https://theintercept.com/2016/05/25...distorted-his-military-record-documents-show/
Or, perhaps it's not since the guy was legit anyways and had earned other medals?
That's pretty nit-picky, but it's kind of irrelevant.
I view Stolen Valor as the toolbags walking around like this:
And that idiot frog Range Time with Herp Herp and Erica.
https://theintercept.com/2016/05/25...distorted-his-military-record-documents-show/
Or, perhaps it's not since the guy was legit anyways and had earned other medals?
The real doc to look at would be a DD215- That's an updated dd-214. My dd214 shows no NDM, KSM, CAR, GWOTXM/AfgCM, or NAM w/V as those awards had not been created, authorized, and/or awarded. My NAM w/ V was awarded 6 months after my EAS, as was the authorization for most of those other awards. My updated DD215 will have them listed when I receive it. ETA: I got out 2 weeks after getting back from Afg with another unit I had been TADed to.
Also, the .mil sux balls at keeping and maintaining records. They even tell you that when you go in.... "KEEP COPIES OF ALL YOUR CERTIFICATED AND AWARDS" they said. 'IT IS VIRTUALLY GUARENTEED WE WIL LOOSE ****" 3/3 admin chief circa 1999 to me upon check-in to 3/3 STA Plt.
They actually lost my DD214 I had to send them a copy so they could audit my SRB against it to get my dd215. So, yeah.... not stolen valor
The real doc to look at would be a DD215- That's an updated dd-214. My dd214 shows no NDM, KSM, CAR, GWOTXM/AfgCM, or NAM w/V as those awards had not been created, authorized, and/or awarded. My NAM w/ V was awarded 6 months after my EAS, as was the authorization for most of those other awards. My updated DD215 will have them listed when I receive it. ETA: I got out 2 weeks after getting back from Afg with another unit I had been TADed to.
Also, the .mil sux balls at keeping and maintaining records. They even tell you that when you go in.... "KEEP COPIES OF ALL YOUR CERTIFICATED AND AWARDS" they said. 'IT IS VIRTUALLY GUARENTEED WE WIL LOOSE ****" 3/3 admin chief circa 1999 to me upon check-in to 3/3 STA Plt.
They actually lost my DD214 I had to send them a copy so they could audit my SRB against it to get my dd215. So, yeah.... not stolen valor
Damn you like your acronyms.
I followed enough of it to agree with you whole heartedly. Plus the strory seems like a cheap shot on a man who is no longer here to defend himself.
Lol. Ok. Here ya go:
National Defense Medal, Korean Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Global War On Terror Expeditionary Medal/Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Navy Achievement Medal with Valor, End of Active Service, Temporary Assigned Duty, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (scout/sniper) Platoon
The acronyms are so much faster and easier to type
Is the TAD where ta2d comes from? Or is it tattooed?