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| GAHIMER, ERNEST D.
Gahimer, Ernie |
12/2008 | / | http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n081231c.shtml
================================================ Gahimer Retiring After Twenty Years By NCBI Dec 30, 2008, 12:13 Sgt. Ernie Gahimer will retire Wednesday after 20 years with the Sheriff's Office. After December 31, 2008, the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office will have to figure out a way to function without Sgt. Ernie Gahimer, who will be retiring after twenty years of service. Sgt. Gahimer has had a life time of public service starting at the age of 19 with a six year hitch in the United States Navy, part of it as a Navy SEAL. He started his law enforcement career as a police officer in Alaska and then later for the Tonasket Police Department before coming to work for the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office in 1988. Sheriff Frank Rogers said, "Over the years Ernie was involved in pretty much everything that went on in the Sheriff's Office. He was a Detective, was heavily involved in Search and Rescue, was a member of the Sheriff's Office Hasty Team, was the department diver and was instrumental in the Field Training Program for the County." He said, "Through the years Ernie worked his way through the ranks, as a Deputy, Sergeant and Chief Criminal Deputy. Ernie not only earned the respect and admiration from the men and women he worked with but also with other agencies and the public at large." Rogers said, "Ernie has been a big part of law enforcement in this county for a lot of years. He's known as a real 'cop's cop' and we are truly going to miss him and his talents. " A retirement party is scheduled for Sgt. Gahimer on Saturday, January 10th, at 7 p.m. in the Agriplex at the Fairgrounds in Okanogan. The public is welcome to bring their well wishes and any "good stories."
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To the
Managing Editor: Sir, Before I
expound on the information contained in the subject line, I must make
clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept.
of Defense or any other government organization. My efforts to expose
SEAL imposters are performed as a service to the public, and in honor
of my SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in service to our nation…
men who truly earned the right to the title “US NAVY SEAL” but who
are no longer able to stand forward in defense of their honor, their
reputations, and their TEAMs. This letter
is in regard to your recent article entitled “Gahimer
hangs up his cuffs and gun” (http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n081231c.shtml)
[published online 31 Dec 2008] in which your publication details the
impending retirement of Sgt. ERNIE
GAHIMER. In the article you specifically offer this
quotation: “Gahimer
has had a lifetime of public service, starting at 19 years old with a
six-year hitch in the U.S. Navy, said Rogers. Part of his service was
as a Navy SEAL.” If
the name in your published article is spelled correctly, I do NOT
find a listing in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day)
for anyone named EARNEST
“ERNIE” GAHIMER. I have also examined possible
alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without
finding any that might be applicable. In fact there are absolutely no
men listed in the SEAL Database with that last name. In fact there is
no listing in the entirety of the SEAL Database for anyone with the
last name GAHIMER. Unless
he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an
action for which there would be evidence in the form of court
documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and
based upon the information you have provided, I
can state conclusively that EARNEST “ERNIE” GAHIMER has NEVER
COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy
SEAL or a Navy UDT “Frogman”. ... I would be
remiss if I did not inform you of this information, especially in
light of the planned retirement ceremony for Mr. GAHIMER
on 9 January. While it is certainly appropriate for the man to receive
kudos for what he actually accomplished as a law enforcement officer
for 20 years, it in entirely inappropriate for him to be recognized as
a Navy SEAL when there is no listing for the man in the rosters of the
Navy’s SEAL Training program or the Navy SEAL Teams. Respectfully, Steve
Robinson RM2(SEAL) |
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| Gainer, Melvin | . | . | actual records and the tale... |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! |
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| Gallagher, Anthony Joseph aka Tony |
. | MO | Claims multiple Purple Hearts, Retired Drill Sgt | ONLY award Marksman with Rifle Bar. Never left U.S. Served 59-65 INCLUDING reserves. | ||
| Gallup, Bruce Raymond | 06/2006 06/2007 |
North Haven CT | Claims Special
Forces, rescuing P.O.W.’s and part of an elite unit.
======================================================= http://www.navysite.de/cv/cv15.htm .... In the summer of 1962, RANDOLPH again steamed to the
Mediterranean. Returning to the western Atlantic as the Cuban missile
crisis broke, she operated in the Caribbean from the end of October
through November. After a Norfolk overhaul, RANDOLPH resumed her station
in the Atlantic. During the next five years she made two Mediterranean
cruises and a northern European cruise, while spending most of her time
off the east coast and in the Caribbean. “AN” means “AIRMAN” (E3 in the generalized Aviation rating skills) and the NP91600-A is the code identifier associated with that course. The “Airman” rank is not skill-specific. All it means is that the person will eventually work in a skill field having to do with aircraft in some way and generally tied in with duty on an Air Station or Aircraft Carrier. “BMR”
is “BASIC MILITARY REQUIREMENTS” and the NP-91202-1A is the
associated code identifier for the course. |
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| GARCIA, Emilio Nieves | 12/2007
08/2008 |
Killeen, TX | He claims to be a disabled veteran who
served in Vietnam with the MACSOG and "was involved in program that
killed villagers and civilian leaders". He is also recently
listed as a sex offender in Bell County TX He is telling his
stories of being "a special Operator" to anyone who listens.
His information on conviction can be found under the TXDPS website for
sex offenders.
============================================= Killeen Herald Newspaper - |
ACTUAL RECORD | ||
| Garcia, Josh Adam | 07/2007 | . |
Marine chef cooked up details about his service
Marine Corps Times
By C. Mark Brinkley - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jun 15, 2007 5:47:53 EDT
Would you like lies with that?
Former Marine Josh Adam Garcia <http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf_vote/text/0,,FOOD_20356_62437,00.html>
has been cooking up some tall tales in the kitchen on his quest to win
the title of “The Next Food Network Star <http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf_vote/>.”
The popular reality television show, now in its third season, brings
together 11 real-world cooks to compete for a six-episode series deal
on the network. Last season’s champ, Guy Fieri, has quickly become a
standout on the network, now working as host of the new shows
“Guy’s Big Bite” and “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”
After a June 1 interview with the former Marine cook, Military Times
began digging deeper into Garcia’s past. It seems that much of the
story, provided by both Food Network and by the man himself, doesn’t
check out.
Touted as a graduate of the New York Restaurant School <http://www.artinstitutes.edu/newyork/>
and a former Marine who served in Afghanistan, Garcia’s record is
actually much less stellar. For starters, he never finished culinary
school in New York.
“He attended, but did not graduate,” said Midge Elias, director of
public relations at the school, now known as the Art Institute of New
York City. Privacy rules prevent the school from releasing any further
information, such as number of course hours completed or whether the
former Marine used the GI Bill to help finance his training, as he
claimed in multiple interviews.
Garcia, who turns 26 later this month, was a Marine, enlisting Aug.
15, 1999, for a four-year enlistment that should have ended in 2003.
Instead, Garcia was discharged eight months early as a private for
reasons that the Marine Corps declined to discuss due to laws
protecting his personal information.
Enlisted for more than three years with no promotions? Not even the
Marine Corps is that tough.
In a follow-up interview Monday, Garcia was asked to explain why he
called himself a former corporal. He owned up to non-judicial
punishments that cost him rank, but he blamed his military troubles on
a hazing conspiracy at his former unit. Garcia also claimed that he
fought his administrative separation and was ultimately exonerated,
but none of that can be independently confirmed because of privacy
rules.
The Marine Corps has no record of Garcia’s rank being upgraded from
private by any review board.
