Stolen Valor Act
Update on Kelsie Hoover aka “EOD Soldier”
Remember Kelsie Hoover? She was at the airport wearing an Army Uniform with an EOD patch. She was featured here in 2015 and in 2017. She apparently did not learn her lesson, and continued to ride the phony pony. She engaged in identify theft in Fort Worth. For that stunt, she was again featured here […]
TN man sentenced in stolen valor case
We talked about Chris Wesley Williams almost exactly a year ago to the day when he was originally arrested on these stolen valor and forgery charges. It seems that Mr. Williams was given an other than honorable discharge from the Marine Corps after going AWOL in 1981. Somehow though, he filed for and received free […]
“Buck” Thrailkill – Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Desert Storm
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on David Walkup Thrailkill, or better known as “Buck” as he likes to be called. Buck comes to us from Fayetteville, North Carolina and is 57 years old at the time of this writing – December 2020. We actually had military records on ol’ Buck for […]
Alabama man arrested for stolen valor after fake POW claims
ninja sends in the good news of the stolen valor arrest of this fella. A Shoals [Alabama] man faces charges after police say he lied about being a prisoner of war so he could get things for free. William Travis Tucker is charged with stolen valor and forgery. He was indicted by a Colbert County […]
Phonies Among Us
Rumor has it that the Stolen Valor cases are stacking up. We have received ONE recent FOIA request from NPRC that was submitted back in April 2020. We are still waiting for other FOIA results before that case is complete but hopefully, it is a sign of things to come. We didn’t know if the […]
Is It Legal to Wear Military Patches?
An article at LegalScoops.com poses the question as to whether it is legal or not to wear military patches. Is It Illegal To Wear Military Patches? Many people love collecting military patches and wear them on some special occasions. The collections are very valuable to be sitting in the closet box or some drawer. If […]
Still Rocking the Lies
This is a trial post that has the potential to become a regular feature. We would like to call attention to the military fakers that continue to rock the lie in spite of being exposed. The below list is by no means exhaustive so that is where you, as members of the Stolen Valor community […]
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