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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nMary at POW Network<\/a> sends us information on Gary S. Champe, whose headstone above is in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison, IN. According to his obituary<\/a>, he had three tours of Vietnam and a stint as a POW;<\/p>\n Gary S. Champe, 59, of Dillsboro passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the University Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born at Knoxville, Tennessee on March 12, 1949 the son of Allen and Doris Case Champe. He was married to Beverly Chipman on May 17, 2003 and she survives. Other survivors include his mother Doris Champe of Dillsboro. Mr. Champe was US Army Retired having served 25 years in the military. He was a former POW and had served three tours of duty in Vietnam. He received three Commendation Medals, two Achievement Medals, and the Good Conduct Medal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n His records tell quite a different story, though. It’s pretty tough to be a prisoner of the Vietnamese when he wasn’t in the Army until 1981 (American presence in Vietnam ended in May 1975) and the obit says 25 years of service, but the math doesn’t add up;<\/p>\n And his assignments;<\/p>\n Yeah, I don’t see three tours of Vietnam in there anywhere. But at least they got the Arcom right;<\/p>\n So who wants to tell his family that the headstone is wrong and that he’s been lying to them all these years? But, Stolen Valor is a victimless crime…well, victimless unless you consider the family’s last memory of the dearly departed is that of a liar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n