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Don Shipley joined the United States Navy in 1978 and became a Navy SEAL in 1984 [4] after graduating from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training BUD/S class 131. [5] [better source needed] Following SEAL Basic Indoctrination (now known as SEAL Qualification Training or SQT) [6] and completion of a six-month probationary period, he received the NEC 5326 as a Combatant Swimmer (SEAL) and was ...
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–12 (text); H.R. 258) is a United States federal law that was passed by the 113th United States Congress.The law amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that ...
The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006, [1] was a U.S. law that broadened the provisions of previous U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of any military decorations and medals.
U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne three weeks ago reintroduced the Valor Earned Not Stolen Act, and thus far the 12 cosponsors even including one member of Walz’ party, Rep. Don Davis from North Carolina.
Since the "stolen valor" accusations became public earlier this year, several people have used the public comment period of commissioner meetings to call on Hayden to resign.
Derek Robert Hamm pretended to be a decorated military veteran to trick and defraud investors, according to the Department of Justice.
Alan Mcilwraith, who falsely claimed to be a highly decorated British Army officer [1] (2005). His uniform and medals were purchased online. A military impostor is a person who makes false claims about their military service in civilian life.
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.