Likewise, the service has no record of Garcia ever deploying to
Afghanistan, and certainly not as a member of 2nd Battalion, 8th
Marine Regiment, the infantry unit Garcia said he accompanied to the
war zone in 2002. In fact, Marine officials at the battalion’s home
at Camp Lejeune, N.C., said the unit did not deploy to Afghanistan
that year.
“When I was in the Marine Corps, I was a grunt for a year and a
half, two years, and um, became a cook,” Garcia says in a video
profile for Food Network, going on to tell his story of growing up in
low-income housing in New York’s south Bronx, cooking for his family
at age 7. Marine officials said Tuesday that the only military
occupational specialty listed in Garcia’s file is food service, and
there’s no record of him holding an infantry specialty.
Now living in Havelock, N.C., not far from the gates of his final duty
station, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Garcia is the chef de
cuisine at the French fusion restaurant Stacia’s Lieu Secret <http://www.lieusecret.com>
in nearby New Bern.
When confronted with the inconsistencies, Garcia said he never
specifically told the Food Network he went to Afghanistan, but instead
let producers there “believe what they wanted to believe.”
During the June 1 telephone interview, a conference call with the chef
and a publicist for the network, Garcia was asked several times
whether he was embellishing or omitting details from his military
record. Rather than correct any inaccuracies then, the former Marine
stuck to his story.
“I was just afraid of what they would say,” Garcia said in the
follow-up interview Monday, which was not monitored by the publicist.
“I’m not dishonorable, dude. The unit was trying to cover up
hazing, a big hazing scandal.”
During a second phone interview later that day, Garcia asked that the
truth behind his military record not be revealed. He told stories of
fights that stemmed from being a victim of hazing, and of a command
that wanted to ruin him forever.
“Everything I’ve worked so hard for will come crashing down,” he
said. “Everybody there (in his military unit) told me I’d never
amount to nothing. The worst thing I did was let the Food Network
believe something that wasn’t true.”
It’s unclear what role his military past and culinary training
played in his selection for “The Next Food Network Star.” There
was no requirement for either in the audition process, and some other
contestants have no culinary training or formal kitchen experience.
But, the former Marine admitted that it was
during the final selections for the show that he let the “war
hero” notion take hold.
“That’s my fault,” he said. “I let them believe it, that’s
my fault.”
When contacted about the inconsistencies Tuesday afternoon, Food
Network issued a brief written statement:
“Food Network conducted routine background checks on the competitors
featured in the series,” according to the statement, attributed to
Bob Tuschman <http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_nf/article/0,,FOOD_20096_3754879,00.html>,
senior vice-president of programming and production for Food Network
(and a recurring judge on the show). “It has come to our attention
that some facts about Josh Garcia may have been misrepresented. We are
currently investigating this situation and will have a resolution
soon. His updated bio, pending further review, has been posted on the
Web site.”
The online profile no longer included any references to Afghanistan as
of 6 p.m. Tuesday, but still referred to Garcia as a graduate of the
New York school after the statement was released. By 8 p.m. Tuesday
night, Garcia’s profile had been updated to say that he only had
attended the school. Garcia’s personal MySpace page <http://www.myspace.com/jagbeyond>
also listed him as a graduate of the school, but as of Tuesday
evening, his MySpace account had been made private, thus restricting
access.
When contacted a final time for comment Tuesday afternoon, Garcia
finally stopped talking.
“You’re going to have to talk to the Food Network,” he said.
“I don’t have anything else to say.”
The bulk of “The Next Food Network Star” episodes have already
been filmed. New episodes of air each Sunday night (repeats air
throughout the week) through July 22, with a panel of guest judges
voting on who stays or goes.
The voting is opened up to America when the
field is down to the final two, and viewers will decide on the winner.
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| Garcia, Manny | 10/2004 | . | BIOGRAPHY
CHICANO/CHICANA
MILITARY An Accidental Soldier: Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam Manny Garcia "I was born in a log cabin just like Abe Lincoln, except our cabin was a rental." Starting with this account of his humble origins, Manny Garcia, who describes himself as "a left-handed, rather contrary Mestizo-American," has written a memoir that begins in late 1947 in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and takes him to Utah and a stint as a Mormon and ultimately to Vietnam. In late 1965, a cocky, naïve, alienated teen-ager, Garcia joined the army almost accidentally, enlisting for three years. At eighteen he became an Airborne Ranger, a combat infantryman with the crack First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. His book shows you the war from the point man position, up close and personal, at eye level. ...... ============ Author speaks as part of Hispanic Heritage WeekBy Hilary IngoldsbyPublished: Friday, October 15, 2004 Media Credit: Photo by Jessica Alexander |
Garcia served from Nov 66 to Nov 72
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| Garcia, Thomas M. | 12/2007 | NY | http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~tmgarcia/resume.html
quote
end quote |
..... I greatly appreciate your
interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your
search for the TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make
clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept.
of Defense or any other government organization. I am one of about a
dozen men in America who possess a copy of the SEAL Database, a
comprehensive and regularly updated listing of all men who trained and
served with the Naval Special Warfare units (SEALs, UDT, NCDU,
S&R) from the end of WWII to the present day. I also have access
to archival sources who can verify/deny claims of service DURING WWII.
As a former US Navy SEAL myself, I am fully familiar with the NSW
training program and the standard operating procedures used by the
Teams, as well as an in-depth personal knowledge of many of the
‘insider’ events and incidents which UDT “Frogmen” and SEALs
offer as a part of their bona fides. My efforts to expose SEAL
imposters are performed free of charge, as a service to the public,
and in honor of my SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in service to
our nation… men who truly earned the right to the title “US NAVY
SEAL” but who are no longer able to stand forward in defense of
their honor, their reputations, and their TEAMs.
If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone named THOMAS M. GARCIA. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. Please be aware that I do not have access to any records (official or unofficial) listing the names of individuals who reported for SEAL training, but who subsequently failed to complete the training program. There are a total of ten (10) men with the last name GARCIA in the entirety of the SEAL Database, and none of them has either the first name THOMAS or a middle name beginning with the alphabetic letter “M”. Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that THOMAS M. GARCIA has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL. .... Very Respectfully, USN 1970-1978 |
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| GARDNER, DERRELL DOUGLAS | 07/2009 | FL | http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24055
Derrell Gardner
Let me start by saying "thank you" to the
people of Ft Myers for encouraging me to campaign for Mayor. |
Derrell Douglas Gardner Jr PFC/E-3 DOR: 19 Aug 83 Job Skill 11B Infantry Entered the Military: D.E.P. 03 May 82 Entered Active Duty: 19 Aug 82 School Assignment: OUST 11X (26 Aug 82 to 17 Nov 82) School Assignment: Airborne Class 10-83 (14 Jan 83 to 04 Feb 83) School Assignment: Special Forces Qualification Course (08 Feb 83 to 23 Jan 84) Last active duty assignment: Company C, 1st Special Warfare Training Battalion, JFK Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, NC Released from Active Duty: 01 Feb 84 (Transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve) Discharged: 18 Aug 88 (Rank PFC/E-3) Awards & Decorations Army Service Ribbon Parachutist Badge Stolen Valor Act Watchdog blog: Special Forces vet questions whether Fort Myers ... The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA The Stolen Valor Act is a federal law enacted in 2006 that makes it illegal to falsely claim any military decorations and medals. It's unclear whether the ... Watchdog blog: Special Forces vet questions whether Fort Myers mayoral candidate violated federal law
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| Garris, Preston | 09/2007 | NC | http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/09/marine_faker_main_070916/ Former Staff Sgt. Preston Garris
From: La Grange, N.C.
