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INTRODUCTION V V A - Claims by members of Vietnam Veterans of America ================================== |
Heroes or Villains? |
Individuals reported as
of 10/2009
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. |
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| Name | Location | Date reported | ALL Claim POW or MIA and then some |
Actual Records Indicate/Notes |
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Caffaro, John aka Goslin, John Samuel |
New Jersey | 04/1998 10/99 |
In phone conversation claimed 1st MAW in
Phu Bai, Cambodia ops. Has "all the paperwork" to support his POW claims. |
Records indicate served from 09/29/67 to 12/06/68, PFC... served RVN 27 My 1968 "AdminMan" till 10 Sept 68 "sick".. NO Purple Heart. Awards and decorations: national Defense, Vietnam Service Medal. |
| Calvo, David R. "Dupont" aka "Dupont", David R.Calvo |
Fort Walton Beach. FL | 11/2000 multiple reports |
Claims POW, Warrant officer, helicopter pilot | Has VA POW ID CARD |
| Camp, Dan Charles | Allen County, IN | 06/2005 | Claims
he graduated at age 17 and had to get his parents permission to enlist
in the Navy. Originally wanted to be a helicopter mechanic - was a
door gunner on a helicopter and served one tour. He did not say he
was a SEAL but that he was somehow recruited while in country to join
them on one or more missions. He said they had sought one or more
volunteers to go with them into Laos. His activities there were
classified.
He said his first wife divorced him after he was shot down in Cambodia and listed as missing. He claimed to have been held underground in a 4x4x4' box until some of his comrades went against orders and returned to rescue him.
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Daniel
Charles Camp is not now and never was a US Navy SEAL, and was NEVER
solicited by a SEAL unit to accompany them on combat operations. The
SEAL Teams never (NEVER) call for volunteers to accompany them on combat
operations! The members of a SEAL platoon train intensely together as a
small unit for many months (sometimes close to one full year) before
deploying anywhere in order that they might effectively work together as
a cohesive unit. Their reactions to situations and circumstances become
so integrated that their interactions and coordinated movements in
combat seem to take on the aspect of telepathy. No words are necessary
between the SEALs because they all know their jobs, their
responsibilities, and what other platoon members expect of them. To
introduce an untrained outsiderinto that closely knit and tightly
coordinated unit is a truly insane concept.
Born in 1947. Served from Jul 1 66 to June 21 1972. Navy AMS3. ONLY medal, National Defense. Court Martial transcript "not in file." Attened "P", "A" school and corrosion control training. NO RECORD OR ANY COMBAT OR OVERSEAS DUTY. Works for Police Dept. |
| Campbell, A.E. | . | . | Claims POW | . |
| Campbell, Michael Craig | Burley ID | 01/2006 | the tale, the records, the comments ...... | . |
| Campbell, Terri | . | . | Claims POW | . |
| Campbell. Thomas E. | . | 2005 | Claims while on a classified mission "SFC" Campbell was captured. After being captured, Campbell managed to escape and rescue a Navy Pilot that was also imprisoned. Claims to have been awarded a Navy Cross for the incident, yet no documentation exists. | Letter re: POW info |
| Campofiore, Joseph Alexander | Virginia | 05/2005 | Claims he served in the 173rd airborne "magnificent bastards" in Vietnam during the late 60's early 70's. He told me he was staff sergeant and was awarded a Purple Heart and a cross and was taken prisoner for 3 days by the viet cong. ... was forced to watch 2 of his "boys" be slowly tortured to death by the viet cong. He told me that after about 3 days he was rescued by the Americans. He said that he has no veteran benefits because he was arrested for murder after Vietnam and the government stripped him of all his benefits and medals. .... | . |
| CANYON, BRICE | Lake Texoma Texas | 12/2008 | Claims
he was in the US Air Force.
That he was a pilot during the Vietnam war and was shot down. Upon crash
landing his aircraft, he injured his eye and his face was covered with
blood so he gave his weapon to his co-pilot. He claimed that his
co-pilot was killed and he was captured and held as a POW.
He stated that he was a POW for 9 months until his POW camp was bombed by US Forces and he was able to escape. Claims he is 59 years old, but on a dating site called, "Plenty of Fish," his name, Brice Canyon, is his user name and he is listed as being 53 years old. He has pictures of himself posted on that site.
THE NAME MAY BE FALSE - NO TRACE IN THE COUNTRY FOR ANYONE NAMED BRICE CANYON.
