[South40]

I don’t know what to think about this. I can see the benefit in being able to replace what might have been stolen or lost. But getting and/or wearing what wasn’t earned isn’t cool and if done around the people I hang with could cause some real problems.

[Smokin' Joe]

I have part of a collection a late friend had. He never claimed to have earned those decorations, but to have collected them. He could not serve, but had the highest regard for those who had and were serving.

I also have some of the decorations my father earned.

I will not wear any of them, nor would I display any except those my father earned in that context, as a tribute to him.

I have enough accomplishments of my own that I do not feel any need to claim anything I haven't done, nor would I cheapen the accomplishments of others by falsely claiming to have done the same if I had not.

However, you really run into problems when you are dealing with the group of Korean War vets whose records were damaged or destroyed in the warehouse some years back. Not all of those awards are well documented, even though they were earned.

[Dusty Road]

They're pretty easy to spot. While they always have the Silver Star's or bronze they don't even have a clue what other hardware goes with combat in foreign countries. The proper unit citations are either wrong or not there. It's BS hardware but those who were there spot it immediately. 1971