Vietnam veteran humiliated and assaulted by active-duty Marines.... Has Stolen Valor Gone to Far?

2015-11-19T22:31:07-05:00

66-year-old Jack Hughes was returning home from a Veterans Day event in St Louis, when he was assaulted by a group of Marines upon landing at Charlotte Douglas Int’l Airport on Sunday.

Hughes says a man started walking towards him yelling: “Your ribbons are crooked … you’re a phony.” He called him a fraud and accused him of impersonating a veteran, while taking a swipe at his Purple Hearts — which Hughes received from battle in Vietnam.

Vietnam veteran humiliated and assaulted by active-duty Marines at Charlotte airport

66-year-old Jack Hughes was returning home from a Veterans Day event in St Louis, when he was assaulted by a group of Marines

Response by PO1 John Miller made Nov 19 at 2015 10:37 PM

2015-11-19T22:37:02-05:00

I think this has already been discussed here on RP. But regardless, those Marines should be sued by the vet AND face Art. 15!

Response by CPO Andy Carrillo, MS made Nov 20 at 2015 12:29 AM

2015-11-20T00:29:07-05:00

Stolen Valor isn't as egregious as Misplaced Intentions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/06/05/the-problem-with-publicly-accusing-someone-of-stolen-valor-what-if-youre-wrong/

The problem with calling out ‘stolen valor': What if you’re wrong?

Is a vigilante approach to outing fake veterans a bad idea? It was on Memorial Day in Harrisburg.