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Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) is facing withering criticism from fellow Republicans for continuing to wear a combat pin that he was mistakenly awarded. House Republicans are accusing the congressman of “stolen valor” for wearing the Combat Infantryman Badge pin from Afghanistan on his suit jacket, right beneath his 118th Congress pin, although he served as a civil affairs officer and not in the infantry or Special Forces, reported NOTUS. “It matters,” said Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a former Navy SEAL. “As a former commander, it matters what you wear on your uniform, and if you didn’t earn it, you shoul…

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