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Running Mates and the National Guard: Tim Walz? Nope. Dan Quayle

Vice presidential candidates and the National Guard

That’s the topic of this week’s C-SPAN podcast “The Weekly.”

So, we’re talking about Tim Walz, right?

Nope. Dan Quayle.

"Since 1980, I've been a United States Senator from Indiana - and very proud of it. Before that, I was a member of the United States House of Representatives -- and proud of it. And as a young man I served six years in the National Guard. And like millions of Americans who have served in Guard , I served ...and I’m proud of that"

Why was Dan Quayle talking about the National Guard when he accepted the 1988 Republican vice…

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