How do you deal with someone trying to call you "Stolen Valor"?

As a former infantryman I would tell him to fuck off. That's it. It's not worth my time.i got better things to do than argue with a moron about my service.

I have been called out or questioned twice since I retired 31 years ago.

1. I was in mess dress at a formal dining inn ceremony the night before commissioning my son.

I was in full uniform authorized at the time of my retirement. I had just finished talking to an old
acquaintance from a military school who was now a Colonel and Wing Commander. Two young Lt.s approached me and asked why I was wearing from the wrong medals. I had to explain the regulations you could wear the current medals or ones authorized when you retired.

2. I posted a photo when I was 70 wearing full uniform as a I had worn in that day at a funeral honoring a retired Marine CW4 who worked for me for 15 years. Another air force member attacked me and said I was wearing a purple heart and didn't even know the correct location. It wasn't a purple heart, it was a training ribbon. It because comical because i only replied once but several members corrected the member including a Major I had served with.

I believe you would have to take the grin and bear it approach, you know what you did, they don't, that is all that really matters. Be proud.

I would not even continue with the conversation. I , you have nothing to prove. It is probably the individual crying about you and the stolen valor claim who actually is the fraud. Just politely say, "I owe you nothing." "My duty and time in service to this nation is my reward." "I earned everything." And simply walk away.

Carry on brother.

Just say thank you and move on this is the type of person you can not talk to nor do you want too, they will look down on you as what makes you so special that you get a private parking spot this person knows nothing about honor nothing about serving your country nothing about self respect ✊

He plead guilty to lying to Congress and violating his loyalty oath. The pardon lets him out of jail, he is still a convicted felon and traitor. He should be reduced in rank to private E-1 and dishonorably discharged.