[WilsonTC]

It pizzes me off to no end when I see guys/girls dressed in military uniforms (camo) begging for handouts. Their signs indicates "disabled veterans", etc., but it's just another scam-type charity that skims most of the money off the top and gives the legal minimum amount to the cause. Folks tend to believe these losers are/were actually soldiers, but that's not the case. They are either homeless hired by the organization or professional hawksters. I give them a boat-load of crap every time I see them at an intersection. You also see them setting up tables outside the supermarket or WalMart.

I questioned one guy about his military background, and he kept repeating "I'm in the U.S. volunteer service." That's all he would say, over & over again like a parrot. I'm sure he was coached on what to say when confronted. Do you really think the military is going to send people out to beg for money on street corners?

I've complained to the local news, but it seems they're afraid of doing a story because of public sentiment toward charities and soldiers.

BUT THEY'RE NOT/NEVER WERE SOLDIERS!!! DO NOT GIVE TO FAKE SOLDIERS!!!