Posted on Aug 25, 2016
How would you react if someone tried to publicly accuse you of "Stolen Valor"?
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ENS (Join to see) I'd walk away - I don't have anything to prove to anyone about my accomplishments, medals, or awards. My integrity is intact and I won't let some idiot provoke me into rearranging their face. I'm retired and those are part of my family now and will be handed down to my daughters and their family when I'm dead and gone, along with the DD Form 214 that authorizes all of them! End of story!
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
SPC Steven Oxley - ...
~~LMFAO~~ "Go Pound Sand".....
I've Also Used That Comment, But For Well Over The Past 68 YEARS Of My 79,
BUT Very Few Others Whom I Know, Ever Heard Of It Before.
I LOVE It ~~ It's A True CLASSIC ~~ Like "STUFF IT UP URANUS":
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~~LMFAO~~ "Go Pound Sand".....
I've Also Used That Comment, But For Well Over The Past 68 YEARS Of My 79,
BUT Very Few Others Whom I Know, Ever Heard Of It Before.
I LOVE It ~~ It's A True CLASSIC ~~ Like "STUFF IT UP URANUS":
Thanks For Repeating It ~~ Others Here NEED To Know It For Their Future Use !
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Capt Robert Vincelette
I would publicly disprove their credibility by presenting documentation from, in my case, the Air Force, paperwork from Randolph Air Force Base records, listing and proving the accuser is a liar. Once exposed as a liar, the accuser will never be trusted again and have no defense. If they claim the documentation is forged, they will have to go to Randolph Air Force Base or just make excuses for failing to do so. That public humiliation will do better justice by destroying their usurped reputation than "rearranging their face" or "walking away." If they run away, they will expose themselves as fraudulent accusers.
That is why you should obtain and keep documents to back yourself up in case you want to reveal medals awarded to you. When you make a claim, treat those who hear of it or read it as having the right to be given proof. This will demonstrate your support for all victims of stolen valor, the deceived and the people who earned their medals. If anyone has an honest doubt, give them that right to see the proof because they are entitled to it.
That is why you should obtain and keep documents to back yourself up in case you want to reveal medals awarded to you. When you make a claim, treat those who hear of it or read it as having the right to be given proof. This will demonstrate your support for all victims of stolen valor, the deceived and the people who earned their medals. If anyone has an honest doubt, give them that right to see the proof because they are entitled to it.
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Poke them in the eye with my DD214 and give 'em a paper cut with my Blue ID card.
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Maj Gail Lofdahl
SPC Korey Kilburn - When I enter my hometown AF Reserve base, I'm required to show my retired ID AND driver's license. My husband the retired reserve colonel only has to show his retired ID. When I questioned the double standard, I was told, "We have a lot attempts at 'stolen valor' around here." Sure--there are dozens of retired female majors trying to enter your installation--NOT. Just a way to harass women. You'd think that would've ended 25 years ago, but no.
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Maj Gail Lofdahl
SFC Leticia Plaza - My favorite: when I was getting a smog check on my car, I asked if he gave a military discount. He asked, "Was your husband in the military?" I replied, "We both were." He asked, "Do you have two husbands?""
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Sgt Greg Nowark
Maj Gail Lofdahl - Unfortunately, I even find myself asking women, because the ratio of male to female is so high (in my age group, at least). I can recall my mother (WWII Nurse) complaining that it was so much easier to carry my father's papers than her own, because hers also had the wrong-name (maiden-name). So thank you for your service, Ma'am, lasting progress might possibly occur just because any change is GI-slow.
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Pull out my CAC and slap them in the face with it (no pun intended) #nosharp
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TSgt Max Lugauer
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