There's a growing problem with people claiming to have been awarded the Medal of Honor and wearing the medals (that are fakes or belong to someone else).
There are at present 113 living Medal of Honor recipients. The government knows who they are, where they live, and what they did to receive our nation's highest military honor.
Unfortunately, according to reports, the real heroes are vastly outnumbered by the liars who claim to be among their number. What a sad state of affairs.
There's a high price to be paid for falsely wearing a Medal of Honor. The current punishment is one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 aims to make it a crime to wear any military medal and claim to be a recipient when one is not. It will also make it clear that those honors belong solely to our brave former and active military personnel who have/are getting shot at, bombed, and whatever else takes place in the war zones.
This is a good act and should be acted upon soon.
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