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[2]
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| NAME |
Location |
Date
Reported
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ALL
Claim POW or MIA and then some
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Actual
Records Indicate/Notes
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| Shepard,
Delbert AUSTIN |
Iowa |
03/2008
04/2008
|
Shepard says he was a Navy Seal and was captured during a
rescue mission, held as a POW for 34 days and rescued during a massive
raid on the camp. He is the director of career services at Simpson
College [Iowa]
He
is sticking to his story and claims the “classified ops” story,
which he cannot discuss.
|
NOT
a SEAL, NOT a POW.
Dear
POW Network,
Please
pass this information along to in response to the supplemental
inquiry regarding Mr. DELBERT
AUSTIN SHEPARD
and his claims of being a US Navy SEAL.
The
records
you forwarded to me indicate that DELBERT
AUSTIN SHEPARD served in the US Navy as a Cryptological
Technician (CT). His tasking would have put him in direct contact with
classified crypto “key” cards used to synchronize communications
machines so that the messages sent/received were protected from hostile
intercept.
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After attending basic training (“boot camp”) at the RECRUIT TRAINING
COMMAND (RTC) San Diego California, he was transferred (Jun 66) to the
NAVAL TRAINING CENTER (NTC) San Diego, California where he received
schooling as a CT.
-
Upon graduation from that schooling (Sep 66) he was transferred to
COMMUNICATIONS STATION, PHILIPPINES (NAVCOMMSTA PHIL)… where he served
for approximately 18 months.
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He was transferred to the Naval Communications Command HQ (NAVCOMMCOM)
in Washington DC (May 1968) where he served for only about 18 months.
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As of 10 Dec 1969 Delbert Austin, rank CT2 (E-5, Petty Officer Second
Class), was transferred from ACTIVE DUTY to the NAVAL RESERVE…
administratively attached to the Naval Reserve Manpower Center in
Bainbridge Maryland.
SUMMARY:
Although
you did not provide any documentation associated with his precise
start/end dates (such as would appear on his DD-214), it would appear
that SHEPARD reported to
Basic Training at the RTC San Diego sometime in the Jan-Mar 1966
timeframe. He subsequently attended a technical training school on the
same base in San Diego which lasted approximately 3 months. Having
achieved the skill rating of “CT” – Crypto Technician – he was
sent to a communications station in the Philippines where he served for
18 months. His duties can be supposed to have included technical
maintenance of crypto machines, and possibly some interaction with
technicians servicing communications transmitters, receivers, and
antenna arrays. His work would have required him to hold either a SECRET
or TOP SECRET security clearance, and evidence of the Standard Security
Background Investigation clearance date would like be found on his
DD-214. In May 1968 SHEPARD was transferred to Washington DC to
work at the Naval Communications Command Headquarters. His tasking would
have continued as a technician assigned to maintain cryptographic
machines which form a secure link in the Navy’s communications
environment. He remained at the NAVCOMMCOM assignment for approximately
18 months. In December 1969 SHEPARD was released from Active Duty and
transferred to the Naval Reserve Manpower Center in Bainbridge Maryland.
I must presume that his enlisted obligation was for a total of six
years… four years of which were required to be “active duty” and
two years of which were required to be “drilling reserve”.
There
is no evidence of any schooling except for basic training (approx 11
weeks) and the specific 3 month Cryptographic Technician course he
attended at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. He was not a student
at BUD/S training in Coronado at any point between his attendance at
basic training and his release from active duty. He was never a US Navy
SEAL. He achieve the rank of E-5 (Second Class Petty Officer). There is
no evidence of any awards or citations in this schooling history, but it
must be presumed that he would have been granted the National Defense
medal which was a standard issue to all persons serving during that
period in history.
