IN SANTA FE, A HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED A BILL KNOWN AS THE NEW MEXICO STOLEN VALOR ACT. IT WOULD MAKE IT A MISDEMEANOR CRIME TO MISREPRESENT ONE’S MILITARY SERVICE WITH THE INTENT OF SECURING BENEFITS BASED ON THAT SERVICE. THE BILL IS SPONSORED BY ROSWELL REPUBLICAN BOB WOOLEY.
TWENTY-SIX STATES HAVE ENACTED SOME FORM OF STOLEN VALOR LAWS.
