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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 | |||||||
| Ladd, Alan | . | # | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Lader, William A. | . | # | Claims POW | . | |||||||
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LaFiet, Beau Jon
aka |
MT | 2001 12/2005 |
POW, helicopter pilot, CIA, millionaire
He told us all about his life in the service, CIA, and was a millionaire. He was really good at his story. He said he had 100's of acres in Montana along the Yellowstone River. He said he wrote a book and was getting it published.
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Reported - Beau lives on the farm he works at in
Corrales, NM. Beau lives at the farm in a room not much bigger than
the stables
are. Looks like a mobile home cut into 3rds and he got
1/3. Certainly does not live like a millionaire - and he doesn't
"own the farm."
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| "LaFleur, Sidney R. | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| LaGuerdian, Gerry | CA | 01/2006 | Claims POW/MIA from Vietnam GLaGuerdian565POW@aol.com | . | |||||||
| Lahr, Harold | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Laird, Robert Everett | Taylor, MI | 6/2001 | POW/Hamburger Hill Survivor.
Claims 2 Bronze Stars, DSC and 3 Purple Hearts Claims 5th Special Forces Group and 101st Airborne Ranger 1st Lt. VA Med Center - Federal Police Officer |
Can be located on State of
MI sex offender list NO Vietnam Service, E-4, MP, Btry B 4th Bn (HERC) 44th Arty, only awards NDSM and AFEM |
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| Lake, James IV | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Lamarca, Benito | Arizona | 09/2003 01/2004 |
Claims 5th SPF, POW, escaped, 300 surgeries, went rescued other POW's and ... | . | |||||||
| LANDERS,
MYKE
Landers, Myron Lee
He uses Myron and Myke interchangeably as a teacher |
Florida | 09/2005 08/2006 01/2009 |
Claims
Vietnam POW, Purple Heart, Desert Storm service.
Professor at Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL. and a teacher for Manatee County Public Schools. ------------------------------------------------
Dr. Landers told our class that he was taken prisoner
by the North Vietnamese during the war. He said that they
tried to interrogate him but he refused to give them any information,
spitting in one of the interrogator's faces at some point. He said
that the interrogator pointed his gun at his head and pulled the
trigger, but the weapon was empty and it didn't fire. The Vietnamese
soldier allowed him to live for some reason and he was eventually
freed.
Dr. Landers said that he was in special
forces...
Dr. Landers also claimed to be a war planner during the
Gulf War. He claimed to have aided in designing some kind of strategy
used by coalition forces.
2009 -In Karen Rose's book, Kill For Me.....in
her acknowledgements she cites "Myke Landers for sharing his
experience as a survivor of a POW camp in Vietnam. I was honored
and forever changed.
Thank you".
"There are
many things about that war that are still classified."
"There
is much that I have not said. If you’re so “smart,”
you’ll agree with what the wise man once said, 'Believe much in
what you know, and nothing in what you’ve heard. Rumors and
innuendos are easy to come by and are valued at nothing.' "
"The
lack of documentation is regrettable and annoying, but true.
One must either accept that reality, or not. However, I have
wrestled with this problem for a number of years, and it has caused
me considerable and significant heart ache, as well as some petty
annoyances. I have learned to get on with my life, anyway.
There is little more that I can add to this discussion, especially
under this “cloak of anonymity.” So, if you can’t accept
my explanation, I’m sorry; I don’t think there is much point in
continuing the dialogue."
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No
man named LANDERS is listed as having been captured during Vietnam.
2006 reports
indicate he was in
Missouri before he came to Florida.
He had $45,000 in court judgments against him between 1998 and 2000.
His chiropractic license in Missouri
is no longer valid and he doesn't hold one in Florida; he no
longer seems to hold a K-12 public school teaching certificate either
(he's teaching at Manatee School for the Arts, it seems, which is a
charter school and probably exempt from the state's certificate
requirements).
