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Posted on 10/04/2009 2:53:34 PM PDT by RightWingConspirator
Rick Glen Strandlof, a former mental patient who posed as a wounded Marine captain to found a statewide veterans group and campaign for political candidates, is being prosecuted under the Stolen Valor Act for making claims he received a Purple Heart.
(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...
>> What are the odds that the candidates he campaigned for are Democrats?
I don’t know, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that they didn’t say a word about party affiliation in the article.
No party affiliation + despicable deeds = ‘RAT
The investigation of the phony veteran took five months because the FBI also was investigating whether Strandlof used any of the money he collected on behalf of the Colorado Veterans Alliance for personal gain. Dorschner would not comment on what the FBI found.
It’s sad how many “veterans against the war” are not veterans at all. They’re nothing but a bunch of sorry ‘RAT SOBs. That goes for the crazy ones too!
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 33 > § 704
§ 704. Military medals or decorations
(a) In General.— Whoever knowingly wears, purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt for, manufactures, sells, attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of value any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(b) False Claims About Receipt of Military Decorations or Medals.— Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces of the United States, any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or any colorable imitation of such item shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(c) Enhanced Penalty for Offenses Involving Congressional Medal of Honor.—
(1) In general.— If a decoration or medal involved in an offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a Congressional Medal of Honor, in lieu of the punishment provided in that subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
(2) Congressional medal of honor defined.— In this subsection, the term “Congressional Medal of Honor” means—
(A) a medal of honor awarded under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14;
(B) a duplicate medal of honor issued under section 3754, 6256, or 8754 of title 10 or section 504 of title 14; or
(C) a replacement of a medal of honor provided under section 3747, 6253, or 8747 of title 10 or section 501 of title 14.
(d) Enhanced Penalty for Offenses Involving Certain Other Medals.— If a decoration or medal involved in an offense described in subsection (a) or (b) is a distinguished-service cross awarded under section 3742 of title 10, a Navy cross awarded under section 6242 of title 10, an Air Force cross awarded under section 8742 of section 10, a silver star awarded under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, a Purple Heart awarded under section 1129 of title 10, or any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law, in lieu of the punishment provided in the applicable subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
and if he was wearing a Marine Uniform:
§ 703. Uniform of friendly nation
Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States, with intent to deceive or mislead, wears any naval, military, police, or other official uniform, decoration, or regalia of any foreign state, nation, or government with which the United States is at peace, or anything so nearly resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Of COURSE this DEMOCRAT was a fake, a Code Pinko member, a member of the DNC’s VoteVets, AND a member of International ANSWERS’s Iraq Veterans Against War!!
He founded the “Colorado Veteran’s Alliance” in 2007, with the help of Soros-funneled ANSWER money, got LOTS of face-time on local, and even NATIONAL TV, and pocketed a good bit of the money his ignorant donors sent him.
But, that was part of The Great War Against BUSH!, so it’s all cool...
If this guy campaigned for vets (as a fake), seems like he still did our military far more good than the Obamaloon. Sad commentary on our sorry septic tank dweller of a president.
This is the guy who fronted International A.N.S.W.E.R.’s “Winter Soldiers” group at the 2007 DC Protest...
If someone is hitting on a chick in a bar while wearing unauthorized uniform, rank and decorations, I would say yes.
If he’s a civilian telling tall tales, I’d say no.
But I believe the public is becoming more aware of the old saying that those who saw the most in combat, talk the least about it.
In these days with daily combat deaths in Afghanistan, a barroom blowhard boasting about his `combat record’ and awards will pretty much convict himself out of his own mouth, IMO.
What is your service experience?
Show her your DD 214, especially the awards section, Limp Dick w/V device.
By never having served, you have no idea of the comradery and the significance of EARNED awards and in some cases ‘they’ were reluctant to grant awards when earned.
To have someone just put it on is not only a slap in the face to those that served but it also dishonors those that gave all.
"Pardon me miss, could you help me find my Congressional Medal of Honor? I seem to have lost it in the sand."
How about is he is saying he is an undercover policeman?
I think impersonating a law enforcement officer is a criminal act.
This law makes impersonating a service member a criminal act.
It is the same.
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