INTRODUCTION

CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR:

V V A - Claims by members of  Vietnam Veterans of America

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More Reported Claims:
Medal of Honor, Other than Vietnam POWs, Son Tay Raiders, DSC, DFC, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Cross, SEALS, Rangers, Pilots, Special Forces, Green Berets, Combat, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots, Flying Tigers, DOUBT EVERYTHING, Don't Encourage 

APOLOGIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Heroes or Villains?

Individuals reported as of  03/2008
CLAIMING VIETNAM POW STATUS  or as noted
#  =  on list over 11 years

All claims highlighted in lavender are eligible for prosecution under the  STOLEN VALOR ACT signed into law Dec 20, 2006.

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
Comments in GREEN are from information contained in military records (or lack of military records) obtained through FOIA when requested THROUGH the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.

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Name                                   Location  Date Reported ALL Claim POW or MIA and then some Actual Records Indicate/Notes
MGeneralUSMCRet . 12/2006 MGeneralUSMCRet@aol.com wrote:
After having served my Country for thirty five years, beginning with three tours of Nam and being a POW for six months in a jungle camp, and ending with my final tour in Desert Storm; I can honestly say that we have the finest trained military in the world. But, I can say, that it is and should be the duty of every young man and woman to serve their country for a small amout of time. It may put a stop to some of the problems, which our youth face on the streets today. They will be subjected to a form of disipline, which most could use in their future lives. If they can prove that they are not willing to go into the military, then they should have to go into a organization such as the Peace Corps or other such organization, which helps this Country and the people of the world. I just wish, that I could be with my young Marines in Iraq, but the five purple hearts and the problems, which they cause are now showing their ugly faces. But, if possible, I would learn to drive my wheelchair in the sand. To all of the Men and women in Iraq I send my personal thanks, and to the Marines I send a special SEMPER FIDELIS.

Posted on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vietvets/message/11122

From: MGeneralUSMCRet@aol.com
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:26:07 EST
Subject: Re: Sir
___________:

I appreciate the fact, that you served your country in such an honorable way.

You possibly endured the spit and thrown garbage of the loverly flower children,
as did I.  

I do not and will not play games over the Internet with any person.

I believe, that you know the reasons for not giving in to that temptation. I am
seventy years old and in a wheelchair mainly due to injuries caused by the constant
daily beatings of a sadistic POW camp commander.

Two of my injured men were killed.

Before our extraction, I had spikes driven through both of my knee caps.

My back and knee caps all now have Arthritis.

We were flying Black Ops., when our chopper was shot down in an area, in which, we
were not supposed to be flying.

That is all that I can or will mention about that situation.

I do not discuss most of my active time, because I live under a pile of secrecy acts
and was a member of the Marine team, who helped set up the NBC program for the military.

I carry a Ph.D. in nuclear physics and I served my country well, and hold the Navy Cross,
the Silver Star, and five Purple Hearts, but I put my POW medal at the top of my list.

I do not go into the veterans chat rooms because of the wannabes and the posers.

I do not give out my full name to anyone, whom I do not know personally for obvious reasons.

My name will most certainly turn up in history books after my death.   

Arch "A Baller" 

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A few Quotes

This is the AOL profile that goes with his email address.

The price of freedom

Combat is not a thing of great valor. It is a terrible situation in with normal men and women, realize without their sacrifices, that the future generations of their families will not get to enjoy the freedoms, which we hold so dear to our hearts. We have to stop people like Hussein, because like Hitler, Stalin, and many others, they are never satified with thier own possessions, they want to own their neighbors possessions. "A Baller"

"The Brotherhood"

"We band, we happy band of brothers, for he who sheds his blood with me today shall forever be my brother". A Marine never leaves his "Marine brother" even when it is his "Marine brother's" corpse.

Thoughts

From the moment you step off that bus and start your first day as a Marine, those fantastic bastards known as Drill Instructors teach you some things that will remain with you your entire life. You will become a Marine, a member of the finest fighting force in the world. You will always remain a Marine. That Marine Corps spirit will remain with you until they put you in the ground and then you will help guard the Gates of Heaven. "A Baller"

My Favorite Places

Love@AOL

See other profile pages

"You've Got Pictures"

Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: For your New Years Enjoyment: A Fairy Tail? You be the judge


Yep, them spikes will give you arthritis later in
 life. Those beatings must have been a relief after the
 spikes. My God, back off!! You are in direct contact
 with Christ himself!! Could it be he does not know we
 already have his debrief in a document called ' The
 New Testament'? Wheres a Roman Centurian, when you need
 one? 
ZIPPO---

