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INTRODUCTION V V A - Claims by members of Vietnam Veterans of America ================================== |
Heroes or Villains? |
Individuals reported as
of 03/2008
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
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| Name | Location | Date Reported | ALL Claim POW or MIA and then some | Actual Records Indicate/Notes | ||
| Mabson, Glenn | Kihei, Hawaii | 06/2002 10/2004 09/2006 |
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| MacInnes, John V | . | . | Claims POW | . | ||
| Mackey, John Harold II | CA - KY - NV | 1999 | Claims POW | Convicted felon. Permanent Records altered. Case turned over to Army IG and Congressmen | ||
| MacWright, John | Columbia, South America | . | Claims POW | owns BUNKER bar | ||
| Madison,
Tamaira S
aka Wolf, T Running aka T.S. Running Wolf - Walks with Thunder |
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aka T.S. Running Wolf - Walks with Thunder |
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| Maison, John | Fairview Hgts IL | . | Claims POW | REMOVED from KWVA | ||
| Mancini, Michael Dominic | FL | 06/2005 | Claims
to be a retired U.S. Army Major General. First said that he was a POW in
Vietnam, then changed it to Korea.
Hint: Shouldn't lie to a REAL ex-POW. |
ONLY medal: Expert carbine/rifle badge. Discharged in 1961 from Army National Guard as a Private. Served in Ohio. | ||
| Mangano, Angelo | Gilroy, CA | 1998 | Claims POW | . | ||
| Mankovitch, Donald | . | . | POW, SF, SgtMaj, 101 Arbn, SS, PH | . | ||
| Manning, Wayne Paul | WI | 08/2007
12/2007 01/2008 |
He
says he served 2 tours in name, 1st one for 3 months, injured and
returned to Nam when he was then shot down and held captive for 22
months in Laos. Has a VA card stamped POW.
Claims Vietnam POW (held in Laos 2.5 years) w/an
awarded purple heart (calf was shot off of one leg). He has a Boston
accent. Wayne Manning, USN. Not sure of rank/grade but he is in the Milwaukee VA hospital and claiming to be a former POW from the Vietnam era. |
ACTUAL RECORDS | ||
| Mansfield, Robert | . | . | Claims POW | . | ||
| Marchese,
John James
DECEASED |
Garfield, NJ | 08/2005 | 08/09/2005
Obit states:
John Marchese, 55 honored Green Beret... Greene Beret 1966-1970; Three tours of duty; Three months as a Prisoner of War; Silver Star; Bronze Star and Purple Heart. "He told me the used to put him on a mattress and give him electric shocks..." "He was a POW and now he had cancer...same determination that he handled the POW situation..." |
(former?)
Commander, Garfield VFW Post.
Not authorized Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart. MARCHESE JOHN entered the Army in
March 1970 and got out 8 December 1976 during which time he served in
Vietnam with an MOS of 62F2O which was Crane Operator. DOB:
July 1950. AWOL twice in 1976 w USAR. |
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| Marchigiani,
Perry F. aka Perry F. Slocum |
Yonkers, New York | 08/2006 12/2006 |
Has a New York
State Former POW license plate. He belongs to VFW Post 375 in Yonkers,
NY. He claims to have been held from November 15, 1967 to October 1,
1969.
Uses OBVIOUSLY falsified DD214. |
NOT a POW. ENGINEER - E6 AT discharge. Active Duty Feb 27 1967 to Oct 1 1969. "ENROUTE TO USARPAC" 29 NOV 67. "ENROUTE TO CONUS 28 SEPT 1969" Units and assignments avail for entire "captivity" time. |
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| Marinelly, Steven P. | Branson, MO | 2000
06/2004 |
Within 1 hr of our arrival he
stated - "I was captured and escaped twice." Hands tied behind
his back, he escaped within hours - never reported - never debriefed.
