Stolen Valor
Walter Mitty-Type Jailed for Stealing From 94 y/o Father
The YorkPress in the UK writes about a Walter Mitty-type character who is going to jail for stealing from his 94 y/o father. For those of you not familiar with how they do things in Britain, they refer to people that engage in Stolen Valor as ‘Walter Mitty’s, or ‘Walts’ for short. ‘Walter Mitty’ character […]
Sheriff Deputies Plead Guilty to Fake Military Paid Leave Charges
The Voice of OC writes about two sheriff deputies in Orange County California who defrauded the taxpayers by submitting roughly two dozen fake military orders to get paid military leave. I should say ex-sheriff deputies with the key word being “ex.” They are twin brothers. Two Ex-OC Sheriff Deputies Plead Guilty to Fraudulent Military Paid […]
Les Brown – The Lie Continues Even in Death
As many of you know, Les Brown passed away last year. Brown holds the distinction of having one of the highest most comments across various posts here on TAH, with that distinction going to a notable two individuals. Even though we called Les Brown out, some town folks in Elko NV circled the wagons around […]
Why Yes I Do Have a Purple Heart, Why Do You Ask?
The Bradentown Herald carried an OpEd written by the police chief, William Tokajer, weighing in on the controversy surrounding someone parking in a parking spot designated for a Purple Heart recipient. He equated this to stolen valor. The person, Frank McAndrews, could not produce a DD-214, nor did he know what that was – but […]
Antifa won World War II
We didn’t put up a D-Day commemoration post yesterday, but I’m sure almost everyone here didn’t need the reminder of the significance of 6 June. I’ll take the blame for not getting something up on the topic. Not to compare myself to God, but he and I both like to rest at least one day […]
Securing Purple Heart Valor
Several U.S. Representatives are making an effort to get the Purple Heart medal listed among other valor awards. Editorial: A bipartisan effort to secure Purple Heart valor Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Courage is the kind of thing anyone can have. Grab the moment. Seize the day. But valor is different. Valor is a special kind […]
Going Away to Serve… In Prison
It seems that a father posted on Reddit about a situation in his family. Basically, the man’s brother had to go off to prison for a drug conviction. The man going to prison told his nephew, his brother’s son, that he was being deployed overseas – figuring the truth would break his heart. The truth […]
Stolen valor is free speech, unless they get tangible/monetary benefits from it. Who cares if some idiot is wearing a uniform?
The post total was a comment sent in by ChipNASA, who saw the post in a Facebook group known as “Stolen Valor Exposed!” Unfortunately the group is private and as some witty Jewish fella once said, “I wouldn’t want to belong to a club that would have me as a member.” That message itself isn’t […]
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