Keith S. Smith (click name for real military records)RedNation, Inc.'s Online Native American Community Giti Equa Yonv Smith (translation: Keith Big Bear Smith) http://www.wsbtv.com/video/17950853/index.html Part 1, Nov 10 - Keith Smith Part 2, Nov 11 - Smitty & Joey Pierce |
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2002 - ....The
only thing that surprised me was that he didn't also claim to be a
Cherokee. We often find that "want-a-be's" often claim to be
SF or Seals, some mysterious "Black Ops" personnel but
seldom Recondo for some reason. One such person was Keith Smith out of
Fla. another
was
also out of Fla. while Keith knew some of the right answers his DD 214
placed him in the wrong places and with too little time in service to
have completed the training and years of service he claimed (5
years with an actual 18 month service time - all Stateside,
his genealogy didn't show any connection to the Cherokee people
either). ....
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SEAL Team One or Team
Two (can't remember) in Vietnam. He wears the BUD badge on a
vest on his regalia along with a badge saying "I survived
the Tet Offensive".
Keith Smith is usually the Arena Director. He goes by a Cherokee name that translates into Big Bear. He is also the big chief of a group called Red Nation Inc. |
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KEITH
SMITH:
You will not be surprised to learn that “SMITH”
is one of the most common names in the SEAL Database with a total of 83
entries. Of those 83 individuals, only ten (1) men served in either SEAL
Team ONE or SEAL Team TWO. Of those ten (1) men only one (1) man served
during the Vietnam era, and neither his FIRST nor MIDDLE name is “KEITH”.
On the basis of this inspection of the archival data I must say that the
man you reported, KEITH SMITH,
is not now and never has been a US Navy SEAL. There
is a good chance that his wearing of military insignia for which he did
not earn authorization (the SEAL “Trident” badge which you refer to
as the BUD badge) would meet the criteria for prosecution under the
STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005. Whether or not he ever served in
the military in any capacity, or experienced military service in
Vietnam, or is a bona fide survivor of the Tet Offensive could be
determined by you submitting a standard form 180 (SF-180) to the
National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. You may wish
to pursue this further by contacting the POW Network directly for their
assistance (info@POWNetwork.org);
I have included them as information addressees on this email. Very
Respectfully, Steve
Robinson |
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C R H V Committee to Restore Honor to our Veterans 17 August 2007 To: Keith S. Smith From: Committee to Restore Honor to our Veterans Re: False Claims of Military Service Copy: All Exec. Committee Members
Mr. Smith: Some time ago it became evident that certain individuals who frequent the Powwow Circuit have and still are passing themselves off as “military heroes”. Some of these imposters claim to have been POWs in Vietnam. Others boast of their heroic acts and blatantly wear medals to back up their fairy-tale deeds. A third group claims to have been members of elite fighting units, such as Special Forces, Snipers, Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, Green Berets, etc. Some of these men and women have actually been in the service. Others of them have not. These “paper veterans” for some reason feel the need to bolster their egos by pretending to be something that they are not, were not and never will be. Mr. Smith, you have told numerous unknowing and unsuspecting people that you were a US Navy SEAL and, as such, you have gained their favor and respect. You have professed that you are a Combat Veteran, who served proudly in Vietnam. You even wear a patch that indicates that you survived the Tet Offensive. You also indiscriminately wear other badges and patches that would lead one to believe that you are a man to be praised and honored. Mr. Smith, you are not now and never were a Navy SEAL, but you are a LIAR. Your Official Military Records indicate that you were on active duty from 6/10/69 to 11/12/70, a total of eighteen (18) months. That is less time than it takes to complete all the training to become a Navy SEAL. Your records also indicate that the only advance training you took were two courses (1 two week and 1 four week) in Basic Aircraft Mechanics. From 16 March 1970 to 13 November 1970 you were billeted with TRARON ONE (Training Squadron One). You were released from active duty on 13 November 1970 at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. When, praytell, were you in Vietnam fighting your way through the darkest of jungles – up and down the rivers and estuaries on missions so secret as to never appear in the annals of military history? The simple truth is YOU WEREN’T. You were never even in Vietnam. How dare you dishonor those men who fought and died in that horrible conflict! You have deceived not only your friends, but also the members of your beloved RedNation. What do you suppose they would think if they were to know the truth about you? The Sacred Circle of the Powwow is a place where we honor our veterans. You are a discredit, not only your Native heritage, but to all of the Veterans whom we wish to honor there. You have several choices. 1 – You may stand up at the upcoming Euharlee Veterans Powwow and apologize to everyone you have deceived over the years. Or 2 – You may remove yourself from ALL further powwow activities and leave the powwow circle FOREVER. Or 3 – If you feel that you have been wrongfully accused, you may present your Navy Separation Documents to this Committee for verification by the NPRC. Or 4 – You may ignore this letter, in which case, the consequences will be most unpleasant. You have fifteen (15) days from date of receipt of this letter to reply IN WRITING to this committee your intentions. If you wish to meet with members of this committee, please so state in your response. A committee member will contact you to set a date and time. COMMITTEE TO RESTORE HONOR TO OUR VETERANS Send your response IN WRITING to the RETURN ADDRESS on the ENVELOPE Failure to do so within the prescribed time will
