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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nGeorge Rosario<\/a> is running for mayor in Groveland, Florida. He claims to be a veteran of 21 years. According to the Orlando Sentinel<\/a>, he also claimed to have been awarded the Purple Heart and two Bronze Star Medals for his time in Desert Storm on his website<\/a> (which is mysteriously altered from the Sentinel’s version now).<\/p>\n His Facebook page used to have a picture of him wearing a Purple Heart hat;<\/p>\n Mike Vitale, a veteran himself, busted him on the two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart;<\/p>\n Vitale requested a meeting with Rosario and asked that he bring paperwork proving his medals.<\/p>\n When Rosario showed up to Vitale’s office recently, he brought paperwork showing he was awarded a National Defense Service Medal, signifying service in the Gulf War. The ribbon has two small bronze stars on it, which Rosario’s campaign manager said was the source of mistaken reference to “Bronze Stars.”<\/p>\n Vitale said Rosario explained the hat was purchased by his wife and his “staff” maintained the website.<\/p>\n Said Vitale: “You’re the vet, your supposed to know this better than this better than anyone …That’s ridiculous.”<\/p>\n Vitale asked Rosario to remove the photos from his Facebook page, which the candidate did.<\/p>\n The statement confirmed that Rosario’s “preliminary” website did say he had achieved a Purple Heart, because Rosario appealed to the military board and figured he would be quickly awarded the medal.<\/p>\n Due to election season, he said he didn’t have time to go through with the appeal and made corrections to his website “when it was brought to my attention.”<\/p>\n He continued, “Now, despite what has been said, I’m a proud veteran who has been awarded many medals, including two bronze stars on my DD 215 [certificate of discharge] for my overseas duty in Southwest Asia.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The article says that Rosario was going to explain it all last night at a meeting, but I don’t see an explanation on Facebook or on the website. <\/p>\n How many times have we heard the excuse that the valor thief’s wife was confused and that “staff” screwed up a website?<\/p>\n Here’s Rosario’s statement;<\/p>\n “I would like to set the record straight because I have nothing to hide regarding a recent rumor. I have a webpage that describes my achievements. It did contain a Purple Heart in my preliminary webpage.<\/p>\n “I was to appeal to the military board, when I put the Purple Heart on my webpage thinking it would get approved quickly. Because I was busy with my election, I did not have the time to do my appeal, so I wanted to make corrections to my site when it was brought to my attention.<\/p>\n “I will be in the process of appealing to the Army military board to continue to obtain my Purple Heart. Now, despite what has been said, I’m a proud veteran who has been awarded many medals, including two bronze stars on my DD 215 for my overseas duty in Southwest Asia. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah, no one claims a Purple Heart without actually having one and a 21-year veteran that doesn’t know the difference between two bronze service stars on Southwest Asia Service Medal and two Bronze Star Medals Needs to turn over his pension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Rosario](\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rosario-Bio.jpg\")
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