From Gimlet, this is Reply All. I'm PJ Vogue.

This is a video shot by a guy named Ryan Burke. He shot it at the mall on Black Friday.

And as it starts, Ryan is walking up to this guy in an army uniform. The man the army

uniforms walking out of a shoe store holding a bag. And Ryan asked the guy, hey, would

you mind just meeting my 10 year old kid?

Hey, sir. Hey, my son, look at me. He really admires guys in the army. Hey, buddy, I'm

Sean. What are you doing? We're in. I'm with the second time in Rangers.

Seventy-fifth? Second. Sean, the guy in uniform, is looking at the kid. But Ryan just starts

peppering him with questions. Ryan is fact checking this guy. He doesn't believe him.

He's convinced that this stranger at the mall is a fake soldier.

Where's your combat patch at? I gave it to a little kid again. All right, wash your flags

so low in your shoulder. It should be up here. God be on that one, bud. Sean, the guy in

the uniform, is starting to look pretty scared. For some reason, he keeps answering Ryan's

questions. But behind his glasses, his face is just starting to freeze.

That's where we're stationed. How come, uh, where's your shirt underneath?

And finally, in this very obvious, very desperate dodge, Sean picks up his phone and acts like

he's getting a phone call from his staff sergeant.

Why is he calling a staff sergeant? He's already a staff sergeant.

Sean starts trying to walk away from Ryan, but Ryan follows him and starts yelling.

This is illegal. What you're doing right now is illegal because you know what? I've worn

that fucking uniform and I've had friends get killed in Afghanistan wearing that fucking

uniform. No, you have it. You're full of shit. Stone Valor. Right here. Stone Valor.

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