https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/veterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49254"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fveterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Veterans+want+apology+from+Sheriff%27s+candidate.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fveterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AVeterans want apology from Sheriff&#39;s candidate.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/veterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="c0d4282fe1dc6b2661b251884f9b0875" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/254/for_gallery_v2/9ace107a.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/254/large_v3/9ace107a.jpg" alt="9ace107a" /></a></div></div>The Bronze Star Is What Attracted Me To This Story. I did not know civilians are eligible for this award.<br /><br />Mark Garber, a candidate for Lafayette Parish Sheriff who was awarded the Bronze Star for his work as a civilian interrogator with the Air Force in Iraq, has angered a couple of local military veterans who say he is pretending to be one of them.<br /><br />The Southwest Louisiana Veterans Coalition board wants an apology, while one Lafayette veteran said Garber should withdraw from the Sheriff's race.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2015/06/28/veterans-want-apology-sheriffs-candidate/29435661/">http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2015/06/28/veterans-want-apology-sheriffs-candidate/29435661/</a> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:27:01 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/veterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49254"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fveterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Veterans+want+apology+from+Sheriff%27s+candidate.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fveterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AVeterans want apology from Sheriff&#39;s candidate.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/veterans-want-apology-from-sheriff-s-candidate" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="759179769f369ac1d6089bc8ac87b980" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/254/for_gallery_v2/9ace107a.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/254/large_v3/9ace107a.jpg" alt="9ace107a" /></a></div></div>The Bronze Star Is What Attracted Me To This Story. I did not know civilians are eligible for this award.<br /><br />Mark Garber, a candidate for Lafayette Parish Sheriff who was awarded the Bronze Star for his work as a civilian interrogator with the Air Force in Iraq, has angered a couple of local military veterans who say he is pretending to be one of them.<br /><br />The Southwest Louisiana Veterans Coalition board wants an apology, while one Lafayette veteran said Garber should withdraw from the Sheriff's race.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2015/06/28/veterans-want-apology-sheriffs-candidate/29435661/">http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2015/06/28/veterans-want-apology-sheriffs-candidate/29435661/</a> SGT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:27:01 -0400 2015-06-29T19:27:01-04:00 2015-06-29T19:27:01-04:00