'He didn't save my life': Veterans accuse GOP lawmaker of stolen valor over Bronze Star [View all]
Source: Raw Story
May 5, 2025 7:51AM ET
Two of the men whose lives a Republican lawmaker was credited with saving are raising claims of stolen valor. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) was awarded a Bronze Star in January 2021 for “exceptional bravery” during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
But five people who served with him questioned the narrative laid out in the Department of the Army Form 638 that recommended him for the medal, reported NOTUS. “He didn’t save my life,” said Pfc. Joe Heit, who is cited by name on the recommendation form as one of the soldiers Mills saved. “I don’t recall him being there, either.”
The document states that Mills saved the lives of Heit and Cpl. Alan Babin in one 2003 incident and saved Sgt. Joe Ferrand in another, while also being a “dedicated mentor and leader” to other junior medics. Questions about his Bronze Star have been relayed to the Office of Congressional Ethics, according to a source with direct knowledge of a complaint, as well as the Department of Justice, a U.S. attorney’s office in Florida and the FBI.
OCE referred Mills in December to the House Ethics Committee to investigate his business practices, and in March the office found “substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mills may have entered into, held, or enjoyed contracts with federal agencies while serving in Congress.”
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Link to NOTUS ARTICLE - ‘He Didn’t Save My Life’: Veterans Question Rep. Cory Mills’ Bronze Star
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