The lie: In order to be appointed to the Veterans Affairs Commission
in North Carolina, Garris, in 2005, produced a DD 214 for the
Department of Veterans Affairs stating he retired as a first
lieutenant and earned a Silver Star and two Purple Hearts during the
Vietnam War, said Charlie Smith, assistant secretary of the North
Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs.
The reality: His real DD 214 provided by the Marine Corps states he
got out of the Corps as a staff sergeant. One Purple Heart he earned
after a portion of his leg was amputated due to a wound he sustained
in the Vietnam War is not disputed. At press time, the Marine Corps
was still trying to find records of his Silver Star and the second
Purple Heart. Doug Sterner, who maintains a database of Silver Star
recipients and is frequently contacted by the FBI and other government
agencies for confirmation of awards, could not find him in his
database.
The result: Once members began questioning his service in 2005, he
resigned in November of that year, but he did not admit embellishing
his record. He was also running for junior vice commander-in-chief of
the Southern Conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at that time.
His biography posted during his campaign on the VFW Web site reported
he earned the Silver Star, Combat Action Ribbon and two Purple Hearts.
Garris lost the election.
His case was investigated by the FBI, and the results of the
investigation were handed off to the Justice Department this summer,
but no charges have yet been filed, said FBI agent Greg Baker, who
oversaw the investigation.
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EXPOSE
12/30/2007 |
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| Garland, Ronald Christopher | . | . |
Claims joined at 17 ( Actual Dob 1973 or 1974) - Special Forces,
Army Ranger, Jumped into Panama and Army Officer in Kuwait.
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QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!Served April 7, 1993 to July 10, 1995. Awards: Army lapel Button, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qual w/Grenade Bar, Marksman Qual w/Rifle Bar. Discharged "Specialist". From April 16 1993 to July 30 1993 - Served with Co B 2/54th INF USAITB FBO. Was a Fighting Vehicle Infantryman with E co 2-16th IN Ft Riley Kansas till "med hold" discharge. Oct 4 1994. Hillwood Plaza TN - Executive Martial Arts. |
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| Gassman, Dale Francis | 05/2007 12/2008 |
CO MD |
Claims U.S. Army and Special Forces Captain. Claims covert ops
and no records would be found. claims being sent to Iraq.
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ST LOUIS COULD LOCATE NO MILITARY RECORDS. | ||
| Gean, Gregory Neal | 11/2005 | Laevenworth KS |
Claims he was an F-14 Fighter Pilot and
got discharged for sickness he said he encountered while flying.
Allegedly in the past has illegally
represented himself as a Police Lt. from the Leavenworth Police
Department. Also still tells people that when in the Navy as an
Aviator that he held the rank of Ensign.
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Records indicate Gean
was in an Aircraft Maintenance Indoctrination course from 2 Sep 87 to
15 Sep 87. And from 21 Sep 87 to 05 Oct 87 Gregg attended
Avionics Technician School in which he did not graduate and was
dropped due to lack of motivation. He was in for a period of about 15
months and never went any further than an E-1 in rank.
Rumors abound that Gregg went AWOL while on active duty.
Gean works at a local GM Car dealership
as a car salesman. Probably partially due to the fact that
they wanted to associate themselves with a former Navy man as the
dealership put in their ad in the Leavenworth Times, "Our Gregg
is a former Navy man."
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| Gee, Theodore Vernon | 08/2007 | . |
Claims to have served from 1982 to
1989 and then was called back up to "be the one of the first on the
ground for Desert Shield/Storm". Says his rank was a CPT when
he got out but went to college from 82 to 85 and only took one year of
ROTC. Claims "rank of O3 in Special Operations". He claims he was a Ranger. |
Actual Records | ||
| Genot,
Werner J. aka "Jack" |
09/2003 | Marengo, Illinois | Claims
USMC POW Chosin Reservoir - escaped after 8 months Korea. Claims
retired USMC Captain, but no records of receiving retired pay, field
commission by Chesty Puller while he was a member of the 7th Marines and
Chesty was CO of the 1st Marines.
Jack Genot was
kicked out of the Marine Corps League. The documentation provided
and additional documents gathered with his date of birth show he could
not be at the Chosen Reservoir. |
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| George, Chester | . | Tuscon AZ | Claims Medal of Honor, PH and special ops | . | ||
| George, John Edward | 10/2006 | NC | www.starnewsonline.com
Article published Oct
22, 2006 Please see the newspaper
website for the rest of the story! |
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| Gerka, Jerry | . | Florida | Claims Navy SEAL, Claims Medal of Honor. Was (may still be) a member of Vietnam Vets of Florida, Northside chapter. 05/2003 | . | ||
| GERVASI, JOSEPH J | 10/2005 | NEW JERSEY |
MOVED AROUND A LOT AND WAS ONLY WITH 187 A SHORT TIME BUT WAS FIRST
REG UNIT I WAS ASSIGNED TO AND FIRST I SERVED IN COMBAT SO A SPECIAL
ATTACHMENT. GRADUATED JUMP SCHOOL AT FT. BENNING DEC OF 64 WAS
ASSIGNED TO THE 11th AIR ASSAULT DIV. [TEST] AT FT. BENNING 1/187th
ABN. VOLUNTEERED FOR "DOOR GUNNERS" JOB WITH SEVERAL NCO'S
AS THE 11th HAD CHOPPERS AND PILOTS ON 3-6 MOS. TOURS IN RVN SINCE 63.
WE WENT AS ADVISORS GUNNERS SINCE U.S. HAD NO GROUND TROOPS THERE AT
THAT TIME. ONE OF THE NCO'S HAD JUST COME FROM 5th OR 7th CORPS LRP IN
EUROPE SO WHEN WE ARRIVED IN COUNTRY WORKED WITH VIET 6TDND IN A RECON
TYPE ROLE WHEN WE COULD THAT'S WHERE THE ORIGINAL LRP 187th CAME IN.
THE SECOND R WAS ADDED LATER. I WAS WITH THEM TILL JULY OF 65 THEN ALL
THE COLOR CHANGES ECT. TO 1st CAV DIV. AIRMOBILE.
WHEN I FINISHED JUMP SCHOOL WAS ASSIGNED TO 1st BN 187th ABN INF REGT 11TH AAD {T} WENT OVER TO RVN 1-65 RETURNED END OF 6-65 THEN OFF TO 1st CAV REGT FT. HOOD. MOST OF THE BENNING RVN STUFF WAS DONE UNDER THE
TABLE, AS I EXPLAINED EARLIER. AS TO THE VIET PARA UNITS: 1st TDND AND
6th TDND {TAY DOUN NAY DO} NOT THE BEST SPELLING BUT COMES OUT TO 1st
AND 6th PARA REGTS.
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ACTUAL
RECORD
Reports of a portrait in his house in full LRRP regalia! used lrrp187@webtv.net |
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Ghalam,
Shariar
aka Shariar Meshkin-Ghalam aka "Jack" Ghalam
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03/2007 |
Boulder, Colorado
and/or Chugwater, Wyoming
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Ghalam claims he was a 1st Lt. F-5E pilot who "did 823
hours of combat" against Iraqi fighters with "62
aerial kills" (two of them by 20mm cannon).
