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Medals of Dishonor
If every veteran - or rather, imposter - claimed to have been awarded
the Silver Star, the award would soon inspire the same awe and
admiration as a Girl Scout Brownie's merit badge for basket-weaving. And
when fakers are exposed, the disappointed public then looks with
suspicion on genuine heroes...
Killer is most notorious of many fake Navy SEALs
Exposed as a fake in June 2005, he then was arrested in a string of crimes, including robbery, assault and drunken driving...
Molest suspect not a SEAL
It took just one two-minute phone call for me to
determine that fugitive accused child molester Chester Stiles was never
a Navy SEAL. So why did so many news organizations give the impression
that he was?...
10 Years of Red Flags
He’d been a Navy Seal, a male model, part owner of an
Italian restaurant, a member of the Spanish military, and was the
Washington State Representative for French wines. All lies...
Undercover Identity
Sister of local woman who innocently invited a sexual predator from the U.S. to live here speaks out about their relationship...
Witness's evolving odyssey sprouted from suspicion
Kane claimed to have been a Navy SEAL, a special operations veteran and a CIA operative...
Man in teen's death denied bail reduction
He admitted he had lied about being a Navy SEAL...
G.I. Jerk
Phil Haberman claims he fought with Special Forces in Iraq, but he's about as real as Rambo...
Purple Hearts Aren't For Picking Up Chicks!
"To get one of these babies, some dudes have to prove
their physical, mental and spiritual strength with great feats of
bravery on the battlefield. All you need to do is press the button
below"...
Fake US security IDs found
New York - Police have seized more than 1,000 fake badges and identity
documents from 35 different United States security agencies, says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
The Karate Kidder
Taken collectively, the press accounts of Garland's life make him out
be a real-life action figure, a tough-guy hybrid of Vin Diesel and
Jackie Chan. At the age of 17, the credentials go, he served in U.S.
Special Forces, the elite branch of the military reserved for only the
bravest and smartest soldiers. Special Forces are trained to fight
behind enemy lines and in other dangerous locations conventional troops
can't reach. Not only did Garland join this bastion of alpha-maledom
when he was only a teenager, he trained them as well. And there's more.
Garland was an Army Ranger, served in the Gulf War and was later
deployed in the Balkans. Finally, he just happens to be a master in
Hapkido, a Korean martial art.
But wait...
Fake War Hero Dupes N.C. College
The Meredith College student said she was a pilot, and wore an Air
Force captain's uniform with numerous medals to prove it. Phillips
frequently left school for a few weeks at a time, saying she was going
on a mission...
Fake SEAL gives students alternatives
Jim Clump, a (fake) former Navy SEAL working with Veterans for Peace,
recently talked to students at Humboldt County high schools about his
(fake) military experiences while suggesting alternatives to military
service...
Prosecutors go after O.C. Smith's military record
Russell
said it did not appear that Smith was a navy seal, worked in special
operations or on any secret missions. Defense attorneys showed writings
in Smith's military record that seem to indicate the former medical
director did do all of that...
Fake American
Indian wants U.S. destroyed
"It's disturbing that anyone would use such
hateful speech, and do so while claiming to be an American Indian when
there is significant evidence that he is not"...
The Great Media Fact-checking Hoax
Consider cases where the media fail to verify the identities of those
they interview. Those coming to mind include a man who claimed he
experienced 9/11 directly but was lying, and stories about supposed
former Navy SEALs later revealed to be frauds...
Police nab suspect, 60, in shooting
Police
initially said Evans was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and U.S. Navy
SEAL. Evans ’ military discharge papers showed that he served in the
U.S. Navy for six years and won two Purple Hearts and several other
military awards...
Fake
SEAL
accuses soldiers of torture
Over the years he has
made numerous unsubstantiated claims including being a medical doctor,
a Navy SEAL, and a member of President Nixon's security detail.
In May 2003, Ford claimed to know the exact whereabouts of Saddam
Hussein and Ali Hassan al-Majid known as "Chemical Ali"...
Mock Heroics
Patriotism is at a greater premium
in
the US post-9/11 than ever before, with skirmishes over the candidates’
military records dominating even the presidential election. But Bush
and Kerry did at least serve, unlike the imposters who reinvent
themselves as brave veterans...
