So does the Stolen Valor Act matter?

1stCAVAbnRVN sends along a couple of articles about James E. Scales, an administrator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He was masquerading as a hero instead of just accepting his own career as something heroic. Here’s what he got busted on;

Lie – Awarded 3 Purple Hearts
Proof – Military records obtained from the National Archives and Records Administration show he was never awarded a Purple Heart.

Lie – Served in Vietnam
Proof – Military records obtained from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command shows that Scales never served in Vietnam.

Lie – Also served in Bosnia, Honduras, Panama, the Persian Gulf and Iraq
Proof – Military records obtained from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command shows that during Scales career, he was stationed in Germany, Kansas and Wisconson, only.

Lie – Father and uncles died in the Korean War
Proof – A check of a database with names of those killed or missing in action in the Korean War, found no one with the last name of Scales.
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Here’s a look at the discrepancies on James Scales’s uniform:
1) The uniform shows he’s a colonel… he actually retired as a Lt. Colonel.
2) It has jump wings… but records show he never graduated from an airborne training course.
3) The uniform has a combat infantry badge… but records show he never served in combat.
4) There is a Korean Presidential U.N. citation… records show he never served in Korea.
5) An Army Good Conduct Medal is on the uniform… but to receive that medal, requires that an individual have 3 years enlisted service… but records show Scales entered the U.S. Army in 1970, the same year he went through the Infantry Officer Basic Course.

Yeah, pretty slimy, isn’t it. This clown was so foolish, that he didn’t bother to look at the AR 670-1 before slapping the phony shit on his uniform;

I guess he thought the CIB would look good next to that Transportation branch brass.

Well, you’d think the Southern Illinois University Carbondale would be eager to unload this piece of shit, wouldn’t you? Hardly.

“It’s not that the university is not concerned about the issues or concerned about Dr. Scales, but at this point it’s just accusations and we want to be fair to everyone involved,” [Larry Dietz, vice chancellor for student affairs] said.

Apparently, pictures of Scales wearing the PX bling and actual National Archives records aren’t enough to fire this fool – this stupid fool. A fricken Light Colonel doing this stuff, for Pete’s sake.

By the way, Scales was busted by Douglas Sterner, who runs Home of Heroes. Stop by and give him some man-hugs.

Updated Sporkmaster: Also in this photo he is wearing aSchützenschnur that Officers are not able to wear.

Category: Politics