We Americans take the service of our military members extremely seriously. They are the cream of the crop, the very best America has to offer, and we thank them for that service every chance we get. So when someone comes along who has either never served or did serve but is embellishing their record, it is not going to endear you to others, especially actual veterans. And if you decide to go into politics and stretch the truth about your record, let’s just say it’s a really bad idea.
In the 2024 election cycle, it’s Democrats that appear to be all in on military record tall tales. The latest one comes from the Missouri Senate race between Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and his Democrat opponent Lucas Kunce. Retired Border Patrol agents are accusing Kunce of stolen valor after Kunce, a former Marine, claims in a campaign ad to have been “certified by the Border Patrol Tactical Unit…
