Retired Lt Col James Gottschling says that Gov Wes Moore is exaggerating his combat experience in Afghanistan
Maryland Democratic Gov. 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.
In an investigative deep dive into Moore’s military service, The Baltimore Sun spoke with a retired Army Lt. Col. James A. “Jamie” Gottschling, who served with Moore in Afghanistan in 2005 and 2006. What Gottschling described was Moore’s patriotic service and dutiful fulfillment of his role, but exaggerations — and in some cases falsehoods — about incidents that occurred overseas.
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.”