Agree with nutloose,
I can't help feeling sorry for the business owner; he seems to be completely blameless and employed an ex-military guy on the recommendation of someone he trusted.
Et voila - 14 years hard work down the dunny.
Walts deserve outing; but there needs to be robust ROE on the fire directed at them.
There is a great deal of effort, time and personal credibility put into extolling the advantages of employing former servicemen/women in what can be a challenging marketplace. People like this undermine that work, but equally, so does forcing an innocent man and his business out of operation.