I knew this guy was a phony 20 years ago when I lived in Morgan Hill. Every year or so, his number of “suicide missions” would go up by one and he’d tack another Silver Star or Navy Cross onto his record. That self-provided (and unverified) oral history in the Library of Congress convinced a lot of people that he was legit.
Yeah and four purple hearts!?
Amazing.
Even more fk’d is I’ll probably see him at the 4th of July parade.