(this is from a REAL ex-pow)

Mielke, Ronald J. Wisconsin 2001 Posted 17/Jul/2001:12:12:50 
I have been with 2/5th. from 1967 to 1972.I was a pow from 1967 to 1972. 
Would like to hear from all 1 st. cav. members from that period. I am now living in wiscosin. welcome home bros. 
 .
Michaels, Lou

aka FELDMAN, Lou Michaels

aka Phelps, Lou

Cleveland, OH
Lindstrom MN
08/01
05/2003
06/2004
12/2004 (3)
  • Claims Seabee - captured with 20, 7 KIA
  • Held 7.5 yrs.

    OR
  • He was released after 4 year of being a POW came back to the US
  • Got married and a few months later was send back to Vietnam
  • Captured again this time he was a prisoner for 3 1/2 years.

               OR

  • He claims to have been a POW for 7.5 years captured with 20 and 7-8 were killed in the process.

OR

He goes around telling the community that he is a VietNam POW. He claims that his recent surgery is directly related to Agent Orange exposure. The name he goes by is Lou Michaels but he could also be known as Lou Phelps. He runs an internet program called Minnesota Sports Talk. People can never pinpoint where he served and or when

He is currently a sportscaster of sorts on the cable system with some ties to the Minnesota Vikings.

He has a web site for sports: 
http://www.minnesotasportsupdate.com/home.html

American Legion member in Chisago City  MN

ACTUAL RECORDS

12/2004 - He been removed from office stripped of his members in to the Navy Seabee Veterans of America, Inc., Island X-2 Twin Cities, MN

When confronted - Lou _______ (take your pick) claims the records are NOT his that are posted. As of yet, he has NOT provide any PROOF of service or PROOF  the records  are wrong. DD1214 was NOT provided to org(s)  for membership.

".... going to be expelled from the National Seabees.  Stripped of his national committee post.  The local American Legion is also in the process of expelling him.    .....member of  a special Sheriff's new jail advisory panel. ......  A shoulder surgery (router cup) was performed on him just recently and he claims that the VA paid for all of it.  The surgery was performed at United Hospital-- private hospital in St. Paul Minnesota...."
Miles, Lowell T. CA/Chicago

INDONESIA in 2008

 

05/2003
07/2006
02/2008
Claims Air Force three star with a chest full of decorations (AF Cross, Silver Star etc).   He sports command pilot wings and a chaplains cross and claims to be a B-52 type shot down over Cambodia and released with 319 others. 

Claimed to be transitioning to Homeland Defense in a classified function so his bio was 'pulled' from web.

Showed up in full uniform in Chicago for Memorial Day activities.

Wearing uniform and medals falsely is a federal crime, Title 18, section 702 and 704.

 

2008 - Claims to be a Lt General in the Air Force Rt. Vietnam Vet and POW purple heart recipient 3 times 2 in Vietnam and one in Afghanistan.

Web searches by REAL former POWs located  a heavy leather shop in SFO. It seems "General" Miles is giving lectures on how to inflict torture based on his POW experience... The website is not for the squeamish - the article was written in 2001 and apparently Miles hadn't made general then...   Here's the text of the article: 

Sunday, December 16, 2001

  • 2:30pm: Prisoner of War Interrogation Techniques by  Lowell T. Miles, $25
       Presented by Frank Strona & Mr. S. Leathers, this high-energy program will bring a very special guest and his uniquely special skills out for an afternoon of power and control.Our Presenter, Lowell. T. Miles, was himself a POW during the Vietnam conflict. Referred to in the scene as “The General”, he was subjected to interrogation while captive and also conducted very successful interviews of enemy POW's during his tenure of service.
       A short content listing includes:
    • What is Interrogation?
    • Consent play & Miranda rights?
    • Setting the scene. Physical layout.
    • Tools of the trade and how to apply to get the results you want.
    • Physical and mental aspects of scene.
    • Preparation prior to scene…(submissive training depravation, s/m, etc)
       This presentation is not for the faint of heart or the politically correct. Expect to view actual examples of how wartime interrogation is done and taught to Intelligence officers.
       You may purchase tickets by calling the store (415-863-7764) using your credit card or by visiting the store in person. Space is limited, so plan accordingly.
       This program is open to players of all genders.
       For more details or questions, contact Frank at sportsex@dnai.com or visit www.mr-s-leather.com.

