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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I feel we need a military. Maybe you disagree.
Traditionally, militaries have given medals to guys who have done special things. there are many reasons for this, but one might be so that the awardee's countrymen can recognize the guy did something for them that was, you know, special.
There are estimates that of the people claiming to have been Navy Seals, actually 50% are frauds. the same is true for Medal of Honor winners. maybe the frauds use the lie for somewhat innocent purposes, getting laid maybe, but some have fooled their hometowns and use the status to get free things, to get honored status, etc.
I think letting them get away with that takes away from the actual guys who did the special things. You seem like you don't mind people lying to gain some unwarrented status. I bet you think it's okay when Flower or Thurgreed lie about their height on the internet. I think that detracts from the actually tall.
And this law has been passed by Congress. Maybe you think it shouldn't have been, but that isn't the same as being unconstitutional.
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Once again, right on all counts. They should extend the law to also cover those who claim to have performed national guard service without having actually done so. These people are lower than low, and the idea that we have people in government, dealing with military issues, who have shamed themselves by such valor theft needs to be dealt with, quickly and harshly.
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