He doesn’t have a Combat Action Ribbon. End of story. Doesn’t mean he’s not a veteran, or that he didn’t serve honorably. But without that CAR, he shouldn’t be playing the “wartime veteran” card because it is misleading.
Ill give you one. Ive been told I can join the VFW. I told their recruiter, I was in during Vietnam, but wasnt boots on the ground. I road ballistic missile subs during that time. He said I was eligible because that was considered Cold War service. I declined. My high school friends, my brotherinlaw and his siblings were in the jungle while I was on a boat in the med. theres a difference. Im a Veteran but not a combat vet. There aint no free ride. IMHO. Buttplug can GFHS.