Law That Makes It A Crime To Lie About Military Honors Could Be Overturned -- Star TelegramMore than any other person in the nation, B.G. Burkett is responsible for the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalizes lying about heroism.
An officer in the Army for just three years, one of them in Vietnam, Burkett emerged from a profitable career as a stockbroker more than 20 years ago to become a national expert on military phonies and frauds and the chief defender of Vietnam veterans' honor, a role that he says has easily cost him tens of thousands of dollars and drawn the ever-loving hatred of some people, including fellow veterans.
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My Comment: My gut is also telling me that the Act will be overturned. If the money was available in the government, I would recommend setting up a national database that can be easily accessible through the internet in verifying a person's claim that he earned the medals that he has in his possession. But my gut is also telling me that this is not going to happen.
