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PHONIES and WANNABE'S

An Epidemic of Military Imposters  
by Steve Robinson, 09/29/2007

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   01/17/2008      http://current.com/items/88812548_fake_military_heroes

This piece has already aired 9 times on Current TV in the last three days and will definitely be airing over the weekend. You can see our schedule at http://www.current.com/tv

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Robert Nydegger

Public's assistance sought in 20-year-old case


POW/MIA CON MAN

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UPDATE

 

CSM Richard Barr Cayton USA (Ret)
aka "Little Audie"

Despite the tireless, indefatigable work of CID agents at Fort Hood, TX, this case is now (October 2006) STILL - JUNE 2008 - in the hands of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District, Waco, TX ... IN LIMBO.  As of June 25, 2008, MILITARY RECORDS STILL REFLECT CAYTON'S ALLEGED "POW" STATUS.

CSM Richard Barr Cayton USA (Ret)  
click on his name for the rest of the story

DID YOU SERVE WITH THIS MAN?? WAS HE YOUR TEACHER?? PLEASE CONTACT US

He had been working (Spring 2007) in Killeen with a company called Ultimate Lock Distribution Co. 
We have heard he is no longer there.

June 2008 - RECENT INFO SUGGESTS THAT WHILE CAYTON HAS AN ADDRESS IN LUDOWICI, GA - HE IS LIVING IN AN "RV" ON PROPERTY AFFILIATED WITH AN RV DEALERSHIP OWNED BY FAMILY. 
He is driving a recently acquired Ford Mustang. 
He is "keeping a low profile."

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The POW NETWORK will be addressing the issue of STOLEN VALOR and Richard Barr Cayton on August 16, 2008 at 10 am at the Armed Forces E-9 Association hall  - 

699 E Veterans Memorial Blvd

Harker Heights, TX  76548


Heroes or Villains???    INTRO

Those reported with statements that cannot be substantiated and/or having military records that do NOT confirm their alleged POW status:

LISTS OF NAMES: those claiming Vietnam POW

A

B [1] B [2] C [1] C [2] D

E - F

G H [1] H [2] I - J

K

L M [1] M [2]

N - O

P - Q R S [1] S [2]

T - V

W X-Z

More NAMES and more Reported Claims:
Medal of Honor, Other than Vietnam POWs, Son Tay Raiders, DSC, DFC, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Cross, SEALS, Rangers, Pilots, Special Forces, Green Berets, Combat, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots, Flying Tigers, DOUBT EVERYTHING, Don't Encourage 

List of State Defense Forces under suspicion

ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SUSPICION
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The Top 20 Most Decorated U.S. Military Personnel

ELTON JOHN  click here

The Stolen Valor Act
 P A S S E D 
Dec 6, 2006
Signed into law 12/20/2006

BLUNT SIGNS LEGISLATION
 June 30, 2007

State of Missouri  

HOUSE BILL NO. 938

....To amend chapter 578, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to 
the stolen valor act of 2007, with penalty provisions....  
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New Laws in Illinois Take Effect January 1, 2008 

The need for a National Valor Awards database

THE SENATE BILL  02/14/2008

THE HOUSE BILL 10/04/2007

Examples of the problems to be addressed


NEWSPAPER ARTICLE INDEX - PHONIES EXPOSED
note: some names link to additional articles in the names list above

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player05.html?062206/062206_ff_medals&FNL&Dishonoring
%20American%20Heroes&acc&National&-1&exp


A guy is driving around in the North Georgia mountains and sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: "Talking Dog for Sale."
He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
 
"You talk?" he asks. "Yep," the Lab replies.
 
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says "So, what's your story?"
 
The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA and they had me sworn into the toughest branch of the armed services .... the United States Marines ... you know one of their nicknames is "The Devil Dogs". In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders; because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running, but the jetting around really tired me out and I knew I wasn't getting any younger. So, I decided to settle down. I retired from the Corps (8 dog years is 56 Corps years) and signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in."

The dog continues - "I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."
 
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. "Ten dollars," the guy says. "Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?"
 
"Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shit. Hell, he was in the Navy!"


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VERIFICATION LINKS:

ALL Prisoners of War from Vietnam  
Returnees, escapees, AWOL, remains returned, PFOD, KIA/BNR. Based on the "PMSEA" THE Pentagon List.

POW-IS  - Prisoner of War information system - can furnish CERTIFICATE OF CAPTIVITY after verification

ALL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, ALL WARS

ALL LIVING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS - by home state (or citation, birth date, war, etc)

Preserving the History of Recipients of the Medal of HonorHome of Heroes

Meet ROGER DONLON, Medal of Honor Recipient, phony hunter

LEGION OF VALOR (Membership limited to MOH, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross) Can verify any individual's claim of these awards.


