Citizen Report: Imposter
The Colorado Veterans Alliance recently disbanded after founder Rick Duncan was exposed as fabricating his identity as veteran. Resident Joe Barrera was a member of the Colorado Veterans Alliance, and offers his thoughts on the discovery of the imposter.
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Filed under: Andrea Chalfin, Citizen Report, Commentary, Joe Barrera, Military — Andrea Chalfin, News Dir. @ 8:55 am
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