He also claims that he did contract work for the US military in post-9/11 Arabic translation and intel analysis.
Ghalam has given many interviews and public speeches
highlighting his air force combat claims, the below of which
was videotaped:
American Patriotism: An Immigrant's Perspective. 9/26/01, 7pm
at CU Boulder
(April 24, 2007, Update: Shariar Ghalam's credibility as a
source is in serious question. I apologize to my readers for
unintentionally conveying information regarding Ghalam that I
now regard as dubious. -- Ari Armstrong)
Photo and MORE |
NPRC could locate NO MILITARY RECORD |
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| GIBSON, ROGER M | 01/2009 | AR |
THE CLAIMS: http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/70114/ THE TRUTH: April
29, 2009 - Benton
County Daily Register Gibson:
http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/72970/ Holland
(with Photo): http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/72971/
Both
Men: http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/72954/
FBI Sidebar: http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/72956/ |
ACTUAL RECORDS | ||
| GIBSON, WILLIAM A | 03/2009 | SC | DON'T MISS THIS | . | ||
| GILBERT, ACE LEON | 07/2008 | Ohio |
http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20080717/NEWS05/807170331/
article
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ACTUAL RECORDS | ||
| Gilbert,
Nelson T.
aka "Shane" |
03/2008 06/2008 11/2008 03/2009 |
Vicksburg
AZ Watkinsville, Georgia |
Claims SEAL from 65 thru 74.
Had a special tag in Kansas (USNSEAL) Claims to have been in service for 9 1/2 years and said he got out when he had his throat cut and got shot. Even claims to have shot a little girl while serving. Also was claiming to be a Marshal in Vicksburg. He wears a marshal badge and carries handcuffs as well. Has a 02 P71 Interceptor and marked it up like a police car. 2008 - working in maintenance at Spanish Main Resort and RV park 11/2008 -
He is currently in Athens Georgia working for a guy that owns mobile
homes. Doing remodeling on them. He lives in Watkinsville, Georgia
his RV at lot #9. Driving a 2002 Ford 3/4 ton white truck. Oklahoma tags
that expire in December 08
03/2009 - He is currently working In Tulsa Oklahoma as Manager and maintenance of an apartment complex. He is still wearing a badge that says Bail enforcement and carrying handcuffs and a fake Glock gun which is in fact a Beebe gun. Also a retractable Billy club. Still driving the 02 ford truck. |
NOT
a SEAL.
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| Gillette, Rock H. | 10/2007 | . | Obituary: Rock H. Gillette '64
25Oct07 - Rock H. Gillette, age 65, of Bristol Township, died Friday,
October 12, 2007 at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown.
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..... If the name
you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT
find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone named
ROCK H. GILLETTE. I have also
examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar
pronunciations. There are only two (2) men with the last name GILLETTE who
have completed the UDT/SEAL training program since the end of WWII; one man
graduated from training in JULY 1985, the other man graduated from training
in DECEMBER 1997. Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that ROCK H. GILLETTE has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a UDT “Frogman” or US Navy SEAL...... Thank you again
for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the
honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. Very
Respectfully, Steve
Robinson |
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| GILLUM, ANTHONY D | 02/2008 | MI | THE STORY |
THE
RECORDS
Date: Tue,
20 May 2008 13:41:09 EDT
......
please inform the Commandant that the shit is going to hit the fan over
the Michigan Department Commandant's handling of the
Anthony Gillum case unless there is intervention on the solution
presented by the Dept. of Michigan's "agreement" with Gillum.
The veterans of 1/9 are not pleased by any means. This man
intentionally and falsely claimed to have served as a platoon
sergeant, in combat, with our unit and that not going to be tolerated.
He intentionally and falsely presented himself as a heroic combat
veteran, highly decorated, and that too is not going to be tolerated by
the men of The Walking Dead. Gillum's defense of his actions would
fool only a fool, but certainly not any combat veteran of the United
States Marine Corps.
The
1/9 Network, Inc. includes 1200 members, among them - numerous high
ranking retired officers. Our membership includes more than a
few of General ranks, among them former Commandant of the
Marine Corps General Michael W. Hagee, who are highly pissed
off that Gillum remains in the ranks of the MCL after violating federal
laws, specifically The Stolen Valor Act. The MCL National
Commandant has indeed received messages from several retired
Colonels by this time and should be aware of the furor caused by the
"minor" admonishment of this individual for his misdeeds.
Promising
not to run for office in the MCL for a period of one year is tantamount
to promising not to fart in church for a similar period.
Violating
The Stolen Valor Act, a federal law, should be considered a
very serious matter, but that doesn't appear to be the case by the MCL
Dept. of Michigan's Commandant. The personal "agreement"
with Gillum is a joke. The FBI and ABC NEWS has been in the
loop of information of how the MCL is handling the matter and will
continue to be.
As
a friend I request that you strongly urge
the National Commandant to (1) file criminal charges and (2) to expel
Gillum from the ranks of the MCL. The evidence of federal
violations is overwhelming against Gillum. This would satisfy the
ranks of our 1/9 veterans of the Vietnam War and would be the RIGHT
thing to do.
The
courtesy of your reply is requested, as it seems the Commandant doesn't
see fit to communicate with me on a personal level. Is it because
I am not a registered member of the MCL? Ask me why I and many of
my Marine brothers choose not to join the MCL.
SEMPER
FI,
John
J. Freeman
SSgt.
USMC
National
Membership Committee
1st
Battalion 9th Marines Network, Inc.
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| Gilmore, Steve | 2002 residence NOT listed under Gilmore. | Springfield, MO | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman... Claims Navy SEAL Team 6 AND Marine Force Recon 1, 2, 3 and 4. Claims BUDS 1976, discharged from Yuma as a "Renegade". Member of American Legion, was present to "cut the cake" as youngest Marine at 2001 Marine Corps Ball. Tales related to news reporter, Navy SEAL and another Marine. |
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| Gish, Douglas Edward | . | Midvale, UT,
Draper, UT, Santa Anna, CA, Anaheim, CA |
Claims F-4 Phantom pilot in VN. Says always go for the one wire landing ....claims shot down twice, evaded capture. . Dob Apr 48. Has police/court problems back to1995. Cannot I.D. a Phantom when in front of him. | ACTUAL Aircraft crash, fire and rescue USMC E5 | ||
| Gleiter, Roy | 09/2007 | . | Homeless Man Pulls His Own Load | |||
| Glick, Jeffery | 11/2004 | Lyndhurst, OH | Claiming
SPECIAL FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... The 57-year-old Glick said he had served his country in an “advisory role,” but did not elaborate or offer verification. He served in Vietnam. Three tours. Special Forces. Green Beret. Decorated with medals. EXPOSED
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=26077
===================Councilman admits he didn't serve in Vietnam
POSTED: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 6:45:28 AM LYNDHURST, OH -- A Lyndhurst city councilman
has admitted that he isn’t a veteran, after previously insisting he
fought in Vietnam.
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Regina Brett
Plain Dealer Columnist
The Lyndhurst councilman lied and lied and lied.
He even lied to a soldier's mother. Like a fish story, the lie grew bigger each time. He served in Vietnam. Three tours. Special Forces. Green Beret. Decorated with medals.
Jeffrey Glick had his combat routine down pat. He would
sit for hours and dazzle people with stories about secret
missions......
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| Glycenfer, George |
1999-2003
10/2008 |
NJ | Claims
Korean War POW.
