INTRODUCTION

CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR:

V V A - Claims by members of  Vietnam Veterans of America

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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 

APOLOGIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Heroes or Villains?

Individuals reported as of  05/2009
CLAIMING VIETNAM POW STATUS  or as noted
#  =  on list over 12 years

Note: These individuals are IN ADDITION TO those investigated and named in the book STOLEN VALOR.

Those with a "LINK" have records, news articles, pictures or tales posted.
All names are first checked here  http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/.   When not found, an investigation is opened.
Comments in GREEN are from information contained in military records (or lack of military records) obtained through FOIA when requested THROUGH the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.

THOSE CLAIMING MEDAL OF HONOR
NOTE: In 1996 HLI Lordship Industries (at the time, the OFFICIAL USG contractor for the Medal of Honor) admitted selling THREE HUNDRED unauthorized medals for $75.00 each from 1991-1994. They were fined $80,000. NOT ALL of those medals have been recovered. Offenders in possession of an unauthorized medal can be arrested, fined (up to $10,000) and jailed (up to a year). It is the only military medal that CANNOT be bought, sold, bartered, traded, collected, auctioned, exchanged.... EVERY Medal of Honor is awarded by act of Congress. Less than 150 REAL Medal of Honor recipients are alive today.

The names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple claims that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE. 

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http://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com:80/homepage/local_story_149183613.html?keyword=leadpicturestory

...." Michael Brown and Russ Laflamme, each of Rockwall, each served in Navy SEALS in Viet Nam, Brown nine years, and Laflamme 13.

Brown had three tours in Viet Nam, earning three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Navy Cross. Being an over the road truck driver, he’s not always able to attend the annual ceremony.

Laflamme recalled that the recruiter “whitewashed” the SEAL training, after learning Laflamme was a lifeguard. Laflamme, after Navy duty, joined the Air Force, and retired from that after 10 years." ....

Roland Brian Lakin portrays himself as a big Gulf War Hero up in Milford, New Hampshire. He tells one and all of his Courage and Valor under fire in Kuwait while assigned to a "High Mobility" Unit. He claims he was in Kuwait for 18 months.

We were first notified about Roland Brian Lakin at the end of April 2000. However, it took several months to coordinate the separate and independent testimony necessary to start our Investigation. To date, we have three people who were willing to sign statements testifying that they personally heard Roland Brian Lakin make his claims of Military Derring-do. One of these people is a Gulf Veteran of the 1st ID, 5/16th Infantry). Roland Brian Lakin is driving this real Gulf Veteran nuts will all his lies and fabrications. The Gulf War Veteran turned to us for help.

Among Roland Brian Lakin's tales of Bravery and Heroism, he was supposed to have been "Shot our of the Sky" by friendly fire, during a night Parachute jump with the 101st. Airborne Division. He says he was "Dragged" over a dune by his chute and not found until the following day. He claims his back was broken and had to be "Fused" as a result of these injuries. He claims that he was a "Mechanic" and was "pulled" for these missions. Further, Lakin claims he was in "Combat" for a year. The Gulf War only lasted 140 days. That's an amazing feat!!

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

CLAIMS:  Ranger: Class 2-88 NSA Operations and Intelligence Training Branch  Advanced Sniper Course : January 8, 1993 CDQC; Key West, FL: February 18, 1993 SOTIC: 1988 MFF coin engraved with the number 0078.

From:    "G. Lakis" <lakis@marinescoutsniper.com>
To:      "P.O.W. Network - Chuck and Mary Schantag" <info@pownetwork.org>
Subject: Saw you on TV
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:46:39 -0800

"Gary got so used to telling his story, HE ACTUALLY STARTED BELIEVING IT!

He knows what he did, he knows it was wrong, he knows that he violated the trust of many and desecrated the honor of brave men who actually lived the life he claimed to. He knows what we think of phonies and he knows that we now think of him that way and that is the worst punishment possible for him........to know that we simply view him as unworthy of our friendship and that our disgust for his actions is permanent.

No amount of money he makes in the future will ever enable him to forget this. Trust me on this fellas, he's paying the price for his actions and will do so for the rest of his life. S/F"

11/29/2007:
“Video Fake Medals, Phony Hero” or click on the link below to see this additional report in which Stolen Valor was a contributing factor to a 66-million dollar military contract.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1913679

03/2009

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... Dec 14, 2003, in the country of Iraq Capt James R Lance led a team of Delta Force Commandos in the successful capture of Saddam Hussein and the destruction of several terrorist camps....
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Employed by "U.S. Army 06/19/1968 to present, Special Forces, still in reserves..."
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AND

"undercover store security" for DOLLAR GENERAL.

http://www.exploretalent.com/model_page.php?talentnum=1431540  picture and all  (or click here)

He has over 15 felony count convictions for assault, robbery and forgery.