    St. Louis has NO RECORD of service when provided with his full name, service number and DoB.

Miller, David George FL  04/02 again Claims POW No Purple Heart, no captivity noted.
Loves helicopter pilot reunions...
Miller, Jerry New Mexico 03/2003 Found on classmates.com
Profile for Jerry Miller
   

Email me

My Life Biography
I joint the Navy in Feb.1969, I joint the Marine Corp in 1973, In the Navy I saw the world, two Europe trips, two Mediterranean trips and I spend 36mo. in Vietnam, and I was a
POW for 3mo. and finally medical discharge out of the service after going into the Navy,Marine corp,and the Army. I'm working for the Government now. I have been married for 30 years and have 5 kids and three grand kids.
Questions and Answers

Current country you live in today: UNITED STATES
Kind of pet(s) you have: None
Describe your political views: It depends on the issue
Current relationship status: Married
About children: I have more than 4 children
State you live in today: New Mexico
Kind of car you drive: Compact; Sedan
How do you feel about your life right now: I've accomplished more than I thought I would
What do you do with your free time: Arts (museums, theater, etc.); Spend time with family; Travel; Work on my hobbies
Your dream vacation: Other
Why you're here at Classmates: Looking to network with old friends
Your main source of current events: Television
Your friends would describe you as:
How you meet most of your friends:
If you won $100 million tomorrow, you would:
Indoor hobbies you enjoy: Arts & Crafts; Books; Computers
Outdoor activities you enjoy: Bicycling; Camping/Hiking; Canoeing; Fishing; Hunting; Running; Walking; Woodworking/Craftsmanship
Your favorite type of movie: Action/Adventure; Drama; Family; Horror; Mystery; Western
Your biggest pet peeve: Telemarketers
Describe your current living arrangement: Own a House
Miller, John TN 05/2007 Veterans Memorial Highway sign is unveiled in time for the holiday
By David Davis Managing Editor
Published Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:00 AM EDT

An impromptu ceremony was held Saturday morning to unveil the sign designating a portion of APD-40 as Veterans Memorial Highway between Parker Street and Lee Highway.

State Representative Kevin Brooks had been urging the Tennessee Department of Transportation to get one of the signs up before Memorial Day weekend, which they did at the last minute. .....

Brooks said former Vietnam Prisoner of War and Desert Storm veteran John Miller was the catalyst behind renaming APD-40. The retired sergeant spent 42 years in the Army Reserves and as a full-time employee with the 196th Field Artillery in Chattanooga. He served in Desert Storm at the age of 55.

Renaming APD-40 was the first bill Brooks filed as a legislator.

Never a POW.
Miller, Nick Sugarloaf, CA
Big Bear, CA
1999
03/2003
Claims POW .
Miller-Young, Nelda
aka Nelda Miller
. #
1999
08/2003
Claims POW in Vietnam for 18 months. female
Milton, Osborne Jr. Huntsville, AL 09/2003
02/2005
  • Claimed to be a Vietnam POW.
  • Claimed the bump on his forehead and in his hand is shrapnel from an exploding weapon.
  • Claims USAF LTC and US Army.
  • Has medals he said he earned killing people, had the backs burnished so there was no unit insignia or name, claims he had that done because he didn't appreciate the award and considered being rewarded for killing horrendous.
  • Claimed to have gotten a battlefield commission.
  • Claimed to have come back to the US weighing about 80 lbs after a year of torture.
  • He was on a secret mission.
  • He was the last in his platoon
  • Claims food was used as a weapon and he would not become dependant on it ever again.
  • Claimed he was the only lieutenant in his unit not shot by his fellow men because he was an outstanding leader.
  • abusive 
  • Claims crashed in a helicopter during the war and walked to safety, but injured his back.
  • Claimed he knew a lot about explosives and traps.

Using social security number (xx5-62-1xxx)  and date of birth (/xx/xx/1953) and the fact he was born in NM...  military records were requested. 
NONE could be located.

 

Works for Space and Missile Defense Command.

If you too, have heard these or similar statements made by Mr. Osborne Milton, please contact us immediately. 

 

Milton, Ronald Lansing, MI 03/2003
Claims  POW for three years; experienced terrible cruelties.   Milton is currently a "minister"  and runs "Recovery Place" in the basement of New Covenant Church , St. Joseph Street in Lansing, Michigan.  [Has no actual credentials as a minister nor any education beyond high school.] Milton says his ex-wife/children currently live in the VFW Home in Eaton Rapids and he says he pays $2000 a month for child support.  

