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Veterans Day apology from man who lied about wartime record
Cleveland Army veteran Joseph Shearer admits fabricating a Korea service claim after being challenged by his brother. The AP notes repeated boilerplate for fake heroism and cites VFW officials condemning such lies. Other cases highlight a pattern of exaggerated wars tales dating back to Civil War claims and high profile fabrications.
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Cleveland
Joseph Shearer
Shearer
Joe Hrusch
Veterans of Foreign Wars
B.G
Jug” Burkett
Dallas
Burkett
Europe
Darren “Duke
Tully
Phoenix Gazette
The
Arizona Republic
Vietnam
Korea
Joseph Yandle
Massachusetts
Japan
Wes Cooley
Oregon
United States
Jeremy “Mike” Boorda
Naval Operations
Edward L. Daily
Clarksville
Tenn
No Gun Ri
Daily
Associated Press
Steve van Buskirk
Donald Shearer