Whisky Tango Foxtrot???! Craigslist ad.

[airborneranger]

Was overturned several years ago, reasoned as being free speech.

No it wasn't. There was a case being heard just a few months about the Stolen Valor Act.

[Fmedges]

Was overturned several years ago, reasoned as being free speech.

The supreme court saw a case regarding this, but they haven't ruled yet.

http://www.military.com/news/article...alor-case.html

[SoSleepy]

Tweekers in need of a fix

Big time! I wish I was still capable of being surprised by the ridiculous crap people pull. Faith in humanity....falling

[Zundfolge]

A quick bit of Googling and we find that the ad was posted by the owner of "Stuff N Such" a second hand store in Westminster

http://stuff-n-such.net/



A lot of folk sell off grandpa's medals ... I see them at garage sales and in antique malls all the time. Hell, a vet could have put them in a storage locker, died off and thus stopped paying for the locker so someone came along and bought the locker (ala Storage Wars).



I find it more troubling that a business owner can't seem to type a coherent sentence.

[Zundfolge]

Does the Stolen Valor Act even apply here? The seller isn't trying to dishonestly pass themselves off as a war hero, they're just offering the medals for sale.

[airborneranger]

Does the Stolen Valor Act even apply here? The seller isn't trying to dishonestly pass themselves off as a war hero, they're just offering the medals for sale.

I think it would only apply if the person who purchases them wears them for the purpose of gaining a benefit or something.

Selling medals (not metals) happens all of the time. I don't see the big deal in this.

[Ranger]

The medal itself is nothing other than recognition of something far more significant and you cannot take that away. I've known plenty of guys that have sold their medals and ribbons and what-not, especially if they were unusual or sought after. There are a lot of folks that simply collect this stuff for display, so I don't have any problem with it. Now if they pin it to their uniform or pretend to be a solider when they are not, that is a whole different story.

[Ronin13]

The medal itself is nothing other than recognition of something far more significant and you cannot take that away. I've known plenty of guys that have sold their medals and ribbons and what-not, especially if they were unusual or sought after. There are a lot of folks that simply collect this stuff for display, so I don't have any problem with it. Now if they pin it to their uniform or pretend to be a solider when they are not, that is a whole different story.

I view the CAB that I earned but was not issued as something that I earned and I don't really care if they hand me one or not, I know what I did, I don't need a piece of metal on my dress uniform that I never wear anymore to validate anything... I see the idea behind collectors as something kinda neat, but damn anyone who buys a medal tries to fake the funk!

[flan7211]

Stop by Leasures Treasures in the Springs we have shit tons of medals. Guys who want some beer or extra cash will give up all of there stuff.

[Ranger]

I view the CAB that I earned but was not issued as something that I earned and I don't really care if they hand me one or not, I know what I did, I don't need a piece of metal on my dress uniform that I never wear anymore to validate anything... I see the idea behind collectors as something kinda neat, but damn anyone who buys a medal tries to fake the funk!

Damn skippy Ronin, damn skippy. Of all the crap that was on my uniform the only treasured items were my name, US insignia and my tab - the rest I could care less about and are all sitting in a box somewhere.