- cross-posted to:
- texas@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- texas@lemmy.world
More than a month after a news report revealed that the Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears on his lapel was revoked since he was never eligible for the award to begin with, the congressman refuses to take the pin off.
Nehls’ stubbornness has garnered growing criticism from veterans and others in the community of stolen valor researchers, who say the issue is simple: The rules for the CIB are clear, and Nehls did not qualify.
“The veteran community is starting to get to the point now where there’s no room for forgiveness at this point because now they see, ‘Hey, this wasn’t an error. He’s doubling down now,’” said Anthony Anderson, an Army veteran who runs Guardian of Valor and was instrumental in uncovering Nehls’ revoked award. “He knows he didn’t earn this award.”
I love how I have a 100% success rate in assuming that a shithead in a news story is a Republican.
“Texas congressman” was maybe a giveaway, but still, Dems are never the ones doing this petty shit.
But if it were, we would be ready to throw him under the bus in a heartbeat. Bad behavior is bad behavior. We’re not in a cult
Menenedez and uhh, whichever shithead in new york were immediately castigated. Meanwhile in the republican party you can jerk someone off in a theater and you’re still a good Christian.
Have the Army recall him to active duty and try him under the UCMJ.
Fascism always manifests through surface level aesthetics. This will become more and more common and you’ll find shamelessness and stolen valor are traits they’ll all share uniformly eventually.
https://mynorthwest.com/3960064/rantz-exclusive-semi-bird-reprimanded-stolen-valor-defrauding-army/
Seems like republicans stealing valor is fairly common.
They’re generally whiney cowards who have neither valor or shame 🤷♂️
Republican from Texas is a piece of shit human. Shocker.
Just another Tuesday in Republican world.
My first reaction seeing this post is I just want to slap him. And that was before I read the article.
Shame there isnt a Butthurt Peckerhead badge
Prosecute him under 18 U.S.C. § 704
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both for an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds himself or herself out to be a recipient of:
- Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Navy Cross
- Air Force Cross
- Silver Star
- Bronze Star
- Purple Heart
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Combat Infantryman’s Badge
- Combat Action Badge
- Combat Medical Badge
- Combat Action Medal
- Or any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law.
Good. So there is a law for that. Now someone has to apply this to him.
Good? I don’t think it’s good that you can go to jail for a year for wearing a colorful ribbon
Claiming to be a war hero when you’re not is fraud
Is it though? I can claim to be Jesus Christ or sporty spice or Jonathan Taylor Thomas. I can even dress like them. That by itself doesn’t get me thrown in jail.
Try that in a small town
Oh wait hang on, I’m confused now
Texas: “I’m a big, strong Texas army man!!!”
[Uvalde children trapped by an active shooter being murdered and psychologically tortured]
Texas: “… … …”
Isn’t that considered Stolen Valor?
Rules should only be followed by the other side.™ - conservatives
Here, I got you a real ™ since you had a knockoff one.
Is a real™ one better than a Lemmy-computed™ one? Either way, it’s good to have choices you know!? 😃
I didn’t realize that it was supposed to show that way! Boost for lemmy is missing a lot of markup I think.
Oh really?
Well, now I just appreciate all the more your sending me that one, kind person:-).
The larger issue here is that our society idolizes the military in the first place. I find that much more concerning than “stolen valor.”