Fake Military Vets and People Who Out Them
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
November 7, 2021 1:20pm CST
I had no idea that there are so many people (almost all men) who fake being in the military, being Green Beret soldiers, fake combat stories (like being there when Bin Laden was found), say they won medals like Purple Hearts (given for being wounded in combat) even saying they got awards for valor (bravery in combat) like Bronze Stars, Silver or even Gold Stars. Some do it for dating websites, to make themselves look better than they are. They are all lowlifes.
But there are a lot. Two different men who ran for Callahan County Sheriff in Texas, gave fake info about their military backgrounds in their bios. I won't take the space here to site how many examples were in the article I read. There is a book about it called "Stolen Valor," (1998), and many websites and even FB pages where real vets make it their business to expose these miserable fakes. Google has several listed.
I was in the Army, drafted, served my two years in the US as an MP, the last few months in the Soldiers' Chorus, got the Good Conduct Medal (everyone who stayed our of trouble did). I dodged no bullets, never fired a weapon after training. No need to thank me for mundane service. 
Have you ever suspected anyone of faking their military record?
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
7 Nov 21
Well elections are not real with the big lie so why not fake military. I agree Mundane and really does not help you in this life other than people talk. You were drafted that is also different. Much respect because you did not even want to. See talk makes you shed a smirk maybe but does not help you in the day to day. I do like this one because gets called out by another branch, you definitely messed up when that happens. 
This was filmed by an Army Officer, and his wife Michelle, he noticed a guy that seemed out of place in a Marine Corps uniform. His wife posted a photo to ou...
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 21
Yes, I love it. I read that there are lots of YouTubes like this in the article.
In my book, the last election was 100% real and we got rid of a man who wants to be dictator and knows nothing.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
7 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic Yeah people were making it a big deal out of it for a while I think when Iraq was finishing up but like someone pointed out its only a true crime if you using it for financial gain but does not mean you can't call them out like they did. How times change that is probably clapped at under Trumps rules, dudes are just out smarting the system. No honor anymore, so sad.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 21
@crossbones27 Well, the article I read about all this was in a 2020 New Yorker magazine, so I am glad to see that it is still a topic with interest online.
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@kaylachan (84908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Nov 21
No, and if I did, it's none of my business. Well, I take it back, I did see one such case on Untold Stories of the E.R. Guy had muchnhosouns syndrome.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 21
It is such a dishonorable thing to do I would out anyone I knew was doing it.
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@snowy22315 (209177)
• United States
10 Nov 21
I haven't but Dr. Phil had one of those fakers on his TV show. I mean seriously who would do that, but some kind of con artist...socio or psychopath?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Nov 21
I can't imagine any excuse tor something that dumb.
@RasmaSandra (98129)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Nov 21
I have never even thought about anything like this but I do know that people who really brag about their military careers sometimes are not telling it all like it really is
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Nov 21
Right, maybe made up completely.
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@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Nov 21
Interesting. I can't say that I have. With so much information available on the internet, how would someone think they could get away with it? I "served" in the ghetto, and my older step-brother served in Vietnam. But we're both honest about our experiences.
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@TheHorse (238370)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic How can they not know that they will be "found out"?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 21
@TheHorse It's just weird that they think they can fake it, like that "marine" in the video with his hat on in the airport.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 21
Most are, but it is surprising how many self-aggrandizing males there are who want to be known. The article I read was in the Oct. 20, 2020 New Yorker.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 21
I just don't understand people who try so hard to be who they are not.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic Neither do I. They pay for it when they’re found out.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
13 Nov 21
For some men, they likely think that it is a way to pick up women. Apparently, they cannot figure out how to be interesting without lying.
Several of my relatives were in the military. Some by choice, some by draft. Most got in and got back out as soon as they could. One cousin did, however, make it a career; I don't think that even he was inclined to talk up his time in, though.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 21
I guess they are trying to feel good about themselves and finding little inside.
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@DeborahDiane (40851)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic - Years ago, in the mid-1990s, I volunteered in the local schools in Dallas with two other women. One day, one of the women called me to tell me that the other woman, Susan, had been murdered. It was such a shock. The next shock was that the murderer was Susan's husband, Dana. Finally, it turned out during the trial that everything we knew about Dana was a lie.
Dana used to show off his box of Vietnam War medals to the other husbands, whenever they got together with other couples. He bragged about how "brave' he had been. In truth, he had purchased that box of medals at a pawn shop. He had never served in the military. It just seemed like one more tragic part of their story, and the whole situation was very sad.
