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Investigation Reveals Hundreds Of Unsupported Claims Regarding War Medals -- Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Scores of Americans, from clergymen to lawyers to CEOs, are claiming medals of valor they never earned.
A Chicago Tribune investigation has found that the fabrication of heroic war records is far more extensive than one might think.
Take the online edition of Who's Who, long the nation's premier biographical reference. Of the 333 people whose profiles state they earned one of the nation's most esteemed military medals, fully a third cannot be supported by military records.
Even in death, these stories live on. A look at 273 obituaries published in the past decade alone found that in more than four of five cases, official records didn't support decorations for bravery attributed to the deceased.
The Tribune also found bogus decorations, including at least two Medals of Honor, engraved on headstones in military cemeteries across the country.
In all, more than half the medals for bravery examined, including the exalted Medal of Honor, are unsupported by official military records obtained by the Tribune from federal archives under the Freedom of Information Act.
The men whose obituaries or profiles in Who's Who make these claims are mainly individuals of note and accomplishment: lawyers, physicians, clergymen, CEOs, business executives, company presidents, university professors, career military officers, teachers, policemen, elected officials, even a psychiatrist.
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My Comment: This is wrong on so many levels. It is amazing how powerful the ego can sometimes be.