LINKS to others uncovering phonies:

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

SPECSEC Former Army MP and DoD SWAT Officer helps ferret out the false, the frauds, the phonies!   

Stolen Valor:  - The liars on this page were never PJ's.

Viper's Vietnam Veterans Pages, Wannabe's  -  Wannabes, Valor Thieves, Poseurs, Fakes, Frauds, Scumbags, Low Life's, Imposters, Charlatans, Cheats ... You will be caught!

RATPACK - Uncovering the phonies within the VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The F.B.I.  - Major Cases - Medal Of Honor -- turn in a suspected sale or phony...

Medal of Honor --  the men that EARNED it in Vietnam... and the phonies that didn't...
FBI False Medal of Honor

Marine Corps phonies - by a Marine for Marines (and the rest of the world)

veriseal.org -  INVESTIGATES PHONY SEALS

U.S. Naval Warfare Archives  - SEALS

SEALs - Wall of Shame:  Fake SEALs?" -- The phony SEAL list of thousands - caught in their own lies...

SEALs - Links, information and more on phony SEALs and other wannabe's.

U.S. Army Ranger Association

MACVSOG -  SOG  Hall of Shame 

Phonyveterans.com  - Phonies, photos and more. No holds barred.  

Army Rangers  - The Wannabee Hunt Club Trophy Room

Military Order of the Purple Heart, AZ - yet more phonies and frauds.

USS PUEBLO -- the Crew; those captured, repatriated, and those that died.

Lovefraud.com Many fraudsters are sociopaths - Lovefraud explains how to spot them.

After Action Reports -- Official Vietnam Records - free except for copying costs.

Fraud - Resume Falsification -  Description: Fraud Prevention, Information and News about Fraud Online

http://www.weavingthetruth.com - Proud Sibling of Cpl. Thomas Steven Hickman,196th LIB- KIA- Vietnam 8/26/1970
Founder: www.goldstarsiblingsinc.org

SRAP - 50th173rdabnbrigade.org

Australian Military Fraud  - The wannabe's down under... not just our problem! Uncovering the truth among Australia's Vietnam veterans.

You may have noticed that in our recent exposures we have begun naming the executive officers of the organisations that harbour this trash.....

Additional Reference Books:


by Henry Mark Holzer (Author of "Aid and Comfort", Jane Fonda in North Vietnam)
For those having read "Aid and Comfort", Holzer is making another case: there is serious problem of fake warriors 
who act out of a variety of neurotic (and worse) psychological reasons, resulting in unacceptable moral, legal, financial and other consequences; the solution is for decent people to identify the fakers, to make common cause with others who want to do something about the problem, and to invoke/use the many legal and social tools available.

NO GUTS NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters. By Steve Robinson, former Navy SEAL.

HONOR BOUND  - American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 
By Stuart I. Rochester and Frederick Kiley
LISTS ALL "U.S. PERSONNEL CAPTURED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 1961-1973 (AND SELECTED FOREIGN NATIONALS)"  PER DPMO REFERENCE DOCUMENT MAY 1997

THE RAID - The full story of the extraordinary top-secret mission to rescue 61 American POWs in a prison compound 23 miles from Hanoi.
By Benjamin F. Schemmer.
LISTS ALL SON TAY RAID PARTICIPANTS.

The NAVY CROSS - Vietnam - Citations of awards to Men of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps - 1964-1973.
Edited by Paul Drew Stevens.
LISTS NAVY CROSS RECIPIENTS.

STOLEN VALOR - How the Vietnam Generation was Robbed of its Heroes and its History.
By B.G. Burkett and Glenna Whitley.
LISTS VIETNAM PRISONERS OF WAR RETURNED ALIVE - MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS - RECIPIENTS OF THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS - RECIPIENTS OF THE NAVY CROSS  - RECIPIENTS OF THE AIR FORCE CROSS.

*** February 10, 2000

I just went through your entire Phony section, opened up all the sections, one by one, and I'm amazed at all your wonderful work. Fantastic reference document. I'll send all those who inquire to your site.... first... for the real McCoy authentic information on Phony POWs. Thanks for your service to the thousands of victims who are likely to fall prey to Phonies, liars and con men who would take advantage of those who are susceptible to POW sob stories.

Mike McGrath (POW 30 June '67 to 4 March '73)
President of NAM-POWs, a social and fraternal brotherhood of the Vietnam era POWs from NVN, SVN, Laos, Cambodia and China.

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