 Several veterans organizations leaders were dismayed by the decision . A spokesperson for the Veterans of Foreign Wars said " Despite the ruling , the VFW will continue to challenge far @-@ fetched stories , and to publicize these false heroes to the broadest extent possible as a deterrent to others . ” Harold A. Fritz , a recipient of the medal from the Vietnam War agreed with the VFW that " It ’ s more than just a piece of metal suspended on a piece of cloth on a pin . . . . And people who abuse that . . . need to be penalized . " Proponents of the Stolen Valor Act promised to bring forward more limited legislation in the future . 
