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| Name |
Date Reported |
Hometown |
Claims |
Findings |
| SNIDER,
ANTHONY J |
02/2009
|
KS
|
Claims that he was a sniper as well as a Ranger, that he has
ribbons and medals for marksmanship and service.
Claims service in Egypt, Turkey
Claims Ret Major, Navy Corpsman in Afghanistan
Claims Special Forces, Jumpmaster, Officer, CIB, Army Comm,
Air Force Achievement, Pathfinder
As a 'sniper' says he has made 26 kills and that one April he had to
kill his 'spotter' as he could not get him out, supposedly killed
a little girl with the round then hitting her father, that is
when he supposedly quit being a sniper. He tells stories about
having worked with SEALS as well.
Does not go to any of the VFW's as he claims rangers (snipers)
just want to forget.
Supposedly went to Topeka VA after he got out for destroying a VW
beetle in anger.
Reportedly has made threats against young boys accused of stealing
his car stereo.
|
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Anthony_Jay_Snider/
ACTUAL RECORDS
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|
SNIPES, JAMES NATHANIEL |
04/2010 |
OK |
Reportedly has
2 fake DD
Form 214s that he uses to obtain jobs especially as a physicians
assistant. He has a trident on his arm and a collection of
medals. He was reported to NIS.
|
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 (SEAL Teams and predecessor
units from1943 to the Present Day) for anyone named
JAMES
NATHANIEL SNIPES.
I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names
with similar pronunciations without finding any that appear to
be applicable.
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
JAMES NATHANIEL SNIPES has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he
is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL, a Navy UDT “Frogman”, a
member of any Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU), or a member
of the Naval Amphibious Scouts & Raiders (S&R).
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 Mr.
NAME persists in
insisting that his SEAL claims are legitimate, I might suggest
that you ask him 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)?
(5)
When did he enter
the US Navy (a specific month and year)?
(6)
When did he leave
the US Navy (a specific month and year)?
(7)
What were his
Primary and Secondary Naval Enlisted Classification codes –NEC–
or his Naval Officer Billet Code – NOBC
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.
Before any
classified operations may be undertaken as a SEAL Operator, a
man must first successfully complete the totally unclassified
BUD/S Training program and the follow-on secondary training
program; the names of all those who successfully graduate from
that training program are compiled in the SEAL database. Later
participation in classified operations has no impact on whether
or not a person is listed as a graduate of the training program.
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.
...
If you know of any laws
which Mr. SNIPES
has broken, or of any illegal conduct on his part (including,
but not limited to the forging of US government documents), I
strongly urge you to report those matters to your local law
enforcement authorities. If you know that the credentials which
he has presented as a part of his professional credentials are
forged, altered, or falsified in some way, you should inform
those for whom he is working and give them a copy of this email
so that they may contact the US Navy and seek a formal statement
regarding the man’s claimed credentials.
Thank you again for your
concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the
honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. If I can be of any further
assistance to you in this matter, please contact me at your
convenience.
Respectfully,
Steve
Robinson RM2(SEAL)
USN
1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
Defense Analyst – Soviet Threat
specialization 1981-1993
UDT-SEAL
Association - Member
POW Network Board of Directors
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing
Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org -
Webmaster
Author -
"NO GUTS, NO
GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters"
|
| Snyder,
Jeffrey Alan |
11/2008 04/2011
|
OH
|
04/28/2011
To Whom It May Concern:
I was in BUDS class 129/graduated (really)
assigned to SDV Team 2.
I have never heard of or seen this guy.
Thanks,
(SIGNED)
|
....
As I noted in our conversation, 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 JEFFREY
A. SNYDER.
I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with
similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable.
While there are men listed in the SEAL Database with the last name “SNYDER”,
none of those men has the first/middle names “JEFFREY
A.” Additionally, none of those men are graduates of
class 129.
...
|
| SNYDER,
PHILIP D |
07/2010 |
PA |
Claims USMC service Honduras, mid 70's. Loves telling "war stories" to
kids. |
NO MILITARY RECORD COULD BE LOCATED. |
| SOARD, DARON
M |
10/2011 03/2012 |
Tuscola,
Illinois |
He claims to be a graduate of Purple Heart, Rigger School, Sniper
School, Scout School, Ranger School (Class 01-07) and a Special Forces
18B among other things. He has pictures that he "claims" are from his
time in the Army, but none of them actually show his face, except in
pictures where he looks to still be sitting back in Illinois in a pair
of ACUs. Also, if you check out the picture of his B's, all of his skill
badges are under his ribbons. He also claims in many photos to be a
member of "173rd ABCT 1LRRP Group 2nd Ranger Batt."
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=502502792
http://www.myspace.com/tennessee_chick_16/photos Wedding
and My Photos for uniforms shots.
