{"id":58794,"date":"2015-03-18T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58794"},"modified":"2015-03-18T15:43:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T19:43:46","slug":"ellen-haring-that-valor-isnt-yours-to-defend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58794","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Haring: That Valor Isn\u2019t Yours To Defend"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, this Ellen Haring person claims to be a retired colonel and she writes in Task & Purpose<\/a> about Stolen Valor, specifically about one video in which some Rangers confront a fellow claiming to be a Navy SEAL.<\/p>\n

When I saw the video I was embarrassed, less for the man they humiliated and more for the Rangers, and the Army that they serve. Supposedly, these men were acting on behalf of all veterans (three against one) by calling out an imposter for stealing something from us that he hadn\u2019t earned. But what exactly had he stolen and from whom?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think we ran the video for a day and I was a little squeamish about posting it only because of the confrontation that went too far. The reason that I started on this enterprise of exposing valor thieves was because people were using their false valor to excuse their bad behavior. <\/p>\n

Take for example Jason Strader<\/a> who actually robbed gravesites and then used his false narrative in court to get himself a wrist slap. There’s Steve Cushman<\/a> who thought that pretending to be a combat experienced pilot would help him in his election. Jordan Taylor<\/a> uses his phony service to panhandle from well-meaning civilians every day. Charles Chavous<\/a> assisted in a murder plot and used his false service in Vietnam in court to get five years on parole. Christopher David Duke<\/a> used his fantasy of being a Marine sniper to build a business. Terry Lee Farmer<\/a> beat his wife and kids and blamed it all on his nonexistent time in Vietnam for sympathy from the community. Timothy Poe<\/a> tried to win on America’s Got Talent by preying on America’s sympathy for his nonexistent combat wounds.<\/p>\n

There’s usually other crimes hidden under those phony uniforms, stealing valor is only an outward projection of the sociopath behavior that lies beneath the phony claims. Of course, Ms. Colonel Haring doesn’t think so;<\/p>\n

There are laws that prohibit citizens from impersonating public officials, especially police officers, but they have nothing to do with stealing their valor. These laws vary by state and range in severity from misdemeanor to felony charges depending on the circumstances of the impersonation.<\/p>\n

Putting the military on a pedestal has some very negative downsides. Namely, it says that not only is it unacceptable to impersonate us or even to claim to have served in the military it has made some believe that we can\u2019t even be criticized. Outsiders who criticize us are viewed as unpatriotic. This is a dangerous course to chart and one that the military should zealously avoid. Growing, learning organizations must accept, even invite, criticism if they are to improve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, we’re providing a public service, Ms. Haring. We are ones who bust the phonies, the civilians really can’t – they don’t understand the uniforms, the vast array of claims to which phonies subscribe. We’re protecting our honor from the criminals who use the public good will that veterans have worked so damn hard to regain after Vietnam to cover for their nefarious deeds.<\/p>\n

I know it’s popular for Leftist rags to publish veterans who tug at the threads of that good will to bring us down to the level of those who have never served, so try to resist the temporary fame that brings.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> A fan on Facebook points out that we’ve run into Ms. Col. Haring before in such riveting TAH posts as Female colonel sues military to include women in combat<\/a>, Advocates; Pentagon not killing women fast enough<\/a>, and Expert in combat tells us what is important about combat.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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