- Signatures: 3,039
- Goal: 500,000
- Deadline: 5-3-2006
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A Petition urging Congress to amend Title 18 (USC) to protect Military Awards. A House and a Senate Bill have been introduced on this measure, titled "The Stolen Valor Act of 2005." We now have 89 Co-Sponsors for H.R. 3352 and 18 Co-Sponsors for S. 1998. We need more House and Senate Co-Sponsors to force this bill to a hearing. In addition to signing this petition, please CALL your legislators and URGE them to Co-Sign the respective bills. Keep track of this legislation by visiting http://www.homeofheroes.com/herobill .
Success!! With your help bill S. 1998 unanimously passed the Senate on September 7th and on December 6th unanimously passed the U.S. House. Its now on its way to the President for signature.
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| 3,057 | 3:03 am PST, Dec 8 | Rodger Ray | Male | Crossville | Tennessee | I lost friends,had some injured but I suffered not. Many deserved to be recognized but some deserve death. |  |
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| 3,056 | 1:28 am PST, Dec 8 | Devin Kuberski | Male | Arcata | California | It's sad that this law is needed at all. What kind of shell of a man is a fake veteran in the first place? | |
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| 3,055 | 11:25 pm PST, Dec 7 | Mr. | Patrick Ray | Male | Auckland | A/2c U.S.A.F. 1956-1962 Originally from Ky, now residing in New Zealand. Age 68 | |
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| 3,054 | 10:20 pm PST, Dec 7 | Mr. | Eugene Pawlik | Male | Derry | New Hampshire | It's time we made sure that awards and decorations are worn only by those who earned them!!! | |
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| 3,053 | 3:03 pm PST, Dec 7 | Mr. | Stephen Rohaty | Male | Key Largo | Florida | THEN, as now, CONgress allowed the war to happen by abdicating it's Constitutional responsibility to declare war and left it to 1 megalomaniac. |  |
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| 3,052 | 9:53 am PST, Dec 7 | Mr. | bill haupt | Male | oak ridge | Tennessee | 174th AHC-Phu Tai 1966 | |
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| 3,051 | 7:06 am PST, Dec 7 | Mr. | Larry Jordan | Male | Topeka | Kansas | Freedom isn't Free | |
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| 3,050 | 7:41 pm PST, Dec 6 | Mr. | JOHN MCLAUGHLIN | Male | VINE GROVE | Kentucky | IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, TO MANY PHONIES OUT THERE | |
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| 3,049 | 6:57 pm PST, Dec 6 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Female | Moreno Valley | California | no comment | |
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| 3,048 | 5:47 pm PST, Dec 6 | R Young | Male | concord | New Hampshire | common sense for former,active and retired GIs | |
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| 3,047 | 11:56 am PST, Dec 6 | Mr. | Paul Lloyd | Male | Boscawen | New Hampshire | Frauds are taking the prestige away from the actual Heros. | |
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| 3,046 | 6:31 pm PST, Dec 5 | Mr. | Roth O. Owen | Male | New Braunfels | Texas | this we need-16th TRS-(68-69)Ton Son Nuet AB | |
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| 3,045 | 4:19 pm PST, Dec 5 | Mr. | Kevan E Mynderup | Male | Hanford | California | As a 100% Disabled Combat Veteran who Served with Charlie Company "DEATH FROM ABOVE" 1st Bn, 8th Cavalry, 1st Air Cav Div in 1968 I think the imposters should be paraded down their main street with a placard on their chest and back saying I AM A PHONEY VETERAN AND A LIAR" and then wearing the placard for at least a month. |  |
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| 3,044 | 8:21 pm PST, Dec 4 | Alexander P. Boyko | Male | Harpswell | Maine | Any phoney should be dealt with by being brought in front of a panel of "REAL" VETERANS, and punished to the fullest extnet of the law. They should also have a record in their local papers with picture. And make them register with local law enforcement just like other predators have to do now. | |
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| 3,043 | 8:20 pm PST, Dec 4 | Mr. | Carlos J Santos Jr | Male | Vancouver | Washington | Medals should be worn by those who earned them, not purchased online or imagined them. | |
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| 3,042 | 6:18 am PST, Dec 4 | Mrs. | Tisha Feasel | Female | Flora | Indiana | Military Awards are just one little thing we can do for thoes that fight for our Freedom | |
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| 3,041 | 6:00 am PST, Dec 4 | Aaron Feasel | Male | Flora | Indiana | So many demanding honor and respect that don’t disserve it and diffidently don’t disserve the freedoms that they are abusing. | |
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| 3,040 | 2:59 pm PST, Dec 3 | Mr. | Chad Hunter | Male | Lansing | Michigan | These fakes should all be named so that the public can see them for what they are - thieves!! They should be prosicuted to the fullest extent and made an example of in order to discourage others from dishonoring all those that served honorably to protect our country. | |
