Probably referring to the last name Burton. That would make sense...
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Stolen Valor Act violations: 2 men pose as medal bedecked Marines in separate events
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Probably referring to the last name Burton. That would make sense...
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
Yes! I remember that. It was a while back, though.
He can read the uniform regs and use ribbon checker to put together a stack...but no matter how much you try, you just can't get the "lingo" right:
From his letter to that newsletter:
I have talked to a couple old-timers who gave me pause to wonder about their "authenticity" and I chalked a lot of it up to times changing.
If you talk to someone who isn't real though, you usually know it within just a few minutes. The real question of course is: Is it worth it to call them out on it?
(Edit: Gun shows are always good for a laugh on this topic. Last time I had some guy tell me that black helicopters came and picked him and his buddy up and flew them to the Stan to do sniper missions or something...the guy was legit though, he had a USMC license plate frame displayed.)
From his letter to that newsletter:
Sarge?
Class A's?
Never seen 1st Marine Division called simply 1st Divison before
I have talked to a couple old-timers who gave me pause to wonder about their "authenticity" and I chalked a lot of it up to times changing.
If you talk to someone who isn't real though, you usually know it within just a few minutes. The real question of course is: Is it worth it to call them out on it?
(Edit: Gun shows are always good for a laugh on this topic. Last time I had some guy tell me that black helicopters came and picked him and his buddy up and flew them to the Stan to do sniper missions or something...the guy was legit though, he had a USMC license plate frame displayed.)
E26
Member
By those standards, my "NAVY RESERVE" Decal on my windshield that my recruiter gave me qualifies me as a NFO
PR1 H
Perpetually fixing cranial/rectal inversions
Yeah. I've been in 15 and have 2. I don't quite agree with it.. but it was awarded after boot camp in '94.
Whaaaaaaaaaaat???? You??? Clearly they don't know you like we do.
Clearly, you're being too hard on yourself.
Hopefully 90210 doesn't have a Stolen Bitchiness watchdog network.
But wait, there's more!
And in classic Joboy style, I'll ignore your post completely and comment on something completely unimportant and un-related: The High School is in 90212, not 90210...
I love catching the fakers!
Had a buddy make a traffic stop a few months ago. Subject has no identification but says hes a Marine out of California. My buddy calls me over because he knows nothing about the military so I start to question the guy. He says he's been a Marine for three years, but has no rank and his MOS is "rifleman". Now I know the Bullshit is starting to fly. He says he's been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but is going to ship out to Okinawa in two weeks..more BS. I tell him to get out of the car and start digging some more. At the end of it he was telling us a false name, had stolen items in his trunk, a wallet that belonged to another person that was stolen a few weeks prior, and merchandise bought with a credit card in that wallet. His real name also came back to have numerous warrants out of county.
He got royally screwed over and my buddy was intially just going to write him a ticket and let him go til he found out i was close by.
Had a buddy make a traffic stop a few months ago. Subject has no identification but says hes a Marine out of California. My buddy calls me over because he knows nothing about the military so I start to question the guy. He says he's been a Marine for three years, but has no rank and his MOS is "rifleman". Now I know the Bullshit is starting to fly. He says he's been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but is going to ship out to Okinawa in two weeks..more BS. I tell him to get out of the car and start digging some more. At the end of it he was telling us a false name, had stolen items in his trunk, a wallet that belonged to another person that was stolen a few weeks prior, and merchandise bought with a credit card in that wallet. His real name also came back to have numerous warrants out of county.
He got royally screwed over and my buddy was intially just going to write him a ticket and let him go til he found out i was close by.
It's hard to get too mad at clowns like this guy. Go to your high school reunion as a bank teller or Marine Lt Colonel... Which has a better chance of getting you laid? The sad part is how much change he must have shelled out for blues with all the bling, to wind up only with public shaming and courtside time. Hope for his sake that he at least got blown by some ex-girlfriend at the reunion.
Nowadays the uniform means instant love and recognition. That's impossible for some losers to pass up...understandable even as it's reprehensible.
Nowadays the uniform means instant love and recognition. That's impossible for some losers to pass up...understandable even as it's reprehensible.
He just plead not guilty, pretty standard. To me, that means he will agree to a deal with the prosecution. The evidence is pretty strong against his weak, poser, douchbag, idiot ass.
rrpilot
Member
So...photographs, sworn statement of a Naval Commander, dozens of witness's and his own blog...and he go's for the not guilty?...probably just a ploy to begin the plea bargain game...I really hope they don't let him 'cut a deal'...