Man Who Posed as Service Member in Dating Scheme Gets 14-Year Sentence Federal prosecutors say Rubbin Sarpong and his co-conspirators set up phony profiles on dating sites using fictitious...
Man Gets 2 Years for Using Twin's ID for Veterans Benefits According to a plea agreement, Bowen used the name, Social Security card and military discharge papers of his estranged twin...
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."
Steve Martin's 'Stolen Valor' in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Steve plays a con man who passes himself off as a wounded warrior in this classic comedy.
Teacher Fired After Lying about Military Service, Purple Hearts The Massachusetts high school teacher claimed to be a combat veteran who had received two Purple Hearts.
Cuts to Cost-of-Living Allowances 'Make It Hard Just to Exist,' Military Families in Germany Say Spouses in Germany say it is not an affordable place to live right now as the country is being hit by skyrocketing costs.
Last Known Survivor of WWII POW Massacre Dead at 99 Harold Billow, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest in...
Marine Corps Considers Abandoning Parris Island Amid Rising Extreme Weather Threats A string of recent reports has predicted that Parris Island will face increasingly frequent and ferocious hurricanes, floods...
VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
Fort Liberty? Bragg and 8 Other Bases Get New Proposed Names to Scrub Confederate Links The proposed names must now go to Congress and be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.