{"id":79985,"date":"2018-06-15T07:33:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T12:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=79985"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:45:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:45:44","slug":"howard-gordon-clewell-resigns-because-of-his-stolen-valor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=79985","title":{"rendered":"Howard Gordon Clewell resigns because of his stolen valor (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WISC<\/a> reports that Howard Gordon Clewell<\/a>, the historian of the Wisconsin Department of the American Legion and the husband of the Department Commander, resigned his position when he was busted for wearing badges that he didn’t earn while he was in the Army;<\/p>\n

Howard Gordon Clewell served in the U.S. Army decades ago, but numerous pictures submitted to Legion officials recently showed him wearing a hat displaying a Special Forces Pin, a Ranger tab, a Special Forces Unit Patch, a Combat Infantryman Badge and Master Parachutist Wings that he did not earn during his time in the service. He was serving as the Legion’s historian when he gave up his position and his membership with the Legion.<\/p>\n

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“Unfortunately, Mr. Clewell embellished his military service and was caught,” wrote Amber Nikolai, the department adjutant, of The American Legion in Wisconsin, in an email to News 3. “When (he) was questioned about his military service and whether he had earned the badges\/insignias displayed on his cap in photographs, he immediately offered an apology, tendered his resignation and canceled his membership with the American Legion.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At least in Wisconsin, veterans are vigilant in regards to stolen valor.<\/p>\n

The reporter, Adam Schrager, sends us an update to the story<\/a>, his wife’s point of view;<\/p>\n

“(He) had built a stellar veteran career on a foundation of lies–that he had not only fought in Vietnam in Special Forces but that he had received meals for his heroics,” she wrote. “ALL lies and he finally admitted he has been lying since high school.”<\/p>\n

“Howard Clewell was actually an Army veteran who was stationed in Germany as a caseworker. He dropped this bomb, packed his bags and walked out of our lives.”<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Laurel Clewell, meanwhile, said any assertion she “should have known” is misguided and that she’s disappointed by how she’s been treated within Legion circles, even by her mentors, as a result. She said she has been fighting cancer this year and that battle gives her the strength to persevere.<\/p>\n

“(His) deceit and lies have affected my kids, grandkids, family and friends,” she wrote. “I will never recover from the lies and the disrespect that Howard has shown the veterans who work hard to accomplish what he has stolen.<\/p>\n

“In the end, all I have is the truth. I’ve survived cancer this year, a difficult work environment and now the epic lies of a life partner. At this point, I don’t much care who believes me. I’ll live.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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