Stolen Valor Fake Confronted by Real Veteran

UPDATE
New York Daily News


California man busted for impersonating Army soldier to get discounted Starbucks coffee The man, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, was caught sporting a full U.S. Army uniform at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport when an actual veteran grew suspicious of his getup.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
BY ADAM EDELMAN
December 25, 2014

He was all that he could be — and he pretended to be all that someone else was, too.

A California man was busted earlier this week for impersonating a U.S. soldier — donning a fake U.S. Army uniform and bragging about accomplishments that weren’t his — all to get a 20% Starbucks discount for veterans.

The man, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, was caught sporting a full Army uniform at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Monday when an actual veterans grew suspicious of his story after asking him questions about his service.

A man dressed in an Army uniform who received a 20% discount off his order at Starbucks was confronted by a former U.S. Army combat engineer.


“He’s wearing his hat indoors, which we don’t,” former Army combat engineer Christian Parmer told KMPH-TV about noticing inconsistencies in the man’s uniform.

“He’s got a Confederate flag on his shoulder, which we don’t wear of course.”

Parmer then asked the man about his service, on tape, revealing a hole-ridden story that fell apart in mere moments.

“I had nothing else that was clean. I have no other clothes that are here right now,” the man, who said he was 44 years old and a veteran, says in the video. “I’ve been here only for four days.”

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