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Jul 25, 2012 · A Defense Department database listing current and former recipients of military commendations for valor is now up and running, a month after the Supreme Court struck down a federal law making...
NOTE: Home of Heroes does not have access to individual military personnel records and is unable to research stolen valor. Agencies that need to verify valor award recipients should contact the appropriate Military Service.
Feb 21, 2024 · That's right: Even active service members can commit an act of stolen valor. These acts are covered under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), while veterans and civilians answer to civilian federal law. The Stolen Valor Act is a series of attempts to clarify these issues, balancing military service protections with free speech rules.
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 ( Pub. L. 113–12 (text) (PDF); H.R. 258) is a United States federal law that was passed by the 113th United States Congress. The law amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money ...
Jul 27, 2020 · Metrick pointed to the recent case of Christopher Crawford, 31, who was sentenced in May on fraud and related charges to six to 12 years in jail for stealing at least $17,000 from American Legion ...
Nov 29, 2013 · Stolen valor tarnishes real sacrifices made by service members | Article | The United States Army. By David Vergun November 29, 2013. WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 27, 2013) -- Soldiers...
The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006, was a U.S. law that broadened the provisions of previous U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of any military decorations and medals.
