Xavier Alvarez made a lot of outlandish claims. He said he had played pro hockey and married a Mexican movie actress. But what hauled him before a judge was his false assertion that he had won the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest combat decoration.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: The right ruling on stolen valor
Monday, July 2, 2012 | 4:19 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:55 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 2, 2012
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