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| Lang, John Frederick | FL | 10/2006 |
Claims
POW in Vietnam for four years. ‘His records are sealed.’ He never
failed to bring up his 'tortures' and 'horrors' he went through as a POW
in every prayer meeting he attended over the years at Armor of God. He'd
sit in the meeting and actually cry real tears about it. Works for: WCA (Waste Corp of America) Can be found at Rendezvous Lounge on Lockwood Ridge & 17th St. in Sarasota on a Friday or Saturday night. Desperately trying to join a Veterans Group to give the appearance of truth to his lies. Tried to join the American Legion and he couldn’t. He IS attending meetings of The Brotherhood of Vietnam Veterans at the American Legion Hall on Fruitville Rd. in Sarasota, FL. |
St. Louis could locate NO military service record. | |||||||
| Langdon, Donald Paul | 09/2007 | Donald
Paul Langdon, 68
April 17, 1939 — sept. 9, 2007 NASHVILLE — Donald Paul Langdon, 68, formerly of Belleview, Florida, died Sunday morning after a long illness. Born April 17, 1939, in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Harry Langdon and Gayle (Stephens) Langdon, both of Bloomington. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bertha. .... Donald was a Navy veteran, serving three tours of duty in Vietnam before being captured as a P.O.W. Upon his discharge from the Navy, he started a successful electronics repair business. For the last 20 years he resided in the Belleview, Florida, area until illness compelled him to return home to Indiana to be near loved ones. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Monday morning at Richardson Cemetery in eastern Monroe County. The Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home in Nashville will make final arrangements. |
NOT A POW | ||||||||
| Lanza, Gene | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| LAPP,
DAVID M
AKA David Bendiola |
AZ | 06/2009 |
Claims he escaped from a POW camp in
Viet Nam. He carries the POW card and has the POW license
Plates. He also flashes other cards. He claims
he is good friends with John McCain He goes by David Bendiola with his
web page for laying claim to being Anazasi Indian and making horse
hair baskets - with blue eyes. |
Actual Records | |||||||
| LARGO, NORMAN | BRIMHALL, NM | 07/2009 |
They were having a pow wow. A Navajo dancer named
Largo was there & was revered as a Viet Nam Vet & ex-POW.
Hint: Never tell the tale with a real NAM POW present.
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Military records requested - none could be located. | |||||||
| Lawrence,
Rodney Drew
aka littletree
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CO | 08/2008
10/2008 01/2009
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PIC
RECEIVED 01/2009
Rodney Drew Lawrence who claims to have served on Navy seal team one in 68-72. He also claims that he was a POW and escaped after being tortured. He has a DD214 in his wallet. He claims he has a Navy cross,2 purple hearts, 2 bronze stars and a silver star. He doesn't have enough info to back this up. He claims his medals were stolen and that his navy seal records are sealed. He wears a ballcap with Navy Seal on the front of it. He wears a " Budwieser" on a chain around his neck. He wears a Rolex watch with U.S. Navy stamped on back. He said they gave it to him when he completed training at Coronado Island. Driving with PH license plates not authorized, claims SEAL, POW, and NX among other things.
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Please pass
this information along in response to the inquiry regarding Mr. Rodney
Drew Lawrence and his claims of being a US Navy SEAL. To
Whom It May Concern: 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. I am one of about a dozen men in America who possess a
copy of the SEAL Database, a comprehensive and regularly updated listing
of all men who trained and served with the Naval Special Warfare units (SEALs,
UDT, NCDU, S&R) from the end of WWII to the present day. I also have
access to archival sources who can verify/deny claims of service DURING
WWII. As a former US Navy SEAL myself, I am fully familiar with the NSW
training program and the standard operating procedures used by the
Teams, as well as an in-depth personal knowledge of many of the
‘insider’ events and incidents which UDT “Frogmen” and SEALs
offer as a part of their bona fides. My efforts to expose SEAL imposters
are performed free of charge, 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 of successful graduates for anyone
named RODNEY
DREW LAWRENCE. I have also examined possible alternate
spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. There are only five
(5) men listed in the entirety of the SEAL Database (end of WWII to the
present day) with the last name LAWRENCE.
None of those five (5) men has the first name “RODNEY”
or the middle name “DREW” Unless
he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action
for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed
attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have
provided, I can state conclusively
that RODNEY DREW LAWRENCE
has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a
Navy SEAL. 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. They also tend to claim their military records are “sealed”
and cannot be accessed. 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. No one gets to the SEAL
Teams without completing this 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 have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are
NO secret SEALs… we know them all. I
must also make one other extremely important point - there have never
(NEVER!) been any UDT Frogmen or SEALs captured, detained, or held as
prisoners of war... not in ANY war, not EVER! This point may be verified
by visiting the web site of the POW Network at www.pownetwork.org
and corresponding with the directors of that organization. An
amendment to Title 18 USC, Section 704, called the “STOLEN
VALOR ACT” (S.1998), was signed into law on 20 Dec 2006,
and 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”. That amendment very
specifically identifies certain awards for valor – including the
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, the NAVY
CROSS, the AIR CROSS, the SILVER STAR, the BRONZE STAR, the PURPLE
HEART, and the POW MEDAL – which, if falsely claimed, are considered
grounds for prosecution. 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
also fall within the jurisdiction of this amended version of the 18USC.
