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01/2010 http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/22304874/detail.html - HAS VIDEO Phony War Heroes Break Law, Go UnpunishedImpostors Could Face Fines, Jail TimePOSTED: 3:24 pm EST January 21, 2010
BOSTON --
The medals pinned on members of our military are supposed to symbolize
real-life stories about combat, sacrifice and heroism. The problem is,
all too often, those stories aren't true.
Team 5 Investigates has uncovered blatant violations of the Stolen Valor Act, which makes it illegal for anyone to falsely claim to have earned a medal of valor in military service.....
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Scott A. Baker -
NOT a SEAL
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The above formal wear is Army mess dress. (pics believed to be 2009) |
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Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 7:36 AM
Thanks for checking with us - we greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the
TRUTH.
If the name you provided was spelled accurately, we do NOT have a
listing in our database for anyone named Scott Baker. In fact we have
only sixteen (16)
men with that last name in our entire database of nearly 10,000 names!
None of them have the first name "Scott", and only one man
has a middle name
beginning with an "S"... he was a Seaman Apprentice who
joined the Teams back in 1969, but got out of the service years ago.
We know the first names
and middle initials (and in many cases the full middle names) of all
of OUR men... and the man about whom you are inquiring is definitely
NOT one of
them.
Our database is thoroughly researched and based on original US
Navy records and documentation dating from the present back to the mid
1940's. Principal
in the compilation of our database are the graduation records for the
Navy's Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training program.
There is no other
more official resource, and it is certainly the best and most accurate
method of verifying an authentic, genuine Navy SEAL. This is the
same
database that SEALs use for authentication among themselves when they
are not known to each other.
Our database is held in multiple private hands and has never been
subject to any manipulations by the Department of Defense. SEALs who
have been removed
from the Teams or have had their SEAL status revoked are listed in our
database along with those men whose service is exemplary. We don't
delete or
alter records and are not subject to any control by Naval authorities.
Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a full legal name change since his claimed service with the SEAL Teams, I can state conclusively that
Scott Baker has NEVER completed SEAL training, and he is not now, nor
was he ever a Navy SEAL. While there are other steps that must be
completed before
becoming a SEAL, BUD/S training is the first and most vital. Without
having completed BUD/S training, a man cannot go on to become a SEAL.
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. The Privacy Act of 1974 covers distribution of
certain elements of
a man's military record - including his Social Security Number, the
type of discharge he received (honorable/dishonorable/etc), and his
reenlistment
status - but it does NOT cover whether someone attended SEAL
training or not. THAT information is completely unclassified!
There have been and will
continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs... we
know them all, and Scott Baker isn't one of us.
If you were still in contact with the man, I might suggest that you
show him this email message. I would invite him to contact me directly
by email;
being very interested in hearing him describe all the details of his
claimed service as a SEAL. However, since you haven't seen or heard
from him in
years, it is unlikely. But thanks for checking with us. If you ever
run into any of your old shipmates, in person or online, be sure to
tell them the
truth about this imposter!
If you wish to respond to this email message, please use the REPLY TO
ALL button at the top of your email screen display. By doing so, you
will ensure
that all of the SEAL Authenticator Team members, including myself,
will receive a copy of your message. Thank you again for your
assistance in
upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams.
Steve Robinson
SEAL Authentication Team
SEAL Team ONE 1971-1973
Author of the new (2002) book
NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters
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