Picked up and put back into another hot LZ. Claims 101 Airborne (101 C
Co 1/327 3rd Pl) Oct 67-68 yet had a WWII Army Airborne Glider
patch on his hat. Ribbons were on his hat upside down - he could
identify NONE. Of course, secret, covert missions, unknown drop areas by
black helicopters. He served while "Cam Rahn Bay was
overrun." Captured by the SVN Claimed shrapnel wounds - not
bad enough for PH (one day) but hospitalized. Next day he said it
was 60 or 90 days VN hospital for malaria. His PTSD made him forget his
commander, his men, those with him. By midweek - he was "lost and
missing for while" - not really captured. His wife of 4 yrs then
proceeded to a attempt to "reason" with me - "he and all
his men were captured - PTSD makes him forget" how can you be so
mean...... Business Card has him as "organizationalist" for
Christian Veteran's Revival "Branson Men's Fellowship, Revival
Fires Ministry and Church Army" "To Help the Homeless, To Feed
the Hungry, to Cloth the Needy"
ChristVetRev@ozarkpostal.com
2004 - now claims POW/Tunnel Rat |
DID serve in
Nam. 21 Sept 67- 13 Oct 68
Mortar/Gunner |
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| MARK (last name withheld by newspaper) |
Ozark, MO area | 11/01 | claims
Special Forces, POW, Silver Star, 2 Bronze stars, 2 Purple Hearts,
"Special Forces Wings" - carried terminally injured buddy for 11
days - and "felt the confinement of a body bag. " "...
Over the three years that Mark remained in Vietnam......6 months spent
as POW, whole team captured, eleven escaped.... kept "5 to a cage,
sustained life by catching rats and an occasional snake...killed them,
skinned them with our bare hands and ate them....losing 99 pounds...225
to a gaunt 126." Claims attended University of Texas (1968) and NFL draft pick for LA Rams. |
Article in
PRIME TIME NEWS (Ozark, MO) by Mae Branaugh, November 2001.
POW/MIA statistics not accurate either. (766 POW and 5,011 Missing ????????????????) |
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| Marsh, Larry | San Diego San Fernando Valley, CA |
POW, MOH | . | |||
| Marshal(l) Smith | Oxford, GA | 04/2003 |
Claimed to be part of CIA team that rescued POW's all
over North and South Viet-Nam until he was captured and held for many
months until he escaped.
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| Martin,
Blaine aka Martin, Wilford Blaine aka Blane Martin |
Rogersville, TN Charlottesville, VA |
05/31/04 07/2007 08/2007 |
http://www.tricities.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI%2FMGArticle%2FTRI_BasicArticle&c=M GArticle&cid=1031775796707&path=Variables.path Memorial Day Service TriCities.com May 31, 4:52 PM EDT Brian Mills Their names are read one by one, slowly and precisely, filling the skies with a resonance that says the blood of heroes never dies. A simple flower whispers: "I will never forget you--even though I hardly knew you." Delores Tackett was just four years old when her brother died in Vietnam. He went to serve straight out of high school never had the opportunity to have a family a marriage but he went and served his country and gave his life for his country. Close to a hundred names are etched on this veterans memorial in front of the Hawkins county courthouse. Laura Cornett grew up with out a father. My whole life was changed because of my father's death I was three years old when he was killed in action. And it's not just the families of veterans who remember those who gave up so much. Well on April 12 Th 1965 I lost my whole team, yeah I remember them all. Blane Martin spent the next sixteen months as a P-O-W, squashed into in a bamboo cage not much bigger than himself. I try not to remember all of it but I can't forget it. And so the roll call will be sounded again out next year, and a not so firm hand will pay tribute, with a respect that's rock solid. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first observed may 30th 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The reporter states: I guess he has a problem to confront at some point in his life ....or may be he won't ...thanks for the heads up ...Brian ============================================== 2007 - Attended the Chambers Farms powwow where he is a member of the Black Warrior Society. Martin presented the "Buffalo Robe" to ANOTHER phony named Daniel 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." Martin himself claims he was a POW in a bamboo cage for eighteen months or that he was hung by his thumbs for two years in a jungle prison or the story above in the newspaper.
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Records
have been requested. While evidence of LAWS service in the Army can be
located in preliminary searches, NO MILITARY service record has yet been
located for Martin.
================================== Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 17:18:20 -0600Subject: Blane Martin...Never a MIA/POW Reply-to: mmcgrath62@adelphia.net
Brian...I am retired Navy Captain Mike
McGrath. I am the Historian of NAM-POWs Corporation, a 501 (c)
(19) Arizonga not-for-profit veterans organization for the surviving
661 POWs of the Vietnam War. I am a two-time Past President,
and currently serve on the Board of Directors.