This matter, of course, would be for the courts to determine. Mr.
LAWRENCE’s claims of
being a SEAL are false. Mr. LAWRENCE’s
claims of being a POW are
false. If Mr. LAWRENCE’s
claims of having been awarded the NAVY
CROSS, two PURPLE HEARTS,
two BRONZE STARS, and a SILVER
STAR are also proved false, these are all violations of
federal law and as such are all prosecutable offenses… subject to both
fines (up to $5000) and imprisonment (up to 6 months) on each count for
which there is a conviction.... Thank you
again for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in
upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. Very
Respectfully, Steve
Robinson USN
1970-1978 |
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| Laws,
Daniel W aka Laws, Daniel J. |
Lenoir, NC - travels to NY for powwows | 07/2007 12/2007 |
Attended
the Chambers Farms powwow where he is a member of the Black Warrior
Society. Another PHONY SEAL named Blaine Martin presented the
"Buffalo Robe" to Laws at the powwow.
Laws claims MOH, Navy SEAL, Purple Heart, a POW,
once in Vietnam and once in "Beloit", was wounded three
times and still active in the military as a military advisor to Condi
Rice." At the Chambers Farms (FL) Powwow, Laws carried in the Eagle Staff. He was referred to several times during the powwow as a MOH awardee Daniel Laws story:
Feel free to browse the phony list for:
KEITH SMITH GERALD BLUEFEATHER SMITH JOEY PIERCE BLAINE MARTIN DANIEL LAWS WIHUNA JOYNER
ALL NATIVE AMERICANS - ALL making bogus
claims. All in the same area or attending the same pow wows.
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/17950853/index.html Part 1, Nov 10 - Keith Smith http://www.wsbtv.com/video/17959240/index.html Part 2, Nov 11 - Smitty & Joey Pierce
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Uses
THREE DoB, 2 middle initials and more... 4 -1948 4 -1947 1946 ================================== POW Network, |
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| Lawson, Calvin | Oxnard, Ca | 05/2002 | Claims Navy SEAL POW | . | |||||||
| League, Francis Butler | CA | 11/2003 |
Wears: Silver Star, Bronze Star with "V"
device, P.O.W. Medal, Legion of Merit, NDSM, Vietnam Service Medal,
RVN Campaign Medal. NO Good Conduct Medal, yet wears E-8 stripes. Also
wears Master Parachutist's and Combat Medic's badges.
Claims Special Forces in South Vietnam as the source of most of his decorations, but he is always vague and evasive about details. |
He is still claiming to
have served in Cambodia and says that "I was in Cambodia and lots
of my stuff must have not been documented," whatever that means. He
has secured the help of a National Service Officer to assist him is locating his true records.
Records indicate he is authorized:
Marksman Badge w/Rifle; Parachutist Badge; National defense; Vietnam
Campaign; Medical Badge; Overseas Bar; Good Conduct. Discharged as
Staff Sgt. Served 1962 - 1967. NO SF association in NAM noted |
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| Lear, John Kenneth | McQueeney, TX | . | POW/MOH, helicopter pilot | no records found | |||||||
| Leavitt, Larry R. Jr. | NH | 04/2005 12/2006 |
Claims POW, 18
months, Navy and Air Force pilot!
Shot down by rifle fire (in the parachute) Feb. 12,
1970 over North Vietnam while flying a mission in a F-100. Also a Blue
Angel.
CPT Larry R. Leavitt JR, US Air
Force who was a POW in Vietnam in 1970 and '71.
Larry is confined to a wheelchair, claiming he was a pilot in the USAF, shot down on Feb. 12, 1970 over North Vietnam while flying a mission in a F-100. He says Cmdr. Paul Smith of the Navy was part of the same mission. He says he was shot by rifle fire as he parachuted to the ground. He says he was released in a prisoner exchange after 18 mos. as a POW. He says that he had to have reconstructive surgery on his face at Walter Reed Army Hospital in DC, because of the beatings he took. He also claims to have flown with Dick Scobie (sp) who later became and astronaut, and was a friend to Al Page who is still listed as MIA . |
Deceased
2006
NO MILITARY RECORD FOUND EXPOSE:
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| Leazer,
Gene A.