Born 1953

Current wife Vicki

Currently un-employed and recently filed for bankruptcy. 

Mitchell, Charles Pendleton
aka Charles P Mitchell III
Nashville, NC 06/1999
01/2003
Claims his assigned SS# is "xxx-66-8888" because he was a POW for 3 years.  Claims POW, MOH, pilot, retired  Brig General, recalled for Afghanistan, first pilot to  fly over Afghanistan. Fired in 1999 for lying about being a POW. DOB April 30.

Served from 07/13/61 to 01/31/83. Retired E7. Numerous decorations and awards - but NO POW medal, NO MOH and NOT a BG.

Mitchell, Jim Oregon, Ohio 11/2004
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=2615066&nav=5UaiTaNz

Local Soldier Thankful to be Home
OREGON -- It's a Thanksgiving one Oregon family has been looking forward to for months.....

After the happy reunion,
........ 

... said his mother Tonya Mitchell.....

Howell's dad Jim Mitchell knows what his son has gone through. Mitchell was a POW in Vietnam. "The enemy force was larger than what we thought," said Jim looking back on his battles. He managed to escape that prison and he returned home from the war on Thanksgiving day 34 years ago. "Thanksgiving has always meant something to me," said Jim. "But now it really means something to have (Jordan) home for a while. It's awesome." ...


Posted Thursday, November 25, 2004 at 9:37 p.m.

Check the OFFICIAL list of Vietnam escapees yourself:

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/pmsea_escapee.pdf

 

Mitchell, Robert

aka BK Mitchell
aka Gary Mitchell
aka Michiel Powell
aka SilverMouse
aka Knightsshadow1951
aka silvereagle1948

Battle Creek, MI
Janesville, WI
Findlay, OH
Lubbock, TX
Frankfort, MI
Traverse City, MI

1998
09/01
01/2002
04/2002
06/2005
03/2006
08/2006
02/2008

Claims POW, injured hands breaking through wall to escape. Claims SEAL.... Many have seen  him in uniform; claiming to be an admiral in the Navy, also an aviator and Navy SEAL.  He has been telling how he has flown to Saudi or any of our other hot spots and how he  has office space in the Pentagon. His office was one of those that was bombed.  He claims to be a nephew of Gen. Billy Mitchell.

Robert Mitchell has resurfaced in Frankfort, Michigan with the same deception as he has had before. 

BK Mitchell is now living in TraverseCity MI - claims he is Indian shaman, and navy SEAL, special forces, poetry writer ....

MORE


SEAL Trident is on beret and jacket pocket....

Mitchell, Ronnie . . Claims POW .
Mixon, Donnie R. Waller, TX 12/2006

02/2007

Claims former POW, former Green Beret and did covert CIA ops in Vietnam.  Seen wearing a Purple Heart

Claims the CIA calls him and breaths on the phone. Claims 70% or 100% disability depending on the story.


quote
He once told the group at the VA center that a street at the VA medical center in Houston has a street named after his father because he was awarded the CMH.  Another story is that he fought on this one hill for five days straight and at the end when they got up to the top his CO asked him to name the hill, he named it Christmas tree hill since it was Christmas day, so he cut down a Christmas tree and stuck it on top of the hill.  When asked just where did he find a Christmas tree in Vietnam and he said "OH, THEY JUST GROW WILD EVERYWHERE".  Tomorrow the one about his fifty "KILLS" while an engineman on the railroad that he supposedly retired from.
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ACTUAL RECORDS and more

Toys For Tots coordinator  in Waller Texas
NOT noted as a disabled vet by the VA. Receives NO disability $$$.

Mobelly, Ed . 1998 Claims POW .
Molder, William Montana, from WI 09/01 Claims POW 19 months, Helicopter pilot, 75th Rangers, 4 Purple Hearts, Agent Orange liver transplant list (to be done in CO) Prelim investigation indicates MOTOR POOL, Sgt.
KILLED while driving drunk summer 2002. Claims of assets of 1.7 million were $20,000 in DEBT reality. 
Monroe, John Piqua OH . Claims POW .
Montano, David
aka Popa
Beery Creek, CA 05/2004
05/2007
.... An accomplished trumpet player, Dave had to give up the horn because of a war injury .... [ya gotta read this!!]
...... different stories from David and his wife, while there's a third version on her web site. They all contain the same BS about his having been captured and escaping, but her online story even says he escaped from the Hanoi Hilton. He claims  that he escaped before being taken to Hanoi.
According to his wife they even enlisted the aid of US Senator Barbara Boxer to get his compensation rating raised to 100% so that he gets money for a spouse and she gets medical care from the VA. They also cite the old story of his records having been burned in the St. Louis fire....
.
Montgomery, Larry Warren Hampton TN 11/2006 Claims shot down in a P3, held as POW twice and escaped twice. Served in Navy from 05/31/1961 - 04/18/1969
Discharged  AEAN (aviation Electrician). DID serve in Nam.
Monteiro, John 

