When stolen valor shaming goes horribly wrong. Your Thoughts?

This is wrong the guys should treat them like there elders and family treat them with respect they went through the same shit as them maybe more but they need your love and respect

This is a disgusting display of complete ignorance on the part of the Marines involved in this act. If you are going to confront someone for stolen valor, you had better have all the facts and make damn sure you know what you are talking about. I agree with young LCpl Steve Smith below, they have disgraced themselves and our Corps. Their Command SgtMaj or their 1stSgt needs to jack them up for this stupidity and apologize to Jack Hughes for what they did.

Who are these assholes? Marines, really? Their 1SGT should get involved and kick their stupid butts. Are these fools really Marines?

You should NEVER lay hands on anyone except in self defense. But, what's the deal with wearing medals & marksmanship badges on a sports jacket?

Its all bulls*it and wasted legislation. Then again, what president oversaw it? Exactly... I'm a disabled vet and NEVER have I received ANY benefit, perk, stipend, check or care JUST BY WEARING A UNIFORM. I've always had to have paperwork (DD-214, medical retirement orders, etc.). I'd love to know where the DOD eats and shops that came up with all this stolen valor crap. Big deal, he gets a free meal at Applebee's on Veteran's Day, la dee da. Find the young lads responsible and have them community service assigned.

To me all veterans should approach another vet with respect and have a conversation with them before they make a judgment call about ones service. I have been out since 1987 and could not tell you what the dress code (35-10 UCMJ ?) and order of ribbons (I only have 1 ribbon). We are all brothers in arms and we need to support each other. It is bad enough a lot of Americans could care less about us much less have us not care about each other. I am sorry this happened to this gentleman and I wish I could say sorry in person and have a meal with him. I love my older and newer vets. This was so wrong and should be corrected in BMTS before they go to far. "Never forget those who walked before you and opened the door so that you have that Pride you wear upon your chest!" God bless him....

Chuck D

How funny life has become and all of the PC Police who seem to know what everyone should or should not be wearing...or if they are a veteran or are they perpetrating stolen valor without the common courtesy to talk to the individual first. Like has been said a million times on this site and others, these veterans (the real ones) that may have been out of the service for years or dare I say it decades are proud of what they have, and to have someone approach them in a public place ie, an airport of all places and to start accusing them of something like stolen valor without all of the information is just sad. I have seen these older Veterans and I have seen the medals and ribbons they are wearing, but do or would I go up to one and accuse them of stolen valor....no. I think that if this makes them feel like still apart or connected to the Military...more power to you.

I have worn my tie pins, or lapel pins on my coat and tie, and would love for someone to say something to me. I do not need to carry proof of what I have done, and refuse to justify anything to anyone. This gentleman, should have filed a police report for the assault, and a complaint with the police department on the officer for not doing his job for not arresting the marines for assault.

We all hate stolen valor, and see the videos on youtube and such, but when looking at the videos, the one thing I always see is someone acting like a bigger ass trying to call out someone they don't even know. This type of shaming will really go wrong when the individual they are attacking pulls a weapon. Then, maybe people will stop and think is it worth the risk.

Just my half nickel of the day.

I believe it's very important we stress to the youth of our armed forces to remember history, to understand so many uniform changes have occurred since Vietnam, since WWII, since even the Gulf War! To attack an elderly veteran because you "think" his uniform is wrong is completely out of line! So many from the Vietnam era had no choice but to go, and so many didn't return home from that ugliness. Seriously, if these young Marines worked for me I would have definitely disciplined them for their treatment of this man. Ignorance IS NOT AN EXCUSE!

Those Marines should have been disciplined and if it was up to me I would kick them out of the military. As military members we should know how to conduct ourselves and that was completely uncalled for.

Shaming a person in public speaks to their military bearing.