DECEASED 04/02
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Franklin, IA | Gene Leazer Gene Autry Leazer, 64, of Franklin, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at VA Medical Center in Iowa City. Born Sept. 29, 1937 in Birmingham, he was the son of Thurman Keith and Ada Flossie Wilson Leazer. He married Eva Pearl Warington on Aug. 18, 1975, in Dothan, Ala. Mr. Leazer was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving from 1956 to 1974, with the rank of captain. He received the Medal of Honor and was a Vietnam POW-MIA. He was a member of Salem Congregational Church, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and AmVets. ...... He was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant. The funeral for Mr. Leazer will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Chaplain Timon Davison officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Fort Madison, with military rites. A memorial has been established. [The Hawkeye, Burlington IA] Records indicate Leazer was discharged as an Airman 1st Class. Actual awards were Air Force Longevity Award w/3OLC; Air Force Good Conduct w/2OLC; Air Force Outstanding Unit w/1OLC. NOTHING FURTHER. He was a Fire Protection Specialist for A1C's. |
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| Lee, Clarence | Shallowater,
TX Houston TX |
11/2006 | E5 LEE CLARENCE served in Vietnam with an MOS of 3531 Motor Vehicle Operator. | ||||||||
| Lee,
Kenneth |
Huachua, AZ | 02/2002 06/2002 11/2002 |
Claims POW
... when the North Vietnamese did an officer exchange he just followed
the officer out; said that he didn't care if they shot him in the back,
he couldn't take anymore.... escaped. Used to rice and fishheads in
captivity.
Claims 5 tours in Vietnam - how long he was in the
military?? He says 5 Yrs.
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When called, Lee declared, I don't like to talk about that {his captivity}. Sadly, he allows his wife Judy to repeat his fairy tales in public, unaware she is perpetuating the fraud and deception he maintains. | |||||||
| Lee,
Kenneth E. Lee
deceased 2003 |
CA | 09/2003 | Claims in 1964, as part of group of Air Force personnel sent to Cambodia, that they were all captured by the Vietcong . He and the only other survivor of that group were rescued by Hmong tribesman 4 months later, but due to the the "classified" nature of their mission, his capture and subsequent release was never a matter of record. |
Claimed Service Dates: 1/17/1963 - 3/8/1967
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| Lemon, Robert | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Leonard, Dennis | Columbus, OH | 08/01 05/2005 |
Claims Special Forces, POW held
for 2 yrs. Finger and toenails removed in torture. Car Salesman for
Saturn SW.
2005 - still telling stories of capture detention of
over two years finger nails toe nails removed --dramatic-
rescue.
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Did not show up for work day
after being questioned about NOT being on PMSEA.
As of 5/02/05 works Dave Fox Remodeling, Columbus, Ohio. |
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| Leonard, Donald R. "Butch" | 09/2007 | OH |
Claims to be a POW of the Vietnam War, having spent 18
Months in a Steel Cage, being tortured in "unspeakable
ways", he claims to be part of Navy Special Forces, but when
asked if he was SEAL, he always answers, "No, one of the other
ones...." without specifying what Special Force he was a member
of.
He uses his "status "as a Vietnam Vet/POW to
pick arguments and confrontations with people and threatens people
with physical harm if they say or do anything to disgrace POW's/Vets
or the great country of USA.
Also Claims to be Cherokee Indian and that he grew up
on a Reservation, something no one has been able to confirm, He is
very active on the Powwow curcuit and seem to have a group of
followers that looks up to him because of his alleged history.
He also claims to have gotten away with a murder in a
barfight because of his status as a war hero. He claims he was
acquitted of all charges because he was a war hero, even though nobody
seems to have a recollection of a barfight ending up with anybody dead
in the time period Mr. Leonard specifies.
Mr.Leonard seems to build his entire life around his
POW story and talks about it continuously and EVERY chance he gets.