He's wearing a Ranger Tab on both shoulders - ........ He's very
wrong.
Found pictures of this dude getting married in
his A's. No jump boots, and TAB ON THE RIGHT
SIDE. I repeat, TAB ON THE RIGHT SIDE!!!
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Subject: Fwd: Possible Fake Ranger/Special Forces Soldier
Claims Ranger Class 01-07 on his facebook profile.
I've also checked that class roster he wasn't on it.
xxxxxxxx USA MIL (US)"
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http://illinoishomepage.net/search-fulltext?nxd_id=118871
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http://m.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2010-07-21/tuscola-couple-sentenced-aggravated-battery-over-childs-burns
TUSCOLA – A Tuscola couple was sentenced Monday to probation after
admitting that they burned a toddler's buttocks.
Douglas County State's Attorney Kevin Nolan said Brandi Soard, 24,
and her husband, Daron Soard, 26, pleaded guilty Monday to
aggravated battery, admitting that in June 2009 they caused great
bodily harm to Brandi Soard's then 3-year-old son by burning his
buttocks.
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|
His military photos appear to be "stock" images.
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NPRC could not locate any records. The name should have been an
easy check. He also does NOT show up as active duty on the DoD
site.
|
| SOFRANKO,
DOUGLAS |
07/2010 |
. |
Soldier washed out of BUD/S but wore Trident
By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Aug 9, 2010 15:47:53 EDT
Second Lt. Douglas Sofranko has spent the last year
impressing his fellow soldiers in the Florida Army
National Guard with stories of his days as a Navy SEAL,
while proudly wearing the distinctive Trident insignia
on his Army uniform. He even had the SEAL Creed hung on
the wall of his office.
The problem is, it was all a lie.......
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/08/navy_seal_faker_080910w/
============================================================================
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/08/army-guardsman-wearing-seal-insignia-082110w/
2nd lt. who wore SEAL insignia loses job
By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Aug 22, 2010 9:22:52 EDT
Second Lt. Douglas Sofranko, a Florida National Guard
officer photographed wearing a Navy SEAL Trident
insignia he didn’t rate, has been relieved of his
full-time duties with the Guard, and his future in the
military is uncertain.
Sources told Army Times that Sofranko had been fired
from his full-time job under state orders after Army
Times informed Guard officials that Sofranko was wearing
unauthorized insignia. But a spokesman would confirm
only that he was no longer on temporary Guard orders.
Sofranko was a sailor from 1996 to 1999, during which
time he attended Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL
training in Coronado, Calif., but did not graduate. He
received his commission in the Florida National Guard in
August 2009 and, when confronted by Army Times on Aug.
4, admitted occasionally wearing the SEAL Trident on his
Army combat uniform. Sources in his unit — 1st
Battalion, 124th Infantry — said he also posted a copy
of the SEAL Creed on his office wall......
National Guard officer resigns after caught in lie
Sun-Sentinel
Yet many people do boast of being SEALs when they are
not. "We average one to two calls a week about someone
making claims of being a Navy SEAL," said Lt.
...
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|
| Solomon, Harris |
Still at it 12/2004
|
Glacier Park MT
area
Portland, OR
|
86 yrs old. Claims- Airborne D-Day Ranger, Colonel, bullet
in the spine, wears black beret with possibly the 29ID patch
on it. OR claims LtCol, Normany invasion, Darby Ranger with
training at Ft Bragg. Travels on trains from Montana to
Alabama to Oregon to Kansas to Virginia. Tales vary every trip.
Solomon
is currently working the Portland,
Oregon
area.
He is spending time in the NW Portland Hostel...... So far I have
heard the “Private Ryan” story, Omaha
Beach
landing, bullet in spine, consulting the movie staff....
|
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!
The
WWII Ranger Association DENIES Harris Solomon was a Ranger in WWII
- and state the Rangers of WWII NEVER wore a beret of any kind,
they wore standard U.S. Army gear. They also state NONE were
Airborne and NONE trained at Ft. Bragg.
In
YUMA AZ Nov 2002. Used tale to get free motel/food. Claiming
connection with real "PVT RYAN" incident... Claims had
been to VA in San Diego, and friends in Gila Bend. News reporter
checked before running any story on this "hero".....
also told him he checked.. and all tales were in question. Harris
on the move again.
=================
12/2004 when confronted
"he says he has a lot of enemies out there..."
As
a veteran of the 5th Ranger Battalion, who landed on D-Day during the
early morning waves, I can assure you that there were ONLY two Ranger
LtCols on D-Day - Earl Rudder of the 2nd Rgr Bn and Max Schneider of
the 5th Rgr Bn.