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| 3,039 | 5:33 am PST, Dec 3 | Mr. | Adrian berry | Male | manchester | Just read the vile comments of that low life scun Micheal Crook. Let's hope he never has children, he should be put up on treason charges or sedition. Maybe one or other of the armed forces need a live target to practice marksmanship on, I vote Crook goes. | |
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| 3,038 | 12:50 am PST, Dec 2 | Mr. | joseph cook | Male | salt lake city | Utah | It is an outrage that fake vets wear the ribbons, create the false perception that they sacrificed. I am not a vet. I wish I had the opportunity. I'd send you a picture, but I'm really ugly. I'm not sure it would help my credibility. | |
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| 3,037 | 2:17 pm PST, Dec 1 | Dr. | Anonymous | Male | Bolingbrook | Illinois | How many more false patriots are still in goverment and other offices of influence. |  |
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| 3,036 | 2:17 pm PST, Dec 1 | Dana Lucero | Female | Ft. Campbell | Kentucky | Everyone has a calling. It feels good when you know you have found yours. |  |
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| 3,035 | 8:38 am PST, Dec 1 | Ms. | Patricia Jacobs | Female | Fairport | New York | This is important for those who have served and actually earned these medals. To not have served or earned these medals, for whatever reason, is wrong. | |
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| 3,034 | 2:57 am PST, Dec 1 | Mr. | Jerry Mollohan | Male | St.Albans | West Virginia | I support this proposed law. |  |
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| 3,033 | 1:23 am PST, Nov 30 | Ms. | Heather Galloway | Female | Castro Valley | California | "When they heard the call, all gave some... some gave all" - Those who make false claims of valor should give of themselves, too, and since they were to cowardly to do so on the battlefield, they should do so in a court of law. The names of the guilty made public in a list, fined (proceeds going to VA needs) and possibly jailed (serve a couple of months in jail, to strike fear into their hearts - it's nothing compared to war. |  |
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| 3,032 | 8:52 pm PST, Nov 29 | Mr. | Robert Hull | Male | Grant City | Missouri | It makes me mad and breaks my heart at the same moment especially when I learn of a false claim of any Military Award or Military Service made by someone I know and considered a friend and comrad. | |
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| 3,031 | 4:41 pm PST, Nov 29 | Mr. | John Mulvihill | Male | New Milford | Connecticut | Pass this legislation and prosecute these individuals | |
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| 3,030 | 10:15 am PST, Nov 29 | 1SG Joseph Welsh USA (Ret) | Male | Castroville | Texas | This can not go on without having to pay for it. There must be stiffer penaltys. |  |
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| 3,029 | 9:55 pm PST, Nov 28 | David M. Kause | Male | Broomfield | Colorado | This has gone on far too long. | |
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| 3,028 | 10:34 am PST, Nov 28 | Mr. | thomas j schliffke | Male | mead | Nebraska | we need this. | |
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| 3,027 | 2:27 pm PST, Nov 27 | Mr. | R. Graham | Male | SYDNEY | Like respect, a medal for bravery has to be earned. Shame and jail for those who pretend, the biggest cowards of all. | |
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| 3,026 | 5:48 am PST, Nov 27 | Mr. | Michael Duffy | Male | McAllen | Texas | As a patriotic American and veteran, I urge you to support the passing of the "Stolen Valor Act." It is critical that the honor of America's Vets be upheld! They have given so much for us! Michael R. Duffy Jr. McAllen, Texas | |
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| 3,025 | 8:41 pm PST, Nov 26 | Judy Reamy | Female | Moody | Texas | This is only common sense. Only those who earned them should be wearing medals | |
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| 3,024 | 9:34 pm PST, Nov 24 | Michael Robberstad | Male | Salem | Oregon | Proud to have served, and fully support those who serve now, no matter what. |  |
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| 3,023 | 5:17 pm PST, Nov 24 | Mr. | Randy Kuhlman | Male | Greencastle | Indiana | I am in the Military Police, USAR. This just sickens me that people would wear something they have not earned, especially given the current times we live in. Being a soldier is a matter of honor and valor, two things that are NEVER given but earned. Something these people would know nothing about. | |
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| 3,022 | 1:14 pm PST, Nov 24 | Mr. | john kopp | Male | brockway | Pennsylvania | to steal ones glory, is to walk with shame. | |
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| 3,021 | 10:21 am PST, Nov 23 | charles williams | Male | delray beach | Florida | if they truly smelled the blood and the burning flesh, and the horrific look of your mother when you come home. everyday the nightmares and the scares then maybe these nuts will stop. | |
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| 3,020 | 7:11 am PST, Nov 22 | Mr. | Don West | Male | Jennings | Louisiana | Welcome Home to all who served honorably. Shame on all the rest. | |
