A South Jersey man in military uniform wound up in handcuffs on Veterans Day.

Galloway Township Police arrested Michael Porter after he identified himself as a member of the U.S. Army’s military police around 5 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Pomona Road and Atlantic Avenue.

Porter, in a uniform with his name on it and "Airborne" patches, had handcuffs and a portable radio capable of picking police and fire dispatch at the time of his arrest, said police.

Atlantic County Jail / Galloway Township Police

Police charged the 25-year-old Galloway man with impersonating a military member and stolen valor.

A judge sent Porter to county jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

Atlantic County police officials arrested 25-year-old Michael Porter, of Galloway Township on Veterans Day because they say Porter was impersonating a solider.