Brandyn Skaggs, a Marine veteran who recently served in Afghanistan, confronted a man dressed in what appeared to be "dress blues" at his brother's high school graduation. Skaggs said the uniform was fake and the man's medals were misplaced.
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Marine Confronts Man Wearing Fake Uniform at Graduation Ceremony
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Revmitchell, Jun 14, 2015.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Uhm, haven't we learned in the last 2 weeks that IF this man BELIEVED he was a soldier, then he's a soldier? lol
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Any Marine could have spotted that guy as an imposter from a mile away. He should have ripped the medals off that fake.
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
That was here in Indiana, too. Indiana used to be a down-home state but lately the money of the gays has turned heads. The Mayor of Indianapolis was Grand Marshall of the gay pride parade in Indianapolis last Saturday. He wants to bake cakes for them for their weddings.
The marine imposter got lost of publicity so I guess that he will have to leave town.
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JohnDeereFan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Honestly, he wore the uniform so badly that if it wasn't for the LCpl chevron, I would have thought he was a parking valet or something. My second thought was, isn't this guy a little long in the tooth to be an E3? He looks like he's my age. To be in your late 40s, you'd have had to be busted in rank numerous times.
I remember the sitcom Major Dad and how it was a minor scandal that the little girl wore the "Major"'s cover in the opening credits. So much so, that in the next season, they changed the opening credits to show the little girl trying to grab the Major's cover and him strongly rebuking her. It's a serious thing. It means something.
To be honest, unless it's a case where somebody is pretending to be a soldier or Marine to defraud somebody, then I'm more saddened for them than I am offended because, to me, it says that there is something wrong in their life that they have to try to create a life for themselves to make themselves feel like somebody. They need counseling more than jail.
But if you're going to dress up and pretend to be a soldier or Marine, if not out of respect for the men who died in that uniform, then at least out of respect for yourself, put a little effort into to do it right. This guy was just pitiful. The magnets on my refrigerator were more orderly than his medals. -
As the OP noted, no belt and no cover (hat).
Lance Corporal chevron with blood stripe on trousers. LCPL is not an NCO and doesn't wear the stripe.
Medals scattered all over his chest.
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Separated at birth with Gene Hackman.
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