As Secretary of the Ranger Battalions Assn-World War II (RBA-WWII), I
can also attest that no Soloman Harris is listed as having served in
either of those two Battalions, or any of the other four Ranger Bns of
WWII.
Also,
Darby's Rangers were the Rangers of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Ranger
Battalions, formed by William O. Darby, who served in Africa, Sicily,
and Itlay until they were disbanded following their decimation at
Cisterna after the Anzio invasion of Italy. The 2nd, 5th and 6th Rgr
Bns were never considered part of "Darby's Rangers" since
they were formed under other auspices.
If the man is listed as a phony, then he has,
apparently, been researched earlier and found to be deserving of that
title.
Tom Herrinf, Secretary, RBA-WWII
|
| SORAH,
SHAWN L |
03/2008
02/2010
|
Grandview,
MO
|
Claims Purple Heart in Kosovo, claims shot in the leg during
battle
or he got it when he was a Prisoner of War in Kosovo.
Claims he was 19K in the army and was a POW in Bosnia. He said
that he was one of 3 surviving members on a 12 man team and that he
was taken captive after escorting a Colonel into do some
negotiations with the Serbs. He said that his mission was to capture
Slobodan Milosevic
.... served this country starting at age 17. He quickly
rose through the ranks, (remember that small event in Bosnia?),
he is a highly decorated veteran who lead his team of soldiers through
several dangerous and successful missions. He has been
awarded several honors and medals. He is also the first to
receive a full honor retirement from the military since the Vietnam
war for his service and that retirement came at the age of 24...
|
ACTUAL
RECORDS
 http://www.diveone.net/
Never in Bosnia, he was not accepted to the Special Forces and
certainly never a POW.
|
|
SORVINA, DYLAN
AKA kyle anderson
aka slyfoxrngrd |
01/2011 |
. |
Man uses dead Army hero's photo to woo women online
=========================================
Dead Soldier's Pics Fail To Woo Women On Facebook
AllFacebook
Moreover, the Stolen Valor Act, sanctioned in 2005, makes it
illegal for anyone to falsely claim military awards or pretend to be in
the military service. ...
==============================
Dylan Sorvino poses dead war hero Sgt. Sanchez to meet girls on ...
allvoices
Facebook and the FBI might pursue further legal action, as it is illegal
and a violation according to the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which
expressly ...
Dylan
Sorvino was recently busted by the authorities
for using the identity of Sgt. Roberto
Sanchez......
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|
SOUTH, ARTHUR WILLIAM |
11/2011 |
.CA |
CLAIMS 12 YEARS AS
NAVY SEAL.
|
. |
|
South, Michael (Mike) |
. |
. |
Claims Medal of Honor, POW, NC, escaped Laos |
. |
| Sowers, Kenneth L. |
. |
. |
DECEASED - Obit
states: He was a veterans of the USMC during WWII and Korea.
He was awarded the Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Cong Medal of
Honor. Member of VFW Post 481, Midland. When contacted by
interested parties - the newspaper refused to print a
retraction/correction. Obit was published in the TIMESONLINE.COM
obit area 01/07/2004. |
NO Silver Star,
Purple Heart or MOH is noted in Military records. |
| SPANN, ROY
CARTER |
12/2008
multiple reports |
Springville,
AL
|
The claims and the records
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - http://www.policelink.com/member/PARATROOPER
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. |
| Sparenberg,
Jeffrey L. |
12/2009 |
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
click pic
|
. |
| SPARKS,
SCOTT S Real name: Thomas Scott Sparks |
01/2010
05/201004/2011 09/2011 |
DAYTON OH
KETTERING OHTX
|
CLAIMS
Scott has been posing as different people for years.... He is a
chronic and serial liar.
Scott was the manager at Talecris Plasma center in Roanoke
Virginia 2007 - 2008. He moved to Texas in 2008 to manage a
plasma center there. The stories on your page are like the
stories he told everyone there. He claimed he was shot 7 times
also!
|
. |
| Speakman, Gary |
05/2007
12/2007 |
Canada |
So much MORE
|
Neither Speakman nor Pillage are SEALS. |
| SPEARS, JAMES HERSCHEL |
02/2008 |
. |
Vietnam veteran back
in war zone
Washington Times
By Philip Smucker
February 25, 2008
1st Sgt. James "Grumpy" Spears
CAMP WRIGHT, Afghanistan -- Shot
down over Vietnam on his first tour of duty in 1972, 1st
Sgt. James Spears is back in the U.S. Army -- one of hundreds of retired
soldiers whom the Pentagon has ordered to suit up and serve the nation once
more.
"If you cut me, I"d probably bleed Army green, but this is
definitely my last deployment" said the 54-year-old veteran, who is
better known to his fellow soldiers as "Grumpy."....
