BOSTON — A week before Veterans Day, and with his parents looking on from the gallery high above the House floor, state Rep. John Velis (D-Westfield), a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, delivered impassioned remarks to support his proposal to levy hefty fines and impose jail time on those who benefit financially from falsely representing themselves as a military members.
"Make no mistake about it," Velis told his House colleagues. "This is personal for me. Nothing makes me angrier than when I hear a story about someone who claimed to be a service member or veteran who hasn't earned that title."
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