 

. 05/2007
quote

I was captured in Viet  Nam in 1970.  Kept in a cage for four weeks.  When I returned to my base, my CO told me that I was a disgrace to my patoon.  I have no record of  ever being a POW.  Is there a way
that I can trace the paperwork that was generated to prove that I was rescued.  All that I remember is that after being rescued, I was put into a hospital for two week.    I can't remember if it was the First of Second Calavary.  I do believe it was the army soldiers who found me.  I have been fighting the VA to get compensated for PTSD and Agent Orange.  I have been denied since I came home for Nam.  I'm  on 100% Social Security disability, based on my Medical records from Castle Point, VA Hospital.

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52B

GEN'L PURP POWER GENRTR OPERATOR/MECHANIC
MULTIPURP POWER GENRTR OPERATOR/MECH

Uses the VA, He is NOT service connected for ANYTHING. Has NO POW status in his file. NO POW Days.

Served Feb 4 69 till Sept 13 70. Served in Nam July 3 69 to Sept 13 70.

PTSD is NOT SERVICE CONNECTED.

Moore, Arthur (Art) "Mouse"  Fredericksburg, VA 07/2005
12/2005

Claims he is a former SEAL, Navy Cross awardee and a former POW of Vietnam.   I was successful in getting him kicked out of the VFW.  He is also listed on the website www.veriseal as an imposter.  

Subject named veteran claims to have been a Navy Seal, Navy Cross awardee and a former Prisoner of War during Vietnam

He only served 18 months in the Navy, never left the states, and was given an Undesireable Discharge for frequent involvement with military and civil authorities. 

DD Form 214 reflects that he served in the Navy for less than 2 years, and was discharged due to frequent involvement with military and civilian authorities at San Diego , California .  No awards and no overseas service.  A check with the veterans service organization, “American Ex-Prisoners of War” revels that Mr. Moore was never a POW.  His name also appears on website “veriseal” as a wanna-be Seal. Last seen in Fredericksburg , VA.

JW
VFW Department of Virginia

Moore, Darrell J. Melbourne FL 12/2002 Claims USMC Major, pilot, POW for 4.5 years. SS, DSC, DFC. Face disfigured - rocket hit plane, canopy hit face. Refuses VA care! 
Has photos he claims are him in flight suit/helmet with "MAJ MOORE"
NO records could be located.
Moore, Garland Reno . SF, 101st Airborne, captured in Laos, held Hanoi Hilton .
Moore, George A. Eglin AFB area 1999 Claims POW no record found
Moore, Willis S. (Steve) . 1999 Claims POW .
Morales, Rafael  Tampa, FL 05/2006 Claims VN vet, an Air Force member. He claimed he had been a POW in Viet Nam for 10 1/2 months.  Said that the villagers paraded him from village to village.  Stated he was in Thailand. Based in "Kum" or "Koom".  Repeated it several times.  Then he said it was a secret CIA base.   As he was wearing a VN vet cap I suspect he has made a career of being a phony POW.  Then he asked me if I was in VN and I said I was.  He changed the subject of his captivity.  I suspect I could have heard some really good stories about his "treatment" by his supposed captors. .
Morgan, George D. Whitney, TX 04/2003
Claims held about 1 month, near the "Hoo Chee Min trail in Laos", walked from N. Vietnam to Saigon - : was "kept by the MPs for 2 weeks when he got to Saigon - never rejoined his unit, which was the 2nd/501st Airborn Infantry(????)!
BIG MISTAKE - telling a REAL POW his fairy tale.

100% Disability - VA letterhead - WACO, TX - NOV 2001

Morris, James Allan MN 05/2004 Claims POW, 3 months, 101st Airborne, Rangers (Germany), Sniper w/ 87 kills, Silver Star, Bronze Star w/2 clusters, Purple Heart Served May 17 1963 to May 16, 1966.