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080225/FOREIGN/784994149/1001 |
ACTUAL
RECORDS |
SPENCE,
ALAN G.
aka
Spence, Al "the Blade" |
2000 |
Vestal, NY |
Claims to be US Navy Seal
Claims he was transferred to the Teams after the Air Force "couldn't
handle him". Claims secret CIA assassination training.
|
. |
| Spencer,
Donald R |
02/2006 |
. |
Claims
Vietnam Navy SEAL. |
NO
MILITARY RECORDS COULD BE LOCATED |
|
Spencer, Richard Tracy |
11/2000 |
. |
Claims Medal of Honor. convicted
of posing as Navy Admiral, forgery, court martial for forgery 1963 Served Navy 57-63
(Claimed MOH, SS, DSM. Escaped Prison in 1981 after
being
convicted of impersonating a LT.)
|
. |
| Sperry, Roland |
05/1999 |
CA |
CLAIMING
MEMBER OF WWII FLYING TIGERS
A VETERAN CONFRONTS HIS MILITARY MYTH
OCREGISTER.COM: Top news stories
PEOPLE: Roland Sperry spun a web that spun out of control. Some are
aghast at his lies; others knew.
May 23, 1999
By SUSAN BESZE WALLACE
The Orange County Register
FICTION: Roland Sperry, wearing his medal-studded leather flight jacket,
holds an artist's rendering of the plane he claimed to have flown as a
Flying Tiger in World War II. Since this photo was taken in October,
Sperry has admitted that he never piloted a military plane, and that
most of his medals are bogus........
========================
http://www.warbirdforum.com/sperry.htm
Roland Sperry 'fesses up
[Several years ago, the late R.T. Smith came across Roland Sperry
selling his fabulous Flying Tiger yarn at an air show, and he outed the
imposter in Air Classics magazine, August 1990. R.T. generously hid the
man's name behind the monicker Captain Incredible, which allowed Sperry
to continue the charade. What's puzzling about his book is that it reads
like a juvenile novel--Sperry is forced down and spends some time on the
run in China with the help of two Chinese boys--as if he knew that he
couldn't have faked up a real story of the USAAF Flying Tigers without
it being spotted as a phonie. -- D F]
China
through the Eyes of a Tiger
Roland Sperry / Pocket Books, 1990
Story by SUSAN BESZE WALLACE / The Orange County Register
He earned a Purple Heart. But he felt he needed more.
So Roland C. Sperry, a World War II veteran with a solid military
record, fabricated a heroic one.....
Member of the elite Flying Tigers. Fighter pilot who downed four
Japanese aircraft and twice survived being shot down behind enemy lines.
Decorated captain, awarded the equivalent of 12 Air Medals and seven
Distinguished Flying Crosses, among others..... |
Spiegel,
Ron
aka
Shpigel, Ron |
08/2007 |
AZ |
Claims
Navy Seal, was in the IDF, and worked in the Pentagon. Claims
2 bullet wounds.
Works for Gold's Gym in Tucson.
-------------------------
NO military records could be located.
....
If the name you provided is
spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database for
anyone named RONALD (RON) SPIEGEL/SHPIGEL. Be aware that I have
also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar
pronunciations. There is only one man with the last name SPIEGEL listed
in the entirety of the SEAL Database, and that man graduated from
training for UDT "Frogman" duty in October 1947. It is very
likely that our man would now be in his early to mid 80s. There are no
listings for any other names which even come close to either SIEGEL or
SHPIGEL in spelling or pronunciation.
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 information you have provided, I can state
conclusively that RONALD (RON) SPIEGEL/SHPIGEL has NEVER
completed SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a US Navy
SEAL or UDT "Frogman". Please be aware that the SEAL database
includes the names of all 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.
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. I urge you
(or those who may have contact with him) to ask Mr. SPIEGEL three
questions:
(1) 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)
(2) Where did his
training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several
locations over the years; different portions in different places)
(3) When did he graduate
from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? (i.e. a specific
graduation DATE)
The answers to those three
questions may then be compared to hard, firm, comprehensive
documentation to absolutely verify his claims. There are many other
questions which could be asked to further establish the level of
veracity or untruth regarding his claims, but those three questions are
absolutes; the answers are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL
will gladly provide that substantiating information upon request. If Mr.
SPIEGEL offers you any specifics which he claims are definitive
and valid answers to these questions (or if he offers reasons why he
cannot answer them), I would be very interested in learning about it.
The only men who can
legitimately call themselves SEALs are US Navy sailors who have
completed the entire SEAL training program which lasts approximately 2
years and who have received a formal/official designation as
"Combatant Swimmer [SEAL]" with an attendant entry in their
military records of a specific Naval Enlisted Classification Code (NEC).