This guy, Blane Martin (mentioned in
your Memorial Day article) really pulled a "con" on you
and all the citizens of your community. He was never a POW in the
Vietnam era, never was with any one of us, the 661 who
survived. Department of Defense has no record of this guy in
this regard. You can verify this during Washington working
hours by calling Larry Greer, PAO for Defense Prisoner of War
Office, 703-699-100, ext. 1169 or go directly to the DPMO web
site for all 3,792 names of MIAs/POWs: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/files.htm
Mr. Greer is copied on this message.
Con artists all over the country pull
this trick. Happened right here in Colorado two years ago at a
ceremony for the Moving Wall. I nailed the guy and we got him
front page coverage (as a fraud) ... the Rocky Mountain News.
I hope you do a follow-up story and nail this local con-man, Blane
Martin. He is just one of some 850 Phony POWs we track.
You can find a list of the Phony POW claimants at: http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies.htm
(I just checked...his name isn't in
their list yet, but I'll bet it will be, soon). I don't keep
lists, but POW Network does.
Happy hunting...and investigative
reporting.
Mike McGrath
5 years 8 months POW in NVN
www.nampows.org
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| Martin, Irvin Lee | Kentucky | 12/2004 |
Claims: POW in Vietnam. Wearing the AIR
MEDAL with V Device, PURPLE HEART. POW for either 2 years or 14 days (depending on
which story he is telling).
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://richmondregister.com/articles/2004/06/01/news/news02.txt "I spent a few bad days in Vietnam," Martin said. "I didn't know the Lord at the time because of things going on around me. I said, 'There can't be a god.' I said, 'If he's as good as they say he wouldn't be letting this happen.'" One of Martin's friends whom he was captured with eventually succumbed to the torment as a prisoner and committed suicide, he said. "One night while I was sitting there the Lord come to me and talked to me," Martin said. "He said, 'Lee, believe in me and you'll make it home.' You see now that I am home. "I believe in the Lord because he was the one that brought me to Vietnam and brought me to serve him," Martin said. "I am now a deacon at West Side Baptist Church in Berea." Martin said he had spoken in front of students
previously, but was nervous speaking in front of a group of veterans.
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Purple Heart NOT authorized. NEVER a POW.
EXPOSED http://www.richmondregister.com/articles/2005/03/22/news/news02.txt Records show a supposed POW exaggerated story A local veteran thinks his suspicions have been confirmed after an open records request failed to confirm the accounts of a Berea man claiming to be a Vietnam prisoner of war. Irvin Lee Martin, who was awarded several decorations for his service in the Vietnam War, has exaggerated his record in at least two local speeches since November 2003, comparisons of Register archives and military records show.... If the links will not work, copy and paste into your browser. Letters to the editor after expose: |
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| Martin, John Antonio | Maryland | 06/2005 |
Claims "Major General"
John A. Martin, USAF, retired. Claims he was shot down over Hanoi, hurt
in the crash, and incarcerated in the Hanoi Hilton for about seven
months. He also wears the Silver Star.
RESUME:
Education: Claims most of his colon is gone - his physical problem allegedly related to his POW status. Claims he cant talk about his “assignment” (meaning the one where he was made a Major General) Martin’s former Church has a Veteran’s Plaque hanging on the wall. He is there, listed as having been in Korea and Vietnam Martin was ordained in the Episcopal Church. No background check was done.
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In response to your question, we are
not able to confirm he attended AWC.
Sincerely,
HYLA V. PEARSON
Security and Policy Review
Air University Public Affairs
Maxwell AFB AL 36112
===================== From: "Yvonne Gobble"
<ygobble1@jhuadig.admin.jhu.edu>
Good Morning! I am currently
looking for a record for John A Martin. We do have a student
by that name who attended until 1960. We have a DOB as May,
1924. I cannot find any documentation in my office to prove
that he graduated. I have ordered his transcript from our
archives which will probably take a few days to retrieve. I
will let you know what information I can find out about him.
Thanks.