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| Capach,
Charles L.E.
aka Charles LeCapach |
. | 08/2004 | hi
my name is chief charles.l.e.capach i was 22years in us army i
went to range school in 1963 i was all so specialforces i went to
jungle school and pathfinder school and diver school i was with
sog
and bluelight light or sfod-d work with rvn rangers fpr 2years i am a
member of the flowins assos heare sf,assoc mike force and war ranger
life member 565 u.s.mra life member special ops assoc i was in nam
for 7years was a p.o.w and was in laso for a time i was a SP/7
E-7
then became a cwo-4 in georgia then became a O-5 ltc in g.a. guard i am now working as a indian marshal in n,y and g,a. and n.c i am now going blind becouse of suger and combat woundshope you can all read this note to you all i was also a teacher at ranger school i was with the 5th ranger bn mountany traning school and was teacher at M.A.C.V. RECONDO SCHOOL TO FOR A TIME AS ALWAYS KEEP UP TYE GOOD WORK AND rangers lead the way yours truley chief or ltc OLD RANGERS NEVER DIE THE JUST LEAD THE WAY MUCH SLOWER BUT BETTER SOME WAYS SFOD1732@YAHOO.COM PPS.I FOR GOT IWAS WITH THE 173 2BN .CO.N AND WITH THE173 2BN A.CO
SF Mike Force Assn Honcho regarding his MSF claims: No Christmas turkey has ever been so full of shit. |
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| Capps, Thomas E. | . | 12/2002 | Claims POW ESCAPEE. USMC Nam May 66 - Mar 67 | . |
| Carl, William Von | . | . | Claims POW | . |
| Carpenter, Bert | . | 09/2005 | http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050922/NEWS07/209220385/1011
Bertrand Carpenter, 71 |
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| Carr, James E | Tustin, CA | 01/2006 |
Claims
he
was shot down in a huey and taken
prisoner for about two months. When
pressed about details "he didn't want to talk about it, it brings
up to many bad memories"
Claims
"he
was in the back." He
even goes as far as telling his associates that he was a
"hero" and fought for their freedom! He took his photo with
Bob Dornan the founder of the POW bracelet (trying to add truth to his
story). Uses this story to run his realty business
Working as a realtor in Tustin CA. His website is http://www3.helpusell.com/CarrRealty/Listings/Residential.aspx. |
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| CARR, RICHARD L | Forsyth,
MO Carrollton, IL |
04/2008 | Claims escaped from the Hanoi Hilton | NEVER A POW |
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Carrio, Miquel aka Mike |
Houston, TX | . | POW, Green Beret, Air America | convicted felon |
| Carroll, Willie Arthur | FL | 03/2006 05/2006 11/2008 |
Claims
POW from Vietnam, USMC, Special Forces. Claims 8 yrs service - 1962 -
1970. Claims Capt or Major. Claims Purple Heart. Claims hands
registered as "deadly weapons." Speaks at USMC recruiting
station, local high school. Claims he works with/for Homeland Security.
Drives an 18 wheeler. Claims daily nightmares from captivity. He
has been showing off a Purple Heart and claiming it was from Vietnam.
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St. Louis could locate NO MILITARY RECORDS of any kind. THEY want to see proof he served! |
| Carter, Chuck |
claims lives in tent in Louisville, MS; from IL, heading for Dothan, AL |
01/01 | POW, 82nd Airborne, captured 1970 held 1.5 yrs! | . |
| Carter, Keith Creton |
Arizona, Englewood - Golden Colorado |
02/2004 |
Claims Green Beret in Vietnam, a POW for 186 days in a
remote camp that no one knew about. Claims he escaped after 186
days of torture, having no body hair, burned feet, front teeth cut
completely out from a knife. As they took him outside of the
camp blindfolded and on his knees, they put a gun to his head and
pulled the trigger, which misfired and killed the shooter allowing him
to escape. He did three tours and was
severely wounded, spending time on the ship REPOSE and then over a
year at Walter Reed Hospital. He said he had the DSC awarded to
him November 3, 1973 and Nixon pinned it on his uniform on the White
House lawn the middle of December 1973. He belonged to Company
B. His missions were always secretive. He also was
awarded the bronze star (which he refused), two silver stars, five
purple hearts, Viet Nam service medal ..... Drives a 1993 Plymouth Colt now that his Century was "stolen". Same Purple Heart plate may be on the Colt. |
NO RECORDS FOUND |
| Case, Dennis | MI | again 06/2006 | Claims POW
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| Case, Raymond | . | 10/2001 02/2002 |
Claims USMC Sgt Maj, Silver Star, Bonze Star, Navy Cross, Operation Oregon, 1st Force Recon or claims POW and the above - 4th Marine Recon. | . |
| Cashin, Joe | . | . | Claims POW | . |
| CASSAVETES,
FRANK
aka DIMUNGO, RONALD FRANK |
CA | 03/2008 |
quote Most will recognize Frank as the sniper in the movie "John Q" with Denzel Washington, who Frank also worked with as a personal trainer. At the time of this writing, Frank was getting ready for roles in movies with Michael Caine, Robert Duval, and his brother, the well known producer Nick Cassavetes. end quote |
NOT A POW. |
| CASSIDY,
DAVID aka DAVE CASSIDY |
DE, PA | 01/2009 | Claims USMC, Prisoner of War for 4.5 months. Escaped with TEN other POWs. Is a locksmith. Drives a black truck. May work with LOCKMOBILE. | CLAIMS
to be a member of American Ex-POWs. National states "NOT." |
| CASTEEL, BOYD | TN | 04/2008 | Well
first thing, I guess is my name. My name is Boyd Casteel. I am 54
years old and I am married to a wonderful wife, Lisa. We are big
animal lovers so we have quite a few pets. We live
in Northeast Tennessee, in I am a retired police officer. Law Enforcement has been a part of my life since I was 18 years old. I am an Air Force veteren, learning my police duties there and then going in to civilian law enforcement, once I left the Air Force. I am a former POW. My unit was ambushed in I was kept confined for 9 months, when the camp was taken by several Marine outfits. The Red Cross came in and tended to all of the wounded and all the GI's that were considered critical care. I was transported to a hospital ship to start my rehabilitation to where I could stand and walk again, then after a few months I was sent back to the States ( As horrible as that all sounds, it is just now, that I am able to really start talking about. It has stayed with me most all of my adult life. Some of it never goes away. ================================== Thank
you for the link to the POW/MIA website. Over the years, I have
researched through many archives, wrote tons of letters, even made phone
calls only to find out that there are many vets who have wrong info or
info that was never updated in their military files. Some have spent a
lot of their civilian career and most of their savings trying to correct
their files and write history the way it was meant to be written,
especially for their families. Boyd
Casteel, DVMO1144 |
This
case is still under investigation. There is a possibility even the
"biographical data" other than the names are bogus in this
fairy tale.
