I understand your opinion James, and for the most part agree with it. People who would wear medals they never earned, AS IF THEY WERE THEIR OWN, are beyond contempt. (Isn't it interesting how these posers were always war heros in their tales, and always seemed to be SEALS, or Special Forces, and never a clerk or cook).

The tradition in Australia, however, is to wear the medals of family members on the right side, to differentiate from the actual vets. I also believe that family members only wear the medals if the actual veteran is deceased (I could be wrong on this). I have no problem with this sort of tradition, as long as this differentiation is made.