ONLY medals National Defense and Sharpshooter Badge w/Rifle Bar.

Morris, Ritchi White Plains, NY 11/98
04/2003
09/2005
Claims Special Forces Captain, United States Army Covert Operations Force,  was in Cambodia and was a tortured POW 67-69.
NO military records found.
Morrissey, David Gerard
aka   BA ("Bad Attitude")

MA/FL 12/2003
  • Claims to have been a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Retired After 25 Years.
  • Claims to have been Forest Recon and Black OPS during that period
  • Claims to have been a P.O.W. for 3 years in Vietnam.
  • Claims to have lost his teeth having by having a rifle shoved in his mouth during interrogation.
  • Claims to have Shrapnel from a landmine still lounged in his Stomach.
  • Claims to have had his foot rebuild from the same landmine.
  • Claims that Country Music Star Charlie Daniels was in his unit.
  • Claims to have married a Vietnamese war bride.
  • Claims to have been a Member of The USMC Motorcycle racing team and Grand Champion for 5 years straight.
  • Claims to still have Ties to the Pentagon, with a direct line to Rumsfield.
  • Claims to have been in Iraq as a Consultant for Desert Storm I.
  • Has ordered  that Naval Personnel and Marines Salute him in Public.
  • Claims to be a member of the Semper Fi Society.

NO MILITARY RECORDS FOUND
Born in 1952

  • Has Raised money at various “Bike Nites” in the Jacksonville Florida area for “The Defenders of Freedom Plaques”. (supposed to go to the loved ones of K.I.A’s in the recent Iraq Conflict.
  • Has also raised money for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots in the Jacksonville Florida area. They have not seen any of the money he raised in their name.
  • Runs two Biker Leather Shops and also does various road shows. Operates under the names B.A’s Thunder Road I & II Located  Jacksonville Fl and Middleburg Fl
  • He also operates under the names Heavy Metal Thunder. Rolling Thunder and B.A’s Thunder Road Buyers Club of Florida
Morrison, Chuck . 1999 Claims POW .
Morrison, Jim

aka James J. Morrison

New York Prison system 1999 Claims POW. He stated he was captured in 70 or 71, was a  LRRP with the 25th IN, and was released in 73, Operation Homecoming.  Claims his name is James J. Morrison, US Army, Sgt E-5, SN: RA122647777, and a state inmate in NY. 

Morrison has had poetry published twice as a "POW."  He was incarcerated twice and then returned to the prison to help in rap groups. Morrison opened that program by reciting the pledge of allegiance... bringing tears to eyes of many and goosebumps to the arms to think that a man who was a POW and now incarcerated by his own government would still pledge his allegiance to our flag). ... The pledge of allegiance incident upset one man so much he had Morrison's nickname "Dutch" tattooed to his wrist along with a barbed wire band and the initials POW/MIA. A POW medal was purchased and sent to him a couple of years ago!! Morrison was a part of the Rehabilitation Treatment Program in NY State. The RA number he provided for a records check was phony too - no records found! But of course he now says USAF....

NOT to be confused with James S. Morrison, Hendersonville, North Carolina . He is an Air Force veteran that served with honor after joining the service in Reno.

We regret any difficulties the name "Jim Morrison" may have caused for JSM in the past.

Morrow, Roy L. Jr. Rowayton, CT Multiple reports, 1999- 11/2001 Claims POW 6 years in Cambodia, Mayaguez hostage, wears Navy Captains uniform, Navy Cross. Claims (currently) CIA liaison for foreign missions for UN!

