Danny Leffler, Task & Purpose: Ernest Hemingway’s Fiery Rant Against Stolen Valor Is Still Relevant Almost A Century Later
Long before Ernest Hemingway wrote, drank and fought his way into the ranks of America’s legendary wordsmiths, the beloved author cut his literary teeth on the beat of a Canadian newspaper. Fresh off a stint driving an ambulance for the Red Cross on the Italian front during World War I, the young Hemingway landed at The Toronto Star Weekly in early 1920, where he covered everything from mobsters to the complete uselessness of wedding gifts — including the rise of stolen valor and the lousy market for war medals that accompanied the end of the Great War.
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WNU Editor: Ernest Hemingway's rant against Stolen Valor is definitely still relevant today. The article is here .... Popular in Peace—Slacker in War (The Star).
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