Posted on Mar 13, 2025
What is a proper way to dispose of used clothing with a military logo to prevent stolen valor or poser attempts?
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After many many conventions, charity events, and reunions, I have accumulated a lot of jackets, hats, shirts, sweatshirts, etc. with military logo on them. Some are very specific. For example, jackets with the logo for the Special Operations Association, Special Forces Association, shirts with my name and rank on them, etc. How do I get rid of them without taking the chance they will be used to enhance someone's Stolen Valor or Poser attempts. I know I am not the only one with this issue.... Any thoughts or ideas on a proper way to dispose of items will be appreciated.
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1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR) I will be donating one of my uniforms to the Branson Veterans Meesum in Branson, MO. Consider donating these items to Goodwill or another charitable organization, if you are able to remove logo's, names, ranks, etc. If the emblems cannot easily be removed, you can consider an organization like Sword & Plough that will repurpose military uniforms.
I found this note on the Sword & Plough website: "We've received so many uniform donations that we've had to set up a waitlist! Please enter your information below and we'll notify you with shipment instructions as soon as possible."
https://www.swordandplough.com/
I found this note on the Sword & Plough website: "We've received so many uniform donations that we've had to set up a waitlist! Please enter your information below and we'll notify you with shipment instructions as soon as possible."
https://www.swordandplough.com/
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Sanitizing clothing to prevent potential stolen valor? The problem is that Stolen Valor culture is that it comes down to intent. A cammie blouse is just a jacket until somebody wears it and says they used to be in Force Recon or 75th Ranger Bn. Now it has been transformed by their intentions into a symbol of their misdeeds and you can't begin to predict when and where people will lie or tell the truth about their military service. It's not on you. There are plenty of Museums and Non profits out there that accept military garb donations and they repurpose it for everything for making new items for sale, curating museums and displays and also for auctions.
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LTC Matthew Schlosser
Nope, it's not just one thing. Honestly, his military record doesn't surprise me. My old man is a retired SGM. As a teenager intending to seek a commission, I lived on a street with every CSM and SGM assigned to a division HQs. I paid close attention. Then, of course, I encountered a lot more of them in my own career. I have known 3 past SMAs (Tilley, Preston, and Dailey, who was my CSM twice), and my old man being one increased how much attention I paid to all senior NCOs. One might say I'm a connoisseur. Walz probably peaked at E-6.
No, it's Walz's proud affinity for Maoism and his behavior as governor that does it for me. Having cops march down city streets and shoot COVID "curfew violators" ON THEIR OWN FRONT PORCHES with paintball guns? Setting up a snitch line for people who have too many guests over for dinner and stuff? No wonder he loves Mao so much. Not to mention referring to rural areas of Minnesota as electorally irrelevant because they're "mostly rocks and cows."
No, it's Walz's proud affinity for Maoism and his behavior as governor that does it for me. Having cops march down city streets and shoot COVID "curfew violators" ON THEIR OWN FRONT PORCHES with paintball guns? Setting up a snitch line for people who have too many guests over for dinner and stuff? No wonder he loves Mao so much. Not to mention referring to rural areas of Minnesota as electorally irrelevant because they're "mostly rocks and cows."
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SGT David Schrader
SGM William Everroad - He lied about his rank and lied about his combat or lack of service. Waltz never set one foot in Iraq,Afghanistan or any combat zone. He served in Italy. Nothing wrong with where a soldier served or what MOS the soldier had. It is wrong to lie about serving in combat, in which he did not. This may be okay with you, but not okay for the soldiers that actually were in actual combat. Especially the one’s whose lives were taken or wounded.
Tampon Tim is a fraud just like Danang Dick Blumenthall
Tampon Tim is a fraud just like Danang Dick Blumenthall
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SGM William Everroad
LTC Matthew Schlosser - I can agree that, if what you said was true, Gov. Walz was a bad governor.
However, some of what you said is not true or misrepresented. The videos depicting MN National Guard members carrying paintball guns were actually taken during the George Floyd protests when the governor issued a mandatory curfew. The video was recorded and posted on May 30, 2020. The COVID stay-at-home order was issued on March 27, but Gov Walz lifted the order on May 28. So there was no "COVID lockdown" going on at the time the video was shot, but it was reframed that way by political hack jobs because who didn't want the riots to stop?