Mortland, Dwight Lee . . Claims POW .
Moses, Ronald Rhea Oklahoma 12/2004
01/2006
Claims POW, 156 days in an underground cage. Can't get a news Social Security card because he says Social Security has him listed as DECEASED  (Check the Social Security Death Index to dismiss this lie: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ ) Served Army Nov 1 1965 to May 30 1972, Discharged as Sgt. DID serve in Nam. NO Purple Heart, NO POW medal.
Moss, Charles S. Marco Island, SC 12/2007 Claims POW during the Vietnam War - able to escape after 3 weeks.   St. Louis could locate NO military records.
Moyer, Joe Thomas . 12/2002 Claims Navy Pilot,  shot down near Cambodia, POW late 65 into 66-67 .
Mulford, Stephen G. . 1998 Claims POW .
Mullen, Russell MI 1998 Claims POW .
Munoz, Roberto Lee TX 10/2005
Obituary: Muñoz was held as POW nine months in Vietnam War
Web Posted: 10/20/2005 12:00 AM CDT
Carmina Danini
Express-News Staff Writer
Roberto Lee Muñoz, 53, who served with the Marines in Vietnam and was held prisoner for about nine months, died Sunday of head trauma suffered in a fall at home.
A noon Mass will be celebrated today at St. Jude Catholic Church at 130 S. San Augustine. Interment will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Muñoz was still in his teens when he dropped out of Edgewood High School to enlist in the Marines. He was sent to Vietnam, where he saw combat with an infantry unit.
He was captured and held by the North Vietnamese, but most of what happened to him remains unexplored.
Officials at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery could not confirm Muñoz was a prisoner of war.Little of that period is known because Muñoz rarely disclosed anything about Vietnam, said his mother, María Alicia De La Garza Muñoz.
But a sister, Rita M. Ross, said Muñoz opened up to her about his experiences in Vietnam after she joined the Army and another sister, Lily Muñoz, to whom he had been particularly close, died.
Muñoz, Ross said, was first listed as missing in action.
"He didn't know where he was held, but he told me he thought he would never see mom again," she said.Ross said her brother told her he was kept with other POWs in a cage, and food was scarce.
"When they were given something to eat, the food was thrown at them through the cage," she said. "If I asked more about that time, he would stop talking. It was too traumatic."
Muñoz's mother said he returned from the war "different. He was scared of things."
Muñoz was awarded two Purple Hearts, but nothing is known about his wounds, where he got them or when.
Muñoz's paperwork was lost, and it took a friend who worked at the Veterans Administration nearly three years to find his military record, Ross said. 
The father of three, Muñoz worked as a painter and was in construction. 
He is survived by daughters Rose Lee, Brandie and Syndee Muñoz; another sister, Adriana M. Burt; and eight brothers, Cleo, Ramon, Ricardo, Rene, Daniel, Alfredo, Oscar and Gene, as well as two grandchildren, all of San Antonio. 
Muñoz's mother had hoped to bury her son in his Marine uniform, but that wasn't possible because he discarded every piece of his uniform and apparel that related to Vietnam.
"He threw away all his uniforms because he hated the war," María Muñoz said. "That's why he's being buried in a shirt and blue jeans."
Muray, John M. . 1998 Claims POW .
Murdico, Bill
aka Murdico, William J.
Cincinnati, 
Ohio area
1998
07/2004
03/2005
04/2005
08/2006

07/30/04

.... i am sorry you found a misleading site as I have all my billet papers and keep them very close to my chest.  My tenure as a P.O.W. was 31 months and 6 days.  I saw some frightful things and they are vivid in my mind.  The list you provided is very old and I am not on that list at all.  Someone has fed you some bad information.  My parents were hand delivered a letter saying I was Killed in Action, I have that letter and I will tell you it does not feel good to be living dead.
 
Again, I apologize for my behavior and am in hopes you will let it go.  I still have 5 months to go in the Air Force and am at a stage where things make me angry at the drop of a hat.
...
  
 
Bill Murdico
Malice_1@earthlink.net
" I Believe in God, The Father Almighty"

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08/28/2006

... I am an Air Force veteran and did spend many years proudly serving my country.  I find the only truth to be I did spend 10 over 20 for longevity.
 
I ask that you please remove this text as it is degrading to me and especially those that were held captive and lost their lives.
 
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and "May God Bless Our Troops"!  ...

Bill Murdico
               chalice@cinci.rr.com
                Knights of Columbus
        Archbishop Elko Assembly #2332
                      Faithful Scribe
              Madonna Council #3891
                        Chancellor
 
  "Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do"
    "We can not direct the wind but, We can adjust the sails"
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

MORE

NO records found in St. Louis  "...also checked with the FBI which is a reliable source for information, but this agency was not able to furnish any data indicating that the veteran served in the U.S. Armed Forces..... "

....DID seem to find some information indicating that he MIGHT have been employed briefly in the waste removal employees contracted to work at Wright Petterson base. ...was unable to confirm that he had definitely ever set foot on any part of the base.

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Rumors that Murdico had been killed in a car accident in St. Louis Missouri are believed to be FALSE.

