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The "My Hero Wears Blue Store" Facebook page is managed by 33 admins: 24 in Vietnam, 5 in USA, Australia 1, Philippines 1, Italy 1 and *not available* 1.

Page created January 2019 and has 54,439 likes. facebook.com/myherowearsblu…
"Veteran Community" Facebook page managed by 8 admins in Vietnam and 1 in USA.

Page created in May 2017 and has 173,267 likes. facebook.com/usveterans.sto…
The "My Hero Wears Blue Store" Facebook page is running ads "about social issues, elections or politics" and at least one ad ran without a disclaimer.
and if you go to the website linked on The "My Hero Wears Blue Store" Facebook page, there's a physical address at the bottom. And if you google that address you'll find some BBB complaints bbb.org/us/ca/san-fran… and fraud claims on Reddit reddit.com/r/fraud/commen…
Coincidentally if you go to the website linked on the "Veteran Community" Facebook page, it has no physical address or contact info but says it is GearLaunch. The same company named in the fraud claims for the "My Hero Wears Blue Store" website.
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