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To: MeanWestTexan
"Being a blow-hard is not actionable. (I think.)"

You think wrong.

(b) False Claims About Receipt of Military Decorations or Medals- Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces of the United States, any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or any colorable imitation of such item shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than six months, or both.'; and

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(d) Enhanced Penalty for Offenses Involving Certain Other Medals- If a decoration or medal involved in an offense described in subsection (a) or (b) is a distinguished-service cross awarded under section 3742 of title 10, a Navy cross awarded under section 6242 of title 10, an Air Force cross awarded under section 8742 of section 10, a silver star awarded under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, a Purple Heart awarded under section 1129 of title 10, or any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law, in lieu of the punishment provided in the applicable subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.'.

56 posted on 04/03/2008 10:39:03 AM PDT by rednesss (Fred Thompson - 2008)
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58 posted on 04/03/2008 10:43:17 AM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: rednesss
The revision has a serious grammatical error. It says "verbally or in writing". Stating that something is said "verbally" is sufficient since that word includes "oral" and "written" communications.

Did this get signed or are you just referencing the final write-up in the Senate?

97 posted on 04/03/2008 2:19:37 PM PDT by muawiyah
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