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No
records found
NOT a POW by any name. -----------------------------------
No man by the name of Donald Leonard was ever with
any one of us, the 661 surviving POWs of the Vietnam War, nor is he
known by Department of
Defense in this regard. The real POW/MIAs are
all listed in the official Department of Defense web site:
Sincerely,
Mike McGrath, Captain USN (Ret)
NAM-POWs Historian
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| Lesniewski, Michael | . | 07/99 | Claims POW, grad of Fordham U (Fordham U denies) | . | |||||||
| Levy, David | Las Vegas, NV | . | POW/Army medic, VA pension | . | |||||||
| Lewis, Charles Francis Lloyd | . | . | records indicate NO foreign service nor POW captivity. LESS THAN 30 days active duty. GENERAL DISCHARGE first from Guard - willful absence then "not meeting medical fitness" honorable out of active. | ||||||||
| Lewis, Dan | . | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Lewis, Dave | . | . | Claims POW and Purple Heart, Special Forces. | Thrown out of American Ex-POWs early 1990's! | |||||||
| Light,
J. Thomas aka Light, James Thomas |
chat rooms Florida |
07/2002 09/2002 12/2002 |
Claims 1967 USNA grad, POW in 1969,
F-4 pilot
Claims POW May 70 - July 73. Navy Commander, Fighter Squadron Fourteen service from 1969 - 1982. Grad of UNC-Chapel Hill 1973! |
NOT a POW nor USNA alum
RECORDS HIS website and HIS email |
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| LINGENFELTER,
GERALD D
aka LIGENFELTER GERALD aka LINGENFELTER GERALD DUANE aka LINGENFELTER GEROAD D |
North Carolina | 05/2008 | Claims Vietnam POW - held captive from 1969 to 1973. | NO MILITARY RECORDS COULD BE LOCATED BY NPRC | |||||||
| Lindsay, Ronald | . | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Lindsley, Kevin | Waukesha, WI | 06/01 | Two broken legs from torture, $1500 a month disability | . | |||||||
| Linker, Kris | Madison, WI | 11/2004 |
Seen VA Hospital in Madison. Claims POW in South
Vietnam.
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| LISENBY, WILLIAM E | . | 09/2008 |
Capt
.(ret.) William E. "Doc" Lisenby, USMC
ANC -- 16 September 2008 Veteran: Korea and Vietnam
This
is a Confirmed ANC Mission Plan
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From
the invite to PGR from the family:
Capt .(ret.) William E. "Doc" Lisenby, USMC, served 2 tours in Korea, and 3 in 'Nam -- the last as a POW for 16 months and 8 days . He was a Chosin survivor, was wounded at Inchon and was a dedicated motorcycle enthusiast.
"Doc"
is to be laid to his eternal rest on the hallowed grounds of Arlington
National Cemetery (ANC) on 16 September, 2008 at approximately 1300
hours, from the Administration Building. PGR will be there!
PGR
is honored to have been invited, and will stand tall, silent and proud
in honor of this American Hero - a true Marine. Semper Fi!
16
September - ANC Mission Plan
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Stage:
1150 hrs Iwo Jima Memorial (Marine Corps War
Memorial)
Brief: 1200 hrs Transit: 1210 hrs to ANC Admin Bldg Honors: 1300 hrs Graveside ANC (time approx.) Ride Captain: Sid Marcus (301) 535-6817 cell Iron Horses preferred, cages welcome as always. Mounted large flags preferred for transit (furl upon ANC parking). Large hand-held flags NOT used in ANC for burial services. Military mandated ID / gear NOT required for this mission.
Remember
we are here to honor the Hero and family, friends, and
comrades-in-arms, and to stand tall, silent and proud. If you
cannot join us, please set aside a moment of silence at the appointed
hour, to reflect on their sacrifice.
More ANC - PGR Info: Special ANC Considerations: Flags, etc and PGR-ANC Information / Maps / Etc Ride Safe, Ride Together . . . Let's Roll! . . . Freedom is NOT Free!! Riding for Brad Winchester, Vet, PGR Sr Ride Captain Dave David "SilverBack" Slone Patriot Guard Riders - Ride Captain, Sr. Ride Captain Arlington National Cemetery www.patriotguard.org Cell: 301-758-5608 Home: (434) 990-1799 david.slone@pobox.com 163 Hickory Lane, Barboursville, VA 22923 |
Dear Sirs:
No man named Lisenby was ever with any one of us, the real 661
surviving POWs of the Vietnam War, nor is he known by the Department
of Defense in this regard. The official list of all 3,797 MIAs
(to include all POWs) is
available on line at the following DoD address:
Mr. Lisenby is not listed in the PMSEA He was never listed as
Missing, not
even for a single day let alone for "16 months and 8 days."
Sincerely,
J.M. McGrath, Captain USN (Ret)
POW 5 years 8 months in North Vietnam
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| Liston, Don R. | Hidden Valley
Oasis/Stanfield New Mexico/Arizona area |
06/2003 | Claims:
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PRELIM investigation shows
possible match for
Donald R. Liston 71B AMMUNITION CLK
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| Livezey,
Tilden Leroy aka Roy Livezey |
IRVING, TX LISLE, IL TULSA, OK |
12/2006 |
Claims POW for 7
years in Vietnam. Claims
he was a sniper in the USMC. Claims while stationed
on Quantanamo Bay, Cuba, he had Fidel Castro in his sights on
two different occasions then word came down from Kennedy not to
assassinate Castro. States that if it were not for the beatings he
received as a youngster from his father who he claims was a POW
from WWII, he could not have survived the torture from his
captors as a POW himself in Vietnam.
