not everyone who seems a bit “odd” is full of lies though 🙂 ey JT
Care to explain? PM will do….
The fellow I was referring to claimed to have served in the Falklands and Iraq, sustained injuries, collected a medal, even claimed special forces duty. All utter tosh according to the relevant regiment, who had never heard of him, and didn’t appear in their list of Falklands vets let alone medal holders. (I had distant family in said regiment and it was easy enough to check).
There is no excuse for pretending to be someone you’re not. the guy from DX should have been proud enough to have served his country and been collecting monies for those in need. The fact that he was man enough to be in the armed forces is good enough for most. I care not that he never shot anyone or came under fire.
I was a lowly aircraft mechanic, low rank, and served for only 7 years before PVR-ing. I’m proud to have served dispite never leaving the country and never firing a shot in anger. The closest I came to death was a rather annoyed policeman whom I nearly ran over with a Landrover… different story for another time… I did get a medal though… it turns out that I was in the right place for long enough to get an utterly worthless Queen’s Jubilee medal. Still, it makes a good paperweight.
My grandfather was in the Army during WW2, in the western desert for the duration no less. The guy was a hero. End of……. He was an MT driver alledgedly…….
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