Posted on 02/13/2016 7:02:37 AM PST by pabianice
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — It takes a mere glance for Tim Howle to see through the nonsense.
A military uniform adorned with every award a service member can earn is a dead giveaway. He hopes he's wrong, but sometimes an impersonator is blatantly lying and receiving financial benefits based on those lies.
That's where Howle draws the line.
"It's just about righting wrong," Howle said. "We hold certain values of honesty and integrity as a basis for our being. If nobody else is going to stand up to these guys, we feel we have to do it."
Howle is among a growing group of veterans — mostly retired — in online groups that investigates tips of people impersonating or bolstering a military career. The groups have been active for years but are gaining national attention in the wake of a decision to strike down the Stolen Valor Act.
Last month, a specially convened panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the First Amendment allows people to wear unearned military honors.
(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...
Did someone NOT get the word the scotus said faking your military (if you had any) service is covered under the first amendment.
GUARDIAN OF VALOR
This is our Hall Of Shame, here we have a special place for those that would lie about Military service, or embellish their Military Record. Once an investigation is complete, and it is found that they embellished or fabricated military service, they are added here.
We get around fifty new cases per week, only a small percentage of these cases ever make it here. If we can’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person embellished or faked service, they won’t be posted here.
Newest cases are towards the bottom, click on each picture to be linked to their write ups.
Our Mission at Guardian Of Valor LLC, is to out those who falsely claim Military service and/or claim unauthorized medals or tabs. It may be your First Amendment right to lie about service to this country, and medals earned, but it is our First Amendment right to show the world your lies. Our admins are a group of Active and Veteran service members that want to protect the Uniforms of the services and the Valor, Integrity and Honor that comes with that.
We value our service, our veterans, and the fallen, and will do whatever is needed to protect them. The public should be aware of any and all persons that would lie about service or unearned medals or tabs.
http://guardianofvalor.com/hall-of-shame/
Yes faking valor IS protected free speech but not using fake valor to gain monetary benefit.
I am glad to see these Vets calling out the fakers even if all the fakers are doing is pretending.
Everyone gets a trophy. The trophy has no meaning.
What I can't understand is people with honorable service, whether it be 2 years or 30, not being proud of what they did. I'm proud of my 20 years and 24 days as a 63B5M and my extremely small contribution to the victory in Desert Storm as an adviser attached to a Saudi Mech Inf Bde at Al Khafji.
I half joke that Viet Nam was lost by Personnel, assigning only Huey door gunners and tunnel rats when so many cooks, mechanics, and clerks (not to mention regular grunts) were so badly needed.
Sweet!
So basically the Left using the courts, the ninth Circus if you will have deliberately demeaned ones patriotic service to this country. All part of the overall plan to demean God, Country, Sovereignty in favor of their New World Order.
Another win for the Socialists.
At the rate he is going, Trump will be claiming to be a six star general and the recipient of the quadruple medal of honor.
The “quadruple medal of honor” created especially for accomplishments that could only be performed by him.
And to be displayed alongside his Nobel Peace Prize.
And, if the Navy hadn’t sent so many hundreds of thousands of SEALs over there, they would have had enough sailors to man the ships for ordinary combat missions. /s
Are you a complete idiot? This article has nothing whatsoever to do with Donald Trump.
He told me that he and a group kept quite busy exposing phony Medal of Honor recipients......they tracked down several.
“Are you a complete idiot? This article has nothing whatsoever to do with Donald Trump.”
Sorry if I went off tangent, but this article reminded me of phonies. And Trump is the biggest phony in America. He is shifting his scales to fit whatever his fans are fantasizing about. He has no principles, let alone conservative principles.
Massive display of derangement syndrome.
I have trumphobia. Sue me.
You are unfortunately a prime example of the hostile Cruz supporter rectums.
Where in the hell did this article mention Trump?
Do you get paid for each Trump slam, you post?
There are pills you can take. Just saying.
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