If he put on his facebook page that he got a medal, it’s damn near a sure bet he’s a liar.
Contact the 850-member Beirut Veterans of America Organization founded by one of the mothers of a slain Marine, Judy Young
http://www.beirutveterans.org/news.htm
This is so very true. Real heroes generally do not like to discuss these things. Look at John F'ing Kerry as an anti-pattern. Try talking to most WWII vet and try to pry a story out of them. I have a great uncle who served on Iwo Jima and he never talks about his service. I have actually found our more about his service by researching genealogy on the Internet than he has told me personally.