August 25th 08, 12:04 PM
posted to sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
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Fake military guys & the Stolen Valor Act of 2005
Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:12:48 -0700, korben dallas
wrote:
Tiger wrote:
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what did you expect? the message that is delivered loud and clear into
the head of every person living in the usa is: "fake? no problem, as
long as it sounds patriotic". its results are visible on all levels,
ranging from "wmd in iraq", through us cities posting "patriotic"
bull**** on their websites (like http://www.solvangca.com/flag/1.htm),
to veterans exaggerating their service records, and to crooks posing as
veterans. the vietnam vet idea is a story in itself. can you imagine an
ss veteran in germany driving around with a car sticker identifying him
as such?
After WWII there was a lapel pin for US vets. It was a representation
of an eagle, and it was commonly referred to as the " Ruptured Duck"
Casady
That was U.S. Army. The Navy got a metal doughnut button.
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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