September 11, 2001. That's the date that changed America.
Sky high patriotism ruled the day. Everybody loved a person in uniform, or someone that used to wear it. The military joined airport security when it came to streamlined searches. They joined the airline staff when it came to seat upgrades. Society did its best to extend their gratitude to those that served.
"No, don't worry about it, I've got you!"
This phrase repeated itself as members of the public showed their gratitude by paying for the military member's meals. What about the other interaction barriers that people normally came across? They melted when someone in uniform faced that barrier.
Service Members humbly appreciated that gratitude.
But, they weren't the only ones. This group's numbers went up. People with wild imaginations and large egos came right out of the woodwork. This was a breed of people that showed up on a regular basis, usually on the tail end of a completed military operation... or a blockbuster military film.
Phonies and embellishers populated this new group. These were people that took advantage of a grateful public. They did it to compensate for low self esteem. They got intoxicated from the attention they received. This intoxication helped them forget what they felt were their failures.
Others did it for commercial gain. Enter one of the characters from HBO's "Cathouse" series; "Air Force Amy."
A client reads her information and what does he get? A hot woman, who's also an Air Force veteran, that caters to members of a grateful public. This is a no brainer from a business standpoint. What's one of the ideas behind this? If you turned Air Force Amy down, you don't support the troops. If you see Air Force Amy, you're showing appreciation for the military.
Air Force Aimee took every opportunity to mention her Air Force credentials. As an E-4, she earned the Meritorious Service Medal. She earned the John Levitow Award. On her blog, she lists it as the highest award achievable. On Judge Pirro, she claimed that it was the highest award in the military. In fact, she had a laundry list of her accomplishments memorized.
On Judge Pirro, she went on about these accomplishments, with a straight face, as if she were reciting a poem.
Are these claims believable? I saw more holes in her story the more I read her claims. Her stories took on the semblance of a fishnet. Let's start with her profile on the website, "Together we served," under the name "Donice Armstrong."
Her accomplishments, on "Together we served," on her website, and on Wikipedia, fall under three categories; basic duties, who she "trained," and her "stellar" achievements.
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