In a letter to U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger on Monday, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick , R-8, Middletown, says the video, which has generated more than 1.5 million views since after it was filmed at the Oxford Valley Mall on Black Friday, could �possibly� contain evidence of a federal crime. "How do their families feel about this guy walking around bragging as if he's sacrificed as much as they have? Berk said he didn�t confront the man in the store, but did pull aside the manager and suggested he ask to see military ID if the man asked for a military discount. “But if he was getting benefits from that he could be prosecuted under that law,” Anderson said, adding there was no U.S. Army Ranger with three CIBs named Yetman listed on any official record. Yetman, wearing staff sergeant insignia, enthusiastically joins Berk and the boy and quickly identifies his unit: 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment out of Fort Lewis. �Where is your combat patch at?� Berk asked 
 
 
 
 �I gave it to a little kid over there,� he replied. The flag patch was too low on his arm and three Combat Infantryman Badges were affixed to his shoulder. The man replied that his campaign took him �out of mission lines from Afghanistan.� 
 
 
 
 Military websites, including the U.S. Army Human Resources Command website, confirm what Berk said about the correct position of the American Flag patch and that only one CIB would be awarded for service in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn). (e) A person not on active duty who served honorably in time of war in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title, and, when authorized by regulations prescribed by the President, wear the uniform, of the highest grade held by him during that war. Yetman maintains he's not a "phony" in the video and at one point it appears both men are going to confront Yetman's "sergeant major," who was supposedly shopping with Yetman that day. �He�s impersonating in the uniform people died for,� Berk added.
– An ugly encounter between a decorated US military veteran and a guy wearing camouflage fatigues has spawned a viral video—and may lead to federal charges, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Ryan Berk, a Purple Heart recipient who served with the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan, noticed the shopper wearing fatigues at Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, Pa., on Black Friday. Recording video on his cell phone, Berk walked up and pretended his son was interested in meeting a bona fide US Army soldier. Then Berk asked about apparent inconsistencies in the man's uniform, including a US flag patch low on his arm and a highly unusual collection of three Combat Infantryman Badges. (The Military Times lists the inconsistencies and identifies the alleged impersonator as Sean Yetman.) Berk eventually pulled back for a wide shot and said, "Here it is, guys: stolen valor at its finest! He is full of s--t wearing a United States Army uniform." Berk urged him to admit he's "a phony," told him he's breaking the law, and then really got mad: "I've worn that f--in' uniform, and I've had friends get killed in Afghanistan wearing that f--in' uniform!" The video, which has been viewed more than 2.3 million times as of this writing, has inspired a Pennsylvania congressman to seek a federal investigation, the Bucks County Courier Times reports. Wearing a US military uniform is protected by free speech, the Inquirer notes, but is illegal if the wearer claims unearned awards or lies to get a discount. A veteran who runs the Guardian of Valor website says US military impersonators have become more common lately. See the video here.