Yvonne J. Gobble
Transcript Coordinator
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| Maruna, Willis D. | Coalport, PA | 03/2002 | Claims POW, claims shot down on Huey model "ysnj" and held for a yr - 1968. Claims door gunner. | VFW member | ||
| Marvicsin, Dennis | Tampa FL | 1998 01/2005 |
Marvicsin,
Dennis J. Maverick: the personal war of a Vietnam Cobra pilot. New York: Putnam, 1990. p. 398-399. While Dennis Marvicsin was an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam, he was never a POW. |
Died July 23, 2004. Obit reads: "He was one of the few POWs who escaped from captivity during the Vietnam War..." | ||
| Maughan, John | GA - FL | 1999 | Claims POW | . | ||
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Mauk, Joseph aka Mauk, Joe |
Englewood, CO, TX, OK | # 07/2001 |
Claims POW 2 yrs, 4 months, 9 days. 5th and 1st SF. SOG. 11 Purple Hearts, SS, BS. VFW Post 501, Denver, CO. Public Speaking claims includes USAF Academy, the WALL, Schriever, Nellis, Pensacola, Fort Ord, and SCHOOLS. Member of VVA, VFW, DAV, PVA. Claims Retired Special Forces Master Sgt. | |||
| Mazzuca, Richard P. | . | . | 2 x POW | Never in Vietnam - In CA TN DC IL PA ICELAND! | ||
| McAbee, Phillip | DC | 02/19/01 | 5 months Camb, rescued by Marines | . | ||
| McAlister, Lon | Byron NY | . | Claims POW | records in hand. EXPOSED on TV news 06/10/99 | ||
| McAtee, Chris | CA | . | Claims POW | . | ||
| McAtee, William | . | # | Claims POW | . | ||
| McBride, Byron James | Billings, MT | 9/2003 | Claims USMC Capt, F4 pilot, shot down and captured. Escaped 8 days later. | Never left the states. Active only for training.... USMCR 22 Jan 65 to 21 Jan 71. Corporal upon discharge. ONLY medal: Marksman Badge, Rifle | ||
| McCaleb, Glen | Jacksonville, FL | 1998 05/2003 |
Claims POW 83-86 days. | Exposed on local TV - Jacksonville FL. Former Pres of Vietnam Vets of Florida, Northside Chapter. POW time was Camp LBJ/AWOL. Associated with a guy who claimed to be on the streets of Hanoi at age 17, looking for away to rescue POWs. THIS guy claimed Marine Force Recon/Army Jump School. Also allowed a phony SEAL/MOH (Jerry Gerka) to join the chapter. | ||
| McCall, Jerry W. | . | 1998 | Claims POW | . | ||
| McCall, Robert "Mac" | Redding, CA | 2002 | SEAL TEAM 1 POW | . | ||
| McCartle,
Thomas, Wm. aka McCartle, Tom aka Doyle, Mickey aka Doyle, Timothy M. |
Illinois Titusville Marco Island, FL |
06/2001 10/2002 12/2002 12/2002 |
USMC, 6yrs Hanoi Hilton.
Now claims shot down while delivering mail in a light single, escaped and was shot by a 75 yr old farmer with a WWII rifle. |
Illinois License Plates. Works flight schools and aviation companies. Allegedly is good at falsifying documents and fake invoices, and is accused of theft from same in several instances. Several warrants believed to have been issued in Illinois for his arrest. | ||
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McCarver, Hugh W. aka Bill aka Bleau |
Branson, Springfield MO | 2000 | SF, MACVSOG, POW and more | records indicated he never served in Vietnam | ||
| McClellan, Ronald G | LaCrosse, FL | 11/2004 | An article written by Bill Rufty & Lloyd Dunkelberger, N.Y. Times Regional newspaper reported that Ron McCellan who reside in LaCrossee, Floridia, a former Green Beret and POW is supporting a senatorial candidate. The article appeared in the Lakeland newspaper, the Ledger on 30th Oct.,2004, Page A1, continued on page A12. | He is not listed as a member
of the SFA or SOG, nor is he listed in "The Green Beret"
magazine from Vietnam.
PRELIM search finds NO Ronald G served in Nam.
Close match for name and service in Nam = Military Records requested |
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| McClelland, Donald "Reno" | CO | . | Claims POW | no records found | ||
| McCort, James E | Las Vegas | 11/2003 | Claims captured
around 70-71, held POW.
When confronted....."Someday you'll learn the truth", and "STOP listening to those assholes talking bad about me and telling those lies" |
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| McCown, James | CA | # | Claims POW | . | ||
| McCoy, John | . | . | POW, 5PH, Silver Star | . | ||
| McCreary, Jack C. | Carriere, MS McNeill, MS |
2003 | Claims USMC - Dist.
