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To be honest, I agree. Nothing is stolen. Nothing is lost. Valor is a concept, an abstract. It cannot be stolen. It cannot be traded, it cannot be created or destroyed. Pride and respect cannot be taken from you, only you can give it up. What Peter Schmuckatelli does in Ohio in no way can diminish your own internal sense of pride and respect. Intangibles like that are completely ethereal, as strong or as weak as the owner makes them.
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I will offer this...
The person that goes out and buys a military uniform and some ribbons and tabs is more likely to do something to embarrass me, an actual service member, than a guy who also did some legitimate time in uniform.
I never jumped or went to ranger school. If that makes me a lightweight, then so be it, but I am an honest lightweight, and my service record is legit.
The person that goes out and buys a military uniform and some ribbons and tabs is more likely to do something to embarrass me, an actual service member, than a guy who also did some legitimate time in uniform.
I never jumped or went to ranger school. If that makes me a lightweight, then so be it, but I am an honest lightweight, and my service record is legit.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
Ah, but to be embarrassed is no crime at all.. Heck, seeing Privates walking around Watertown with their pants around their butts embarrasses me, but it's hardly a crime..
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Personally, (just my opinion and no disrespect intended) I believe that if you think valor cannot be stolen, then you may not fully understand the gravity and significance of the sacrifice of those who came before.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
Valor is an abstract, a concept. One can pretend to have it. But it was not stolen from anyone else. If your heart is a valorous one, then no ones acts can diminish it.
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SSgt (Join to see)
You and I have very differing opinions on this, SSG. We'll have to agree to disagree.
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SSgt (Join to see)
The difference between you two is semantics. I am with you on this SSgt (Join to see)
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I believe that this valor thing can be a noun and a verb. My uncle who was a pilot and died from cancer in 1967. He got an Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross and 11 Air Medals. He fought and flew in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Is he a hero? And against what standard? Was he valorous and does our service matter? When people get recognition for extreme sacrifice then the acts are valorous but the person could be a curmudgeon. lol
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The issue isn't that they are putting on a uniform or medals. They are often using that false persona for personal gain. That is the definition of fraud.
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