DAV - Claims Purple Heart. VA states
NO service connected disability.
|
Mr. Steve Fountain and Mr. Peter Becker,
I read with interest your 6 October 2008
story that was featured in the Wayne Independent, Honesdale, PA about
George Glycenter being a Korean War Prisoner of War.
What is interesting is that his name is
not listed under the National Archives Database as being a Korean War
POWs.
Did you make a mistake?
Thank you for your assistance.
PP
LTC, US Army, Retired
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| Godbee
Jr, Visal aka Vince |
2002 2003 10/2006 |
Wash DC |
CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS Claims USMC combat sniper, claims retired DC police, now "security". |
ACTUAL RECORDS | ||
| Gogerty. Sherrie
E aka Sherrie Record |
11/2006 | CA | Claims that she had won a Silver Star for bravery in Viet Nam - she had been shot down in an Army helicopter, and while the pilot was unconscious, she took his pistol and killed an enemy soldier who was charging toward the downed helicopter. | Served March 73 to June 77. Served in Germany. Only awards National Defense, Good Conduct. | ||
| Golden, Robert A. | 08/2007
03/2009 |
. |
http://www.sflistteamhouse.com/G-Quest/
All the above was confirmed from his Form 66.
All his time in RVN was with the 5th Bn 27
Artillery 41st Artillery group. His
web page reeks of "padded" experience and qualifications. Golden's
web page, Ranger Bob: http://www.greenberet.net/
Url for his records: http://www.sflistteamhouse.com/G-Quest/golden_robert.pdf
Wearing jump wings 3 plus years prior to attending jump
school. Golden fresh out of Artillery OCS. Also, the first
time I have seen a wannabee wear an unauthorized Good Conduct Medal.
He had 10 months enlisted service. Was not qualified for a GCM:
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| Gonzales, Gilbert | 07/2003 | Golden Village Palms RV Resort - Hemet, CA | Seen at Apache Flats RV park. Claims Medal of Honor, "will show certificate" when challenged and confronted. Claims MOH presented by Colin Powell. Departed the RV park after confrontation. Also claims Army Warrant Officer, medivac helicopter pilot, fully disabled. | . | ||
| Gooding John Mansell | 09/2007 | FL | Claims to have been
a Marine serving in such major actions as the Tet Offensive, Special
Forces Operations in Cambodia, Khe Sanh, the Dak To Special Forces Camp
attack, Hue City, an NCOIC at the Marine Corps DI School, Parachute Jump
Instructor, an adviser to the Rhodesian Army for the USMC during the civil
war, a doctor who has performed mercenary work in interrogations and torture
for the CIA and NSA, a USMC Force Reconnaissance Member in Vietnam and
Cambodia, a prizewinning boxer for the USMC, and one of the residual special
forces teams who remained in Vietnam to do cleanup work after the American
withdrawal.
He has promoted himself as a highly qualified doctor who learned leadership and stability under fire while serving in such high-risk, notable battles. He has made a reputation for himself as a doctor who saw firsthand the horror of war while holding dying Marines and Green Berets in Vietnam. Claims to have thrown away the four purple hearts, silver star, Navy
Cross, and other medals he received in Vietnam. Many people know him as a
bitter Vietnam Vet who has seen so much horror that he regularly lectures
people on it. Furthermore, claims he was once an Olympic alternate, a former bodyguard to Menachem Begin and one of the wounded bodyguards who threw himself in front of Anwar Sadat. His license plates "Force Recon". |
actual records | ||
| Goodpasture, Thomas | . | Portland, OR | Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... | . | ||
| Goodrow, Timothy Edward | 12/2006 | Wash DC area |
Claims and wears, the Navy Cross, Silver Star, Combat Action Ribbon
(and more), also claims to have been a FMF Corpsman....
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Actual records and more | ||
| GOODWIN, JAMES C | 10/2009 | . |
RE: Tuskegee James
C. Goodwin (member, William "Bill" Campbell Chapter) claims
to be a DOTA and a pilot....he is NOT listed in any records that we
have of him being of such status... He
claims that he was in Bill Holloman's class (Class 44H-SE), but Bill
aggressively disputes this claim... The
ONLY pilot Goodwin that we have a record of is Luther A. Goodwin
(Class 44H-TE)... James
C. Goodwin has produced a document showing that he underwent flight
training at Tuskegee Institute in the CPTP program...being in that
program DOES NOT make you a DOTA!!!! This program was conducted as a
CIVILIAN program..yes, some graduates of CPTP went into the
"Tuskegee Experience" program, but not all... Furthermore,
in Ted Johnson's database, he lists CPTP members...Mr. Goodwin is NOT
listed!!!! Also,
when the DOTAs went to Washington, DC for President Obama's
inauguration, Mr. Goodwin was allowed to participate...Please check
with Tess about the details, but he did not show anyone from TAI the
proper credentials indicating that he was a DOTA... rb |
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| Goon, Walter E. | 09/2007 | Florida |
Claims to have been member of Seal Team 6, Vietnam Vet,
Sniper, Black Ops into Laos, Cambodia and secret missions lasting months to
capture NVA generals. Discovered Secret enemy Supply lines that no one else
could find and destroyed. Claims PTSD and also states all military
records lost in fire when asked to verify.
Works for a home building contractor: Classic Homes |
ACTUAL RECORDS | ||
| GRABOWSKI, RICK | 11/2008 | Holiday FL |   Claims to be a Navy Seal and involved in many secret missions behind enemy lines during the Gulf War. |
NOT A SEAL | ||
| Grade, Jeffery T | . | formerly with Harnischfeger - Illinois | claimed Navy EA-6B combat pilot, shot down and forced to fight for freedom "Rambo style... See July 12, 1999 BARRON's. No record found by Barron's or US News and World Report (Nov 22 199 article.) |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! |
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| Graham, Donald Augustus | 08/2003 | ALASKA | Graham, Donald Augustus 88, died Aug. 27, 2003, at Alaska Regional Hospital.... Mr. Graham won the Medal of Honor and later the Silver Star for gallantry in action over Milne Bay on Aug. 26, 1942.... http://www.adn.com/obituaries/ | . | ||
| Graham, John | 1997
2001 2003 01/2009 |
Missouri | USMC -- Claims 23 months
Korean War POW, actual 15 months
mailroom.
