Posted on Mar 25, 2015
With regards to stolen valor, which do you see as a bigger problem?
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There are typically two groups of imposters within the issue of stolen valor:
1) Those who actually did serve for any amount of time but decided to embellish their service records by claiming awards or badges they did not earn.
2) Imposters who never served at all but do it for the attention and/or benefits of those who did serve.
In your opinion, which of these is more despicable? I would go with the latter because wannabes are inherently more selfish and simply vy for attention they didn't deserve. But if it is their constitutional right to lie as long as they didn't profit from it, at least it's our constitutional right to expose their lies and convert whatever attention they received into well-deserved shame.
1) Those who actually did serve for any amount of time but decided to embellish their service records by claiming awards or badges they did not earn.
2) Imposters who never served at all but do it for the attention and/or benefits of those who did serve.
In your opinion, which of these is more despicable? I would go with the latter because wannabes are inherently more selfish and simply vy for attention they didn't deserve. But if it is their constitutional right to lie as long as they didn't profit from it, at least it's our constitutional right to expose their lies and convert whatever attention they received into well-deserved shame.
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I have to say #2 because they get seen by the public as the real thing and it tarnishes the military as a whole.
But since this is a military site ill let you all know that I am a Navy seal recon-scout sniper SF trained, ranger sapper delta operator..but its all classified so i trust you now to tell anyone....:) stay frosty brothers and sisters
But since this is a military site ill let you all know that I am a Navy seal recon-scout sniper SF trained, ranger sapper delta operator..but its all classified so i trust you now to tell anyone....:) stay frosty brothers and sisters
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Both are disrespecting those men and woman who sacrificed for this country. Those who earned those medals. Stolen Valor in any form is a crime in my eyes.
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PVT Calvin Daniel
Yes it is very disrespectful
I was just private E-1 before incurred an injury leading to my discharge but proud to have worn The uniform of U.S army also thanks to those whom served before me and trained me and taught me what it was to be United States soldier I salute you
I was just private E-1 before incurred an injury leading to my discharge but proud to have worn The uniform of U.S army also thanks to those whom served before me and trained me and taught me what it was to be United States soldier I salute you
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Definitely #1 because they should know better and know that what they did may not have been the most heroic or anything, or even if it was, they should know that at least they had the intestinal fortitude to serve
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