Father of Democratic state House candidate says son lying about military service

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Brett Shavers, father of Democratic candidate Clyde Shavers, claims his
son never served as a nuclear submarine officer

A Democratic candidate for the state House in Washington is involved in an
ongoing feud with his family about the veracity of his military service.

The father of Clyde Shavers, Democratic candidate for Washington state's
10th Legislative District, claims in a recently published letter that his
son lied about the details of his service in the U.S. Navy, according to
local outlet Herald Net.

Clyde Shavers has run on a platform emphasizing his service in the U.S.
Navy, claiming to have been a nuclear submarine officer — a position that
requires a great amount of training and three separate courses.

"Clyde was never a submarine officer, not even for a day," Brett Shavers
wrote.

Brett Shavers, a Marine veteran, went on to dismiss any notions that his
son served proudly in the military, going so far as to say Clyde Shavers
has a "disdain" for enlisted service members.

"Clyde has only disdain for the military. I have seen Clyde's use of
veteran status used heavily as a seal of endorsement of honor and
integrity, even as he or his campaign continually use the phrase 'son of a
Marine' for his credibility," Brett Shavers wrote.

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He continued, "There are no words that I have that could come close to
overemphasize Clyde's negative view of the military, his disdain of
enlisted service members, and his revulsion to wear the uniform."

Brett Shavers reportedly sent the signed letter on Sunday to the campaign
of Greg Gilday — Clyde's Republican opponent. The text was then circulated
to local outlets, including the Daily Herald and Herald Net.

Brett Shavers went on in his letter to allege that his son is also only
tied to the 10th Legislative District by renting a bed and breakfast in
the area.

He also claims Clyde Shavers embellished his family history and law
credentials.

Clyde Shavers has denied his father's claims outright, saying that the
letter is "inaccurate" and "all about politics."

"His political letter is inaccurate and, personally, very painful to me as
his son," Shavers said of his father's claims. "To be clear, this letter
is all about politics."

He continued, "This is the kind of politics that’s tearing apart families
and communities, and my campaign is about healing and moving forward."

Fox News Digital reached out to Clyde Shavers and Brett Shavers for
comment.

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zinn wrote:
> Brett Shavers, father of Democratic candidate Clyde Shavers, claims his
> son never served as a nuclear submarine officer

> [ . . . ]
> <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/father-democratic-state-house-candidate-
> says-son-lying-military-service>
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Howard Zinn (1922–2010) was an American historian, playwright, philosopher,
socialist thinker and WWII veteran. He was chair of the history and social
sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor
at Boston University. Zinn wrote over 20 books, including his best-selling
and influential A People's History of the United States in 1980. In 2007,
he published a version of it for younger readers, A Young People's History
of the United States. Zinn described himself as "something of an anarchist,
something of a socialist. Maybe a democratic socialist."
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In addition to a number of significant inventions improving wireless radio (RF)
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serving CEO of a Silicon Valley company (Micrel Corp., acquired in 2015 by
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Walter Henry Zinn (1906–2000) was an American nuclear physicist who was the
first director of the Argonne National Laboratory from 1946-1956. He worked
at the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory during WWII, and supervised
the construction of Chicago Pile-1, the world's first nuclear reactor, which
went critical on Dec. 2, 1942, at the University of Chicago. At Argonne he
designed and built several new reactors, including Experimental Breeder Reactor I,
the first nuclear reactor to produce electric power, which went live on Dec. 20, 1951.