Stolen Valor & the 2024 Election At its surface, Stolen Valor is a legal term used to describe people who claim gallant military awards -- like the Purple...
Crackdown on Stolen Valor by Businesses Included in Defense Bill Set to Become Law The sweeping defense policy bill poised to pass Congress this week seeks to crack down on stolen valor among businesses by...
Stolen Valor Among Small Businesses Lying About Being Veteran-Owned Targeted by Iowa Senator Sen. Joni Ernst's bill has received support from some veterans groups, including the American Legion.
Stolen Valor Researchers Sound Alarm on House Proposal to Curtail Access to Military Records Uncovering when people are lying about their military service could be harder under a proposal in Congress to restrict public...
Stolen Valor Is So Grubby - Stolen for What? To Impress Who? "I wanted him to feel that shiver up the spine we all feel, that I've felt, when our awkward lies are revealed."
Military Stolen Valor Cases on the Rise, Investigators Say The National Archives has taken a more aggressive role in pursuing "stolen valor" cases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fake SEAL Pleads Guilty to Stolen Valor, Stealing from VA Richard Meleski, 58, of Chalfont, Penn., was indicted last November for his scheme to defraud the VA.
Veteran Duped by Phony Marine Awarded $1.7 Million in Stolen Valor Case Montana's high court upheld a judgment against a man who solicited at least one investor by claiming to have been a Marine.
It’s Not Stolen Valor on Halloween It's the only time of year where civilians like me should be able to put on a flight suit and feel like "Top Gun."
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops -- taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of service members
VA Fires 1,000 Employees as Part of Trump's Trimming of the Federal Workforce The dismissals targeted non-union employees who had served less than a year in competitive jobs or fewer than two years in...
Pentagon Offers Few Details on Hegseth's $137,000 Housing Upgrades, But Secretary Will Pay Rent Hegseth is eyeing a move into military family housing at Fort McNair, a historic Army installation tucked away in southwest D...
Army Cuts Outreach at Girls School After Dropping Recruiting at Black Engineering Event The Army has severed a long-standing partnership with Ashley Hall, an all-girls preparatory school in Charleston, South...