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E4 LIVEZEY TILDEN L entered the USMC 29 June 1967 and got out 7 February 1978 during which time he served in Vietnam with an MOS of 3051 which was Warehouse Clerk. |
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| Locks, Gary L. | Fairborn, OH in 1989
Centerville Ohio |
1989 08/2001 12/2001 06/2005 04/2006 05/2007 |
USAF officer, claims shot down
DaNang 1968 in an O2, 17 day captive.1989 stories were that he was a
pilot, taken captive, and chewed through his bindings, escaped his
bamboo cage and returned to kill his captors! Claimed Lt. Col, Purple
Heart.
HE'S AT IT AGAIN - JUNE 2005 |
CONVICTED - 3 years
probation, $1000 fine in 1993 for using a fake military history when he
applied for a federal position.... Worked at Wright Patterson. Court
found NO Vietnam service, NO POW captivity, NO Purple Heart. NOTE: New reports are dated AFTER conviction..... HAS POW LICENSE PLATES |
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| Loftin Jr., William R. (Lofton) | Little Rock AR | . | bamboo cage escapee 1 yr 9 months | . | |||||||
| Logan, John M C | Los Angeles, CA | 03/2005 |
Claims POW with John McCain at the Hanoi Hilton in
1968. Claims Purple Heart. Claims POW at VA. Claims his records
burned.
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Was in the Air Force for only one
month way before the Vietnam War ever started.
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| Long, Donald | WY | 1999 | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Long, Harry | DE | 05/02 | Claims Prisoner of War, Purple Heart | Born 1931 | |||||||
| Long, Orville "Bo" | . | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| "Longfeather" | KY | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Lopeman, Frank Amos | Midland, MI | 07/2002 | Claims POW, approx 61 yrs old | no records found | |||||||
| LOREDO, PEDRO V JR | TX | 01/2009 | Claims Special Forces, Prisoner of War | OBIT AND RECORDS | |||||||
| Lorenz, John Philip | Cedar Rapids, IA | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| Lorenz, Marty L. | Colchester VT | 11/01 | Captured and
taken POW in Vietnam April 2-4 1977. Escaped April 4, 1977. CIA op.
Subject:
RE: MARTY LAWRENCE LORENZ.. captured? ...this is the official word from DPMO The official U.S. government database of all POWs and MIAs from the Vietnam War does not list anyone by the name of Lorenz (or any spelling close to it). This official U.S. government database DOES, repeat DOES, contain the names of individuals who served with and for the CIA during the war. It also includes personnel who were held captive for very, very short periods of time. It includes personnel who wore the military uniform, and those who did not. It includes those who worked so-called classified missions, covert missions, and "black missions." It includes missionaries as well as foreign nationals whose cases are related to those of missing Americans. It includes personnel captured or lost in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and China. It includes those missing or lost at sea. It includes persons whose loss or capture incidents range from 1952 to 1988. This database was constructed during the war and refined throughout the years from reports by appropriate military or civilian authorities. It has been in existence for more than 30 years, and has been challenged dozens of times for "accuracy." It has never proven to have omitted a name that should be listed. |
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| Loughery,
William Paul aka Loughery, Paul |
Haymarket, VA | 04/2004 11/2007 |
Claims his F-4 Phantom was shot down over North Vietnam
in the late 1960's and he was captured and spent several years in the
"Hanoi Hilton". Claims Marine, Officer, pilot
based on a carrier during his tour of duty.
Claims to have been a POW, Viet Nam era, F-4 type. Claims 18 months in captivity |
Lack of Actual Records | |||||||
| Lowe, Gary M. | Santa Barbara, CA | 06/2002 | Claims POW Navy SEAL | Works for DFAS, San Bernadino | |||||||
| Lowe, Howard E. | . | 11/2005 | statesman.com
Howard Lowe March 21, 1950 - Oct. 16, 2005
We say goodbye today to our fearless leader, friend and flag bearer, who
was always laughing, speeding ahead to scout the road and making it safe
for us to pass. This time he went over that beautiful ridge and
disappeared into the sunset setting the ultimate route we will all end
up taking. Pave the road our friend and save us a good parking spot.
