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Offline DREDger

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« on: January 12, 2010, 12:50:42 PM »
Check out this article. 

This guy in England claimed to have been awarded all these medals for his military service.   He even had some medals from WW2....even though he was born after it ended.  :rolleyes:

He got caught wearing all these medals in some parade.  Apparantly in England it is actually a criminal offense to wear fake medals.  :cheers:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6985115.ece
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Re: Decorated Veteran: FAIL!!!!
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2010, 12:54:32 PM »
Quote from: DREDger on January 12, 2010, 12:50:42 PM

... Apparantly in England it is actually a criminal offense to wear fake medals. 

It is also criminal in the U.S.

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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2010, 01:07:51 PM »
Quote from: hammer on January 12, 2010, 12:54:32 PM
It is also criminal in the U.S.

Really?  :aok
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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2010, 01:11:29 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2010, 01:23:04 PM »
That 'Stolen Valor Act' was interesting.

As I recall, one could buy war medals through magazines if you were interested.  Replicas I think.

Does that mean collectors can't obtain war medals anymore?  Or does it just mean you can't claim to have been awarded a medal.
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Re: Decorated Veteran: FAIL!!!!
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2010, 01:28:55 PM »
Quote from: DREDger on January 12, 2010, 01:23:04 PM
That 'Stolen Valor Act' was interesting.

As I recall, one could buy war medals through magazines if you were interested.  Replicas I think.

Does that mean collectors can't obtain war medals anymore?  Or does it just mean you can't claim to have been awarded a medal.

You can own any medal save for the Congressional Medal of Honor.  My father, for display purposes has just about every medal for valor the military awards and quite a few campaign medals from WWII that are reproductions.  Since my brother in law is in the military, he was able to purchase them at the PX on base.  IIRC it is a crime unless you are the recipitent of the CMOH to own or manufacture replicas.  Not sure how that works though for families of the recipients.
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2010, 03:46:41 PM »
In the UK it is permitted to wear a late relatives medals on the right breast on remembrance day. 

He deserves his 60 hours.  By the way the three towns mentioned in the article are very close to Coventry.  They are all know for being populated by stupid people.

Bedworth pronounced Bed`uth.  Nuneaton pronounced Treacle town (thick)  :rofl and Hinckley backs onto Nuneaton.  They are former colliery towns.   
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« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2010, 04:00:35 PM »
Quote from: LYNX on January 12, 2010, 03:46:41 PM


He deserves his 60 hours.  By the way the three towns mentioned in the article are very close to Coventry.  They are all know for being populated by stupid people.

 

Isn't Coventry loaded with long haired biker guys, Naval Admirals, Ex-Pilits, and writers? 


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« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2010, 04:04:05 PM »
Liars and Theives deserve what they get.

-just sayin

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Re: Decorated Veteran: FAIL!!!!
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2010, 04:29:04 PM »
Quote from: Grayeagle on January 12, 2010, 04:04:05 PM
Liars and Theives deserve what they get.

-just sayin

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« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2010, 04:30:19 PM »
Quote from: Yeager on January 12, 2010, 04:29:04 PM
What about Pirates?  arrghh matee!

They get their Batboats ruined cutting off Whaling Vessels. 
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« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2010, 08:48:03 PM »
never park a little boat in front of a big boat.

never.

ever.

-evil grin-

(taken from Pirating 101)

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« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2010, 09:53:31 PM »
That photo is just sad. the tall old boy behind him has a classic "oh yeah?" look on his face.
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