There are no SEALs in any other branch of the US military armed
forces and there are no foreign military men who may legitimately call
themselves SEALs. While many units of different branches of the
military services are called upon from time to time to work
"WITH" the SEAL Teams, it is incredibly rare for any non-SEAL
to ever be engaged in an operation as a part of a deployed SEAL unit.
These rare exceptions generally involve members of highly trained
Special Operations Forces from those other branches of service or ‘other
government agencies’ involved in gathering/evaluating intelligence
information. Non-SEAL Navy units, other branches of the US military
services, and some few foreign military units do occasionally send men
to the SEAL Teams for brief training sessions. Those training sessions
do NOT confer the qualifications for being a SEAL on any of those ‘students’.
Such training is most generally intended to facilitate a familiarity
with the way SEAL Teams operate, and are intended to make cooperation
between different units easier and more effective when they are in the
same area of operations.
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. SEAL
imposters also tend to claim their military records are
"sealed" and cannot be accessed. Occasionally inventive
imposters claim their records were destroyed in a fire at the National
Personnel Records Center. While that facility did experience a fire, no
Navy records were involved, damaged, or destroyed. I would caution you
that despite anything the man might have told you, 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; the names of all those who successfully graduate from that
training program are compiled in the SEAL database. Later participation
in classified operations has no impact on whether or not a person is
listed as a graduate of the training program. No one gets to the SEAL
Teams without completing BUD/S 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 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.
I might suggest that you also
ask Mr. SPIEGEL 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. SPIEGEL. 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’ve made the same offer to more than 3,600 SEAL imposters in
the last six years, and none of them ever turned out to be a valid SEAL.
If Mr. SPIEGEL 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.
If Mr. SPIEGEL has made
a practice of claiming to be a former Navy SEAL, and he has been
imprudent enough to make those claims in writing on his resume and/or
job application, he may be liable for termination by his employer. Most
employers take a very dim view of someone offering any false claims or
"creative writing" exercises on resumes and/or job
applications in order to positively influence the prospects of their
being hired. If you decide that it is appropriate to share the
information contained in this letter with Mr. SPIEGEL’s
employers, please do so openly; do NOT act anonymously by shoving a copy
of this letter under an office door or mailing it to his boss without a
return address. Anonymous ‘tips’ of this nature are generally viewed
as unreliable and destroyed without action being taken. On the other
hand, if you step forward and present this information openly, then a
formal investigation is much more likely to result.
You will not be surprised to
learn that false claimants of being a US Navy SEAL vastly outnumber the
men who actually earned that title. Informally-gathered statistics
(2001-2004) indicate that there are approximately 350 imposters for
every real SEAL who ever served in the Naval Special Warfare community.
I recently visited a web site which ranked claims overheard by
bartenders during the course of their work… "I was a Navy
SEAL" was at the top of the list! Statistically you are more likely
to encounter someone who has played football in the NFL than you are to
encounter a real Navy SEAL. So, ask yourself this; how many professional
football players have you met?
One last note; It was formerly
a violation of federal law to WEAR specific military unit
insignia, badges, patches, pins, tabs, awards, commendations, medals, or
uniform garments for which one did not have formal/official
authorization. Such actions were listed as a prosecutable offense under
Title 18 US Code Section 702 and 704, which specified up to $5,000 in
fines and up to 6 months imprisonment per each count on which an
offender was convicted. It was subsequently recognized by lawmakers that
a loophole of sorts existed within the wording of Title 18 USC which
allowed imposters to make false verbal claims regarding military
credentials, and to then display items for which they had no legitimate
authorization as keepsakes without legal repercussions so long as they
did not actually wear them on their person. To avoid prosecution false
claimants often filled their walls with forged citations, commendations,
and awards for valor, and then posed for pictures beside those false
certificates, but never actually WORE them on their person.
A recent amendment to Title 18
USC, Section 704, called the "STOLEN VALOR ACT"
(S.1998), which was signed into law on 20 Dec 2006, now makes it illegal
to even make false VERBAL claims of receiving "any of the
service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the
ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or
any colorable imitation of such item". It must be presumed that
since the earning of the status of US Navy SEAL carries with it a
special Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC) code and a unique breast
insignia (SEAL Trident badge) that the offering of false verbal claims
of being a SEAL would fall within the jurisdiction of this amended
version of the 18USC. This matter, of course, would be for the courts to
determine.
Thank you again for your
concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor
of the US Navy SEAL Teams. 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. SPIEGEL’s false SEAL claims, any such
information which I might pass along to the authorities 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 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. If I can be of any further assistance
to you in this matter, please contact me at your convenience.
