John Hines, pictured outside a Brisbane court, has been fined and put on a good behaviour bond for pretending to be a Vietnam veteran. A QUEENSLAND man who pretended to be a Vietnam veteran on Anzac Day was "walking in the blood of the blokes who never came back," one former Digger says. John Anthony Hines, 69, was today given a $500 fine, 12 months' probation and a two-year good behaviour bond for the offences committed on April 25 last year. He was found guilty of falsely representing a returned serviceman and improperly wearing service decorations during an Anzac Day march. Outside court Vietnam veteran Garry Sloane said it was "a pretty good outcome." "We would have liked a little bit better, but it's a good start," he told reporters. Mr Sloane said Hines' crime was a personal insult because he had lost friends in Vietnam. "Those guys didn't come back here to wear their medals and do Anzac Day like the rest of us," he said. Virtually this turd inside here is walking in the blood of the blokes who never came home. Retired serviceman Richard Wielding said the sentence could have been "a little bit stronger," but it seemed Hines had severe psychological problems. He said 520 Australians lost their lives in the Vietnam conflict. "In respect to the memory of those guys we can't let fellas like that get away with this," he told reporters. Hines told police he was part of a "deep cover" clandestine unit in Vietnam. However records showed he only served in the Citizen Military Forces, the equivalent of the Army Reserve. Chief Magistrate Brendan Butler said while the crime was serious the sentence handed down would allow Hines to undergo psychological treatment. The magistrate also took into account his age and the fact he was a former police officer and otherwise "a man of good character." Mr Sloane said he would lobby the government to increase the $3300 maximum fine for such crimes. He said there were other fakes around who were impersonating Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. "We want to nip that in the bud before it takes off with these fellas," he said.