A Soldier Saved a Woman from a Violent Assault. Now He’s Being Honored with Rare Valor Award
When Spc. Rene Rodriguez saw a woman being viciously attacked outside a coffee shop near Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, he asked himself what his father would do. It was the middle of a warm October afternoon. There were plenty of onlookers, but no one was stepping in. “My heart dropped because I saw someone being violently […]
The Making of a Fake War Hero: An American Who Reinvented Himself as a Social-Media Soldier in Ukraine Is Accused of ‘Stolen Valor’
Read the original article on Business Insider. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a 48-year-old American veteran and building contractor from Connecticut named James Vasquez was one of thousands of volunteers who went to join the fight. He quickly became one of the most recognizable faces of the foreign fighters in Ukraine, often […]