Very respectfully,
Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association
Special Operations Association
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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Spodofora, John
|
01/2012 |
. |
Mayor accused of Vietnam War
service lies
Claimed bogus medal on
website
|
ACTUAL RECORDS
Record breakdown follows:
Mr. Spodofora was a Vietnam ERA
veteran of the US Navy
Enlisted: 12 Jul 1966 (New
Jersey)
Discharged: 6 Jul 1973 (Phaladelphia)
Schooling:
Initial training in Basic Military
Requirements, BASIC ELECTRONICS “E” School, Military
Requirements for Petty Officer 3rd & 2nd
Class, Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 1st Class
& Chief Petty Officer training, Military Requirements for 1st
Class & Chief Petty Officer, Electronics Technician “A” School
(attended in segments; 5 Dec 1966 to 24 Mar 1967, 20 Mar 1967 to
19 May 1967, 5 Jun 1967 to 28 Jul 1967), Cryptologic Technician
(Administrative) 11 Aug 1969 to 15 Dec 1969.
Decorations:
National Defense Service Medal (a
that time it was given to all those who successfully completed
basic training)
Good Conduct Medal (awarded for a
continuous span of 4 years during which no improper conduct had
been recorded).
List of military units/commands in
chronological order:
US Naval Training Center, Great
Lakes, IL
Commander Submariner Flotilla TWO
Staff
Commander Submariner Flotilla TWO
Combatant Unit US 6th
Fleet, Atlantic
Commander Submariner Flotilla TWO
Naval Computer and Telecommunications
Center, Pensacola FL
Naval Communications Station, Puerto
Rico
Naval Security Group Activity, Puerto
Rico
Naval Security Group Activity, Galeta
Island, Canal Zone
National Security Agency,
Philadelphia, PA
During the entirety of his military
career Spodofora served as a technician performing maintenance
on specialized cryptologic machinery, and his skill rating was
abbreviated CTM.
He was advanced from pay grade E1
(recruit) to E2 (Seaman Apprentice) upon completion of basic
training in late 1966.
He was advanced from pay grade E2
(Seaman Apprentice) to E3 (Seaman) in early 1967.
He was advanced from pay grade E3
(Seaman) to E4 (Petty Officer Third Class) in early 1968.
He was advanced from pay grade E4
(Petty Officer Third Class) to E5 (Petty Officer Second Class)
in early 1969.
The highest rank he achieved was
Enlisted Pay Grade 5 (E5) – a Second Class Petty Officer in the
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) skill rating, abbreviated
CTM2
His daily tasking would normally have
put him in physical contact with cryptologic machinery, and it
would have required his having a TOP SECRET security clearance.
It is highly likely that his daily exposure to those machines
would have placed him in physical locations where he would have
been exposed to extremely sensitive materials and information,
and his tasking would have required that he ensured the
integrity of such sensitive information as it was being conveyed
electronically from one location to another.
His records show that he was, indeed,
assigned to the staff of the Commander of Submarine Flotilla TWO
where he would have been surrounded by highly sensitive
information (including intelligence information), that he worked
in a Naval Communications Station where a TOP SECRET security
clearance was a basic requirement due to the constant presence
of highly classified information, the Naval Security Group
Activity units in both Puerto Rico and on Galeta Island in the
Canal Zone, and the National Security Agency in Philadelphia.
All of those locations were/are involved in handling extremely
sensitive and highly classified information, and Mr. Spodofora
would have been constantly exposed to that by the nature of his
work in maintaining the machinery which conveyed it from one
point to another.
While the tone and wording of the
claims in the article (below) carry an implication of his being
a “spy” or “intelligence agent” of some sort, the simple truth
is that he DID have a constant exposure to highly classified
information, he MUST have carried a very his security clearance,
and he WOULD NOT be permitted to describe or discuss the nature
of his work – then or now.
The claims that his records are
“classified” is inaccurate as the recording of classified
information is limited to military command logs, daily reports,
morning reports, etc. The man’s military records will contain
information related to his schooling and the commands to which
he was assigned… but not his daily activities or the daily
tasking which he was given.
The article cites his records,
obtained from the National Personnel Records Center, as being
“highly redacted”… but this is nothing more than the ‘blacking
out’ of his semi-annual performance evaluations at each of the
commands where he served. The information which has been blacked
out is not classified, but it is protected under the provisions
of the Privacy Act of 1974 and is considered “personal
information”.
Mr. Spodofora’s characterization of
his service as somehow being something which he cannot discuss
is being presented in a tone that IMPLIES he had some secret
“spooky” tasking or job assignment. Although Mr. Spodofora was a
Vietnam ERA veteran of the US Navy, he did not serve aboard any
naval vessel or shore station in the WAR ZONE (Vietnam and
coastal waters) sufficient to earn any decoration or award which
was normally given to ALL USN personnel for such assignments.
