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Hopefully that is the biggest or worst mistake he will make in his career.
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“I missed it … plain and simple,” he said in his Facebook post. “I hope this is a lesson for everyone who wears the uniform, and really for anyone. They put erasers on pencils for a reason. When you make a mistake or miss a detail, own it and move on.”
Comments on Facebook and a similar Twitter post were supportive of his admission.
“No one understands Air Force uniforms anyhow. I think you are safe,” wrote MMA fighter Tim Kennedy, a former Army Ranger.
Another commenter suggested Lengyel could use Maverick’s “because I was inverted” line from the 1986 blockbuster film “Top Gun” as an excuse.
“One thing is for sure … My ribbons will NEVER be upside down again,” Lengyel said on Facebook.
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