The Many Faces of a Serial Bank Robber
He was always something of a
mystery,
Kim said. For a long time, for instance, she didn't know where Brankle
lived. He also told her several things she found out later weren't true
— that he had graduated from IU; that he had been a Navy SEAL; that his
grandfather was a millionaire owner of a piston manufacturing
company...
Phony
Awarded Lucrative Pentagon Contracts
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks,
the
United States Navy awarded contracts valued at some $66 million to
enhance security at its bases on the West Coast and in Hawaii. But
Pentagon officials would soon come to regret their choice of company to
receive the lucrative deal...
Educator amends story on war record
"Mr. Lujan worked with the
Huntsman
Awards for Excellence in Education chairman and judges in drafting the
text of his bio, and he had not mentioned to us that certain details of
his service record as stated in the nomination letters were
inaccurate,"...
New
law targets fake vets
"It's one of the worst kinds of
fraud.
It devalues the concept of being a veteran," said the bill's prime
sponsor, Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn. The state Legislature unanimously
approved the bill earlier this month...
Man's hoax a tale of love and war, promises and lies
One heart of Carolina man told
several
women he was a Navy SEAL fighting in the war with Iraq that he wanted
to marry them when he got back home. The truth is, he never left his
house in the heart of Carolina...
WGA
Leader's Background Is Questioned
Inquiries by The Times to the Army
and
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were made after a number
of writers both in e-mails and on the Internet questioned details of
Holland's widely publicized past...
Halloween
'03: Night of the Living Phonies
"I was suprised to see that
someone has
attempted to slander me by placing me in this site. I have never
claimed to be a SEAL, and have never worked as a prison guard. I have
no tattoos either. I don't know where you get your info, but I would at
least think you would have concrete evidence to prove this stuff"...
Police
seek missing man
Burnett told his neighbor Mark
Moore,
61, that he was a retired Navy SEAL. Moore, who laughed as he recalled
his neighbor as a likable, entertaining guy, said he never bought
Burnett's story as having been a member of the Navy's most elite
fighting force...
Impostors
raise real concerns for police
It looked like just another
routine
traffic stop last month in North Laurel: A man in a Dodge Stratus that
appeared to be an unmarked police car with flashing red lights had
pulled over a driver on an industrial stretch of U.S. 1...
$82,000
salary, lies concern school board
He bragged that he was a lawyer, a
professional football player and a Navy SEAL...
War
Vet Admits Illegally Obtaining Honor
Cotta told the FBI he bought the
medal
after the Army twice rejected his application for a Medal of Honor, the
nation's highest military award. He said he then forged papers that
would go along with a Distinguished Service Cross and sent them to Rep.
Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I...
Con
Man Dupes Family in Hunt for Missing Daughter
Jones told the family he was a
former
U.S. Army Special Forces officer with a team of ex-Army Rangers and
ex-Navy SEALs who might be able to rescue Amy...
Veteran
Owns Medal He May Not Have Earned
Since the war, Cotta has earned
many
awards, according to a letter from the Army, including the Silver Star,
Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star and Purple Heart. But one award -- for
that May 19, 1968, battle -- isn't on the list...
Man
who impersonated Vietnam War hero sent to prison
Paul Alan White, 47, of Houston
was
ordered Friday to pay more than $5,000 in fines and spend eight months
in prison by U.S. District Judge Sim Lake...
War,
Naive Reporters Produce Slew of Bogus Commandos
"Senior administration officials
tell
us". . . in their rush to churn out patriotic war hero tales, many
Media organizations have altogether dispensed with the "ancient" art of
fact-checking before broadcasting outright fallacies or plastering them
on their websites. Hey, who would lie about being in Special Forces, or
a Navy SEAL, or an Air Force Special Operations Para Jumper?...
Former
LCCC professor, fake SEAL kills self
Reports rose of investigations by
the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and by other agencies. Silbergeld
received disability payments related to military service...
Butler
County Man Charged for Shooting at Authorities
Authorities say Shields started
shooting, striking three deputies and two Greenville police officers
after they showed up to give assistance...
Part 2: Man admits lying about being Navy SEAL;
denies he did it for money
Now the state attorney is
investigating
Hammer for possible grand theft charges, and the FBI is looking into
his claim of earning the Medal of Honor...
Part 1: Navy SEAL imposter lies his way into
woman's heart, purse
"He told me when he was in Vietnam
and
in the Navy SEALs, he went on this raid and saved all these soldiers
and he had gotten wounded,"...