Even general ‘deckhand’ sailors aboard ships which were assigned
to the coastal waters off Vietnam received such awards, so it is
clear that Mr. Spodofora was NOT in that war zone and NOT
engaged in hostile actions or in any location which carried any
danger of harm from enemy forces. His tasking was purely and
simply limited to maintaining the crypto machinery at various
locations where highly sensitive intelligence information was
processed, handled, transmitted and received.
My Spodofora may very well have been
a part of a “SECRET MISSION” aboard a US Navy submarine, but his
tasking in that assignment would have been strictly limited to
keeping a particular piece of machinery functioning!
Characterizing that assignment as anything but a job as a
maintenance technician (no matter how sensitive the equipment or
the information it handled) is nothing but showboating!
|
Spranger,
Jeffrey A.
ala Jeffrey Phelps |
09/2007
and again
and again
and again
and again
|
Atlanta,
GA |
http://www.onepathsystems.com/people1c.html
(new posting)
original posting:
After serving in the Army's elite 3rd Ranger
Battalion for 3 years, (click)
Multiple
witnesses state:
#1 Over the years the claims have gone
from small comments of how he was a “Ranger”, “CID agent”, etc.
to grandiose to grandiose outright lies like he was in Desert Storm as
well as investigated Economic Crimes within the Army.
#2
- Mr. Spranger stated.... I have some shrapnel in me that I received
during the Gulf
War while assigned to the Marine Corps.” ....
prior to this
time, Mr. Spranger had stated he was in the Army ... was told
that he had served as a Ranger in a Ranger Battalion.
#3-
Claimed
He has fought in Desert Storm
He was a Ranger with Army.
He guarded Dick Cheney.
He served on Air Force One.
He has been to Quantico for FBI training.
#4 - Claimed
-- he
was in a Ranger Battalion, and had fought with the Rangers in the 1st
Gulf War.
-- he had gone through
Ranger
School
; but could not provide a graduating class number.
-- he
had not only fought in Desert Storm, but was General Norman
Schwarzkopf’s personal body guard. This seemed to conflict
with his statement that Jeff was fighting with the Ranger’s in the
Gulf.
-- he
was on a staff that provided direct protection for Dick Cheney
-- he was an Army Criminal Investigative Agent. Also
claimed he was a Warrant Officer in the Army while a CID Agent. He
further stated that while assigned to CID he was tasked with
‘staking out’ the local gay bars.
-- That
his family was in the “Witness Protection Program”.
-- he
was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. He actually stated to a
group of people - that he had once had the FBI come to his place of
work to investigate a claim that he was posing as an FBI agent.
-- That
his father was in the CIA for 25 years.
#5 - He tends to stay close to the
same story every time, and gets very angry and upset if anyone
questions his comments.
|
Actual
Records filed for under Spranger: NOT a tabbed Ranger
Actual
Records filed for under Phelps
May have been an "intern" only with CID. |
| Springer,
David D. |
08/2006
05/2010
|
Rock
Island, IL
Bethel, AK
Quad
Cities IA/IL |
He has stated to
family, friends, and employers that he was an Air Force jet pilot (AT
21) during
the Viet Nam was and was shot down while performing missions and spent
many hours in the sea before being rescued. He also claims purple
heart and silver star medals. He also claims to have been trained as an
Air Force medic and RN.
He claims serving two years in the Air Force 72-74, as a pilot
and left as an O-3, Captain.
|
In
a secondary database, we have E1 SPRINGER DAVID D entered the Air Force
6 June 1972 and got out 3 July 1972. MOS: 90010 which
was Medical Helper. He was not in Vietnam.
Looks like he did a lot in that one month. |
| Sproat, Johnnie |
. |
Skidmore, MO |
CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS
|
served USMC - but never in
Vietnam, combat or USMC 1/9 |
| SPROLES, KLAYTON |
10/2010 |
Corona, CA |
Claims that he served in the special forces. He
requested time off from work because he was having
flashbacks from serving in Iraq that made him mentally
instable and would required time off work to be admitted
to the VA hospital. Brags about his service and even
injuries sustained will fighting for this country. Uses
uses his false service record to validate his
dependability, and appear honorable.
|
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| ST
CLAIR, IAIN
|
08/08 |
WA |
I beat a Navy Seal's little sister(Aaron) at a game of pool and she said
"my brother is a big navy seal and he is going to kick your
ass!" A year later I saw her with her brother at the same bar and she
lied to him and said I was a navy seal wannabe. I just ignored them and
hoped they would leave me alone. Ever since then I have had seal team
seven following me around and telling people I am a wannabe. On top of
that I have bean tortured by the navy seal wannabe busting team with their
mind machine. All of the navy seal wannabe busting team stopped with their
machines knowing I wasn't a wannabe. But Brian the team leader is crazy
and has bean torturing me for 4years 24/7. I lost my job and my
family thinks I am crazy I am on medication to keep them happy but I can't
take it anymore.I served my country as a MS in the Navy and the guy that
was with me that night was an OS he will verify what happened.I have
worked hard my whole life and would never ride someone elses coattails. I
love and respect the seals and forgive them.
