[nickcarraway]

Oops. Bad mistake.

[FReepaholic]

Good thing the old guy didn’t have a dog.

[Fiji Hill]

If I were that Marine, I would sue for slander. I would insist on a trial and accept no out-of-court settlement.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty/Retiree/Vet ping.

[dragnet2]

Cop looks to be 20 lbs over weight and likely an affirmative action hire.

To bad no video.

[PAR35]

And the bootlickers here wonder why more and more folks consider cops to be pigs. Sorry SOB won’t even apologize.

[AlaskaErik]

God D**n dog face should stick to looking for other dog faces committing acts of stolen valor. As a former Marine, I find his actions to be utterly repugnant. If a police officer wanted my opinion as to the authenticity of a dog face’s uniform, I would tell I could only help if it was a Marine or former Marine or someone claiming to be a Marine.

[Romans Nine]

I doubt the donut munching fat ass wanna be barney fife has ever seen a real man when he looks in the mirror.

Public apology is the only acceptable resolution.

[Timber Rattler]

Dummies.

[PGR88]

Suggest he do a little research first.

Stolen Valor can wait a day or two to get one’s facts straight.

[DemforBush]

“What am I trying to do?” Ford said. “Impersonate a lance corporal who never served in combat?”

He’s got a point there.

Poor guy.

[Timber Rattler]

Idiot Rat mayor is backing the jackass cop...

Harrisburg mayor: Police officers 'acted appropriately' in mistaken stolen valor case

[M-cubed]

I think i can tell the difference with a 10 minute talk..

The difference is..do they want sympathy or help with it....

[ansel12]

The woman said the ordeal lasted about 10 to 15 minutes. She described the officer as being antagonistic and said she believed the officer was trying to get Ford to make a move.

That could be true, today.

[Milton Miteybad]

Ford returned to shopping, but 10 minutes later was again confronted by the officer in front of The Patriot-News booth.

"Where did you go to boot camp?" the officer said.

Ford said he couldn't figure out why the officer was questioning his service. Ford hadn't claimed any war heroics and his uniform bore no combat medals.

"What am I trying to do?" Ford said. "Impersonate a lance corporal who never served in combat?"

I like this Marine's response. Not sure what point the cop thought he might make with the question about boot camp, though. Last I heard, there were only two recruit training centers for the USMC, and both are pretty well known.

[familyop]

I was a retail clerk among other things during the ‘90s while serving in a combat platoon in the Guard. An old man recognized me as possibly one who’d been trained in light combat work (something about how initial training specific to that kind of MOS affects many of us) and told me that he’d lost his silver star long ago.

I sometimes know a former enlisted combat soldier, when I see one, too (or Marine infantry/small arms for that matter). Also sometimes could tell when someone was being honest. If my rusty memory serves, he’d been in the Korean Conflict.

I met quite a few men who’d been there (including some of the “Frozen Chosin”) and others who’d been in World War II. I was *not* qualified to be a member of the VFW, but they simply liked talking to me around work, home and coffee. They only had light combat training in common with me as soldiers and Marines. I was only a weekend warrior (while being a proud graduate of 13 weeks of total control, one-station unit training at Ft. Lost in the Woods).

I told him that we could probably call records and get a replacement. I contacted records. Seems the office was in St. Louis back then, if I remember correctly.

Not sure how long...seems that there was a little paperwork that I helped him with...maybe about six months. The old man came in with a big smile on his face and tears in his eyes to show me his silver star. He passed away not long after that.

I wonder what he’d been through with REMFs calling him a liar.

[Always A Marine]

This was never any of the police officer's business. All of this "hero" and "stolen valor" bullshit is getting way out of hand. This disgraceful incident shows that these silly Valor Vigilantes need to get on with living their own lives. The phonies don't really bother me, and sooner or later they always trip up and expose themselves.

Those of us who are veterans and even combat veterans are no better than anyone else. It might be appropriate to respect one's honorable service, but an occasional, sincere "Thank you" and a humble "You're welcome" square the account. Anything more is undeserved and just embarrassing.

Today's fawning Military and Veteran Worship is not only ridiculous but dangerous. At best, it reveals a society so unaccomplished and insecure that it must invent and overly sentimentalize "heroes" who are nothing of the sort -- it simply cheapens the word. At worst, it risks establishing a new class of privileged people who might begin to like the idea and actually behave like they are better than "ordinary" Americans. There are good and bad soldiers, and good and bad veterans. Good soldiers and good veterans ought to be respected, but history proves that strong armies are to be feared at home.

Let's grow up and act like adults.

[familyop]

"God D**n dog face should stick to looking for other dog faces committing acts of stolen valor. As a former Marine, I find his actions to be utterly repugnant."

"I am a former Marine and it wouldn’t be slander if be after, I’d be after the Army dog who attempted to rat me out and tell him he doesn’t rate to blow his breath in my presence and then proceed to dress down the “officer” like he’s never had an ass chewing before."

Were you two in rifle platoons in rifle (infantry) companies or another specialty altogether? From what Ford said (probably true), he might have been in a weapons platoon in a rifle company.

From the article,
"The soldier enlisted the help of a Harrisburg police officer working at the event, who was a Marine,...Ford said the officer waved his hand over his holstered weapon as if he were ready to draw it on Ford...Eventually, Moody, also a Marine, reportedly told Ford "it would be best if he just left,..."

The cops might have been REMFs or officers.

[familyop]

From the reporting about Moody in the piece, he may be investigating Ford more than anything else. Might be looking for any dirt he’s hoping to find on Ford. Dirty.

[Figment]

“What am I trying to do?” Ford said. “Impersonate a lance corporal who never served in combat?”

This should have been a clue to the dickheads messing with him. What valor am I possibly stealing?