
We did not find official confirmation of the units, deployments or Bronze Star described by his campaign. National Archives guidance permits limited military-personnel information to be requested without the veteran’s consent.
Why there is no assessment here
Not independently verified here. The reviewed evidence does not establish whether his campaign’s account is accurate.
Limit: The next test is a records request to the National Personnel Records Center or the Michigan National Guard, or a copy of his discharge or award papers from the campaign. His campaign describes the border work two ways on the same site, as a deployment and as missions he led.