Re: If a guy who was not a Marine, puts a Marine Corp Circular sticker on their car plates, is that a form of Stolen Valor?
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Just question them
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Date: August 02, 2020 07:05PM
when I see anything like that Wrote:
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> caveat emptor bladder Wrote:
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> > If the guy recieved a "less than Honorable"
> > discharge, can't put it on the tags. And that
> can
> > be verified the same way. If I was a cop and a
> > guy put a sticker on his plate and got a DD.
> I'd
> > say to take that sticker off now or I'd kick
> his
> > ass.
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> I always assume it is stolen valor, any bumper
> sticker or license plate holder that says
> something about the driver being a vet, 99% chance
> it is bullshit, and I call the person on it. Rip
> them a new one for being phonies. Sadly, I have
> probably accused an actual veteran or two of being
> a fraud, but that's the price we pay.....
And they will reveal themselves. Best to ask innocuous questions like Mess Hall duties KP, CQ, even Military chow. Military chow is pretty good, especially Marine and Navy chow. If they use that old WW2 stuff like Sos, or they had to peel potatoes, they lie!!!!