Restoring Valor : One Couple's Mission to Expose Fraudulent War Heroes and Protect America's Military Awards System

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Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid disability benefits to more than six hundred people falsely claiming to have been POWs in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars. The number of stolen valor cases reported to the FBI has tripled in the last decade. In fact, more imposters lie about earning high milita. Read more... Abstract: Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the US Supreme Court. Read more... Content: Frontcover Title Page Copyright Dedication Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 A Bit of Colored Ribbon: The History of Medals Chapter 2 Buy a Medal, Be a Hero Chapter 3 There Ought to Be a Law Chapter 4 The Stolen Valor Act Chapter 5 It'll Take an Act of Congress Chapter 6 It's Not Like I Killed Somebody or Something Chapter 7 Going Back to Where I've Never Been Chapter 8 Mother Me, Smother Me, I've Suffered Much Chapter 9 Putting the Con on Congress Chapter 10 Putting the Con in Congress Chapter 11 The Monster in the Closet Chapter 12 What Else Are You Lying About? Chapter 13 A Lie Gone Too FarChapter 14 A Man for All Reasons Chapter 15 The Constitutional Right to Lie Chapter 16 Stolen Valor Act 2.0 Chapter 17 The Other Side of Stolen Valor Chapter 18 The Final Indignity Appendix 1 How to Spot a Phony Appendix 2 FOIA and Understanding Military Records Appendix 3 Resources Acknowledgments References Notes.