Mayor accused of Vietnam War service lies
Claimed bogus medal on website
6:54 AM, Mar. 10, 2012
Written by
Erik Larsen
Staff Writer
STAFFORD — Mayor John Spodofora is being investigated by his own Republican Party over whether he might have embellished his military record, after he listed a bogus medal for service in the Vietnam War on his campaign website.
The “Medal of Valor,” which is not a U.S. military decoration, was awarded to Spodofora by a hunting club in Tucson, Ariz.
But the distinction that the medal was issued by a private organization and not the federal government is not made on his campaign website, which asks the question: “Who is John Spodofora?”
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