Posted on Mar 16, 2014
Confronting stolen valor situations in person. How would you handle these kinds of situations?
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Seeing this post is shocking to many as the veteran said; he had battle buddies who he served with die who were Rangers. As a Soldier, whether Junior ranking, NCO, or Officer, how would you handle a situation like this? Speaking with some guys in my unit, many say they would have went off on this fake. Others say they would have called the police for this situation. Have you recently came across any fakes or knew someone that did? In my opinion, I would have definitely confronted this fake professionally as it is a disgrace to many other service members who served and lost someone close to them. whats your take on this? Do you think the veteran's position was correct in this situation? Let keep it professional.
U.S. Army Veterans spot and confront a fake Soldier wearing MSG Rank and Ranger Tab. After watching the video, what would you have done different?
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I am not shy at all about confronting fakers and, since I travel a lot in my retirement/civilian job, I see quite a few in airports, hotels, etc.
Most continue to deny being fakers until you back them into a corner and then finally confess.
I have only called the police once, in New York City, when one came close to becoming violent with me. He was arrested for disorderly conduct, not Stolen Valor. He was panhandling in uniform, saying he was a homeless "wounded warrior", playing on the sympathies of the passers-by. He was doing pretty well, getting several donations, until I rained on his parade and confronted him. His uniform was all jacked up, with insignia in the wrong place, incongruent awards and decorations, etc. Most of the ones I have confronted, if they were not fakers, they were certainly out of uniform... Either way, they needed to be corrected. :-)
Most continue to deny being fakers until you back them into a corner and then finally confess.
I have only called the police once, in New York City, when one came close to becoming violent with me. He was arrested for disorderly conduct, not Stolen Valor. He was panhandling in uniform, saying he was a homeless "wounded warrior", playing on the sympathies of the passers-by. He was doing pretty well, getting several donations, until I rained on his parade and confronted him. His uniform was all jacked up, with insignia in the wrong place, incongruent awards and decorations, etc. Most of the ones I have confronted, if they were not fakers, they were certainly out of uniform... Either way, they needed to be corrected. :-)
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I definitely would have been as angered as the veteran who confronted this phony but I would have called them out in a civilized manner while I picked apart their fakeness in front of the crowd.
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