His snitch line, while terrible governance, was more closely aligned with McCarthyism (nationalism) than Maoism. While Maoism did encourage reporting "counter-revolutionaries" or those with bourgeois tendencies, it was for the betterment of the people, not the state or the rule of law. In your example, these people were snitches just to be snitches because they supported the COVID measures, much like "rooting out commies" during the Red Scare.
Tim Walz is a New Deal Liberal, and has said nothing to indicate that he subscribes to Maoism or supports or leans into Maoist ideology. I would ask where you got that idea, but I already know.
However, some of what you said is not true or misrepresented. The videos depicting MN National Guard members carrying paintball guns were actually taken during the George Floyd protests when the governor issued a mandatory curfew. The video was recorded and posted on May 30, 2020. The COVID stay-at-home order was issued on March 27, but Gov Walz lifted the order on May 28. So there was no "COVID lockdown" going on at the time the video was shot, but it was reframed that way by political hack jobs because who didn't want the riots to stop?
His snitch line, while terrible governance, was more closely aligned with McCarthyism (nationalism) than Maoism. While Maoism did encourage reporting "counter-revolutionaries" or those with bourgeois tendencies, it was for the betterment of the people, not the state or the rule of law. In your example, these people were snitches just to be snitches because they supported the COVID measures, much like "rooting out commies" during the Red Scare.
Tim Walz is a New Deal Liberal, and has said nothing to indicate that he subscribes to Maoism or supports or leans into Maoist ideology. I would ask where you got that idea, but I already know.
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SGM William Everroad
SGT David Schrader - He didn't lie about his rank, he was promoted to and served as a Command Sergeant Major. What you mean to say is he served as a CSM, then retired, but because he did not finish the SMC and serve 3 years in the position he was frocked to MSG after retirement, so saying he is a retired CSM is incorrect but saying he retired as a CSM would be correct.
He lied about carrying a weapon of war in actual war, I will give you that. But, I will reiterate that in the context he made the comment, he was making a political point that he had carried a weapon of war during his time in service and deployed in support of wartime operations, just not at the same time. Bad taste maybe, but I would not call it a blatant lie in your framing because he never actually said, "I served in combat". Can VP Vance say he carried a weapon of war in war? What is the max distance from combat that you can be to get the "served during/in combat operations"?
I am not suggesting these are, "Ok with me". I am merely pointing out that the level of shit he has gotten for misstatements is not the performative affront that everyone is making them out to be, especially when you consider the amount of grace or hand-waving the same exact people give to the President and the Vice President from literal things they have said.
He lied about carrying a weapon of war in actual war, I will give you that. But, I will reiterate that in the context he made the comment, he was making a political point that he had carried a weapon of war during his time in service and deployed in support of wartime operations, just not at the same time. Bad taste maybe, but I would not call it a blatant lie in your framing because he never actually said, "I served in combat". Can VP Vance say he carried a weapon of war in war? What is the max distance from combat that you can be to get the "served during/in combat operations"?
I am not suggesting these are, "Ok with me". I am merely pointing out that the level of shit he has gotten for misstatements is not the performative affront that everyone is making them out to be, especially when you consider the amount of grace or hand-waving the same exact people give to the President and the Vice President from literal things they have said.
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You know, I think it's not worth the effort to try to stop someone from doing stolen valor or poser types of activities. 9 out of 10 times, if you go to any thrift store anywhere in the country, you'll find some sort of military uniform item. Kids like the clothing.
When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, it was a really cool thing to go to your local Army Surplus Store and buy stuff to wear. Sonny's Surplus in Annapolis, Maryland, had the best stuff to get in my young eyes.
Now a days, uniforms, medals, ribbons, memorabilia, etc., can be purchased just about anywhere. People collect these types of items. To me, it's kind of like another recruiting tool. You're worrying too much about it.
When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, it was a really cool thing to go to your local Army Surplus Store and buy stuff to wear. Sonny's Surplus in Annapolis, Maryland, had the best stuff to get in my young eyes.
Now a days, uniforms, medals, ribbons, memorabilia, etc., can be purchased just about anywhere. People collect these types of items. To me, it's kind of like another recruiting tool. You're worrying too much about it.
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1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR)
MSgt Neil Greenfield I am not worring to much about this... Only wanted to hear suggestions on good ways to dispose of some logoed items. I have a 17 year old Grand-daughter that wears an old field jacket of mine with US ARMY and my Last Name, along with sewed on rank, CIB, and jump wings. It looks a lot better on her than it ever did on me!
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1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR) - A local Veterans or Military Museum is always a good choice!
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