result in Option # 4 above. Memo: Email response to all committee members – file: Smith, K, 82007 |
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The
48 US Navy SEALs who did not return from Vietnam can no longer speak for
themselves, and it is for those of us who served with them, either in
fact or in spirit, at home and abroad, to stand forward in defense of
their honor and reputation. Though not a Navy SEAL, you have undertaken
the duty of standing forward in their defense, and I wish to thank you
for your work to restore their honor where it has been misappropriated
by imposters. I am very proud of your efforts, and I know that my fallen
Teammates would be very pleased with your actions as well. You have done
well, sir… very well, indeed! THANK YOU! Please convey my deepest
appreciation to the other members of the C.H.R.V. Hooyah! Steve
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August
21, 2007 c/o
Committee to Restore Honor to our Veterans? If you expect me to respond to you in any manner whatsoever concerning matters of my past, then you must do so by a one-to-one face-to face confrontation. To
start with, your so-called CRHV? has never been heard of by anyone until
the presentation of the registered letter that I have received on this
day. It
is easily seen that your main agenda is one that is being sponsored by
those that are intent on trying to destroy what has been built up by
those that are truly “Honorable” in their endeavors to re-establish
a lifestyle that is fast obliterating itself from within due to
ignorance. In
order to address these issues that have been raised by you, I am more
than willing to do so, but anyone with any sort of intelligence knows
better than to allow themselves to come before a made up secret little
group that is hell-bent on destruction. You
that sent this registered letter to me evidently know me and have talked
to me in the past and have knowledge enough to know where and how to
locate me. You also quite
obviously know how to reach me via telephone. What
you are doing has been done before and I as far as the 4 choices that
you wrote, you, the papers that you received through the “Freedom of
Information Act”,. Nor anyone else will ever change what I and the
CREATOR know to be the truth. But
know this, NOTHING here on earth is certain and most of what is not
written or recorded has happened. Oh
believe me, I will speak before the people at the Pow-Wow, but to
discontinue my attendance at the pow-wow circles……..I have most
likely been attending these things long before most, if not all,
associated with you, realized you might have a reason to be there
yourselves. As
far as the RedNation is concerned, the true dedicated members already
know the truth. The
revolving door members really don’t care one way or the other because
that’s not why they became members anyway. You
use a p.o. box for an address. Hmmm….Are
you really who you say you are? Let’s
meet then go from there. Keith
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Actually
I CAN understand what he’s writing. I guess I’ve seen/read too many
letter like this from other military imposters. To me it is very obvious
that Smith intends to carry on with his false claims. From the
meandering thought train in his letter it seems obvious that he is
claiming that his actions were so classified that no written records of
them were/are available, and that no mention of his duty was recorded in
his “official” files. He’s calling you folks out… demanding that
you make your accusations face-to-face… and saying that others have
unsuccessfully tried the same things (i.e. to show his claims are
false). He’s seen too many Hollywood movies wherein the concept of
“sanitized records” play a key role. In the movies it’s done so
that the common viewer, the “everyman”, can visualize himself in a
similar situation… an ordinary citizen who leads a secret life as a
heroic figure. It’s purely a plot element to move the stories forward.
But obviously Mr. Smith believes that it happens, and that enough others
will believe that it happens to maintain his charade. I
do believe that the man knows he is lying about his military
credentials, has been lying for years, and intends to continue doing so.
I do NOT believe that he has crossed the line into a state of
self-induced illusion wherein he actually believes what he is saying,
although the final judgment on that would have to come from a mental
health professional. That particular state… wherein the lies have been
offered for so long as to be inseparable from memories of actual
events… is called PSEUDOLOGIA FANTASTICA. To the best of my knowledge
that particular mental state has not been offered as a defense in a
legal case involving military masquerade… but it would take a legal
professional to make a truly informed statement on that particular
aspect. Steve
Robinson USN
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