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Dem governor’s tale of combat action torn to shreds by commanding Army officer: 'Give me a break'

Wes Moore, widely believed to be considering a presidential run in 2028, is facing renewed scrutiny over his resume — this time from his former Army supervisor who is questioning the governor's claim that he led soldiers in combat.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•2 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC
Key points
  • "Service has defined my life, starting when I joined the Army when I was 17, through leading soldiers in combat with the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan, to today," he said in a post earlier that year.
  • I mean you can have some empathy for people that might struggle with the transition, but when you come over there pretty much dip into a combat zone situation, work on the staff for six months and then come out you know saying that, you know, all this trauma that you had...
  • WES MOORE WARNS DHS FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF NEW ICE COMPOUND NOW UNDER STATE INVESTIGATION "I’ve seen real patriotism when I led paratroopers in combat in Afghanistan and I’ve seen it in my own family," he said in a Nov.

WES MOORE PREEMPTIVELY UNLOADS ON BALTIMORE SUN AHEAD OF EXPOSE, AS SPOX BEEFS WITH 'RIGHT WING' OWNERSHIP He said in the interview that while Moore would occasionally leave the base, the governor never saw combat.

Additional details
  • According to The Baltimore Sun, Moore's job was "analyzing reports from infantry battalions and provincial reconstruction teams, coordinating for civilian assistance and helping Afghan officials communicate with the public." Central to Moore's personal narrative is that he led troops into combat in Afghanistan.
  • and it's like, oh, give me a break," Gottschling told Fox News Digital.
  • Moore's team said that "partisan politics got in the way" and led to Gottschling's latest assessment, where he told Fox News Digital: "I wouldn't call him a soldier." Fox News Digital spoke with Gottschling on Monday.
  • You'd probably be at more risk going to an ER in any of the cities in the United States than you would be in Afghanistan, in Salerno." Moore is widely considered a contender for the 2028 Democratic Party nominee for president.
  • "A sudden, stunning commotion engulfs you—the sound of shells buzzing past your ears, a flurry of divots leaping out of the earth around your feet—but then your training kicks in," the book says.

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