Highlighted on KCTV-5 News (Kansas City)  August 2005.

CLAIMING AFGHAN WAR STATUS

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/supernatural-stars-presented-w-13869.aspx

http://forum.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=80596

ACTUAL RECORDS

Lee is a member (an usher) of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palm Desert.  Introduced to the congregation as a Tuskegee Airman.

CONFRONTED. CONTINUES TO LIE.

ACTUAL Tuskegee History: 
Maj. Lee Rayford  -- Born 01 April 1918 -  Died April 1967

Maj. Rayford earned his reputation as one of the most decorated black pilots of the 332^nd. He began his combat experience with the 99^th before coming back to the United States to be a part of the 332^nd. He would become the Operation Officer for the 301^st and when the group went into combat, he became commander of the 301^st. While flying over ninety missions, he was rewarded with several awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the American Defense Medal, the Victory Medal, and the Purple Heart.
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ACTUAL RECORDS  Vietnam service not  confirmed.
WWII Enlistment records indicate Private Lee  enlisted 9 June 1944 at Fort MacArthur San Pedro. He was a married, actor at the time of enlistment.

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

Records indicate GLENN Lehr was  a NAVIGATOR. 

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Myles Leifer-candidate for mayor, Oakland Tennessee, claims to have been a U.S. Navy SEAL. This yeahoo even has gone as far as having a SEAL tattoo put on his left shoulder-shown to at least 10 people a day.

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SEAL tattoo imprints, impedes Oakland mayoral hopeful Myles Leifer

By David Healy (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Friday, October 31, 2008

Former friends say he has also told people that he was an officer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army who cut a deal that landed him in the United States.

03/25/2007 ARRESTED

Read about a 4 month long investigation into a man who lied his way into a civilian government contracting job overseas in Iraq. While in Iraq this man then decided to put on and wear routinely the uniform of a United States Air Force Special Operations Brigadier General even though he was'nt one. While posing as this General Officer he set up relations with dignitaries from Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia which he embezzled an untold amount of money from and had deposited in his personal account(s) here in the US. Worse of all he  made his way on to one of our Special Forces bases and befriended many of the unsuspecting warriors until US Army CID arrested him for the embezzlement but not the uniform and fraud violations and sent him back home to the US.  Back in the US he hears one of the Special Forces troopers he knew in Iraq had been killed in action. He then set  up a memorial website to honor a man and unit he lied to and frauded into believing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_H._Lemmen

Leonard also Claims to be Cherokee Indian and that he grew up on a Reservation, something no one has been able to confirm, He is very active on the Powwow circuit and seem to have a group of followers that looks up to him because of his alleged history.

Claims to have gotten away with a murder in a barfight because of his status as a war hero. He claims he was acquitted of all charges because he was a warhero, even though nobody seems to have a recollection of a barfight ending up with anybody dead in the time period  Leonard specifies.

Leonard seems to build his entire life around his POW story and talks about it continuously and EVERY chance he gets.

CLAIMS  A PRISONER OF WAR FROM THE KOREAN WAR. 
2 Purple Hearts presented by Gen Eisenhower.  Records burned in the fire.

Claims Special Forces in Vietnam. Introduced as Special Forces, Ranger.

The rest of the story

How mayor of AC was exposed as impostor
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
As part of his research, Bendell contacted Mary Schantag of the POW Network in Skidmore, Mo., 
which has another military database, pownetwork.org. ...

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/top_story/story/7508491p-7406355c.html

Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy Resigns After Disappearing From Public Eye

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
 

The mayor of Atlantic City has handed in his resignation, after he vanished for two weeks amid allegations that he lied about his military service and illegally collected veterans' benefits, his attorney said Wednesday.

Levy's departure is effective immediately, according to lawyer Edwin Jacobs. The missing mayor resurfaced Tuesday after returning home from a stay at a psychiatric and substance abuse center.

In a statement Wednesday, Jacobs cited "multiple health problems" as a factor in Levy's resignation, but did not provide further details on the nature of his client's condition.

Levy has been under federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in Vietnam.

"The circumstances surrounding his resignation include multiple health problems, but were precipitated by a pending Federal Department of Veterans Affairs investigation," Jacobs said.

Last fall, the Press of Atlantic City reported that the Vietnam veteran's claims that he was a member of the Green Berets were untrue. He apologized, but federal authorities have been looking into whether the 64-year-old Levy made that claim to increase his veterans' benefit payments.