STILL CLAIMING POW - March 2003 - Quoted in Springfield, MO, NEWS LEADER March 25, 2003 as "former POW." Graham was confronted in 2001 by his peers re his lies. |
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| GRANT | 05/2008 | . |
Woman says fake obituary intended to keep creditors at bay
By Nita Birmingham
The Post and Courier
Originally published 02:00 a.m., May 21, 2008
Updated 12:10 p.m., May 21, 2008 Fake obituaryThis is the obituary that Melanie Grant submitted to the funeral home. It was published in The Post and Courier 5/15/2008 - 5/16/2008. GRANT, Melissa Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 11, 2008, in the Republic of Iraq, Lt. Melissa Hope Grant, US Air Force, the beloved daughter of Mrs. Melody Grant and Mr. Michael "Candy" King,step-daughter of the late Mr. Marcus Grant; sister of Kelondria Pendergrath, Kelvin Pendergrath, Raheem Brown, Akhaeem Brown, and Becole "Cola" Scales; granddaughter of Mrs. Darnell Grant and Mr.Henry "Muffin" King; niece of Shirline Denise Wright, Quindella "Que" Simmons, Meka Butler, and Marvin "Butter" Myers; cousin of Xavier D. Stewart, Sr., Karin L. Bland and Mercedes A. Jones. Funeral notice later. Friends may call at 836-A White Oak Drive,Charleston, SC. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.suburbanfuneralhome.com Arrangements by SUBURBAN FUNERAL HOME, INC. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths. A North Charleston woman who claimed to be the mother of a female Air Force officer killed in Iraq conceded Tuesday the officer doesn't exist. Melanie Grant, 39, said she thought she could buy time with creditors if she told them her daughter had died. A paid obituary published Thursday and Friday in The Post and Courier stated Lt. Melissa Hope Grant, 24, died May 11 in Iraq. "I just made it up. Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking," a tearful Melanie Grant said. A photograph accompanied the obituary. Grant said she tore the photo from the pages of a bridal magazine. Full obituaries and funeral notices are arranged through the newspaper's classified ad department. The Grant obituary was sent in from Suburban Funeral Home. The newspaper bills the funeral home, in this case $242.77, and the funeral home passes the cost on to the family. Skip Mikell, executive vice president and general manager of Suburban Funeral Home, said he never suspected anything unusual about the "death." Two women who identified themselves as aunts of the "deceased" sat in the funeral home's family room May 14 and gave Mikell basic information, he said. Grant said Tuesday that neither woman is a relative, but one is a longtime friend. Though Mikell never met Grant, he said she called him last week. She told him she had to travel to a military base to pick up paperwork, which she would deliver to him Friday. Mikell said he became suspicious when Grant never showed. On Monday, he contacted a U.S. Department of Defense casualty officer who said she'd check all branches of the military for a Lt. Melissa Hope Grant. Mikell was still waiting Tuesday afternoon for word from Defense. Grant said she got scared after the obituary was published. Readers began posting online messages in the guest book for Lt. Melissa Hope Grant the day the obituary appeared, although most said they didn't know the woman or the family. Like many, Robbie Bray, chaplain of the Tri-County Blue Star Mother's Chapter of Charleston, expressed sympathy for the family and gratefulness for the woman's service to her country. Bray's sadness turned to shock Tuesday when told there was no Lt. Melissa Hope Grant. "What? Oh my gosh, why? Oh my goodness gracious. Oh my gosh, that is awful. My heavens. What a misrepresentation," Bray said. Grant said she decided to come clean when questioned Tuesday by a Post and Courier reporter. She said she lives on disability on a fixed income and is raising two grandchildren and one stepgrandchild. The idea of creating a death "just came in my head," as a way to get creditors to give her some space, she said. Grant's criminal history obtained through the State Law Enforcement Division showed 15 variations on her name and several old convictions on loitering for the purpose of prostitution. The majority of her arrests were in the 1980s and 1990s. There is a pending fraudulent check charge from February. Grant acknowledged Tuesday that she'd been arrested before, but said she'd worked hard to clean up her life. She said she's embarrassed that she duped so many people. "It just wasn't worth it," she said. Mikell said he'll consider the experience a lesson learned, and the funeral home will not try to collect the cost of the obituaries from Grant, who is already "ducking" creditors, he said. Reach Nita Birmingham at 937-5433 or nbirmingham@postandcourier.com. Copyright © 1997 - 2007 the Evening Post Publishing Co. |
FAKE OBIT | ||
| GRANT, JAMES ALEXANDER | 2005 | . |
Claims
to have been an army ranger but knows nothing about the school.
He has some fantastic stories about the 3 years he was in the
Army. |
MOS was Indirect fire Infantryman. Discharged E1, served Feb 19, 198- - June 8, 2001. Awards: Army Service Ribbon; Air Assault Badge. | ||
| GRANTHAM, PHILLIP REBEL | 01/2009 | NY | The story | . | ||
| Grasso, Dick | 01/2007 | . |
Grasso:
‘This Case Is About Honor'
In
an interview today, former NYSE chair Dick Grasso
told Bloomberg that the total costs of his lawsuit challenging his
infamous compensation package maybe be over $100 million. But guess
what? He doesn’t care. “What this case is about is honor,” Grasso
offered, in what, oddly, sounded like an affected Italian accent.
“It’s not about money anymore.” Grasso
also told Bloomberg that “What we’re asking for is the right to go
to trial, a trial by a jury of my peers, hopefully later this year. Once
the whole story is told, my reputation will be vindicated and my case
will be over turned.” We’re told that the following is a rough draft
of the opening statement Grasso has prepared
(to which we’ve added a few notes): In
the hopes of clearing my family name, in the sincere desire to give my
children their fair share of the American way
of life without a blemish on their name and background. I have appeared
before this committee and given it all the cooperation [come on
now—you’ve been pretty difficult along the way. Someone (Judge
Ramos), and we’re not saying who (Judge Ramos) even told you “you
are acting like a petulant child. Do petulant children get to keep $190
million compensation packages? I don’t think so, Mister"] in my
power. I
consider my being called before this committee an act of prejudice to
all Americans of Italian extraction. [That’s a bit of a stretch] I
consider it a great dishonor to me personally to have to deny that I am
a criminal. I wish to have the following noted for the record. That
I served my country faithfully and honorably in World War II and was
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in defense of my
country.
That I have never been arrested or indicted for any crime
whatsoever... [what about those DUIs
back in the summer of ’71? Do those not count?] that no proof linking
me to any criminal conspiracy, whether it is called Mafia or Cosa
Nostra or whatever other name you wish to give [“Mafia” is fine],
has ever been made public. Only one man has made charges against me, and
that man is known to be a murderer, arsonist and rapist. [Really, we
think Spitzer might have a problem with this part] And
yet this committee had used this person to besmirch my name. My personal
protest can only be made to the people of this country [It’s kind of a
stretch to say people in Michigan or Nevada care about this. New York
we’ll give you, maybe New Jersey but that’s really all we can
offer]. I can only thank God that in this country we have a legal system
and courts of law to protect innocent people from wild accusation
[Obviously you didn’t follow the OJ trial]. I thank God for our
democratic due process of Law that shields me from the false charges
made by this committee's witness. I have not taken refuge behind the
Fifth Amendment, though counsel advised me to do so. I
challenge this committee to produce any witness or evidence against me,
and if they do not, I hope they will have the decency to clear my name
with the same publicity with which they have now besmirched it [That
could be a tough one, you know Spitzer’s
always had a hard time saying “I’m sorry”]. I ask this without
malice, in the interests of fair play. The
blog above was posted at http://www.dealbreaker.com/2007/01/grasso_this_case_is_about_hono.php
and contains a link to your story. My concern, what apparently is a
quote from Mr. Grasso regarding his World
War II military service. (The quote is NOT in your article, so I can not
yet independently verify if this is actually a quote from Mr. Grasso.)
If this is a quote from Mr. Grasso (“That
I served my country faithfully and honorably in World War II and was
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in defense of my
country.”) I
believe we have a major problem here. While my database on World War II
DSC recipients does have a few “holes” in it, I believe it is 99%
complete and accurate and does NOT reflect anyone with the surname
GRASSO receiving the Distinguished Service Cross in WWII or any other
war. 1)
Verify from the record if Mr. Grasso has
claimed to have earned the DSC, and if that is correct: 2)
Endeavor to verify that award through military records. My
believe is you will not find any record of him receiving the DSC, which
would make any such fraudulent claim to such since President Bush signed
the Stolen Valor Act on December 20, 2006, a Federal Offense and would
certainly add a SERIOUS complication to the matters facing the former
head of the NYSE. Feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions or need more information. Sincerely, Doug C.