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| 3,019 | 4:01 am PST, Nov 22 | Mr. | philip carrigan | Male | milford | New Hampshire | god bless all my brothers. | |
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| 3,018 | 5:37 pm PST, Nov 21 | Willis (Bill) Schenck | Male | Eureka Springs | Arkansas | Those who commit traitorous acts should be punished as traitors. (names purposely ommited). Questions? | |
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| 3,017 | 5:18 pm PST, Nov 21 | Mr. | Andrew J. Mutchler Sr. | Male | Riverdale | Maryland | Please pass this important Legislation | |
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| 3,016 | 10:48 am PST, Nov 21 | Ron Duquette | Male | new baltimore | Michigan | I served 20 years in the Army and retired in 2002. Served in Desert Storm & Shield, Somalia, Haiti & Bosnia | |
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| 3,015 | 8:10 pm PST, Nov 20 | Anonymous | Male | Anna | Texas | awards are earned not just displayed. | |
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| 3,014 | 5:03 am PST, Nov 20 | Mrs. | lauren Campbell | Female | sanford | North Carolina | USAF | |
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| 3,013 | 1:36 pm PST, Nov 19 | THOMAS LLOYD | Male | PHOENIZ | Arizona | THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. I SUPPORT IT........ |  |
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| 3,012 | 8:55 am PST, Nov 19 | Ms. | Mary Kay Schneider | Female | Madison | New Jersey | Please honor the men and women of the Armed Services everywhere by passing this! Thank you. | |
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| 3,011 | 8:37 am PST, Nov 19 | Mr. | Theodore Thelander | Male | Cleveland | Ohio | Even an imposter/wannebe who claims in his/her bio/oral history/verbal claims caught on tape should at least be publically censored! | |
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| 3,010 | 6:43 pm PST, Nov 17 | Mr. | Fred Beel | Male | Chico | California | I support legislation that protects the integrity of military awards. I am a Vietnam Veteran | |
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| 3,009 | 6:22 pm PST, Nov 17 | mark fontaine | Male | wasilla | Alaska | lets not let them take away are guns like they just did in new orleans. | |
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| 3,008 | 12:18 pm PST, Nov 17 | Mr. | William Bussey | Male | La Pine | Oregon | Incredible someone would steal valor. I feel proud having serving my country for three years. | |
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| 3,007 | 6:28 am PST, Nov 17 | Mr. | Mike Worthington | Male | Edgewater | Florida | This is absolutely needed | |
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| 3,006 | 5:09 pm PST, Nov 16 | Anonymous | Female | Paradise | California | Your medals should be earned in order to be displayed! | |
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| 3,005 | 10:43 am PST, Nov 16 | Mr. | Luke Ware | Male | Simi Valley | California | Respect those who earned what they deserved. | |
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| 3,004 | 11:53 am PST, Nov 15 | Mr. | jim mcenaney | Male | nyc | New York | i served as a medic at 93evac hosp(rvn) 1970-especially since rambo and platoon I've had legion of "vets" telling me what it was like-stolen valor shows these phonies-brian dennehy(actor)being Irish american(my dad was combat engineers-see history channel sucide mission combat engineers battle of bulge)he never talked of it but warned of "true" stories etc)jane fonda is alot better then dennehy-pulitzer prize winner Ellis(founding brothers) and these other legions of flag waving phonies, best Jimmy Mack | |
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| 3,003 | 5:56 pm PST, Nov 14 | Mr. | Steven A. Martin | Male | Kansas City | Missouri | Anyone wearing a medal of any type should be dealt with. Even though I was only in the National Guard I cherish the medals I have earned, no DSC, no Medal of Honor, nothing that kind of stuff, but I'm pround for the ones I do have. | |
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| 3,002 | 5:31 pm PST, Nov 14 | matthew hockenberry | Male | Cameron | North Carolina | I have seen awards abused by seniors, its about time the individual truly deserving the award get it. | |
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| 3,001 | 1:16 pm PST, Nov 14 | Mr. | Lyle Taresh | Male | Litchfield Park | Arizona | Being 100% disabled with PTSD it makes me sad that a member of congress can get by on lying and cheating his fellow comrades. | |
Legislation to Protect the Integrity of Military Awards
As veterans, active duty military personnel, and civilians of the United States, we do hereby call upon the members of Congress to take appropriate steps to amend Title 18 of the U.S. Code to close up loopholes through which certain individuals escape prosecution from the unauthorized claim to combat medals they did not earn.
It is the recommendation of the undersigned that Title 18, Chapter 3, § 174 of the U.S. Code should be amended to include the following:
"Whoever knowingly and fraudulently wears and/or represents him or her self as having received a Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force Cross, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
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