Jacobs said in the statement that the mayor was in discussions with the U.S. Attorney's office about resolving the investigation in a "fair and expeditious" way. Levy allegedly took in about $25,000 in extra benefits payments as a result of the falsification.

No part of the investigation includes allegations of Levy's abuse of his position as mayor, his lawyer said.

Levy served in the United States Army for 20 years, from 1964-1984, completing two tours of duty in Vietnam, according to Jacobs. He received multiple medals, awards and citations for his service.

"The pending investigation has called into question two of those awards, neither of which appear to be supported by an appropriate military order," said Jacobs.

Members of the city council had asked a judge to declare the mayor's office vacant and clear the way for the council president William "Speedy" Marsh to take over as interim mayor.

The councilman met with his lawyer Tuesday and prepared to take office "immediately" should Levy's office become vacant, said Marsh's Atlantic City attorney James J. Leonard Jr.

Levy — who was missing for almost two weeks — was at home after leaving a Somerset County clinic known for treatment of substance abuse and mental health issues, according his lawyer.

Tuesday's revelation about Levy's whereabouts came after a brief conference with a state judge, who scheduled a Friday hearing to discuss a request by a city councilman to declare that the mayor had abandoned his office. Such a declaration would clear the way for Marsh to step in.

Levy's lawyer told reporters the mayor checked himself into the Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead on either Sept. 26 or 27. The mayor was last seen in public on Sept. 26 when he signed several ordinances at City Hall.

That was the same day city officials said the mayor told them he did not feel well, and would be absent for an unspecified time on medical leave.

Jacobs said the mayor has been home from the clinic since Thursday, but would not say what he was treated for. A phone message left at Levy's home was not returned.

According to the clinic's Web site, the facility "is a private, not-for-profit behavioral health care system founded in 1910 that specializes in psychiatric and addiction treatment."

"At Carrier, hospital stays tend to be brief, with the goal of crisis intervention, medical stabilization and transition to the next appropriate level of care," the facility says on its site. "Treatment teams consist of a psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, licensed clinical social workers, allied clinical therapists and certified addiction counselors."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Levy_(politician)

Chuck "Sarge" Lawrence

Author of:  Tears of Blood -- The Betrayal of America's Veterans

... wearing a brand NEW ASCOT AND ALL  SF Uniform.. the Black Beret and White Ascot etc.. and then about three  years ago now he started wearing a TROOPER HAT.. and that is what he  wears now..........

HE WORE THE ENTIRE SF UNIFORM with the Ascot and blazer et al.. and that was in Olympia during a speech by former POW and congressman and he was standing with three others who truly wore their old uniforms where he stood out nearly in front of them for a photo and his uniform was obviously all NEW.

MORE

http://www.nbc10.com/news/14584284/detail.html

DA: Man Posing As Soldier Rips Off Insurance Companies

Authorities Say Man Swindled Companies Out Of Nearly $30,000

Claims to be in Recon, wears jump wings, Purple Heart BUT has lost his DD214, volunteers for all details, likes to wear white trousers and a NCO sword with his dress blues every chance he gets, and recently now wears the Combatant Divers badge, previously only wore the gold wings of a naval parachutist.  

Photos from the Tomb of the Unknown

Tried VFW... moved on to Toys for Tots and then  the Marine Corps League.

stated "US Navy Special Forces, UDT/SEAL and Infantry US Army" in a LOVELETTER to a family of a POW/MIA!!! 

As a matter of fact, the file contained a letter dated 24 Apr 2002 responding to a query regarding the Silver Star. ...
"failed to confirm the award of the Silver Star Medal...

The letter ends with the statement "he was awarded a LETTER OF COMMENDATION...There is no medal for the letter of commendation..."

Medal of Honor Dinner Sponsor!?!?! 
 lists him as Captain Clark B. Loth USNR (Ret)

USO old sponsors page notes his rank
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His records list his formal status at the time of his discharge as STUDENT, and coupled with the record of his last command it is appropriate to surmise that he was attending SEAL Training. There is no record of him ever completing that training program, however. Nor is there any record of obligated service which would have resulted from his successful completion of that schooling. Mr. LOUNSBURY is not listed in the SEAL Database.