-Iain St.Clair
===========
i am located in Kirkland ,WA. As far as last names go I don't know. I was
on the same ship so I remember their faces. Also one was wearing a jump
suit and another had a Navy SEAL emblem on his front bumper. others were
driving white, red ,gold vehicles and wore white or red hats. Bryan
is the smaller blonde haired indavidual from team 7. two of the
indaviduals (Tom,and Rob) were Marine Corps Delta.
,Iain
St.Clair
PS .... also
If I need to forget certain faces that should not be a problem:)
==========================
It is not my place to go into specifics. This is all a figment of my
imagination. Thank you for your time.
-Iain St.Clair
|
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| Jamie
St Clair-De Janiero
aka James Michael January
|
03/2010 |
. |
http://p12.hostingprod.com/@thisainthell.us/blog/?p=17857
http://www.myspace.com/theangry_lover |
. |
| ST.
GENIS, JOHN |
02/2012 |
|
CLAIMS OFFICER, SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART.
-
http://www.firestorm.com/JohnStGenis/
- .....Previously, Mr. St.Genis served
with distinction as an intelligence analyst
and liaison officer
in the U. S. Marine Corps and
participated in the United States blockade
of Cuba. At this point he started a career
long relationship with DOD and the
intelligence community. His final military
assignment was as custodian of Lee Harvey
Oswald's Service Record Book for the Warren
Commission at Glenview Naval Air
Station.....
|
ACTUAL RECORD
It appears he served for 3 yrs, never leaving the States, except for a 3
week cruise to Puerto Rico and back from N. Carolina. No ribbons nor medals
of any type in their files. Never in Vietnam. |
|
St.
Hilaire, Randall Scott
|
10/2009 |
CT |
CLAIMS AND PICTURES |
NO
RECORDS COULD BE LOCATED |
| STACKER,
CHUCK
AKA JUSTIN C STACKER |
02/2010 |
Amarillo,
TX |
Claims Navy
SEAL
|
. |
| STALLINGS, JOHN
WALLACE JR |
02/2008 |
. |
Claims to be a Navy SEAL
Reportedly has a Dishonorable discharge from the Navy in 1983
|
NOT
A SEAL |
|
STANGER, DONALD LOUIS |
09/2009 |
Omaha,
NE |
Claims VN with Army SF. Complains of pains suffered
while being in Laos and VN. Claims Silver Star. HE CLAIMS THAT HE
WON IT ON SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN CAMBODIA AND LAOS AND HE IS NOT ALLOWED
TO TALK ABOUT THE MISSIONS HE WENT ON. HE SAID THEY WERE CLASSIFIED. HE
DISPLAYS THESE EMBLEMS IN HIS OFFICE, TRUCK AND THE SHIRTS HE WEARS.
Claims he lost his DD214 
|
ACTUAL
RECORDS
He owns the SCUBA Store called
Underwater world in Omaha.
|
Stambaugh, Chad USMC
|
04/2010 |
PA |
MSGT Chad Stambaugh USMC
He has a Silver Star on his TWS profile awarded in 1991
Also a Purple Heart as well as a CAR
He was in a Reserve Unit out of Willow Grove PA.
|
No Valor Awards, and no longer a member on
TWS, they booted him off their site. |
|
STANLEY, JEFFREY |
04/2011 |
Savannah, GA |
Claims Navy SEAL....has his uniform, Trident and all kinds of stuff.
|
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|
|
STANLEY, ROBERT |
01/2010
05/2011 |
WA |
THE STORY
|
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|
|
Stapleton, Ernest
“Cousy”
aka Stapleton,
ernest paul |
06/2011 |
KY |
http://www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/13475810/article-Stapleton-earned-several-medals-during-service?instance=secondary_news_left_column
Stapleton earned
several medals
during service
.......On June 16, 1968, Stapleton was awarded the
Bronze Star for his heroism in ground combat. ....On Dec. 14, 1968, he
was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds ..... On March 2, 1969,
.......He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions that day. T......
Stapleton was awarded his second Silver Star on March 7, 1969 ......
On March 8, 1969, Stapleton, once again, was awarded the Bronze Star
with ?V? device. .......Another Bronze Star was awarded to Stapleton for
meritorious achievement from May 1968 through April 1969.
Stapleton was awarded his third Silver Star on April 4, 1969 while
serving as a sniper on a reconnaissance in force operation in Loc Ninn,
Vietnam. He was also awarded a second Purple Heart on April 10,
1969.......
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ACTUAL RECORDS |
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