Howard is survived by his family of friends and biker brothers and
sisters. He was born in Rockville, Maryland and lived in Texas for the
last 20 years. A former P.O.W., he served valiantly in Vietnam and
continued throughout his life to serve Vets all over the world. The
American flag he flew on the back of his bike was displayed for the
pride, dedication and honor for his country. Howard formed bikers for
vets, a bi-annual biker run for veterans supporting the Kerrville V.A.
Hospital. "Bikers for Vets, Let none be forgotten" ... that
was his motto. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the V.A. Hospital of
your choice Goodbye our friend, we will never forget you. Visitation
will be Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the Austin-Peel and Son
Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at
Austin Peel and Son with Pastor Randy Miller officiating. Interment will
follow at the Onion Creek Cemetery near Manchaca, Texas. Austin Peel and
Son Funeral Home, Inc., 607 East Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas 78752
(512)419-7224 Pallbearers will be Glen Dial, David Koch, Rick Lightbown,
Sami Winstead, Rod Schtling, and Terry Maynard. Honorary pallbearers
will be Tony Mele, David Gezmer, Rich Benesh, and Jason Cole. |
LOWE HOWARD E entered the Army in September 1969 and got out 28 December 1971 during which time he served in Vietnam with an MOS of 11B20 which was Infantryman. |
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| LOWREY,
JIMMY L AKA JIM LOWREY aka "CHOPPER" |
Phoenix, AZ |
07/2009
08/2009 |
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LOWREY'S
STATEMENTS (ON THE VIDEO TAPE) WERE MADE WITH THE DAUGHTER OF A
POW/MIA IN ATTENDANCE. SHE S T I L L WAITS FOR
ANSWERS ON HER FATHER, AND LISTENED TO THIS BS.
SHE STATED: "Making such apparently false claims is sad, for him and the accounting issue, as it distorts the legitimate and necessary attention away from what is important - getting answers on our missing POW/MIAs, America's unreturned/unaccounted veterans of the Vietnam War, and their recovery if possible for their families and out nation, BECAUSE it is the right thing to do." She closed with: "I have to say, I'm so mad I can't see
straight!!!" |
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| Luchi, John D | Hazelton,
PA Montclair, NJ |
1998 01/2005 07/2008 |
He has a business and
not only claims being a POW but also escaping and then being a POW
again as well as being wounded in action.
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... have heard all the stories many times... Not
only are the claims on your site exactly what he used to say but there's
even more...
He told stories about when after discharged he was
spit on and beat up in a bar in his home town (somewhere in
PA).
He says he rode home on his Harley (sometimes the harly was run over by a pickup and he walked home) either way; He claims he got into his truck and headed back to where the 2 guys who beat him up lived. They were drinking beer on the front porch and he rammed them at 70MPH and killed them both (sometimes killed one and crippled the other). He said he was charged with vehicular homicide but the judge simply took away his license for ever. He claims he got into "trouble" and the judge said you can either go into the army or go to jail, he chose the army..
He claims while he was a POW the whole group of
soldiers escaped and all but 4 were shot. He says he was later
recaptured and released.
Depending on his story he either signed up for a
2nd tour while he was still overseas or when he came home he went
to see his mother and brother and immediately signed up again and
left that day.
John acts like a tough guy and talks like he can
kill you with his pinky 1000 different ways etc... saw him
back down and basically cower to a drunk who was at best his
size...
John Luchi is nothing more than a blowhard liar and
it makes me sick that people in my family have risked life and
limb to defend our freedom and his as well!
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Approx 52 yrs old in 2008. | |||||||
| LUCK, LAWRENCE A | 04/2009 | TN |
Claims Vietnam Vet, POW in that conflict, “Special
Forces”, and a veteran of a covert top secret organization
called Operation Star Gate. He claims that this program dealt with
“remote viewing.” Claims that he left Nam in 1980.
While currently in the Tennessee Air National Guard he
wears Army Flight Wings, and a Combat Medic Badge (Army) on his
uniform.
Claims that his records were destroyed in a fire in St
Louis.
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MOS 63B20 The
records prove he was simply an REMF like his MOS code indicates with a
very vivid imagination and no honor. He should be court-martialed for
tainting the honorable legacy of the USAF, the Blessings,
Don Bendell |
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| LUGO, FILIBERTO | Clovis CA |
04/2007 11/2008 |
Claims he was a member of the Army Special Forces and
was on a secret mission into Cambodia in 1966. Claims he was held two
days (10/21/1966 to 10/23/1966) and escaped.
OR
11/2008 - Lugo showed up at our last meeting
and told me that someone had called special forces and him being a
POW had been cleared up. Do you know anything about this?
