Nehls requests answers on why Army revoked his military award

Texas GOP Rep. Troy Nehls requested information from the United States Army on Tuesday, on why one of his military service awards was allegedly revoked last year.

Nehls has come under scrutiny recently after he continued wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), despite it being revoked by the Army in 2023. A CBS News review last month revealed that the award was revoked because he served as a civil affairs officer with the 101st Airborne Division, when the badge was intended for infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers.

The congressman said he disagrees with the service pulling the pin, which was awarded to him in 2008 for his service in Afghanistan, and requested information on who the service spoke with about the pin. 

“I further believe this is a concerted effort to discredit my military service and continued service to the American people as a Member of Congress,” Nehls wrote in a letter to the Army Human Resource Command.

Nehls also asked for information on how many CIB service pins were pulled from military records in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and for the Army to forward any correspondence about the pins that the Army Human Resource Command had with the 101st Airborne. He demanded a response to the requests within 14 days.

The Texan told reporters on Tuesday that he believes the Army had revoked his award because he supported former President Donald Trump. 

“What the hell is that discrepancy?” Nehls said, per the Washington Examiner. “How many CIBs have been revoked from soldiers since enduring Operation Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom? That’s going to be a good, good question, isn’t it? So how many CIBs had been revoked from soldiers, or is it just Troy Nehls, Mr. MAGA guy?”

The Army told the outlet that Nehls has been awarded the Combat Action Badge instead of the CIB, because the action badge is given to soldiers outside of special forces and infantrymen who are “actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy."

Nehls has also claimed that he was awarded two Bronze Stars, but the CBS News review disputed the claim, and alleged that he only received one Bronze Star. But Nehls has maintained that he was awarded two, one in 2004 and one in 2008.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.