Semi Bird admits he made a mistake when applying for a military position as a member of the U.S. Army. But he said that, and findings in an investigation by the state’s Republican party into allegations of misconduct, should not harm his chances to become Washington’s next governor. “It's despicable, to say the least, that we've gone so far down, that you would attack a decorated combat veteran,” said Bird. Last week the party released findings of an investigation into a reprimand letter Bird received in 2009 while he was in the Army. In reports first published by The Jason Rantz Show, veterans who served with Bird released a document, a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand, regarding alleged false official statements made by Bird when he was in the Army, and applied for a position in the Warrant Officer Corps. The reprimand letter, from December 2009, was written by Brigadier General Hector Pagan. The letter alleges Bird wore awards and badges he had not earned, noted those awards in military records, and signed three non-commissioned officer evaluation reports “for rating periods in which you were not assigned to the unit.” READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/semi-bird-defends-military-history-following-investigation-washington-governor-candidate/281-fa901662-b1c8-4a47-b890-f4e061d4ef89