There is no historical evidence to back up the claims.
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| Caufman, Dave | NC | 11/2002 | Claims POW 18 MONTHS, ESCAPED with 2 Marines and 1 Air Force Pilot, Claims Seabee, captured near Quang Tri | Works for termite control company. |
| Cavanagh, Wm. J. Jr | NJ | . | Claims POW | records indicate NO captivity |
| Castor, Ken | Boulder, CO previously from Kansas City, KS. |
. | POW and CIA | convicted for fraud - NO military service |
| Cayton,
Command SgtMaj (Ret) Rick aka Richard B. Cayton aka Richard Barr Cayton aka Rick Cayton
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Killeen, TX Harker Heights, TX Belton, TX working in Houston Has address in GA - but living in RV in TX after selling the boat shop. |
12/2002 2007 2008
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April 11, 2009AP: More POW claimants than actual POWs----------------------------------------------------------
Quoted in Killeen Daily Herald 02/24/2002 "Survivor Types: Residents
overcome odds, become better human beings"
MORE AND MORE - JUST CLICK HERE
Cayton claims: THIS ONE'S NOT OVER YET. December 2007 - http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=21064 |
St. Louis has been unable to provide orders or dates of issue on
many of the medals noted
in his records - and the list differs from the records noted on his
DD214.
Command Sgt Major Cayton's DD214 states "POW" Command Sgt Major Cayton's records claims "POW" ==========================================
Steve. There's more to the story....
Today there were a whole bunch of replies to my quarry. It seems that this guy was held in serious contempt by junior members of the battalion, several of whom went on to get commissioned and at least one of whom is still on active duty. According to these guys, he was the consummate self promoter, egomaniac and all around asshole. This is not just from some private who thought the guy was a hardass - quite the contrary. All the guys that replied either retired from active duty or at least reached NCO rank before ETS'ing. It says something when not a single guy had anything positive to say. Clayton evidently told the POW story complete with torture, etc. to each RIP class he taught. For a time he was assigned to the 1/75 Ranger Indoc Program at Hunter before the Regt was activated and that function consolidated at Ft. Benning. There's a good chance this POW stuff is all hot air on his part - simply based on the rabid responses I got. Hope this helps. It's simply more of the total picture of this guy. Bob ========================== |
Rick
Cayton - Soldier, Hero, American
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| Richard B. Cayton.
This website is the only authorized and accurate website with
information about me and my career in the United States Army. ... ultimatelocksales.com/rickcayton/ - 6k - |
DECEASED
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Hurricane Hero
Dexter Christenberry isn't giving money, clothes or water to Hurricane Katrina victims. He's driving entire homes to them: 200 campers with air conditioning, bathrooms and more.
When the Piney Flats businessman saw the devastation caused by the Hurricane on television, he wanted to give victims a place to call home. This past weekend, he drove a camper to complete strangers in Mississippi. Now that he's seen their neighborhood, he says he won't stop driving more down.
"I told the people next door that had children, I'll go back, I'll get you a camper and I'll bring you a camper, Christenberry told News Channel 11 Tuesday.
The former prisoner of war was changed forever by what he saw along the coast this weekend.
"I noticed, as we did air raids in Vietnam and we would get through with those villages, what was left and the people that were left. Those Vietnamese people were sitting around, twisting their hands, trying to figure out how they were going to put their lives back together, " he said. "{Mississippi} gave me a flashback of Vietnam. These people don't have anywhere to go, a lot of them don't have any family to go to."...
ACTUAL
Number 6 wife is divorcing him as of 01/2007.
Has alot of flash backs and can't sleep etc. He claims the Viet Nam guards hurt him really bad and that is why he cannot work.
Lots of his stories - and they are not the same on different days
CHRISTMAS JAMES JR AR E05 36K4O N
Name JAMES JR CHRISTMAS
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Military Specialty 36K4O
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CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR: V V A - Claims by members of Vietnam Veterans of America ================================== |
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