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In reply to the discussion: Can I ask a Memorial Day favor? [View all]7962
(11,841 posts)And people DO care. I never see anyone defending anyone caught doing it. Who would?
I served with people who DID serve in combat and a few who died. One member of my extended family died in combat.
Nobody should ride on their sacrifice. Call it stolen valor or whatever, its wrong.
Certainly YOU dont have to give a rats ass about it, but most folks think fraudsters should be punished.
As for who its for, the only people i've ever seen on videos calling someone out on it were veterans themselves. Because as you said, most civilians DONT know what they're seeing when they see a ribbon or patch.
Funny you mention the guy working for you; I've always been suspicious of the "'you dont know what I did in the military, I dont talk about it' guys myself.