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In his first three weeks back in the city, two of his friends died from gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But because of a less-than-stellar initial enlistment \u2014 court filings say he was disciplined for small infractions, including \u201cmissing a readiness alert\u201d \u2014 he couldn\u2019t escape St. Louis by rejoining the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So Barner took another route. In a choice that wouldn\u2019t catch up with him for nearly four decades, he obtained the name and identity of another St. Louis resident, Joel Sanders, and became a soldier again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now 60, Barner was sentenced Tuesday by a Missouri federal judge to 100 hours of community service and time served for the week he has already spent in jail, plus three years of supervised release. 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According to Goymerac, he earned several decorations, including a Good Conduct Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still living as Sanders, Barner settled down in Berlin after leaving the Army. He found a German partner and had six children, according to court documents. He started a security business. And he didn\u2019t return to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in June 2018, the real Joel Sanders tried to secure health insurance. He was told that, as a veteran, he had to get it through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sanders, who never served in the military, notified VA police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the course of an investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General and the State Department\u2019s Diplomatic Security Service, Barner admitted in July 2019 to using Sanders\u2019 identity to obtain passports and VA benefits. 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