Go big or go home. No, seriously, go home.
June 17th, 2011 | Flightlines | Posted by Scott Fontaine
I knew I shouldn’t have hit my Idi Amin photo quota so early in the week. Check out the fruit salad on this guy, as spotted by the This Ain’t Hell blog.
I’d try to count how many ribbons he’s wearing (in addition to the Parachutist Badge and the Air Assualt Badge and the Combat Infantryman Badge and…), but I think my calculator would melt down.
Check out some of the comments:
USMC Steve: “Army as well as Air Force gongs and badges, but the boots are just a fashion faux pas.”
TSO: “15 rows of medals, dude could kill you with his MIND.”
Jonn Lilyea: “I wonder why he was half-stepping with the Jumpmaster wings. Why not Senior Master Jumper? Was he trying to show some restraint?”
Tags: air force, army, fashion, stolen valor
Don’t bother claiming eight Silver Stars…
June 14th, 2011 | Flightlines | Posted by Scott Fontaine
You know who else wore medals he didn't really earn? His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular
So you’re the SEAL who shot bin Laden, eh? Good pickup line for the ladies at the local Dam Neck bar, but probably not the truth.
Or maybe those two Bronze Stars become two Silver Stars, or a Air Force Cross magically appears on your rack.
Either way, be warned: If you try to claim too much, there’s a good chance you’ll eventually get caught. And the Washington Post has a story today about some of the people who work their damndest to make sure fakers are exposed. One of the people they quoted? Doug Sterner, the curator of the Military Times Hall of Valor.
And if you like these kinds of stories, just keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming issue of Air Force Times.
Tags: fakers, stolen valor