CAN ANYONE I.D.

08/011/09

Poser strikes again at Wal-Mart.  As I was looking at DVDs, I saw this man walking/talking on the cell phone in the Service Alpha Uniform.  I did a double look and realized it was another poser.  So, as he approached the area I was standing in I asked to take a few photos of him.  So he struck a pose and asked me if I had ever seen a man in uniform and I replied by saying "no."
Then he said "not even in movies?"
Again, I replied by saying "no."  He really got off on my response by smiling a lot until I excused myself from choking him (that was my initial reaction when I saw him).

So what's wrong with this picture:  Obviously, he's not a Marine, he was walking/talking on the cell phone (check out right hand), the Service Alpha Uniform is not a leave/liberty uniform, he's wearing ribbons on the left/right breast pocket, no tie, no belt with uniform, right bottom pocket is unbuttoned, he's wearing a nose ring which is hard to see in the photos, he has a beard and he is wearing black boots.

I spotted him at Wal-Mart on Bruce B. Downes at 2140, 29 Jul 09.  Also, I was unable to get any information from him because he spoke very minimal English.

V/r

MSgt 


The medals on his left breast are NOT Navy/Marine Corps, ...... and the right breast is displaying an ARMY Presidential Unit Citation!!!!!!!

quote:
MGYsgt Burton
Hey there Sarge,

I wanted to take a moment to write and thank you first for your service to the Corps, and second for the work you do now, including putting this newsletter together.

While I'm younger then most of the Marines that write in, I love reading the stories from the past generations of Marines. I'm a 39yo Master Gunny that has traveled a lot and seen more then I would have cared to. I've served one tour in Afghanistan and 4 tours in Iraq (including the battle for Fallujah). I'm very proud to follow in the steps of the men and women that have proceeded me in the Corps and to all the "Docs" that have patched us up despite us saying its only a scratch.

I was out on Coronado Island in San Diego recently to have my picture taken. For the photo shoot, I had to be in my class A's. While I got lots of Ohh's and Aww's from people passing by, what really got to me was seeing two couples walking past wearing a Vietnam Marine Vet's cover. Much to the dislike of the photographer, I walked up to the men and ask if I could shake their hand and thanked then for what they went through. One of the men shed a few tears and their wives ask if they could take my picture with their husbands. After chatting for about 20 minutes and fielding multiple questions about the various medals I was wearing, they went on their way. The photographer ask me why I'd stopped the shoot to go talk to strangers and all I could say was, "they weren't strangers, they were Marines."

MGySgt Burton
1st Division, USMC
THIS MARINE CLAIMS HIS LAST NAME IS NOT BURTON. HIS FIRST NAME IS.  click for update

GREG the "Navy SEAL" ?

 Male
Union City, United States

Reported 09/2008

UNION CITY, UNITED STATES

http://www.navyformoms.com/profile/greg66

The man pictured on this web page is not now and never was a Navy SEAL, nor was he a legitimate Naval Officer. His poor spelling and horrendous grammar, and the manner in which he expresses his ideas, makes it absolutely clear that he is not a graduate of any institution of higher learning, much less the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and most certainly not SEAL material. The sentiments he has express to mothers whose children are going in harm’s way as members of the US Navy are nothing more than repetitions of blasé statements made by others, while making a pathetic attempt to mimic those who truly earned the right to the title “SEAL” in a feeble and pitiable effort to gain attention. Pathetic as those efforts have been, he has crossed the line from meaningless braggadocio and idiotic chest-thumping to transgression of federal laws. He has even been so kind as to provide a photograph of himself wearing the uniform of a US Naval Officer (which is at least two sizes too large for him), and wearing military honors and awards which he has not earned (including the SEAL Trident insignia).

Whether he realizes it or not, real Navy veterans are paying attention to what people like him are doing, and are prepared to involve the federal authorities. Copies of everything he has posted, including chat logs, photographs, and communications headers which can be used to point directly to his ISP and home computer will be turned over to federal law enforcement authorities. They will be urged in the strongest possible way to prosecute you to the fullest extent of any/all federal, state, and local laws which your idiotic charade has transgressed. Sadly there are many like him who have attempted to steal the reputation earned by the real Navy SEALs, so the federal authorities has a lot of people like him on their schedule; while he waits for them to knock on his front door, he might think about looking online for information regarding the STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005. If I were him I’d pay particular attention to the amount of jail time and the size of the financial fines you are facing.

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member #2440-GA
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org Webmaster
Author of the book NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

This "MARINE"??

   
July 2009

.......  this kid was lucky to leave with all his teeth intact. From the get go, it was obvious this kid was not a Marine.

He claimed to be a PFC (wearing LCpl chevrons) and could not explain what a PFC chevron looked like and then couldn't explain the NCO stripe on his trousers. He had a collar emblem in the middle of his barracks cover and his belt was sticking out. No ribbons or badges, his trousers were way too long, not to mention he had on Sketcher boots instead of dress shoes and a civilian belt. We found this out after we demanded that he take off the blouse and cover.
        
Turns out he bought the uniform from a surplus store and his dad is a retired Navy Chief. Reno is a super-pro military area and this guy was soaking in the atta-boys. Lot of posers out there, watch out!
        
Know any recruiters in the San Diego and Reno areas, send them a warning to watch out for this turd.