Douglas Sterner |
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| Graziano, Michael | 06/2006 | . |
Dear
Mr. Chaney, In
a Missoulian article which you authored,
entitled “Project gives
Frenchtown students new appreciation for veterans”
(pasted below my signature), you cite a man named Michael Graziano
as having been “a Navy SEAL in Unless
he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an
action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed
service with the SEAL Teams, and based upon the limited information
you have provided in your article, I can state conclusively that no
one named MICHAEL
GRAZIANO
EVER completed SEAL training, nor ever served as a US Navy SEAL or UDT
“Frogman”. Please be aware, as I described above, that the SEAL
database also includes the names of men who served with the Underwater
Demolition Teams (“Frogmen”). Since 1983 when the UDTs were all
re-commissioned as SEAL Teams it has been the convention within the
Naval Special Warfare community to use the modern term “SEAL” when
referring to all men who ever served in any of the SEAL
‘precursor’ units, including those who served before the acronym
“SEAL” was created. Thus it is currently acceptable to refer to a
member of the WWII Naval Combat Demolition Units of D-Day fame as a
“SEAL”. When
members of the Naval Special Warfare community meet others who claim
similar service, but whom they do not recognize, there is a
conversational exchange of information that establishes the bona fides
of each to the other. There is no set formula for this exchange, nor
for the information that is exchanged, but it ALWAYS takes place, and
the REAL Naval Special Warfare members can ALWAYS spot a phony as a
result of this exchange. This informal exchange of bona fides
virtually always includes the following minimal information: (1)
What was each man’s BUD/S class number? (2)
Where did each man’s training take place? (3)
When (specific date) did each man graduate from Basic Underwater
Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? The
wording and tone of your brief mention of this man in your article
would seem to indicate that Mr. Michael
Graziano is now deceased, since
the information regarding his service appears to have come from his 7th
grade grandson. This makes for a very unfortunate and somewhat
‘delicate’ situation. Michael
Graziano’s claims to his
family of having served as a Navy SEAL are false, and that false claim
is an insult to the men who REALLY completed the training and served
on the US Navy SEAL Teams. It is most particularly insulting and
hurtful on this MEMORIAL DAY as the members of the Naval Special
Warfare community honor the memories of the forty-nine (49) real SEALs
whose lives were lost in the Sadly,
I have had to deal with too many similar cases in the past; most often
as a result of receiving a copy of a published obituary. The public
has a right to know the truth, and the honor and dignity of the real
fallen Navy SEALs should be upheld. At the same time it serves no good
purpose to make a huge public issue of the matter and humiliate the
surviving family members of the man who lied. In these cases, unless
those false SEAL claims are literally being ‘set in stone’ on a
grave marker, it has been customary to request that a very brief, very
simple “correction” be published; something to the effect “In a
recent Missoulian article Mr. Michael
Graziano, a US Navy veteran,
was incorrectly identified as having been a US Navy SEAL. The Missoulian
regrets this error”. In the very few instances when surviving family
members were planning to have the false SEAL claims included on grave
markers, more extensive and substantive documentation was sent to them
and to the newspapers in order to curtail that action. In
the event that Mr. Michael
Graziano is not deceased, it
would certainly be appropriate to discuss the details contained in
this email with him. I would be pleased to provide any additional
information that might be necessary or helpful for such an exchange. Almost
no one in the media or general public is aware of the existence of the
SEAL database; most are completely ignorant of the ability to rapidly
obtain authoritative verification or denial of claims regarding
military service as a SEAL. Because of this ignorance and in light of
the rise in respectability regarding our nation’s military veterans
since the days of Vietnam and the anti-war protesters, the incidents
of military imposters is rising at an alarming rate. After years of
fielding between twenty and fifty individual inquires about claimed
SEAL service every day, and upon comparing the number of real SEALs
reported to the number of SEAL imposters reported, the statistics show
that in our nation at the present time there are more than 300 SEAL
imposters for every man who really served as a SEAL (or as a member of
a Naval Special Warfare precursor unit). During the entire history of
Naval Special Warfare, beginning in the early days of 1942 and
continuing to the present day, there have only been approximately
10,700 members; this number includes all past veterans of NSW and all
currently active/serving members. In light of the many millions of men
and women who have served in the Substantiation
of the information which I have provided herein may be obtained from
the Naval Special Warfare Archives (originators of the SEAL database)
or the POW Network (with 16 years of experience in dealing with all
sorts of military imposters); both organizations are included as
‘copies to’ addressees of this email. On
this Memorial Day when we in the Naval Special Warfare community honor
the memories of our fallen SEAL comrades, your attention to this
matter is greatly appreciated. Should you require any further
information regarding this situation or the problems with military
imposters in general, please feel free to contact me at your
convenience. Very
respectfully, Steve
Robinson
Project
gives Frenchtown students new appreciation for veterans |
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| Green, Brendon L. | . | . | Claims Medal of Honor, SEALS Coast Guard, Marines, 82nd Airborne, ACTIVE Duty | . | ||
| Green, James Arza "Jim" | . | Sweeney TX | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
Claims SEAL and sent to rescue SF after they were captured, but HE was captured and they rescued him!!!!! Claims assassin.... |
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| GREER, JAMES A | 07/2007 | . |
James A. Greer Sr.
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James A. Greer, Sr., 87, of Rosemark, TN passed away Wednesday, July
8, 2009 at the Millington Health Care Center. He was a retired
Firestone Supervisor and a member of Rosemark Baptist Church. Mr.
Greer was a WW II Army veteran receiving the Purple Heart and The
Congressional Medal of Honor, a Mason, and a lifetime member of
the VFW. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorris Greer and his son
James A. Greer, Jr. Mr. Greer is survived by his niece Linda Ashton
and nephew James Bain who were his caregivers; other nieces and
nephews and a special friend, Charlene Vaughn and other couples of the
Friday Night Supper Club. Visitation will be at 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.,
Saturday, July 11 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home with services to
follow. Interment will be in the Rosemark Cemetery. Forest Hill East
Funeral Home 901-382-1000
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09/2008 | UNION CITY, UNITED STATES |
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The man pictured on this web page is not now and never was a Navy SEAL, nor was he a legitimate Naval Officer. His poor spelling and horrendous grammar, and the manner in which he expresses his ideas, makes it absolutely clear that he is not a graduate of any institution of higher learning, much less the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and most certainly not SEAL material. The sentiments he has express to mothers whose children are going in harm’s way as members of the US Navy are nothing more than repetitions of blasé statements made by others, while making a pathetic attempt to mimic those who truly earned the right to the title “SEAL” in a feeble and pitiable effort to gain attention. Pathetic as those efforts have been, he has crossed the line from meaningless braggadocio and idiotic chest-thumping to transgression of federal laws. He has even been so kind as to provide a photograph of himself wearing the uniform of a US Naval Officer (which is at least two sizes too large for him), and wearing military honors and awards which he has not earned (including the SEAL Trident insignia). Whether
he realizes it or not, real Navy veterans are paying attention to what
people like him are doing, and are prepared to involve the federal
authorities. Copies of everything he has posted, including chat logs,
photographs, and communications headers which can be used to point
directly to his ISP and home computer will be turned over to federal law
enforcement authorities. They will be urged in the strongest possible
way to prosecute you to the fullest extent of any/all federal, state,
and local laws which your idiotic charade has transgressed. Sadly there
are many like him who have attempted to steal the reputation earned by
the real Navy SEALs, so the federal authorities has a lot of people like
him on their schedule; while he waits for them to knock on his front
door, he might think about looking online for information regarding the
STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005. If I were him I’d pay particular attention
to the amount of jail time and the size of the financial fines you are
facing. Respectfully, Steve
Robinson |
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| Gregory, Jeffrey J. | 08/2007
04/2008 |
CA |
Claim 1 - claims that, he served 15 years in the US Navy and was
medically discharged because of diabetes, which was supposedly brought
on because of his alcohol abuse. Claims he receives a
retirement pension and gets his medical treatment at the VA Hospital
in Long Beach, Ca. .