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-Highly decorated Navy SEAL- Team 2, BUD/S #175 (Navy Cross and Silver Star) and in his words, “one of the best there’s ever been”
-Commander of the “Northern Division” DELTA force
-Commander of the “Eastern Region” Air Marshall Program, claimed to be on the same plane my assistant was on, and had to detain 2 passengers aboard
-Federal Agent Hostage Rescue Unit, personally responsible for pulling several students from harm’s way in the Virginia Tech shooting
-Dangerous UFC future contender, called by UFC President Dana White to try out in Vegas this July to fight in an upcoming bout. According to him, “Dana said I was downright nasty with quick hands.” He also stated he was worried about the safety of the other fighters because his strikes were designed to kill and maim.
 
A few other highlights of his illustrious career:
 
- He single-handedly killed 15 Iraqi soldiers, all by knife, in a single SEAL recon mission at an oil refinery.
- He was nominated not once, but twice for the Congressional Medal of Honor (once during the Clinton Admin. and once during the Bush Admin.)

Also claims to be an exotic sports car owner/driver.

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Letter from NPRC

.... If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database for anyone named WILLIAM E. LUCEY. Be aware that I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. In point of fact there are NO MEN listed in the entirety of the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) with the last name LUCEY.... I checked another online database held by the Department of Defense and accessed through www.military.com under the Freedom Of Information Act by using their Buddy Finder. That database contains over 20 million records, is one of the most complete available to the general public. I found absolutely no listing in the DoD database for anyone by the name you provided. Government documentation available online does not appear to substantiate his claims of military service, and he was most definitely NEVER A US NAVY SEAL!

However, I did find a listing for a MEMBER of the Military.com web site that appears to be specifically linked to the individual about whom you are inquiring. That information takes the form of a self-provided, self-selected “profile” which includes a graphic depiction of the member’s claimed military service awards. ....   You may visit that self-created profile here à http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=14442794.

Mr. LUCEY lists among his claims to you (or your associates) his supposed service as “Commander of the Northern Division DELTA Force”, however, the unit (officially known as U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta) is not a US Naval unit and is traditionally headed by US ARMY officers.

If Mr. LUCEY’s proffered claims of being Commander of the ‘Eastern Region’ Air Marshall Program, and a member of the Federal Agent Hostage Rescue Unit are untrue, then they would constitute two instances of IMPERSONATION OF A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL, and be potentially prosecutable under federal law.

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
Author of the book NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

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Now he claims to be a Ranger and in Special Forces to get money for a place called LibertyManor.org.  

Claims  former Navy SEAL. This person claims to be a graduate of BUD/S Class 104.

Claims to have been involved in many Rambo" style missions, received medals and decorations such as the CMOH, SS, BS, PH, etc., and of course, his transfer to the NSA where he worked as a sniper. There seems no end to his stories, military or
otherwise;  this guy has "done it all."

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ACTUAL RECORDS

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Please pass this information along in response to the inquiry regarding Mr. GERRY/GERALD LUNDY.

To Whom It May Concern:

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. 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.

If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) for anyone named GERRY/GERALD LUNDY. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable. There were NO MEN listed in the SEAL Database with the last name “LUNDY” or any variant thereof.

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 GERRY/GERALD LUNDY has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT “Frogman”.

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. If you have an opportunity to speak with the man at some point in the future, I might suggest that you to ask Mr. LUNDY these questions:

(1) Since there is no listing in the SEAL Database for the name you are currently using, WHAT NAME DID YOU USE during SEAL training?

(2) What was his BUD/S Class Number? (NB: No SEAL ever forgets the class number he shouted all day long, every day, for 6 months)

(3) Where did his training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several locations over the years; different portions in different places)

(4) When did he graduate from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? (i.e. a specific graduation DATE)

There are many other questions which could be asked to further establish the level of veracity or untruth regarding his claims, such as asking for the names of other members of his graduating class, but those basic questions are absolutes. The answers to those questions are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL will gladly provide that substantiating information upon request, although you will be very likely be told that the information is either classified or sensitive and cannot be provided, or you will be given some totally bogus information.

I might suggest that you also ask Mr. LUNDY to specifically identify WHICH SEAL Team(s) he served on, and when. I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean War to the present; I can quickly contact those individuals to verify any specific names, events, or other claims offered by Mr. LUNDY. If he feels that his name has somehow been mistakenly omitted from the SEAL records, I’d be pleased to speak with him and hear details of his service which would serve to validate his claims. The Director of the Naval Special Warfare Archives – a close personal friend and SEAL Teammate – is only a phone call away and standing by to amend the records if this is ever found to be true. However, I estimate that I’ve made the same offer to more than 5,000 SEAL imposters in the last eight years, and none of them ever turned out to be a valid SEAL. If Mr. LUNDY subsequently suggests to you or others you know that he has contacted me, the Department of the Navy, or “the government” in some way and “straightened things out”, I’d be very interested in hearing from you again.

