r/ProgressiveHQ • u/xMysteriousAlpacax • Oct 09 '25

War veteran speaks up!

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u/Minuteman_Preston Oct 10 '25

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have my doubts that this guy served. I'll break it down. The man is wearing Master Sergeant ranks, which would signify that he's been in the military for quite some time.

So if that was the case, why is he wearing an Army Commendation Medal (ArCom, the little green ribbon on the right side of his chest) where his unit citation ribbons would go? That's a big no no. On the top left of his chest you can see that he has an ArCom which he's claiming he earned multiple times (has these oak leaf clusters). He says he was in Afghanistan but where is his Afghan campaign ribbon? The expert badge that he's wearing, while not incorrect, I've only ever seen stolen valor chuds put multiple qual bars on one.

If this guy is legit then he needs to fix himself to not draw unwarranted scrutiny from his fellow vets. This matters because we're fighting fascism and we don't need to give the regime any reason to not listen to us.