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<\/a><\/center>\nThe Washington Times<\/a> writes about the woman who outed now-famous poser Xavier Alvarez, the subject of the Stolen Valor Act case on the docket of the US Supreme Court (US v. Alvarez). Melissa Campbell is a former active duty Marine herself and in the conduct of her duties as an event planner at the Southern California Edison\u2019s Big Creek power plant, she encountered Alvarez who obviously was using his fraud to impress the young lady; <\/p>\n
Finally, upon overhearing Mr. Alvarez boast of his many killings while in the military, including some involving children, Ms. Campbell said, she couldn\u2019t help but interrupt.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s speaking for my Marine Corps,\u201d she recalled thinking.<\/p>\n
At first, she said, she asked him from which base he retired. She said Mr. Alvarez said that he had retired from Camp Pendleton as \u201cDelta,\u201d or Special Operations Delta Force. To Ms. Campbell, the answer didn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n
She asked again in a different way, noting that as sergeant major in the Marine Corps, his retirement would have been a big deal.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when Mr. Alvarez wouldn\u2019t answer any more of her questions, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looked at me and he said, \u2018Ms. Campbell, I know what you\u2019re doing, and I don\u2019t like it,\u2019 \u201d she said.<\/p>\n
With a handful of people in the room, she responded before walking out of the room.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Alvarez,\u201d she recalled saying, \u201cI know what you\u2019re doing, and I don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Then she reported the incident to the FBI who then uncovered the statements he made at a political event about having served in the Marines for 25 years and being awarded the Medal of Honor by Ronald Reagan for which he was convicted under provisions of the Stolen Valor Act.<\/p>\n
But, unfortunately, Ms. Campbell lost her job over the incident for confronting Alvarez. Her employer asked why she even cared because she wasn’t a Marine any longer. Obviously, someone who had never served. Lawyers have offered to help her file a suit against the employer, but she has refused.<\/p>\n
So if the Supreme Court upholds the appellate court’s decision to overturn Alvarez’ conviction, Ms. Campbell will end up being the only person punished in the whole incident.<\/p>\n
Thanks to William Teach<\/a> for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"