TSA Baggage handler at DFW posing as Legion of Valor recipient
 

For those who have received service awards, it's akin to a slap across the face when false heroes take credit – and receive benefits – for actions they never performed.

"We feel damn mad about it," Mr. Mason of San Antonio said.

Most cases involve veterans who are leading empty lives.

"It derives out of low self-esteem," said B.G. Burkett, whose book provided the name for the Stolen Valor legislation. "Suddenly there's an element of respect he didn't have before."

Other times, it's just an easy way to bilk people and organizations for benefits.

In the case of the car at D/FW Airport, Mr. Agnew discovered the owner is a baggage handler with the Transportation Security Administration. While he did serve in the Marine Corps, he was not a Navy Cross recipient, much less a member of the Legion of Valor.
The man, who has not been charged with a crime, did not return messages from The Dallas Morning News requesting comment.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...e.43e0be0.html

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Paging Mr. Spiff to aisle one. Mr Spiff to aisle one.

Old news: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...04#post9844504

sorry.
It just hit the Dallas Morning News today

Pony Express does take a bit to get across that large state of yours...

it did, didn't it? no mention of when that story actually took place.
thanks for defending my oversight. ^
although, it wasn't their earlier story, it actually came out in the Houston paper weeks earlier. happened in dallas, was reported in houston, then finally made the dallas papers!

Once again, Houston is ahead of Dallas. :D

yep. more hurricanes, bigger mosquitos, worse traffic and the fastest to print this story!
you win! ?
:)

You'd think that in an itty bitty state like Texas, news would travel faster.