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NOT
noted by Pentagon on PMSEA.
Reportedly VA shows as POW Yeah, you got a live one. Of course no one by
that name was ever a POW in the Vietnam War. You are welcome to
show him this e-mail. Tell him the official list of all 3,797
names of MIA (to include POWs) for even a few |
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Lurie, Brig Gen Alan or "Major Gen." or 05/2002 Now a Marine 3 star General! |
Maryland/Florida Sons Scott and Evan in California. One son in Boca, FL. (Has FOUR SONS from 1st Marriage) Sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman. Barbara Lew is 2nd wife. Wife is attorney. 05/2002 - may no longer be with Lew... has new "girlfriend" - her daughter was 9/11 victim! 2002 = West Palm Beach, FL Riviera Beach, FL 69 years old+ |
Multiple
reports
1973 - 10/2001 |
Loves to
"invest" in lucrative businesses and then produces no money.
Sellers left in limbo with no cash or bad checks. Wife is attorney. Stole Alan
P. Lurie's identity in 1973 and has impersonated him since.
Convicted Felon - case involved SIXTY MILLION dollars in counterfeit
U.S. Treasury bills (AP Jan 18, 1977). 1999 Scam involved 110 MILLION
dollars worth of bonds in Europe. Uses military I.D. to travel. Flashes
retired military I.D. card when introducing himself. Scotland
Yard has their own file, as does FBI. Always threatens harm when
confronted. Identity theft efforts to charge/convict have failed, and
failed and failed....
Lurie called 05/06. Threatened libel suit. He has "never" claimed to be a POW and "never" impersonated an officer. [Latest deal must be down the drain....] Now claims Sixty Million counterfeit con was "Secret Service" work he was doing. Has alot of SS contacts......... "I'm just a retired guy living off social security....." Now has USMC baseball cap, and claims USMC Retired LtGeneral. Claims denied 4th star for angering Powell and Schwartzkoff. Claims President, St. Andrew Golf Club, and former owner of Hilton Hotel on Singer Island. Claims POW and only Jewish General in the Corps. Claims running for Senate in Florida in next election. Claims owns a G-3 jet, 90' yacht in Ft. Lauderdale. Family owns Fairmont in San Fran, and he owns Philadelphia Eagles. Used to own a baseball team. Claims HIS daughter 9/11 victim. Claims not married. Latest addition to tale is he served with Chesty Pullen at the Chosin Reservoir. Frequents North Palm Beach Country Club pool.
2004 -- Palm Beach
"Everything listed here is what
he told me and also his newest ventures is meeting with North Koreans
to build a casino, he goes back and forth to Baghdad, helping to
rebuild it. He represents Samwhan
Corporation. He also is buying oil
and selling it for the Russians. He showed me a CD for $1 Billion from
Chase Bank to substantiate his story.
...
He's
also met with Putin to build a hotel/apt. complex in the
Kremlin."
March 2005 - Dec 2005 May 2006 July 2006 Sept
2006 12/2006 May 2007 Sept 2007
....met this man in 1993, he told me about running
guns and selling for money, he told me about bank accounts in Geneva
and that he funneled his money through the Bahamas. ....he took
their family for a lot of money, supposedly, was building a hotel in
the Bahamas with this construction company....
July 2009
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NOT to be confused with former POW Brig Gen Alan P. Lurie Please
contact the NETWORK immediately |
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| Lutostanski, Ronald S | AZ | 04/2007
05/2008 |
Claims to be a former POW that "shared a
cell" with Senator John McCain!
Claims POW and claims he e served in special operations/undercover in Thailand, Greece, Mediterranean. Reports being good friends with John McCain who has invited him to attend inauguration when elected. |
Served
USAF June 67-June 71 and Oct 72 to May 84 in Greece, Germany and
Thailand. . QUOTE No Record of Vietnam Service. No record of ever having been a POW. No record of medals for Vietnam service No record of receiving the POW medal. END QUOTE |
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| Lyght, William Kenneth | AZ | . | Claims POW | . | |||||||
| LYNN,
RON
PHONETIC SPELLING LINN LIN LYN LIND |
AK | 04/2005 | DISCOVERY
CHANNEL "Best of Season 3" (2) DEADLIEST CATCH
Claims 3 purple hearts, silver star, 32 months POW |
No historical evidence that he was EVER held captive | |||||||
| LYON,
James Michael AKA James B. Lyon. |
Spokane, WA | 05/2009 | The
fairy tale and more
QUOTE "Fun,romantic,gentle,honest,charming and upfront." |
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