No one gets to the SEAL Teams without first completing BUD/S Training. There are records of every man who has qualified for the title of “SEAL”; there have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.

Thank you again for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. Based upon your report of his claims of having received numerous medals of valor, Mr. LUNDY would appear to have crossed the line from braggadocio and he would be prosecutable under the STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005. As noted in my opening paragraph, I am a private individual and am in no way affiliated with the US Department of Defense or the US government. Despite any reports you may make/send to me regarding Mr. LUNDY’s false SEAL claims, any such information which I might pass along to the federal authorities (FBI, DCIS) in this matter would be classified as “hearsay” and therefore inadmissible in a court of law. The responsibility for reporting the individual named in your inquiry to the federal authorities as a military imposter rests with you and with anyone else who may have personally heard or received these claims from the individual himself. Whether or not you decide to report him to the federal authorities is entirely up to you, but at least you now know the truth regarding his bogus claims.

I’m certain that whatever you decide to do, you will need several witnesses who can attest to the accuracy of your report regarding Mr. LUNDY’s conduct and his claims of being a SEAL. If you should be so fortunate as to have either a videotape of him making his false claims, or photographs of him wearing ANY military medals, badges, patches, or other paraphernalia, they would be of interest to the authorities. If I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter, please contact me at your convenience.

Respectfully,

He claims not 1 but 2 distinguished flying crosses. Read the Desert Storm story.  He personally dismounted the aircraft and killed 12 enemy????  Where is his Medal of Honor?

His DD215 does not list 2 distinguished flying crosses.  Amazing how
many things were left off his original DD214.

Notice his corrected discharge date on his DD215. It still says 1982. Yet it lists all those medals and accomplishments that he supposedly
received in the 1990's.

According to his official records he did another year of active duty from 1983-1984.

One last thing. On his DD215 it lists in the first paragraph (WHICH IS A DIFFERENT FONT FROM THE SECOND PARAGRAPH) all of his actual schools that he went to with dates of attendance. But in the second paragraph there are no dates of attendance....

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 07:03:08 -0400
From: 
To: "P.O.W. Network - Chuck and Mary Schantag" <info@pownetwork.org>

     Sir, a record of a Randall L. Lusk having attended and graduated
Ranger school from the periods 1960-present does not exist. ..... Any further questions please feel free to inquire.

Name witheld

07/2008

Claims he was a Seal of class 57

DD214 Provided as  "proof"  STATES  

QUOTE

BASIC UDT SEAL TEAM 5311

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More than 50% of the information on the "proof" DD214 was blacked out.

Served less than 2 years.

Subject: RE: Jerome "Jerry" Thomas Lutz NOT A SEAL
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 08:32:14 -0500

.......if the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone named JEROME “JERRY” THOMAS LUTZ. 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 is only ONE (1) man with the last name “LUTZ” in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to present day), and neither his first nor his middle names are “JEROME”, or “THOMAS”. In point of fact that man listed in the SEAL Database (an officer) is known to me personally; he was in the SEAL Training class just ahead of my own – our training times overlapped by about 4 months before he graduated and reported for duty with an UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM.

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 JEROME “JERRY” THOMAS LUTZ has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL.

It is quite common for those making fraudulent SEAL claims to cite a “secret” training class, “special selection and skills which allowed them to bypass BUD/S training”, or “secret missions” as an explanation for the lack of military documentation to back up their stories. They also tend to claim their military records are “sealed” and cannot be accessed. I would caution you that despite anything the man might have said, there are NO secret SEALs. Before any classified operations may be undertaken, a man must first successfully complete the totally unclassified BUD/S Training program. No one gets to the SEAL Teams without completing this training; there are NO EXCEPTIONS! The graduates of that training program are listed in the SEAL database – an unclassified document which is nonetheless considered “highly sensitive” and therefore not available for general public circulation. There have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.

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,

12/2006

Australia

http://www.whackingday.com/

http://thomlyons.blogspot.com/

Now President of the American Ex-Servicemen’s Association in the state of Victoria .

See the link: http://www.bartosh.com/amexsvc/

US military: 
NO Medals of Valor, no airborne wings noted.
Basic training at Lackland AFB TX 1964
Tech school 1964-65 Lowry AFB, Colorado      11th SAW (SAC), Altus AFB, OK 1965-66
13THRTSQ TANSONNHUTAB RVN (PACAF) - NAM 
78THCMBTSPCTGP HAMILTON AFB CALIF AUG 67 - JAN 68
HQCAC ARPC DENVER (RES)

Hanoi Jane Fonda