Here The Punishment Doesn't Fit The Crime, But Mine Does

This guy doesn't even deserve to clean the headstones of our gallant soldiers as a punishment for what he's done, so I've got a better plan for his repayment to the soldiers that doesn't involve the soldiers having to be around such a POS. After the story you'll see my punishment plan.

Man who posed as Marine hero sentenced to tend military graves:

Seattle PI.com "For pretending that he was a decorated U.S. military veteran, 59-year-old Reggie L. Buddle of Puyallup must tend to the graves of those who really were."

U.S. Magistrate Kelly Arnold in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Monday sentenced the counterfeit Vietnam vet to two years' probation and 500 hours laboring at Tahoma National Cemetery for posing as a decorated U.S. Marine captain and military chaplain in 2005 and 2006.

Buddle, who never was in the Marine Corps, pleaded guilty in April to unlawful wearing of U.S. military medals and decorations. That followed an investigation by the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Buddle, who never was in the Marine Corps, pleaded guilty in April to unlawful wearing of U.S. military medals and decorations. That followed an investigation by the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

After the hearing, Buddle, who served two years as an Army enlisted man but never in combat and never earning any of the medals he wore, apologized in court Monday and said he was ashamed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ron Friedman said such cases, which have been growing nationwide since Congress passed stiffer measures 18 months ago against pretending to be a member of the armed forces, were researched to recommend an appropriate sentence.

"In this case, we thought it was a good idea to teach him what true service is like," Friedman said.

As I said above, this POS doesn't deserve to work on such hallowed ground as a soldiers gravesite and cemetary. So with that taken into consideration How about this instead?

Were it up to me, for his punishment I'd have this guy cleaning latrines in Iraq for 6 months, then Afghanistan for 6 months. Then if he completes that part of his sentence successfully, he can do 2 more years in the Camp Lejeune stockades , or he can choose to service all the gay members of the military over in the Middle East for another 6 months to keep them from bothering the regular heterosexual members while deployed. Those don't ask don't tellers will love that deal.

And, That'll keep him from pulling this stunt ever again I'll bet, unless he's gay, then my sentence turns out to be a vacation. So instead he just goes to jail stateside and suffers there for 5 years as someone's girlfriend.

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