Service Cross; 2 Silver Stars; 3 Bronze Stars; 3 Purple Hearts; AND WAS
NOMINATED FOR THE MOH. During his 3rd tour..... Held 6 miles NE of Hanoi
Hilton for 9 months. Escaped in 1969 after several failed attempts. 1st
Marine DIV sniper and member of Special Ops unit, captured in Cambodia
w/4 other members of his team. Escape attempts cost him "a finger
one digit at a time with each attempt, have left him with only a thumb
on his right hand. Two members of the unit lost their lives in escape
attempts. After 9 months in captivity and roaming the DMZ for 39
days.... was rescued. Article in Northshore Regional Medical Center newsletter! (possibly spring 2003) |
E1, MOS 0311 | ||
| McCreary, Jim Sr. | Glenmoore, PA | 07/1997 | Claims POW. Wants to help the National Alliance of Families. | . | ||
| McCullough, Dennis R. | Glenmoore, PA Birmingham, AL |
repeat reports 06/2002 05/2004 |
Frauded documentation for American Ax-POWs
membership - thrown out years ago. 2002 - claims POW, V.A. Service
Officer for MOPHS in Birmingham Alabama VA system!
2004:
Information provided by ANOTHER source reporting Dennis: |
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| McDaniel, Robert Jr. | . | . | POW obit | deceased | ||
| McDannel, Stephen Patrick | Wasilla, AK | 07/2001
08/2002 |
Claims USMC E9, POW medal issued 11/07/73, Navy Cross, SS, BS, PH, Jump School. Dob Jan 46 | Altered Dd214 Records show NO Navy Cross, NO POW Medal, NO Purple Heart, NO jump school NO SS, NO BS... MOS750911 "Corrections Man". Sentenced to prison for 18 months - DWI. Released 07/02 from prison. Immediately returned to Legion, VFW and Amvets to continue fairy tale. Pleaded "early release" as a war hero! WHEN CONFRONTED ON ALTERED DD214 - CLAIMED HE HAD ALL THE PROOF AT HOME. INSISTS he's the real thing. |
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| McDermott, Charles | . | 1998 | Claims POW | . | ||
| McDonald, Cecil Leon | TX | . | Claims POW
Ft Worth Star Telegram listed a Mr. Cecil L. McDonald
(12/16/42 to 04/03/04) as a former POW and military (no branch given)
retiree. It said he was a retired Taco Bell executive
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| McDonald, George | . | . | Claims POW | . | ||
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McDougald, Nathan Ellis aka "Mad Max" aka |
FL Salisbury, NC |
multiple reports, 1993 - July 2002 |
Claims Special Forces, POW 68-70. Claims Sontay (held, escaped and returned on Sontay Raid). Claims RETIRED Army. Claims head injuries from torture. Claims to be 60 (believed to be 43). Participant in HIGHLAND GAMES in SC, NC, TN, KY. Leads children's wrestling events. Has been known to wear medals. Claims PBS doing his story in 2002. Possible summer Rock Concert to raise funds for wheelchair for spouse. Receives extraordinary amount of free labor (house renovations, addition.) Alleged to have been married 6 or more times, possibly has 13 children. Claims mother and father dead. Rode with Christian Motorcycle Ministry out of Gainsville, MO. |
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| McHugh, Daniel M. | Appleton WI | 04/2003 04/2003 |
Claims POW from Vietnam; 4
Purple Hearts; Navy Seal... OR Claims
to be everything from CIA to POW in Vietnam. Has more than four
purple hearts Shot down over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in his F-18 Captured and tortured by Fu Manchu Had his fingers and back broken by Fu Manchu Piloted F-16 around the world on secret Vietnam missions. born... 10/1944 |
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| McKay Jr, John Orville | . | 11/2004 | Claims POW, Ret USMC Sgt Major
Worked as a Baptist minister in Texas.
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USMCR
Feb 62 - May 62 USMC May 62-June 82 Discharged as FIRST SGT ONE Purple Heart; Vietnam Service Medal with 3 service Stars; Presidential Unit Citation; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Commendation Medal; Vietnam Cross of Gallantry; Meritorious Mast; Sharpshooters Badge/rifle, pistol; Marksman Bade w rifle; Armed Forces Exp Medal. NOT a POW. NOT a Sgt Major. Military Schools and Training:
Criminal trial - petitioned the court criminal court
for leniency based on the claimed "military record" but received
a 10 yr sentence in May of 2004. Molestation charges.
