Scott Brown Exaggerated Afghanistan Military Service, Says Man Who Inspired Medal Bill
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- The man who inspired Sen. Scott Brown to write a bill making it illegal to falsely claim military honors said he thinks the Massachusetts Republican is stretching the truth when he claims to have "served in Afghanistan."
Brown made the Afghanistan declaration in his recent debate with his Democratic opponent for the Senate seat, Elizabeth Warren. But Brown's service in Afghanistan was not combat. It was part of his annual two-week stint with the National Guard, in which he requested, in a highly unusual move, to serve in Afghanistan.
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"I thought it was seriously misleading," said Sterner, whose website outing heroes was the basis for Brown's "Stolen Valor" bill. Sterner's criticism echoes a Boston Globe editorial published Thursday morning. "I think it does go to an issue of personal character and that concerns me," added Sterner, who earlier this year broke with Brown and has endorsed Warren.
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"I would be the last person to denigrate anybody's National Guard service, but I thought the claim, putting himself on par with men and women who have done combat tours, often in excess of a year, 14 months, was a pretty cheesy thing to do," Sterner said.
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my thoughts EXACTLY LOL
As a veteran, I am personally insulted by Snotty Scotty though.
But, thanks for the laugh! 
insulted. 13 months in the combat zone. He's a POS. two weeks with his feet up on a desk in a LARGE base camp probably.
Two weeks isn't NEARLY comparable to 13 months!!!!!
You've got class and he's got a lot of nerve. I've never served and even I am outraged by this!
it took me two weeks to finally say
on the mortar rounds, he's an prima donna diva. fuck him he woulda been in the bunker first screaming for his momma. ten-four on the 16.
glad you made it brother. Peace to you and your family. I appreciate your loyalty and service. But I guess you know that goes without saying. You brothers today with your 2-3 tours, fucking amazing, the strength of the american protectors!
I was in the Air National Guard. I did not serve in a combat zone. All I did was show up, do what I was told, and walk away with a piece of paper saying "Honorable Discharge."
If the balloon had gone up and the Soviets would have sent Tupolevs and ICBM's at CONUS, chances are I would have been in a bunker somewhere like Cheyenne Mountain or Keflavik Iceland (comms puke).
There is no way I would put my service in the same category with those who actually got shot at, not to mention made the ultimate sacrifice.
My question is: OK, he went to A'stan as part of his AcDuTra (Active Duty For Training). What did he do, especially given that he was a Lieutenant Colonel?
I'm not going to call him a REMF because I was one myself.
the King and Queen of Afghanistan.
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A CIB-CAB(combat infantryman's badge) is not to be worn lightly and in my day was won in extremely stressful situations to put it mildly. Heads and juicers. Which one did I trust? Both most times. Peace.
I really, really wish I could tell you, but the mission didn't "officially" exist, and I wasn't "officially" enlisted in any "official" armed forces...
