Posted on Nov 23, 2015
"Fallujah Marine veteran beaten over mistaken case of stolen valor"
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From: USMC Life
A Marine veteran who fought in Fallujah was attacked by an airman who believed he was lying about serving in the Corps. It happened over the weekend at The Long Shot, an Arden-area bar, according to CBS Sacramento.
The Marine veteran, Michael Delfin says he tried to show the airman his ID, but he believed he was looking for a fight.
“I noticed a guy had a fade and he asked me if I was in the service and he said, ‘Yeah, I’m in the Air Force,’ and I said, ‘Oh I was in the Corps,’” he said.
The airman was looking for an active duty CAC card, but since Delfin was a veteran, he only had this VA card – he was accused of lying about serving on the spot.
“So, I asked him to read my ID, and he was like nahh stolen valor, stolen valor; this guy’s a fake,” he said. “He’s ignorant. He needs to learn how to read an ID, plain and simple,” he said. “When a vet tells you he’s a vet and he’s obviously wearing a fallen brothers bracelet doesn’t even recognize that.”
Things started turning ugly and the Delfin tried leaving, but was jumped in the parking lot by the airman and one of his friends.
“And before I knew it I couldn’t get off the ground. My leg gave out; it was kind of a blur,” Delfin said.
Delfin’s tibia is broken, and his jaw might be too.
“I did over 12 years in the Marine Corps; I was a tracker and I was in combat in 2004 in Fallujah,” he said.
“Because everybody that’s in the service does their job, but when you go to combat it’s a different thing, so to claim on me I’m stolen valor, that’s a slap in every veteran’s face,” he said. “He needs to get caught. He needs to get made an example of, plain and simple.”
Sacramento Police have filed a report, Delfin has also heard from an Air Force investigator.
http://usmclife.com/2015/10/fallujah-marine-veteran-beaten-over-mistaken-case-of-stolen-valor/
A Marine veteran who fought in Fallujah was attacked by an airman who believed he was lying about serving in the Corps. It happened over the weekend at The Long Shot, an Arden-area bar, according to CBS Sacramento.
The Marine veteran, Michael Delfin says he tried to show the airman his ID, but he believed he was looking for a fight.
“I noticed a guy had a fade and he asked me if I was in the service and he said, ‘Yeah, I’m in the Air Force,’ and I said, ‘Oh I was in the Corps,’” he said.
The airman was looking for an active duty CAC card, but since Delfin was a veteran, he only had this VA card – he was accused of lying about serving on the spot.
“So, I asked him to read my ID, and he was like nahh stolen valor, stolen valor; this guy’s a fake,” he said. “He’s ignorant. He needs to learn how to read an ID, plain and simple,” he said. “When a vet tells you he’s a vet and he’s obviously wearing a fallen brothers bracelet doesn’t even recognize that.”
Things started turning ugly and the Delfin tried leaving, but was jumped in the parking lot by the airman and one of his friends.
“And before I knew it I couldn’t get off the ground. My leg gave out; it was kind of a blur,” Delfin said.
Delfin’s tibia is broken, and his jaw might be too.
“I did over 12 years in the Marine Corps; I was a tracker and I was in combat in 2004 in Fallujah,” he said.
“Because everybody that’s in the service does their job, but when you go to combat it’s a different thing, so to claim on me I’m stolen valor, that’s a slap in every veteran’s face,” he said. “He needs to get caught. He needs to get made an example of, plain and simple.”
Sacramento Police have filed a report, Delfin has also heard from an Air Force investigator.
http://usmclife.com/2015/10/fallujah-marine-veteran-beaten-over-mistaken-case-of-stolen-valor/
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Assault is a criminal act, and needs to be pursued as such just because a person suspects another of stolen valor there is never an excuse to provoke a physical confrontation.
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Holy fucking shit are folks really getting that bent out of shape over some fucking ribbons?This is the second time I've heard of this sort of stupid shit over supposed stolen valor,get over yourselves,fuck me
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It makes me wonder if the "airman" was or actually is an air force veteran!
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PVT Andrew Burd
I found a website with 50 or so large family meals. ...quite a few featuring poultry these *individuals* might be interested in.
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Let's hope this time, the perpetrator is charged and convicted, instead of always hearing, give them another chance, he was stupid, didn't know what he was doing BS. I think that once some of these people that are going after SV before they know the real truth get convicted, punished or dishonorably discharged, they will keep doing it. I hope that this Veteran pursues legal action against the idiot and he is charged. Him and the Asshole buddy.
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This ridiculous behavior has to stop! Insults are one thing, fighting is another
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The guy was an airman - I would have been embarrassed to have even admitted that.
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The number of mistaken Stolen Valor incidents seems to be on the rise. Vets and Active duty soldier are looking for stolen valor. I wonder if it is from a non-combat guilt? or just 15 minutes of fame. Anyway it falls, you don't get to kick anyones ass for stolen valor and that is the odd additive to these situations, they all have a physical component to them.
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Fucking Chair Force homo, wish I was at that bar w ya brother, woulda crushed it their skulls
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This is an epidemic that needs to be stopped! Leaders, you need to mentor your subordinates and teach tact. This climate of self entitlement and over glorified rhetoric dealing with "stolen valor" needs to stop. We are all getting a tarnished image! This also includes the "POG" comments. Self entitlement shows weakness and insecurity...let's help our troopers see this.
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