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High court examines lying about military exploits
Xavier Alvarez was in good company when he stood up at a public meeting and called himself a wounded war veteran who had received the top military award, the Medal of Honor.Alvarez was lying about his medal, his wounds and his military service, but he wasn't the first man to invent war exploits.He was, however, one of the first people prosecuted under a 2006 federal law aimed at curbing false claims
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