this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2024
74 points (98.7% liked)

Texas

1453 readers
12 users here now

A community for news, current events, and overall topics regarding the state of Texas

Other Texas Lemmy Communties to follow

Sports

BYPASSING PAYWALLS

Rules (Subject to Change)

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
74
Texas congressman won’t stop wearing combat Infantryman Badge that was revoked (www.military.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16822310

More than a month after a news report revealed that the Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears on his lapel was revoked since he was never eligible for the award to begin with, the congressman refuses to take the pin off.

Nehls' stubbornness has garnered growing criticism from veterans and others in the community of stolen valor researchers, who say the issue is simple: The rules for the CIB are clear, and Nehls did not qualify.

"The veteran community is starting to get to the point now where there's no room for forgiveness at this point because now they see, ‘Hey, this wasn't an error. He's doubling down now,’" said Anthony Anderson, an Army veteran who runs Guardian of Valor and was instrumental in uncovering Nehls' revoked award. "He knows he didn't earn this award."

top 3 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

So he's playing dress up, what a child.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

Shouldn't be wearing it anyway, even if he had earned it, unless he's in uniform. He's just using it for political points and I hope it blows up in his face.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

If it's one thing the military community loves, it's when people pretend to have earned military commendations they never did. /s

So please, keep doubling down in an election year. Surely, this won't be used against the party you represent.