Two military fakers were sentenced to prison for posing as Army combat veterans, according to a post on Navy Times. Douglas Lee Weaver, who pleaded guilty to charges that he wore unauthorized decorations and that he was illegally possessing a firearm, was given a 30-month prison sentence by U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre. He had [...]

In a previous post we shared the story of 2nd Lt. Douglas Sofranko of the Florida Army National Guard, who was caught wearing a SEAL Trident that he did not earn. In a recent feature on the Navy Times, it is reported that Sofranko has been relieved of his full-time duties, and there is no [...]

A man from Colorado who was masquerading as a hero had a lucky break with the federal judge who handled his case, according to a feature on the Navy Times. Rick Glen Strandlof reportedly made claims that he was a former Marine who had been wounded while serving in Iraq. He said that he was [...]

A little less than a month ago, we did a post on Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat running for a seat in the Senate, who got into a bit of a mess when The New York Times noted discrepancies between what the Vietnam War feats he said he accomplished during speaking engagements – and the reality [...]

Pretending to be someone you are not can only get you so far. This is, at least, what happened to a man from Marshall County, who has pleaded guilty to charges of wearing medals he did not earn and illegal possession of firearms. Douglas Lee Weaver, 35 years old, was accused of wearing the Distinguished [...]

Everyone should always be careful about the words and stories that leave one’s mouth, more so if one is a public figure making a bid for the Senate. Unfortunately, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, a Democrat who is now running for the Senate, was not as careful as he should – and as of [...]