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H.R. 3352 the “Stolen Valor Act of 2005" – Over the last several years, there have been an enormous number of individuals claiming to be either former POWs, Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, holders of numerous Purple Hearts or various other medals of valor and courage. These phonies and wanna-be’s when caught, face little punishment for their actions.
H.R. 3352, introduced by Congressman Salazar of Colorado, the bill would “amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.” According to the legislation:
“Fraudulent claims surrounding receipt of the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished-Service Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Navy Cross, the Purple Heart, or any other medal or decoration awarded by Congress or the armed forces damage the reputation and meaning of these medals; Federal law enforcement officers are currently limited in their ability to prosecute fraudulent claims of receipt of military medals; and changes to the current statute are necessary to allow law enforcement personnel to protect the reputation and meaning of these medals.”
“ False Claims About Receipt of Military Medals- Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.'; and by adding at the end the following:
`(d) Other Medals- If a decoration or medal involved in an offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a Distinguished Service Cross awarded under Section 3742 of title 10, an Air Force Cross awarded under section 8742 of section 10, a Navy cross awarded under section 6242 of title 10, a silver star awarded under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, or a Purple Heart awarded under section 1129 of title 10, or any replacement or duplicate medal as authorized by statute, in lieu of the punishment provided in that subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.'.”
We support this legislation and urge you all to contact your Congressional Representative, at 202-224-3121 and ask that they cosponsor H.R. 3352, the “Stolen Valor Act of 2005.” Letters may be sent to your Congressional Representative at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington D.C., 20515. You can find fax numbers for your representatives at http://www.nationalalliance.org/legis/index.htm
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Doug or Pam Sterner may be contacted at: (703) 461-3626 or by Email: Pam Sterner - Doug Sterner
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James
Fields (Left) regaled the audience in Chillicothe, MO, on
veterans day with tales of his heroism that earned him a Navy
Cross for heroism in Vietnam while serving under Lt. Col.
Oliver North. The same day in St. Louis, Michael Wielbacher
showed up for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball wearing the Navy
Cross and Distinguished Service Medal, along with a two Silver
Stars with "V", four Bronze, and more. Both were
bogus heroes. Wielbacher is prosecutable but Fields is NOT (he
was wearing a Navy Cross PIN, not the Medal. Both are exposed
in this excellent report from the St. Louis Fox Affiliate.
