Stolen Valor Fraud Caught By Real Veteran In Mall

New test? Allow me to suggest simply asking what his MOS was.
We all have some jargon left I believe. I know I do, but
then, I was just a 71B20, SP5 E5, and that is now just over 50 years back. DEROS, and such should just get blank looks from Army fakers.
I've met some of those, and they always talk about their medals and elite units.
 
Down here in Louisiana to get the words "veteran" on your drivers license you have to produce a copy of your DD-214. Since I had copies of both my DD-214N and honorable Discharge I gave both to the lady at the desk. She made copies and returned the one I gave her. They keep them on file. The day I returned home from the Navy I went to the deli to get some cold cuts. The owner with whom I had bought food over the years. Had asked if I was home for good, told him I just got home. He went to the beer cooler and handed me the biggest bottle of lowenbrau I ever saw. Told him he really made my day. The reason I say that was I was in uniform and got spit on and called baby killer by a couple of hippies. Couple of New York's police officers took care of them. Best part was my mom who sat at the table while I polished off that big bottle. She asked if I was going to drink all of it and I asked if she wanted some. She said no but found it odd about drinking all that beer. If she only knew how many beers I had drunk while in the navy. Frank
 
Funny things you remember and forget
I remember my service number
I can't remember my general orders by number
I can remember the serial number of the M14 I qualified with in boot camp
I can remember my DIs names and my units.

My personal general order in boot camp was be invisible. Hard to do at 6'2"and 220. My younger brother who followed me into the USMC was 6'8" and said he tried to be invisible, usually with little success. We were out hunting together last week and reminiscing. He told me that once while cleaning his M14 a Qtip broke off while cleaning the flash suppressor. He was trying to get it out when called to rifle inspection. He is standing at attention with his rifle held at inspection arms and all he can see is the Qtip and he is thinking invisible and a miracle occurred and the DI passed him by. It worked he wanted to be invisible so bad he was. We have both seen guys who failed rifle inspections suffer fates worse than death. I remember a guy partially wrapped with a sling, barrel down his trousers doing push ups with the trigger group hanging from his mouth.
 
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Well-I wouldn't want him in our Army. And I have found that asking what was your MOS, or where were you at; especially for those posing as VN Vets, is effective for separating the wheat from the chaff. I'm not sure I could remember the general orders and other state side stuff my self. We didn't spend much time on those things. I am impressed by the gentleman's restraint who questioned him-would that I would do as well-that's why I have to keep it pretty low key. I have a high regard for Rangers-there were some a mile and a half down the road from us in nam-crazy in a very good way. It would be interesting to see him demonstrate some Ranger level hand to hand with some of the boys-maybe in Fayetteville on a Saturday night.
 
Steelslayer: I, too, can remember my service number, and can remember the serial number of the M1 I had in training: 3842126. I'd sure like to have bought it from CMP. It's probably out there somewhere. I also remember that my first Carbine was a National Postal Meter. I don't remember the configuration,but if I could see the maker's name easily, it may have had a flip sight.
 
I unfortunately never served/enlisted but I get super pissed when I read about these ***-hats masquerading around like they did. I don't think it's for the free benefits. I think folks that do this have a serious mental disorder. Me personally I have great respect and admiration for our service men and women but the thought of pretending or lying about serving would never cross my mind. I think for these folks that do so it has to do with some deep routed jealousy. Like penis envy, but increased by a factor of 100.

It really ticks me off because I as a civilian wouldn't have an idea/clue that they are an imposter and I'd treat them and give them respect as if they were actually in the military.

Sorry for the rant. But this kind of ticks me off.

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As I stated elsewhere, I was a non-combat, US Stationed (FT Ord) Viet Nam Era vet.

This weekend, Lowe's and Home Depot are giving 10% off on all purchases to vets. We are remodeling 3 bathrooms and plan on buying most of our "stuff" to get the discount==I still feel a little embarrassed about using my DD214 to get the discount!
 
What they're doing is wrong, but some of these guys are so pathetic I actually feel sorry for them.

Not all of them, though. The worst are the fake Vietnam vets that hang around homeless shelters and panhandle on the streets. Many of them weren't even BORN when that war ended. Guys in their 30's and 40's claiming to be Vietnam vets.
 
During the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans sent English speaking troops behind US lines in US uniforms. When these impostors were discovered, they were shot. Isn't this the same thing and shouldn't the results be the same?
 
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I'm probably way in the minority but I have a problem with these shaming videos. I don't know why people feel the need to confront someone and public shame them and post it all over the internet. How many times has someone shamed a real vet? It's happened, did any ever man up and apologize to those who actually are vets and shamed? Nope. Does it make someone a bigger man to do it in the first place? I don't think so, I got nothing I feel the need to prove to anyone.

What ever happened to imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and if they're really ripping off benefits report them to the authorities and drive on. Not condoning those who pose as something they're not but the shaming videos everyone seems so eager to make doesn't make them look good either.

Flame away
 
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Rustyt1953 said:
Mr. Bandit, no flaming here as I am too busy wrapping my head around posers being shot as spies.
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I agree. That was wartime, The Battle of the Bulge to be exact. Situation was a little different. They were sent to infiltrate behind our lines and cause damage. Much though I dislike fakers, I think a firing squad is a little much.
 
I've seen a lot of these "shaming" videos where the "perpetrator" turns out to be a mentally disabled kid who just happens to idolize the military.

Usually the shamer rips him a new one and then beats his chest about what a He-Man he is. Those videos disgust me.
 
Smoke said:
I've seen a lot of these "shaming" videos where the "perpetrator" turns out to be a mentally disabled kid who just happens to idolize the military.

Usually the shamer rips him a new one and then beats his chest about what a He-Man he is. Those videos disgust me.
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Ditto... The first sentence of the NCO creed "No one is more professional than I." Be the example, not just for your soldiers, but for America in general.
 
BigBoy99 said:
During the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans sent English speaking troops behind US lines in US uniforms. When these impostors were discovered, they were shot. Isn't this the same thing and shouldn't the results be the same?
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Operation Grief ended almost before it began. The Germans managed to get around 40 soldiers behind the American lines and all but 8 were back behind German lines within a couple of days.

Of the 8, 3 were executed the other five weren't accounted for but were presumed dead.
 
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