Originally Posted by pdx rick
Madison has not publicly corrected the misimpression that he would have entered the academy in the class of 2018 were it not for the auto crash - which is why I label the guy as a "stolen valor."
It's a valid example. On the opposite end of the spectrum, even though I went to the USNA for five months before resigning with an honorable discharge, I have never considered, nor represented myself to be a veteran.

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