Very
Respectfully,
Steve
Robinson
USN
1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL
Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Advisory Board
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
Author of the book NO
GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters
|
| Shepard,
Jerry |
Aurora,
Batavia area, Illinois |
YEARS
01/2007 |
Claims Vietnam POW who returned. Has been telling his
POW - Special Forces story for years.
|
.
|
| Shepard,
Sam |
TX, Branson, MO |
07/2002 |
Claims POW, plays [ed] for the
49's, lived in Texas. Wore black silk pajamas in captivity. |
. |
|
Shere, John Louis |
Pulaski, VA |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Sherry, Leyland David
aka Leyland Sherry
aka David Leyland Shaw
aka Leyland Cherry
aka Ira Harvey Cherry
aka: His Royal Serene Highness Prince Aleksey
Ibananibitch Babibe Peter Bassaraba
Brancobeeanu Cantacuzino Khimschieff |
Forrest Hills, NY |
04/2003 |
He claims he is Russian
Royalty, makes $150,000.00 a year, can speak 7 languages, holds several
doctorates to include a Ph.D. was a member of an elite CIA force that
didn't belong to the "regular" Armed Forces, was a Lt.Col
while in Viet Nam, a POW, Martial Arts Expert, Certified
Diver, is of the Jewish Faith but claims to have been a Chaplain,
Certified Clergy in NY
FYI - Those in the know say "Royal" is
allowed to ascend to the throne..."Serene" means no way in
hell can he have the throne.
|
In 1996 Switzerland sought to have Sherry/Cheery
extradited...
|
| Shippey,
James Joseph |
Florida |
05/2003
11/2004
03/2005
and again
and again 03/2005
08/2005
10/2007
|
Claims
to be a POW the Hanoi Hilton.
2007 = James
Shippey has surfaced again! Now states that he had spent 9 years in VN
- 3 years as a
POW both in south and in Plantation outside of Hanoi. He claimed service
in Korean War and a whole raft of medals.
http://www.lee-county.com/NEWS2003/11-05-03LeeVeteransDayCelebrationsIncludeFullLineUpofEvents.htm
Grand Marshal of the
Veterans Day Parade (Nov 2003):
MSG E-G James J. Shippey
United States Army ( retired )
Military Career:
25 ½ years active duty from 1951-1976. Took basic training at Ft Dix,
NJ. 1951-52 saw action in the Korean War with the 10 Infantry, 25th
Infantry Division. 1953-1960 joined the Detroit Missile Command in
Detroit, MI. 1960-1962 was stationed at the US Army Alaska Missile
Command at Anchorage, Alaska. From Alaska, was assigned to the 1st
Infantry, US Army 25th infantry Division, Hawaii as a Recon Platoon
Sergeant. 1964-1965 spent first tour in Coochiee,
Vietnam. 1966-1967 went back to Quinon, Vietnam with the 117th Aviation,
52nd Aviation Battalion as a Door Gunner and was shot
down and an MIA for 30 days. From 1968-1970 was assigned to
Company E 4th of the 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division and went back
to Dong Tam, Vietnam. Became a POW at this time
for 3 years at a place called the Plantation in North Vietnam.
From 1971 - 1976 became a Drill Sergeant at Ft. Dix, NJ until discharged
from the Army in 1976.
Military Awards:
3 Silver Stars-1 for Valor; 1 Distinguished Flying Cross; 3 Bronze
Stars-1 for Valor; 5 Purple Hearts; 14 Air Medals, 2 Army Commendation
Medals; 1 POW Medal; 2 National Defense Medals; 6 Good Conduct Medals; 2
Expeditionary Medals; 1 Korea Service Medal; 1 Vietnam Service Medal; 1
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry; 1 C.LB.; 1 Air Wings and 1 Helicopter Wings.
Military, Affiliation:
Retired Enlisted Association; Vietnam Veterans Chapter 594; Rolling
Thunder Chapter #2 of Florida; 82nd Airborne Gulf Coast Chapter;
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 75; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
10127 and American Legion Post 274.
Education: High
school diploma Saratoga Springs, NY; Airborne Academy, Ft. Benning, GA;
Gunner School, Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii; Drill Sergeant Academy, Ft.
Dix, NY; and Supply & Logistics, Ft. Meade, MD.
Retired Civilian Years:
1976-1980 worked at the State University of Albany, NY; 1980-1984
Saratoga Hospital Linen Services; 1984-1988 worked for Giant Furniture,
Ft. Myers, FL; 1989 - Present - State of Florida Commercial Driver
License Tester and Trainer for the School District of Lee County. Also a
school bus driver for exceptional students.
Personal: Born and raised in
Saratoga Springs, NY. Married to Diana Shippey (formerly Diana Parker of
Elwood, IN.) One son John from a previous marriage and 2 grandsons
Joshua 16 and Jeremy 13 who reside in Saratoga Springs, NY.
