{"id":30459,"date":"2012-06-20T19:27:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T23:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=30459"},"modified":"2012-06-20T19:27:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T23:27:49","slug":"fox-soldier-sells-aam-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=30459","title":{"rendered":"Fox: Soldier sells AAM on Ebay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThere’s a story on Fox News<\/a> about a soldier who is selling his Army Achievement Medal (says the citation) on eBay because he can’t find a job.<\/p>\n

Bill Shephard, 43, of Woodbury, N.J, returned home in 2009, but could not even find an entry level job in information technology, despite going back to school for a network management certificate. With his options running out, Shephard made the painful decision to put his medal up for sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did it out of desperation and frustration,\u201d Shephard told FoxNews.com. \u201cIt was a last resort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shephard’s 12-year-old daughter, Kahlan, was disappointed when she found out her dad was selling his Army Achievement Medal. But her father says he needs the money more than the hardware.<\/p>\n

Shephard and his family of five did get help with rent from GOVETS, a veterans’ organization. But he still needs a job and knows there are others in the same desperate straits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I don’t know what the guy is pulling, but that’s not an Army Achievement Medal, it’s a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal<\/a>. The bidding is up to $3000 according to the Fox article, (I can’t find the actual auction on eBay) and I hope it goes higher, just because I want to see the veteran get through those dire straits, and I’m pretty sure folks are bidding to help him out and don’t really care about the medal, but still….<\/p>\n

Thanks to Daniel for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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