Stolen Valor

Extracted Attributes

• Book Award

  Colby Award (2000)

• Definition

  The act of falsely claiming to have served in the armed forces or to have received military awards or decorations.

• Book Authors

  B. G. Burkett, Glenna Whitley

• Related Book

  *Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History*

• Related Legislation

  Stolen Valor Act of 2013

• Book Publication Year

  1998

• Legal Status (2005 Act)

  Ruled unconstitutional (free speech violation) in 2010

• Legal Status (2013 Act)

  Federal crime to fraudulently claim valor awards with intent to obtain tangible benefit

Timeline

• The book *Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History* by B. G. Burkett and Glenna Whitley is self-published, exposing false claims of Vietnam War service and mistaken military awards. (Source: summary, dbpedia)

  1998

• The book *Stolen Valor* wins the Colby Award. (Source: summary, dbpedia)

  2000

• The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 is passed by the U.S. Congress. (Source: web_search_results)

  2005

• President George W. Bush signs the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 into law, making it a federal misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as having received any U.S. military decoration or medal. (Source: web_search_results)

  2006-12-20

• A federal judge in Denver rules the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 "facially unconstitutional" due to violating free speech, leading to the dismissal of a criminal case. (Source: web_search_results)

  2010-07-16

• The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 is passed by the 113th United States Congress. (Source: web_search_results)

  2013

• President Barack Obama signs the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 into law, making it a federal crime to fraudulently claim valor awards with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit. (Source: web_search_results)

  2013-06-03

• Tim Walz faces accusations of "Stolen Valor" regarding his military service during the 2024 election cycle. (Source: related_documents, summary)

  2024

Web Search Results

• Stolen valor - Wikipedia

  Look up _stolen valor_ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stolen valor or stolen valour is a term for the behavior of military impostors: individuals who lie about serving in the military or the extent of their military service. Stolen valor may also refer to: _Stolen Valor_, a 1998 book Stolen Valor Act of 2005, an act of the United States Congress Stolen Valor Act of 2013, an act of the United States Congress Topics referred to by the same term Image 5: Disambiguation icon [...] - [x] English Read Edit View history - [x] Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Download QR code Add interlanguage links Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Image 4 [...] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Stolen valor. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " Category: Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages

• Stolen Valor - Home of Heroes

  "Stolen Valor" is a term applied to the phenomenon of people falsely claiming military awards or medals they did not earn, service they did not perform, Prisoner of War experiences that never happened, and other tales of military actions that exist only in their minds.

• Stolen Valor Act of 2013

  Great Seal of the United States The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–12 (text) (PDF); H.R. 258) is a United States federal law that was passed by the 113th United States Congress. The law amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim to have received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that they received the award. [...] The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both for an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds themself out to be a recipient of: ### Congressional Budget Office report [...] | | | | --- | --- | | Great Seal of the United States.svg) | | | Long title | An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or medals. | | Enacted by | the 113th United States Congress | | Effective | June 3, 2013 | | Citations | | | Public law | Pub. L. 113–12 (text) (PDF) | | Statutes at Large | 127 Stat. 448 | | Codification | | | Titles amended | 18 |

• Stolen Valor Act of 2005

  The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006, was a U.S. law that broadened the provisions of previous U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of any military decorations and medals. The law made it a federal misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as having received any U.S. military decoration or medal. If convicted, defendants might have been imprisoned for up to six months, unless the decoration lied about is the [...] The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 was signed by President Barack Obama on June 3, 2013. The Act makes it a federal crime to fraudulently claim to be a recipient of certain military decorations or medals in order to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit. ## See also ## References ## External links Wikimedia Foundation Powered by MediaWiki [...] On July 16, 2010, a federal judge in Denver ruled the Stolen Valor Act is "facially unconstitutional" because it violates free speech and dismissed the criminal case against Strandlof who lied about being an Iraq war veteran. Strandlof, 32, was charged with five misdemeanors related to violating the Act – specifically, making false claims about receiving military decorations.

• Stolen Valor Act: All You Need To Know

  Stolen valor is essentially a lie. It involves falsely claiming military service, rank, recognition or even someone else's identity. While it's not technically illegal to just "make things up" — for example, to impress friends at a party — stolen valor is more complicated than that, which is why it _is_ considered a crime. (So is military impersonation, a similar offense committed willfully, wrongfully and with or without intent to defraud.) [...] The Stolen Valor Act is meant to help protect service members and their reputations and identities. It's also a defense against any false claim of military decoration, stopping people from lying about awards, medals or other recognitions. However, like most legislation, the Stolen Valor Act is an ongoing story — one that's about to get more complicated. Here's everything you need to know about stolen valor and how to protect yourself. What Is Stolen Valor? --------------------- [...] The Stolen Valor Act is a series of attempts to clarify these issues, balancing military service protections with free speech rules. Here's a look at the legislative history: The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 ----------------------------

Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History (1998) is a self-published book by B. G. Burkett, a Vietnam veteran, and Glenna Whitley, an investigative journalist. It reveals that numerous people claiming to have been mentally injured by serving in the Vietnam War never served there. In addition, it reveals persons who were mistakenly given military awards. It won the Colby Award for military writers in 2000.