Veterans get copy of letter from phony war hero Preston Garris December 30, 2007 For more than 30 years, Cleeve Cox has called Preston Garris one of his closest friends. The World War II veteran said they had a Purple Heart in common and combat stories to share. But these days, Cox is simply one more Wayne County man scratching his head, trying to make sense of Garris' confession that he was never the military man he claimed to be. A document bearing Garris' signature arrived at Cox's home Wednesday. But it was not the "phony" DD214 his "old friend" handed him a few years ago at the Veterans of Foreign Wars' state convention -- the one that lists the LaGrange native as a Silver Star recipient and commissioned officer. . . . . CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY

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