Utah Denies Vietnam War Hero License Plate for a Lame Sex Joke
Sex sells. Unless you're in Utah.
Meet Arnold Breitenbach. (If you are the nationalistic sort, you might want to salute him.)
According to The Spectrum, which covers southern Utah, Breitenbach is a Purple Heart recipient who served as a gunner on an armored personnel carrier.
The guy doesn’t ask for much, but he recently had the bright idea to get a personalized plate commemorating his tour.
Breitenbach sought a license plate with the Purple Heart logo and the letters CIB-69, representing the Combat Infantryman’s Badge he received and the year he was awarded the Purple Heart.
Cool, right?
The Utah Department of Motor Vehicles didn’t think so, because they were too preoccupied with protecting the people of their state from SEX.
He was
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