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| Mckean, Lionel Tucker aka Nash,
John (Jack)
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Greenwood, Campbell County, VA Richmond,
Charlottesville, |
12/2002 |
Real name:
Mckean, Lionel Tucker
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| McKeaque,
William L.
aka "Pineapple" {other spellings of last name used} |
FIVE
DECADES OF LIES |
Riverside National Cemetery, dedication of the Veterans Memorial Saturday 25 May 2002 |
81 years old!
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| McKee, Dennis | Salton Sea, CA | 1999 | Claims POW | . | ||
| McKim, Steve | Orange County, CA | . | Claims POW | . | ||
| McKinley, Lee | Scobey MS | 12/01 | Claims 8 yrs in
Nam; POW; 2 million bounty on head in Nam; SEAL Afghanistan (wounded)
- treated Bethesda. Used piano wire to kill in Afghanistan. Claims 2 team members killed in A. |
Age 52 | ||
| McLaughlin, Danny | . | . | POW, rescued - Force Recon "Sniper", 22 yrs service including Beirut! | No military record found May 2001 | ||
| McWhirter, John | . | 1988 | Claims POW | |||
| Meehan, Frank | Miami, FL | 07/2003 | Claims POW, flying in an
Air Force plane, shot down over NVN, and imprisoned for 13 months.
Claims he escaped with others, but had to be carried out because of an
injury to a foot or leg. Known to frequent the VA Medical Center in Miami, FL for treatment of skin cancer - claims he was always given priority treatment because of POW status. Last known place of employment: 1999 Executive Director of St. Matthew's House, 2691 Airport Rd. South, Naples, FL |
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Meeker, Carl Charles
aka Charles Carl Meeker
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Beaver County PA | 03/2003 |
Claims POW. His wife claims to be the daughter of
POW/MIA John Straley.
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| Meeks,
Marion E. III aka Meeks, Ed |
Myrtle Beach SC | 07/01 09/01 |
Laos, 19 months, USMC, Navy Cross. Tortured, put in cage. Lost 2 fingers. Claims Navy Cross/POW | RECORDS received. | ||
| Mercer, Shane W | . | . | Claims POW | . | ||
| Merry, Olen R. | Lubbock,
TX Perryton, TX |
09/2007 03/2008 |
Identified
himself as a 3 - month POW in the South - rescued by Special Forces
http://www.kvii.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=105605
Out of the 125 bikers traveling to Brownsville, Olen Merry is the only Vietnam P.O.W. He met most of the riders on Sunday, and he is proud to be honored with his fellow veterans. "Well I think its great that the Vietnam Veterans are finally being recognized," said Merry. ================================= Perryton Texas claiming VN POW in March 2008. |
NOT A POW - actual records |
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| Messer, Warren Brent | North Carolina | 10/2004 11/2004 |
10/2004 - He is in the psychological ward at the
Asheville VA. A congressman came here to present him with an award.
He and other Americans were POWs in Cambodia and freed in July 1969
when a group of Americans overran the camp.
======== 11/2004 - Claimed Marine, heroically rescued from a Cambodian POW camp in 1970.... "Messer,
who received 17 Purple Hearts, is expected to receive a Congressional
Medal of Honor by the end of the year." EXPOSEDhttp://www.fayettevillenc.com/ap-state.php?story=59925
http://www.thedigitalcourier.com/articles/2004/11/13/news/news01.txt
Military records dispute hero status By Lynne Powell | Cherokee County Bureau GAFFNEY -- A Gaffney man who told
reporters he was a Marine heroically rescued from a Cambodian POW camp
in 1970 in fact served only 10 months in the Navy and was
court-martialed, according to military records obtained by the
Herald-Journal. |
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| Messier, Richard | Honolulu | 08/01 | Claim escaped after 13 months from the southern highlands | . | ||
| Meyer, Ed | MO | 03/2006 |
Claimed Master Chief, held by the VC; but escaped.
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| Meyers, Gary | Florida/Tennessee | . | Claims POW | . | ||
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