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Harrisburg police officer wrongly accuses veteran, 75, of 'stolen valor'
pennlive.com ^ | Christine Vendel

Posted on 06/04/2015 7:55:33 PM PDT by Dallas59

An Army soldier attending Artsfest on Memorial Day thought something was fishy with the Marine uniform worn by 75-year-old Robert Ford, who was strolling along Front Street.

Ford's hat bore some wrinkles, according to the soldier's assessment, and his belt buckle looked too ornate for his rank.

The soldier enlisted the help of a Harrisburg police officer working at the event, who was a Marine, and together, they accused Ford of being a fraud.

"He's not a real Marine!" the officer shouted to the crowd gathered for the PennLive/Patriot-News Artsfest of Greater Harrisburg. "Stolen valor!"

"I was humiliated," said Ford, of Marysville.

(Excerpt) Read more at pennlive.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: blueprivilege; cops; donutwatch; fake; marines; paping; stolenvalor; usmc; veteran
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'Cause the boss said so.







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81 posted on 06/06/2015 10:33:15 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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