To paraphrase the well-known philosopher Yogi Berra, “It is deja vu all over again” in falsifying military service. While this malignancy has existed from the very origins of war, it was prevalent toward the end of the Vietnam conflict and has reached pandemic proportions during the military involvement in the Middle East.
Military impersonators get no respect in today's society
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 | 10:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 2:56 p.m. CST, Monday, February 2, 2009
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