Texas DOT and wannabees

[Jim]

TxDOT cracking down on phony war heroes issued military honor license plates

12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, August 23, 2008
By DANIEL MONTEVERDE / The Dallas Morning News
dmonteverde@dallasnews.com


Dick Agnew calls military impostors 'liars, phonies, cheats, federal criminals.' The Korean War veteran earned his Distinguished Service Cross after a near-death experience. So when he heard about the maroon 2001 Chevy parked at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, he had to go see for himself.

"I went out there and took pictures of the car, and said, 'That son of a ...' " said Mr. Agnew, commander of the North Texas Legion of Valor chapter and a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Cross. "No one in our chapter has a maroon 2001 Chevy."

Mr. Agnew and another real war hero, Don Mason, commander of the San Antonio chapter of the Legion of Valor, checked their records and called the Texas Department of Transportation to turn in the phony, who also had a Navy Cross in the back window. Service crosses, which give you Legion of Valor eligibility, are second only to the Medal of Honor.

"They came to us and we were like, 'Holy cow. What can we do to make this better?' " said Kim Sue Lia Perkes, a TxDOT spokeswoman.

A subsequent investigation has found 14 of the 67 Legion of Merit license plates that were on the road in Texas may have been obtained through fraudulent means. So far, 11 have been either returned by the holder or canceled by TxDOT.

The department has revamped the application process for military license plates signifying the highest honors to ensure that those who are requesting them did, in fact, earn the recognition.

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[alexleon13]

It takes a real shit bag, no balls, cowardly loser to try and steal the glory and valor that so many of our young brave men through history have heroicly earned and in many cases with the ultimate sacrifice.

Thankfully we have vigillant eyes watching out for these imposters. Unfortunately so many are not caught and continue their shameless act. What's even more troubling is the fact that many are veterans. I would hope that they lose all their benefits as a veteran.

I would support a database of prior awards and decorations be made available to more easily root out these scumbags.

Maybe even some new law that allows us to punch them in the mouth with no repercussions whenever we encounter them.