Stolen Valor In The Land Of 10,000 Lakes: A KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Investigative Report. What are your thoughts?

it was the shades on the head that clued me in

I think all Stolen Valor cases should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. To see most of these individuals acting the part for personal gain with no respect for our brothers and sisters that have paid the ultimate price wearing the uniform. The very least we can do as Veterans, to honor our fallen, is to enforce the Stolen Valor law! I understand not all are in it for personal gain. For example, the "Marine SGT" (Craig Pusley) standing in front of the elementary school (Modesto, CA) in the wake of the Sandy Hook incident. He believed he was actually providing a service. Non the less, impersonators need to think twice before putting on the uniform and lacing up their boots to go walking around thinking they are someone they are truly not.

Why not just enlist?

I remember hearing about that one. One of my buddies, a CPT/XO in my unit was at this and mentioned it.

Ultimately, I would love to have a psychoanalysis on these people. I'm curious as to their motives. Is it the benefits/public accolades?? Are the majority of them borderline personality disorders and they feel their own lives are so lacking that they need to fabricate another facet to it???
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CPT Butler

We had some schmucks on here saying that it is not that important. Either they are not military or misled liberals with no sense of shame. I want anyone of these people and that includes those who are active to go and tell the mother of a dead soldier that this is NOT a big issue. It most definitely is.

The way I look at it is if you dress up like a cop and go parading around in a police uniform, you will be arrested for it. It really should not be any different with military uniforms. I believe there should be the same type of charge for impersonating a military member, as it is for impersonating a cop.