I watched the supreme court case closely that dealt with stolen valor. The fact is that all of these people are gaining something from doing this. The specific supreme court case dealt with a guy that was elected to public office and during his campaign claimed to of gotten the medal of honor. Did it benefit him directly? I would argue yes it did. People could of voted for him because of his claims. Other examples I have seen is that stolen valor guys have been given something for being a vet. These assholes wouldn't do this if they didn't benefit from it in some way.
I posted this some time ago. This guy never served in Vietnam.
