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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
+1. I appreciate vets and thank them. I don't like seeing it monetized as a business factor. My dad was a vet and a hero police officer and he was the last person to mention either of them. And my alarm bells go off real high when someone wants to use veteran status for some commercial or as a prestige factor and then refuses to provide their real name like most people on this board have. My experience in life is that the true heroes are people who never bring it up, and the people who bring it it up nonstop are more often than not working some kind of angle.
Joe could be a real nice guy and a good guy to deal with and the veteran thing could still be a complete crock. Guess no one will know any more than that.
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Perhaps instead of speculating that what Joe says could be a "crock" you could have taken him up on his invitation to message him (or call him) and make a more informed judgment (post 23). I did, and I believe him to be exactly who he says he is.
As for the propriety of mentioning his military background and the nature of his group, that's an individual judgment call, but personally I am willing to give a veteran the benefit of the doubt and I certainly would not impugn his motive.