Armitage:
Of Myth And Men
Media reports continue to proclaim
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to be a former U.S. Navy
SEAL, nevermind that he wasn't...
Independence
man charged with pretending to be Medal of Honor recipient
The man in the photograph wore the
summer white uniform of a U.S. Navy admiral with a Medal of Honor upon
his breast. The man said he had been a highly decorated Navy SEAL in
Vietnam and was writing a book about his experiences. But the man never
served a day in the Navy, authorities say...
Fake
'Green Beret' Nabbed
An American man, who allegedly
claimed
to be in the U.S. military's special forces and directed rescue
operations after the collapse of an Oklahoma bridge last month, likely
faces extradition to the United States, Canadian police said on
Monday...
At
Fox News, the Colonel Who Wasn't
The Fox News Channel thought it
had
found an asset when it hired the gruff, barrel-chested former military
man as a consultant to help in its coverage of the fighting in
Afghanistan. He claimed to have won the Silver Star for bravery, served
in Vietnam and was part of the secret, failed mission to rescue
hostages in Iran in 1980...
LCCC
fires professor for falsifying application
Silbergeld told the judge he
served as a
Navy SEAL and was a member of underwater demolition teams, two claims
the U.S. Navy recently said were false...
Fake
Frogmen
"His SEAL claim was so well known,
it was one of those things people around town just knew about him,"...
Pilot's
suspicions led to man's arrest
McManus, of Palo Alto, Ca.,
bounded onto
a Dallas-bound flight last month at New Orleans' Armstrong
International Airport sporting battle fatigues with badges, including
one for Delta Force, an Army unit that handles counterterrorism
operations...
Russian
Fakeskees
Too many people claiming combat
veteran benefits...
Groups
Out Fake SEAL at Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. thought it
had a
former U.S. Navy SEAL helping manage security for its top executives
and members of the world’s wealthiest family. Instead, it had a
shark...
Fake
SEAL, So-called "Security Pro", Dies In Diving Accident
"They didn't know about his
heroism in
Vietnam (he was one of 11 of his 30-man SEAL unit to survive) or about
his quiet strength and courage"...
Once-revered
'war hero' turns out a fake
Regarding him with reverence was
almost
a reflex. "That’s David David," I once heard someone say in awe. "He
was a Navy SEAL. Won a Silver Star in Vietnam."...
Veteran
Pleads Guilty to Lying -- Man Had Claimed He Was War Hero
The U.S. attorney ordered an FBI
investigation into Mr. Nicholson's past last spring, after he confessed
to The Cincinnati Enquirer that he had faked his war record and used
false information to stage a Feb. 7 medal presentation ceremony...
Navy
Says Candidate Was No SEAL
"I've known him eight years.
People who
know him, people who know him well, say everything he says is true. He
has never, to my knowledge, lied to me. I would trust him with my
life."...
'Frog'
Marching Phonies To the Confessional
"There I was, knee-deep in hand
grenade
pins..." That's how Kent Dillingham, a retired Navy SEAL, describes the
typically outlandish tales he hears all too often...
Ex-SEALs
Target False Claims of Wartime Valor
For a while, Wayne Higley was a
hero, a
Navy SEAL and Vietnam War veteran fond of wearing his three Purple
Hearts, his Navy Cross, and showing off the battle scars on his now
middle-aged legs...
Youth
Leader's Navy Status is Investigated by Guard
The head of an Oregon National
Guard
youth program has been placed on paid administrative leave while the
Guard investigates claims by veterans' groups that he misrepresented
himself as a former Navy SEAL and prisoner of war...
Fake
SEAL Arthur Bennett Commits Suicide In Las Vegas Jail
After the fire, Bennett and his
family
moved to Hurricane, in southern Utah, where he assumed the name Joseph
Benson, dyed his hair red, and bragged of a past life as a Navy SEAL...
Impostor
is fined for posing as SAS officer
Reynolds wore the uniform of a
captain
in the Special Air Service or full combat gear, when lecturing on field
medicine and survival techniques at local Army and TA bases...
Fake
SEALs and Phony Frogs
My first encounter with a guy
falsely
claiming to be a SEAL was in 1965, when a SEAL buddy, Bill Garnett, and
I were flying space-available on a Navy flight from Dallas to
Norfolk...
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