Stolen Valor
Veterans’ service dog provider accused of SV
In the complete works of Gilbert and Sullivan, one can find a song that starts thusly; I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical. Kirk Lanam fancies himself a major general, but a local news organization […]
Canadian sentenced for US stolen valor
Randall J. Montour, a Canadian from Cornwall, ONT has been found guilty of stolen valor in a New York court. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Upstate New York, Randall J. Montour, 45, admitted he altered his discharge papers to say he’d received an honourable discharge from the United States […]
End of Elko’s Stolen Valor and Chili Cookoff Assn.
Members of the Elko and Pocatello’s POW/MIA Awareness Associations hold a banner as the chapter cleaned out its storage unit to conclude 18 years of activity in the area. Elko’s POW/MIA chapter closes Toni Milano ELKO — A storage facility was the final official gathering spot of the POW/MIA Elko Awareness Association on Saturday, concluding […]
Stolen Valor, UK Police Edition
British newspaper The Guardian is reporting on this fella, the former chief constable for Northamptonshire in Great Britain. Turns out the guy as only 15 when the Falklands War happened, but he was presenting himself as a veteran of the conflict. From The Guardian; A police chief constable who wore a Falklands war medal despite […]
Congressional stolen valor?
United States Representative Troy Nehls (R-TX) is being accused of stolen valor, or rather, continuing stolen valor. We briefly discussed the kerfuffle a while back. Since we didn’t have records in hand, it was just reporting on the goings on. Our excellent community here posted a bunch more in the comments there as the incident […]
Semi Bird, gubernatorial candidate, previously reprimanded for false military claims
Semi Bird, Republican candidate for the Washington gubernatorial race, was reprimanded while he was in the Army. The reprimand accused Bird of perpetuating fraud against the U.S. government. The U.S. Special Forces accused Bird of stolen valor. They accused him of misrepresenting his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bird was also accused of wearing awards […]
R & D Considerations of TAH-VG
At the risk of appearing to be clickbait, I’ll say upfront that this post may not be what you think. Even though it may imply Research and Development, I choose “R and D” because “D & R” may conjure up another image. Let me scorpion dance a little more… and have a little fun with […]
Fake Navy SEAL Politician Writes Check to Avoid Lawsuit
The New Jersey Globe writes that Sussex County Commissioner Bill Hayden will refund a $100 campaign contribution to avoid being sued by a donor because Hayden allegedly lied about his military service record. Namely, it was brought into question that he was a Navy SEAL and that he even served at all. OK, OK… it […]
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