James J. Shippey
|
Retired SHIPPEY JAMES J
entered the Army in February 1955 and got out 31 May 1976. Authorized
medals; CIB; Parachute Badge, National Defense Medal; Army Commendation;
Purple Heart; Armed Forces Exp; Air Medal; Vietnam Service Medal. Served
in Vietnam 02/15/67-04/07/69 and 05/29/72 - 02/02/73.
RECORDS IN HAND. |
|
Shipley, David |
. |
1999 |
Claims POW |
. |
| Shepard,
Jerry |
Chicago Area |
1990's |
Claims POW |
counsels PTSD victims |
|
SHOOK, JOSEPH RUSSELL |
.HARROGATE
TN |
2007 07/2011 |
Claims 82nd Airborne, Special Ops, POW |
No records found - twice!
No man named Russell Shook was ever
with any one of us, the real 662 surviving POWs of the Vietnam War, nor
has Department of Defense have any record of this man in this regard.
Mike McGrath
POW 5 years 8 months
NAM-POW Historian
www.nampows.org |
| shope,
david a |
HI/NEVADA |
01/2009 |
CLAIMS
ARMY RANGER, CAPTURED BY NVA IN DMZ, RESCUED BY MARINE RECON |
. |
| SHRAKE,
DONALD F |
KY |
07/2009 |
Donald F.
Shrake
(April
25, 1939 - July 15, 2009)
Donald F. Shrake MADISONVILLE, KY.-
Donald F. Shrake, 70, of Madisonville, died at
3:34 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Regional Medical Center in
Madisonville, Ky. He was born April 25,
1939, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Donald Fredrick Shrake and
Justine DiVencenzo Shrake. He was a retired U.S. Army Veteran with
rank of Sargent First Class serving in Vietnam
where he was a POW and wa...
|
Army,
E7, April 1956 - April 1976. MOS 31G4O
NEVER A POW
|
Shreve,
William
aka Shreve, Bill
aka
Shreve, William D. Sr. |
Crystal
River,
Clearwater area, FL |
04/ 2003
09/2003 |
Claims POW
- not listed because he was with the CIA.
Claims Special Forces credentials.
Frequents VFW and AmVet in area.
Scheduled as SPEAKER for POW Recognition Day 2003. |
Prelim investigation finds
Shreve MAY have served as : 44E20
MACHINE OPERATOR
MACHINE OPERATOR CREWMAN
MACHINE SHOP FOREMAN
MACHINIST
MASTER MACHINIST
TOOL DIE MAKER
TOOLMAKER
TOOLMAKER FOREMAN |
| Sidoti,
Michael Anthony |
Claremont, CA |
1999
04/2003
07/2004
12/2008 |
Claims retired USMC, classified
mission to Laos, POW escapee. While in the hosp, a Marine Colonel
visited him and told him he had never been in Laos and had never been a
POW and not to discuss discuss due to
sensitive classification.
Claims POW, 3 Purple Hearts,
says he was shot in the hip, was in the CIA and trained troops in Desert
Storm.
Claims he was in Desert Storm & Afghanistan. and
now tells people he was in the CIA and is in forensics.
Michael Anthony Sidoti lives in Wrightwood Ca. It's a
small mountain community. He tells everyone, if you go to the local bar
and ask for gunny or gunner "they will know who I am."
That's how much xxxxxxx he throws around. He now tells
people he's either on the police force or has retired from the force.
|
| Sikkens,
Otto |
. |
08/01 |
Claims Lt. Recon Sniper, POW |
. |
| Silas,
Tom |
. |
. |
SEE
WHITE, TOM
aka Tom Silas White aka Tommy Silas aka Tommy White |
. |
|
Simmons, Larry |
. |
2001 |
Claims POW, USMC |
Not to be confused with
honorably discharged USAF veteran Captain Larry W. Simmons. |
Simonsen,
Michael Ira
aka "Officer Mike & Bird" |
Lake Matthews,
CA |
07/2002 |
Claims POW, Navy SEAL |
LAPD! |
| Simpson,
Bob |
Roseburg,
Oregon |
05/2005 |
Claims
to have been a U.S. Air Force captain who was a P.O.W. for 3 1/2
years. "Knows" Jack Van Loan |
I talked personally with Jack Van
Loan last night. This guy named
Robert Simpson was never a POW or a MIA for even a single day of the
Vietnam War. Jack doesn't know him. Jack is info
copied on this message. If Simpson is making that claim, then he
deserves to be on the List, with the other two Simpsons. If he has
proof of is claims: witnesses, after action report, casualty report, morning muster
report, service record entry, medal/awards citations, official
notification to his family (western union telegram, CACO assignment,
etc.), then I would be glad to assist him in presenting that proof to
Department of Defense for correction of their records, something which
has not happened yet (in over 30 years) in this Phony POW claim
business. He would be a first.
