Yes. Check with some of our Massachusetts politicians to see how they choreographed their military careers.

This looser should have to spend at least 1 full year actually working with real soldiers either serving or at a VA hospital.

I think they should put him through boot camp, then ship him off to Iraq to prove his real valor for this country! What a worthless person....

These guys are simply pathetic.

Pathetic is too light of a word to be used for this guy and others like him. It appears that he may have actually been in the Military at one time. The best punishment for his CRIME of claiming to be an honorable veteran would be to just change his discharge status to "LESS THAN HONORABLE"!!! Russ

Wants to talk the talk but can't walk the walk. I say kiss him and ship him and let him EARN the medals he so convienently lies about! Semper Fi!!

I love to hear all of these people say how they real heros are in Iraq right now. The soilders in Iraq are not defending America, they're fighting someone elses civil war that we started. I don't blame the soldier because they're taking orders as they should but does that make them heros?

I knew a guy from College who used to dress up as a Helicopter Pilot and hang out at the local bars and try to pick up girls. (he was actually an enlisted man in my guard unit). Someone spotted him in uniform and asked him about his unit and who he knew from that unit. he dropped my name in desperation.I found out about it. I had this guy scared for two years that the Army CID (Criminal Investigatio Division) was after him.

95% of the people making comments here and judging others, have never been in a combat zone. 30% of the Vietnam Vets the VA treats were never in Vietnam.So before all the arm chair patriots here get a boner for hammering someone who images he is a hero. I say what have you done... Get a grip its sad but not a jail sentence.

Signed.. 22 year vet and I have been in several war Zones.

My husband served two tours in Vietnam, turned down a purple heart and a bronze star in his first week there because he believed it would be bad luck to recieve them at this time. Fortunately he came back alive and well when so many of his comrades did not. It is deplorable for someone to take on honors that do not belong to them.

Many people serve, few see combat. Facts are facts. Medals, as they used to say, "that plus $1.50 (increased due to inflation) will get you a cup of coffee".

Medals - got some, don't claim them, don't know where they are, don't care. The way things are today they give medals for going to the latrine. No wonder there are some many fakes.

All vets earn care under the veteran's administration. Thank goodness for that. Me, I'm subsidizing my own disability pay, thanks to the way the law is written.

It's a very low and underhanded thing to do but I don't know that it should be criminal. It's hard for me to say either way -- not being a vet -- but I hesitate to call it evil. Now, if the guy accepted any money (book deals, speaking fees, etc.) then he could easily be guilty of fraud. But in general, lying about one's past, so long as it isn't for personal monetary gain, a job application, etc., has never been considered illegal to my knowledge. Wrong, pathetic and totally lacking in honor, but not illegal. Sadly, anyone who would do such a thing is likely incapable of any sense of shame, so public humiliation probably won't work either.

Someone flipped the photo of Theodrore Bantis in the USMC uniform. As it is shown under medals of dishonor both his ribbons and his wedding ring are on his right hand. They both should be on his left.

As an A&M graduate and an ex-infantry officer, personally, I think he needs a beating. Just like those that wore a RANGER TAB and never went to the school, he should be given a chance to go earn his medals in combat---BUT no, he would only put legitimate soldiers lives at risks--clearly, he thinks only of himself.

They should sit this guy in front of a group of mothers,fathers,wives,and children,and let them tell him how their loved one earned their medals by giving the ultimate sacrifice.
Solon, Ohio

Put him back in the Army. Then prosecute him under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The penaties are much more severe for the same offense. How bout a few years in Leavenworth !

Retired and Proud to have served.

Well, this guy should be shipped to Iraq and let him earn his medals. I might be in those 95% of judging people in here but I don't do that kind of stuff (bragging about being a hero when i'm far from being one). The only military experience that i have is on Playstation's Socom Navy Seals!! I'm pretty good at it!

What a dirtbag but he doesn't need to go to prison. I think public shaming can be effective for the people who aren't likely to re-offend. Maybe a billboard or two exposing him as a coward and a fraud and then a trip to his local VA hospital to apologize for his lies.

Put him back in the Army. Then prosecute him under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The penalties are more severe. A few years in Leavenworth is what he needs!

Retired and Proud to have served (and they can check my records!)

If it's illegal to impersonate a police officer, it should be to impersonate a military officer or even exaggerate one's service record. I vote for him to get jail time.