Martinez native accused of dressing up as hero (stolen valor)

SF , Chronicle ^ | 11/12/09 | Henry K. Lee

[Drango]

Steven Douglas Burton was a member of the marching band at Alhambra High School in Martinez, where he struggled to fit in and wasn't known for being athletic. So when he showed up at his 20-year reunion with a buzz cut and dressed in a crisp Marine Corps uniform, fellow members of the class of 1988 were more than a bit surprised. ~snip

[Drango]

stolen valor.

[Drango]

[SkyDancer]

He was found out by a Navy commander who was in his class. The whole thing was on The Smoking Gun on Veterans Day ...

[Drango]

[Pavegunner72]

ah, the elusive “PX Ranger” a rare breed.

[Thunder90]

Another Space Shuttle Door gunner???

[USMCPOP]

That’s sad, really.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

I see the SF cronic ill left out the fact that he was queer..

[snip] from CNN Article

Burton, who was off work because it was Veterans Day, would not come to the door, a man who came to the door man referred CNN to his lawyer, DeFrank. The man said he was Burton's partner for 18 years and retired from the U.S. Air Force.

[org.whodat]

Just shoot him and forget the trial.

[jmaroneps37]

He should be horse whipped and thrown in prison for ten years.