Included in the awards and decorations the now-sergeant deceptively wore were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon and ...

Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in violation of nine specifications of ...

Then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson shown being relieved of his duty as Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico sergeant major in 2020. (Lance Cpl. George Nudo/Marine Corps) A judge demoted a Marine Corps ...

A judge demoted a Marine Corps sergeant major to sergeant last month for donning military awards and decorations, such as the Purple Heart, that he never earned. Then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was ...