Murdock, John Vidor, TX 11/01 Escaped POW, Navy Cross, 5 Silver Stars, in JFK Funeral Procession. .
Murphy, Lawrence Francis Jr
aka:  Lawrence W. Bennett
aka Murphy, Lawrence R.
08/2003
03/2005
09/2006
CA CLAIMS,  STORY AND RECORDS 

MORE - with photo

ARRESTED  - confessed to Army CID - impersonating an officer. Charges files US  Magistrate 07/27/00

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Murphy, Pat
aka Ronald P. Murphy
Long Beach, CA
Lake Tahoe, Ca
1987 SF, POW, held in shipping crate, sang Hound Dog, escapee. Discharged in 1972. At the time, member of American Ex-POWs, and had VA POW I.D. card. Article by Joe Edwards, Antelope Valley Press, April 8, 1988.

NO MILITARY RECORDS FOUND

Murphy, Ronald Patrick  CA . Claims POW .
Murray, Donnie J. Savannah, GA 03/2004
Claims POW in Vietnam for 68 days. Claims to have been on missions in "denied areas" (can't say where, he's sworn to secrecy) where he was captured and held before he was rescued. 
Prelim - did serve in Nam - NOT a POW:
MURRAY DONNIE J     AR   E00   13A1O   C
13A = 
AMMUNITION AGENT
AMMUNITION HANDLER
AMMUNITION SPECIALIST
ARMORED VEHICLE DRIVER
ARTILLERY RECORDER
CANNONEER
CARGO CARRIER DRIVER
Murray, James W. Phoenix/Texas 04/2006

see the tale

Served Jan 65-Dec 65. Discharged a Private First Class. ONLY award - Expert Badge w Rifle Bar. Served Hawaii and Ft Polk LA.

NOT A POW

No association with SPECIAL FORCES.

Murray, Thomas New Orleans, LA 1975
09/2002
04/2003
10/2003
04/2004
08/2004
Claims Navy Frogman, POW captured while on a river boat patrol.  Claims joined  '61 and came back in '73. HAS VA POW ID CARD. Has also been seen  wearing a cervical collar and claiming to be a Chaplain. Has a card that says "World Christianship Ministries" out of Fresno, CA. 

2003 - He is wearing a VFW cover from Colorado with a Purple Heart medal on it. Claims he had been held in the Mekong Delta for years. He and 10 other POW's escaped and only three made it to safety. 
2004 - There was a guy all decked out in a black and white uniform with MIA/POW patches, etc.  He told me  he was a POW in Vietnam from 1964 to 1973.  I told him he was a liar.  He showed me his VA ID card with "POW" on it.

Not a SEAL, not a POW

Seen at VA hospital in New Orleans Oct 2003, April 2004

ST. LOUIS CANNOT LOCATE ANY RECORDS TO VERIFY MILITARY SERVICE.


August 3, 2004
....   recently let a man claiming to be a POW come and live with....  met him in Baton Rouge , Louisiana while touring the US KIDD.... felt sorry for him, with his stories of being a Vietnam POW and while captured his entire family including his girlfriend that was pregnant with his baby were all killed in a motor vehicle accident.  He told stories of being tortured for 8 years.  Says that he escaped several times hoping they would just kill him.  Each time he was brought back and put in baskets and put into the water for days.  Nothing to eat but dirty rice, worms and bugs.  Stated that he was tortured by being hung up with bamboo shoots being pierced through his shoulders and through his scalp.  Says that 10 of them finally escaped and he and another were the only ones that made it out alive.  Says the other eight were shot or beheaded.  Told a sad story of living in New York being diagnosed with bone cancer and sent to Ocshners hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana to die.  Stated that because he thought he was going to die he signed away all of his VA benefits.  He had no money and no place to go.  This is the reason for ... taking him in. ... helped him to make phone calls to get his benefits re-established.  Gave him a place to live, food, anything he needed.  On a hunch, I started doing some research on the internet and came up with nothing until I found your website.  And there was his name Murray, Thomas.... was notified and she called the sheriff's department.  Within hours they called back and said that they had already come up with warrants for his arrest in three states so far.  His was taken to jail at 4am today.  So I would like to say thank you for your website and the work that you have done.  It may have saved our family.
Muse, Gregory . 05/2002 Claims POW, held in Laos, rescued by Navy SEALS. .
Musgrave, Walter KC, MO 2001 3 months, captured Ashau Valley Claims 101st Airborne


 May 2000 Kansas City

Myatt, Michael S. Florida 01/2004
01/2005
Claims Vietnam Vet, POW Served in the Army from Aug 30 1961 to Feb 24 1962 before being released as a Private to the National Guard in SC. NO AWARDS, NO Military Education, NO Overseas Duty.

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