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    Police Officer caught wearing UNearned ribbons

    http://guardianofvalor.com/marine-watching-zimmerman-trial-catches-officer-wearing-ribbon-reserved-for-wwii-vets/

    Marine Watching Zimmerman Trial, Catches Officer Wearing Ribbon Reserved For WWII Vets

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    Several fans brought this to our attention, seems the Sanford Police Department decided to use DOD medals and ribbons because they did not have any of their own.
    According to the article, Jeremiah Workman, a Marine who received the nations second highest honor, the Navy Cross was watching the Zimmerman trial when, Doris Singleton, a Sanford Police Officer took the stand.
    He noticed the ribbon rack she was wearing, and posted it to his facebook page.
    “Am I going blind or is this police officer in the Zimmerman -Martin trial wearing ribbons that she doesn’t rate?” he wrote alongside the photo he posted to Facebook.”



    Two in particular stood out, he said: the World War II Army of Occupation Medal and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.


    It also looks like she is wearing the Army Good Conduct Medal, which if she served three years like she said, then she would rate that one.

    Workman then called the Sanford PD according to the article on a blog at Militarytimes.
    Workman got a hold of them and said they told him they didn’t have their own awards system, so they went to the Army-Navy store around the corner and picked out Defense Department military ribbons to fit their own format. The WWII was selected, the police department official told Workman, because they knew there weren’t many veterans from that period alive so they didn’t think people would notice.
    “At the end of his explanation I thought to myself, ‘So that makes it all better now because these guys are dead?’ ” Workman said. ”The fact that that was their response is still pretty shameful, I think.”
    Workman said police departments allowing military veterans to wear ribbons they earned while serving on their police uniform is fine with him. If they earned it, they should be able to wear it, he said.
    “But what kind of professional police department would send Bob the patrolman around the corner to go pick out some ribbons for our officers to wear when they do something heroic or have good service over the years?” he asked.
    Workman said the police department official told him that they’re going to change to their own ribbon system, which he was glad to hear. Now he hopes other police departments doing the same will think about their own regulations and change them too, he added.
    So it does not look like the officer is at fault, seems she is only wearing what her department awarded her.
    So my question to you is this, should Police Department;s and other agencies be allowed to use DOD ribbons for their own use? In my opinion, and according to 10 USC 771-772, no they are not allowed to.
    But it could also cause confusion, as it did in this situation. I mean, a police officer wearing a Silver Star ribbon may turn a few heads. Thoughts?



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    When I was a cop we wore no ribbons at all, not even DoD. No 1 even knew I had been in the service let alone the MC and the Nam. I guess everyone needs to wear Bling or be some sort of hero today.


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    Chit Russ you just couldn't afford that Crane to hold your Decorated Butt up LOL Go Easy My Brother S/F


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    police who were vets should be able to wear their military ribbons as should us correctional officers but if they didnt serve they shouldnt be allowed to display military decorations...


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    Quote Originally Posted by FistFu68 View Post
    Chit Russ you just couldn't afford that Crane to hold your Decorated Butt up LOL Go Easy My Brother S/F
    No Jack, I wasn't a hero, just a survivor - like YOU.


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    I heard that Brother no Medal better or above that of your Live Brother Marines smiling Face after the Deep Kim Chee we Humped in My Friend Go Easy Semper Fi


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    Pretty shameful. Police dept thought this was okay? How would they feel if someone carried around one of their badges on their shirt? They would be arrested so fast your head would spin.


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    Vince8541 is right, they'd cuff you in a second.I'm surprised there's no Veterans on that Police Department.That display of ribbons on that cop caught my attention right away.


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    Balls said the Queen,
    IF I had 2- I'd be
    King !!!!

    Some of us wore the tin for small departments
    where "showing off" was wearingthe departments enitials
    on your collar,,
    IN Addition to the " nametag " on the opposite
    side from your badge...


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