isn't it considered criminal or worse to wear medals not earned?

[mopaul]

http://www.democrats.com/
like those in this picture of the single browed future president?
didnt' a soldier kill himself about 5 years ago for being discovered to be wearing medals he had not earned? isn't this considered absolutely treasonous? and THEN to attack the medals and honor of a man who actually earned them. fucking nazis are bold.

[soothsayer]

1. I think it's worse to publicize pics of him in uniform---most people now

think he didn't show up AT ALL to the national guard...!

[Touchdown]

2. Don't know about criminal, but it's disgusting.

There might be something in the UCMJ about this. Soldiers, the good ones, don't wear ribbons/medals they haven't earned. It cheapens the awards and makes then look like phonies, which * is anyway. Service members and vets both hate this. Watch Kerry's 18% down vet approval turn 25% up if this has legs.

[ezekiel333]

4. Article 134

Article 134 is a general provision that covers a wide range of crimes, including wearing unauthorized insignia, medals and badges.

Example

<http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=0-292925-2482249.php>

From Manual For Courts-Martial
Paragraph 113. Article 134—(Wearing unauthorized
insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device,
or lapel button)
a. Text. See paragraph 60.
b. Elements.
(1) That the accused wore a certain insignia, decoration,
badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button upon
the accused’s uniform or civilian clothing;
(2) That the accused was not authorized to wear
the item;
(3) That the wearing was wrongful; and
(4) That, under the circumstances, the conduct of
the accused was to the prejudice of good order and
discipline in the armed forces or was of a nature to
bring discredit upon the armed forces.
c. Explanation. None.
d. Lesser included offense. Article 80—attempts
e . M a x i m u m p u n i s h m e n t . B a d - c o n d u c t d i s c h a r g e ,
forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement
for 6 months.

[ugarte]

3. Plastic wings from a cereal box are okay

To the untrained eye they almost look real.

[dogtag]

5. I'm an ex

flight attendant and we used to give those plastic wings away to kids on the plane. Mystery solved.

I also don't think posting ANY pics of Dub in uniform is a good idea, unless and until the medal fraud is PROVEN. I'm listening to Wolfie's show and the new talking point seems to be that Kerry and Bushie are BOTH veterans.......

[Bandit]

10. I don't believe National Guardsmen are considered Veterans and

are not eligible for Veteran benefits. Especially from that era.

[Ernesto]

6. When I was in the Marine Corps, this was NOT tolerated

I remember a stupid young Marine with way too many ribbons on his chest checking in @ the company office. It only took about 1 day for him to be busted in rank and fined for his foolishness. On top of the official punishment, he was treated like shit by virtually all Marines that knew him for what he did.

[MisterP]

7. ditto for autographing a U.S. flag, but nobody in the media noticed that

although it was a Yahoo picture!

[RivetJoint]

8. Which ribbon

is not earned?

[Mandate My Ass]

9. fake medals

fake businessman, fake governor, fake president waging a fake war on terror as a cover for his criminal actions against the American populace.

[blm]

11. Did Bush go to electrolysis or does he go for regular waxings?

LOL

[indepat]

12. Did not a former Chief of Naval Operations commit suicide because a

magazine was about to allege he was not authorized to wear one of the probably dozens of medals he wore? In this case, it would surely have been inadvertent, an honest misunderstanding, yet this most honorable, courageous, and heroic man tragically must have felt suicide was the only honorable way he could deal with the issue.

[Kimber Scott]

13. It's not right, but it's not rare to find one wearing medals they didn't

earn. You buy your ribbons at the base uniform shop. You can buy any ribbon you want. It's pretty silly for people to wear ribbons they didn't earn, especially minor ones, because honestly, nobody - on active duty - really cares (on edit: I should say "is impressed by" )about your ribbons and medals. (Except the promotion board and personell, maybe.) Some guys just can't stand to walk around bare chested, though. Makes them feel less manly, I guess.

But, far from being silly, it's pretty stupid to have your picture taken, especially an official one, wearing ribbons you didn't earn. What's weird, though, is people who lie about their awards, i.e. wear ribbons they didn't earn, will usually wear a whole rack of them. Not just add ONE ribbon. Maybe, he thought he looked better with two.