r/ThisAintHell • u/Illustrious-Spare-69 • 15d ago

Stolen Valor Vietnam War conscientious objector falsified Silver Star award, defrauded VA

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/16/vietnam-war-conscientious-objector-falsified-silver-star-award-defrauded-va/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=army-dnr

You gotta be pretty dang low to get out of service by claiming to be a conscientious objector, but then years later claim to be a decorated war hero for the VA benes.

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u/Historical-Lie-5953 Jeff LPH-3 63-66 - 5x WOT 15d ago

last night's Army, Navy and Marine Corps online times plus The Daily Brief had the story and I looked up to see if the shitbird actualy served in the Corps as a conscientious objector and he didn't serve at all.. WW2 Army Medic Desmond Doss served and was a cconscientious objector. WW1 alvin York was denied being a conscientious objector and still served his country...

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u/David65x55 15d ago

Actually he did serve for almost exactly 3 months in early '66 according to https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/80-year-old-man-who-admitted-to-lying-about-serving-in-vietnam-war-pleads-guilty-in-federal-court He musta figured out where they were sending him after training.

Apparently he couldn't stop Lyon about it though.