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** Walt is a veteran, but not in a higher rank or have been in major wars.

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** Walt is a veteran, but not in a higher rank or have been in major wars.he inflated his service record.
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* '''Played For Horror''':
** Walt is pretending to be a soldier that died in battle, and Walt knows well because [[KillAndReplace he murdered the other dude]].
** Walt is a RightWingMilitiaFanatic and racist who uses his false veteran status to help attract same-minded maniacs. Once he is exposed as a fake, he probably will be annihilated by the beast he created and it won't be pretty.
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** Walt was in the army, but claims to have won numerous medals for courage in battle, when in fact he was in a support role far behind the lines and never saw combat.

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** Walt was in the army, but claims to have won been awarded numerous medals for courage in battle, when in fact he was in a support role far behind the lines and never saw combat.



** Walt's war stories are mostly true, but the specifics (claiming to have won a certain medal for a certain action) are falsified.

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** Walt's war stories are mostly true, but the specifics (claiming to have won been awarded a certain medal for a certain action) are falsified.



** Walt, who has won several medals for courage in battle, claims to have never served in the army, or that he served in a support role far behind the lines and never saw combat. When asked about [[ScarsAreForever his obvious scars received in combat]], he replies that he [[CutHimselfShaving got them in a car accident or such]].

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** Walt, who has won been awarded several medals for courage in battle, claims to have never served in the army, or that he served in a support role far behind the lines and never saw combat. When asked about [[ScarsAreForever his obvious scars received in combat]], he replies that he [[CutHimselfShaving got them in a car accident or such]].

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** An army surplus store is willing to offload spare army fatigues and other gear to anyone wanting to pretend to be a veteran.

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** An army surplus store is willing Walt fakes military service to offload spare get a veteran's discount on various purchases.
** Walt fakes military service to buy
army fatigues and other gear to anyone wanting to pretend to be from a veteran. supplier for discount.
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* Walt was in the army but as a civilian employee or contractor, not as a member of the Troperia Armed Forces.

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* ** Walt was in the army but as a civilian employee or contractor, not as a member of the Troperia Armed Forces.
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* Walt was in the army but as a civilian employee or contractor, not as a member of the Troperia Armed Forces.
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Per TRS, this was renamed to Falsely Advertised Accuracy and moved to Trivia


* '''Implied''': Walt's age and details [[DanBrowned aren't quite right]].

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* '''Implied''': Walt's age and details [[DanBrowned aren't quite right]].right.
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** Walt isn't claiming to be a veteran, it's his character [[ShowWithinAShow Private Rombers]], but people tend to mix them up.
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** An army surplus store is willing to offload spare army fatigues and other gear to anyone wanting to pretend to be a veteran.
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** Walt is a senile old man who thinks his veteran friends war stories are his own.

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