The fake Silver Star debacle

This stolen valor case gave us a headache — but it teaches important lessons!

The following investigation was made possible by Theresa Giarratano and Kenneth Ramos, who dug through records, noted the details, and otherwise did the heavy lifting. I merely put it together and offered advice along the way.

Recently, my friends and I learned that a suspicious individual was scheduled to give a talk at Memorial Day celebrations in a sm…