Another story - "Yes I completed basic training I was in
Georgia when I got discharged"
quote: "I had my records sealed" |
NO MILITARY RECORDS FOUND | ||
| Gregory, Rick aka Gregory, Richard D. |
03/2005 08/2005 |
CA | Claims he served in the National
Guard, was in Viet Nam, did battle on Hamburger Hill, has the Purple
Heart and so many other medals he would put everyone to shame
Now he says he fought in Nam and Cambodia under covert operations and there is no record of the actions. |
He works for Bureau of
Reclamation at Shasta Dam, California.
He never left the states... WA, Ft Leonard
Wood, and Ft Bragg. Served Dec 21 70
to Sept 22 72. |
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| Gregory, Walter J. | . | . | CLAIMING SON TAY RAID PARTICIPATION | . | ||
| GROVER,
KEITH BRUCE aka KEITH LITTLE BADGER |
FL | 04/2008 | CLAIMS USMC, 2 PURPLE HEARTS, AND BRONZE STAR. | St
Louis could locate no military records.
07/2009 - using Grover's OWN SIGNED FORM: {one problem - the "Marine" cannot recall his service number"} |
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| GRUBER, Steven T | Titusville, Florida | . | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
Works Kennedy Space Cntr. Hands on Space Shuttle. "Trained to kill" |
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| GRUNSBY, FREDERICK J | Hughesville, PA area. | 2007 06/2009 |
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| James Guckert aka Jeff Gannon |
2005 | DC area | . | This is the fake reporter who was given daily access the White House press room, and later found to be a gay male escort, now also a phony Marine. The info can be found here. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/24/111751/735 | ||
| Guerra, Richard | 04/2009 | . |
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| Guerrero | 07/2007 | San Antonio, TX |
I am contacting you on a person claiming to be a MSG in the Army. This
person has a ribbon rack that only God himself, could have earned. He
also claims CIB with 2 stars, Master Parachutist, Special Ops, and Ranger,
which he referred to being in the Ranger Department, and not Regiment. He
states he is currently awaiting a Med Board, which he says he beat and is
awaiting return to Ft. Erwin. His lies are sick, and bring dishonor for all
those true heroes. Below is the ribbon rack of God. Ribbon Rack of God, Defense Distinguished Service Medal -Bronze Hourglass, Silver Oakleaf Cluster*1, V for valor Army Distinguished Service Medal -Bronze Oakleaf Cluster*2, V for Valor Silver Star -Bronze Arrow Head, Silver Oakleaf Cluster*1, V for valor Defense Superior Service Medal -Bronze Oakleaf Cluster*2, Bronze Arrow Head Legion of Merit -Bronze Oakleaf Cluster*2, V for Valor Soldier’s Medal -Bronze Oakleaf Cluster*3 Bronze Star -Numeral 5 Device, Silver Oakleaf Cluster*1, V for Valor Purple Heart -Numeral 8 Device, Silver Oakleaf Cluster*1, V for Valor Defense Meritorious Service Medal -Bronze Campaign Star Meritorious Service Medal -Numeral 3 Device Joint Service Commendation Medal -Numeral 6 Device Army Commendation Medal -Numeral 3 Device Joint Service Achievement Medal -Numeral 8 Device Army Achievement Medal -Numeral 4 Device POW Medal -Bronze Campaign Star Good Conduct Medal -Good Conduct Knot*2 National Defense Ribbon -Bronze Campaign Star Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal -Numeral 3 Device NCO Professional Development Ribbon -Numeral 6 Device Overseas Service Ribbon -Bronze Arrow Head United Nations Ribbon -No Device European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal -(Warn upside down) with Campaign star Medal for Humane Action -No Device Kosovo Campaign Medal -Bronze Campaign Star Kuwait Liberation Medal- Saudi Arabia -No Device Korean Service Medal -Silver Campaign Star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal -Bronze Arrow Head, Numeral 3 Device United Nations Operation in Somalia Medal -Silver Oakleaf Clusters*2, Bronze Arrowhead, V for Valor Global War on Terrorism Service Medal -Silver Oakleaf Cluster*2 Humanitarian Service Medal -Numeral 8 Device NATO- Kosovo Ribbon -Silver Good Conduct Knot*2 Afghanistan Campaign Medal -Numeral 9 Device, Bronze Star Campaign Medal United Nations Iraq/Kuwait Observer Mission Medal -Bronze Oakleaf, Numeral 6 Device, Bronze Arrowhead Iraq Campaign Medal -Bronze Arrow Head Does not have: Army Service Ribbon Kuwait Liberation Medal- Kuwait (+)or (-) 182 medals awarded I say plus or minus because I am not sure if all of the numeral devices are correct, because of the blurry pic with the camera phone, but obviously a huge crock of shit. He claims to still be awaiting PCS to Ft. Erwin to go to a psy-ops unit. |
A lot of the medals/ribbons listed do not use the numeral device. This is
VERY fishy.
For instance....The Joint Service Commendation Medal. Kathy has one for
serving in Turkey in Operation Northern Watch. Repeat awards of this medal
are specified as oak leaf clusters (bronze or silver) NOT numerals.
POW Medal ribbon with bronze service star? Not unless he was a POW in two
separate wars.
The arrowhead is NOT authorized on the Silver Star. Nor is the
"V" device. (A Silver Star is specifically for Valor. Adding a
"V" for Valor is kinda redundant...and NOT authorized.)
Bronze Star and Purple Heart with numerals...NOT authorized.
Purple Heart...Numeral 8 and silver OLC and a "V" device? Not a
chance in hell. (Lets see...A silver OLC is a fifth award, plus the
numeral 8, plus the one for the medal itself = 14 awards. If this were
true, he'd set off airport metal detectors from the parking lot!) Not to
mention that mixing numerals and OLCs on ANY medal or ribbon is against
ALL regulations.
Legion of Merit...CANNOT be worn with a "V" device.
Soldier's Medal...this is a NON-WARTIME award...having devices on a
Soldier's or Airman's medal is UNHEARD of.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign...WWII ONLY!
Not only is this guy a liar, he's a VERY POOR liar, and has NO knowledge
whatsoever of Awards and Decs, or the proper wear and precedence of
awards, AND the time frames of issuance of certain medals and ribbons.
He's as clumsy as he is stupid. This ribbon rack should be displayed in a
museum with a plaque reading "Never underestimate the power of human
stupidity."
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| Gugle, Larry E. | 11/2005 02/2007 06/2008 07/2008 11/2009 |
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| Guilmain Jr, Paul K. | 12/2008 | Lynn, MA | THE STORY | . | ||
| Gumm, Jennifer Martinez | 04/2006 | TX |
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