As the leader of United States largest pro-troops group, Move America Forward, I am in a unique position to meet thousands of American heroes who have served their country with honor and distinciton, and for whom they have received medals and recognition.

So nothing chaps my a-- more than a poseur, someone who uses the uniform to play politics.

This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here (a popular website) has such a story. Watch your blood pressure, people.

"...Several weeks ago, someone sent me some pictures of Robert Dennen, a frequent anti-war protester in West Chester, PA. This person told me that Dennen claimed to be a Navy veteran and asked me to identify the medals he was wearing;

The only one I could identify is the American Campaign Medal - it was a World War II medal awarded for service between Dec. 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946. The other two medals I couldn’t find anywhere on the internet. So I ran the guy’s name through Military dot Com and came up completely empty.

You can tell by the black T-shirt, he’s a member of the Delaware Valley Veterans for America, he appears on their website protesting John McCain and Sarah Palin in Philadelphia. That’s him on the viewer’s far right;

The Delaware Valley Veterans For America’s website is unsurprisingly plastered with pictures and events of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Vets For Peace.

Someone sent me another picture of Dennen wearing the same medals and a Vets For Peace pin on his cap;

And a picture of him claiming to be a gay veteran in West Chester, PA demanding “whats due” gays;

In this picture from Skye, that looks like his hat and his trademark woodland camouflage, but he’s hiding behind a very confusing sign;

I’m told his distinctive hat with the buttons stuck in it have earned him the nickname “Pinhead” from the West Chester Sheepdogs.

So there’s really no doubt that he’s trying to pass himself off as a veteran, but his medals and the lack of a record say otherwise.

Instead of listing him as “discharged” it says he was “released from active duty” and about half-way between his third and fourth year. That indicates some sort of malfeasance. His rank is SR - Seaman Recruit, an E-1. Again, indicative of some bad behavior - no one stays an E-1 for 3 and a half years.

In the awards section, it lists none - not even fire guard ribbons. Now as I previously mentioned, during his participation in protests, he wears an American Campaign Medal which is for service between 1941 and 1946. His actual service is from 1956 to 1960. I still don’t know what the other two are, if anyone has a clue, please let me know.

His sea assignments were on the destroyers  USS Courtney in the North Atlantic and USS Hull in the Western Pacific.

But there’s a common thread running through many of these anti-war veterans - they all seem to be malingerers and common criminals who can’t conform to the good order and discipline of the military - no matter when they served. And apparently, they can’t help but wear medals they didn’t earn.

I can’t wait to get back some of these FOIA requests.

Added: Someone sent me a close up of Pinhead’s hat. Click it;