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Ravine. he was in afghanistan as vice pre president when he was asked to pin a silver star on a navy captain. >> he says, do not do it, sir. he died. he died. >> but according to the "washington post," almost every detail appears to be incorrect. he pinned a bronze star on this army staff sergent, chad workman. biden got the time period, location, act, type of medal, branch and rank of recipient wrong as well as his own role in the ceremony. >> it is god's truth. my word as a biden. >> the central point is it is absolutely accurate. he refused the medal.

Carried this guy up on his back under fire, and the general wanted me to pin the silver star on him. i got up there, and my word as a biden, he stood at attention. i went to pin him, and he said do not pin it on me, sir, do not do that. he died. he died. >> "the washington post" found that biden was a senator, not the vice president when he visited kunar province in 2008. the service member honored in that instance was an army specialist, not a navy captain, and biden did not pin the medal on him. he did a i ward the bronze star to then staff sergeant chad workman in 2011, for his heroic actio...

What's your reaction? >> yeah, i mean the reaction is he is emphasizing today in an interview with my colleague, the story of chad workman which is a compelling story involving an incident in wardak province in afghanistan that happened in which he got a medal -- a bronze medal in 2011. and it does -- the incident does occur at biden has described it. and as workman, who we spoke with describes it. the problem is that that's not the story that biden told last week. it's also not the story that he was telling in 2016 on two occasions. so he has been telling a different story that has at the cor...