I just spent the last three days
with Jack Van Loan .... We visited the Vietnam War Memorial (The
Wall), together and remembered our deceased friends who served with us
in Vietnam, and the POWs we knew there, some of whom are now listed on
the Wall....and who had no need to lie about having been there with
us. They were our real heroes. Jack told me face-to- face,
"Thanks, Mike. I don't know who this Simpson fellow is or
why he would say such a thing."
You may share this e-mail with those
who think there is a witch hunt. There is no such thing going
on. It is just that some folks feel that truth is honorable, and
lies are not.
Sincerely,
Mike McGrath
|
Simpson, Robert
aka Robert Simkovich |
FL |
1999 |
Claims POW |
. |
| Simpson,
Wayne |
Marlin, TX |
05/2002 |
Claims USMC, POW, held 1 year. |
"Don't tell" his
mommy! |
|
Skane, John E.T. |
MA |
2000 |
Claims POW |
. |
| Skillman,
Peter V. |
Rocklin,
CA. |
06/2009 |
Claims to have been a Navy Seal, served in Vietnam, had
8 years Navy service, was captured and tortured, and sometime later
rescued by the Seals. His legs had been severely damaged during
the torture, and after rescue transferred to a hospital where he was
told both legs might need to be amputated. However, at a second
hospital his legs were saved. When captured he was on a VERY
classified mission, hence he cannot receive veteran's benefits even at
this late date!
Also claims to have worked for the CIA, and was a police officer.
|
.... I
greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the
US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the TRUTH. Beforeanswering
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. My efforts to expose SEAL imposters are performed 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 (end of WWII to the Present Day)
for anyone named PETER V. SKILLMAN. I have also examined
possible alternate spellings, and names with similar
pronunciations without finding any that appear to be applicable.
Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name
change (an action for which there would be evidence in the form
of court documentation) since his claimed attendance at
BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have
provided, I can state conclusively that PETER V. SKILLMAN has
NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he
ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT "Frogman". ....
Respectfully,
Steve
Robinson RM2(SEAL)
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
Defense Analyst -
Soviet Threat specialization 1981-1993
UDT-SEAL Association
- Member
Special Operations
Association - Member
POW Network Board of
Directors
Naval Special Warfare
Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American
Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special
Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org -
Webmaster
Author
- "NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters
|
|
Slayden, R. |
MO |
1998 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Slayton, Eric Richard |
VA
WI |
11/00
07/01
02/2004 |
Claims
MOH, POW, USMC
Lt General.
Has been seen IN UNIFORM!
dob 1946
Hangs out at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and
testifies to his POW experience as causing drug and alcohol problems.
|
Cpl Slayton
served from 02/09/68 thru 08/30/68. He was awarded the National Defense
Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal w 2; Vietnam Campaign Medal
w/device; Presidential Unit Citation; Purple Heart Medal.
|
|
Slough, Tommy |
Redding
CA
(left town after being exposed) |
1998 |
Claimed to be Special Forces CCN-SOG and
captured twice in South VN.
When Danny Pitzer's name appeared in the POW Quarterly, Slough asked
me what "Tiger Cage" meant when they reflected Danny's
incarceration location in VN. At one time, he actually headed up the
AM EX POW Chapter in Redding/Shasta County.
|
. |
| Sluss,
Edward L. |
FL |
07/2005 |
Claims 321 days in captivity in Vietnam, combat
wounded.
|
. |
|
Smalley, Leroy Dale |
. |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
SMISSAERT,
DON
AKA SMISSAERT, MACDONALD JACQUES |
Reno,
NV |
06/2009 |
| Blues
Music Inspires a Disabled Vietnam Vet |
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|
Don Smisseart, a Seattle
native and Vietnam veteran, says blues music makes him
feel alive. That's why he's come to Reno for the El Dorado
Brews and Blues Festival....
Blues music also helps
Smisseart escape from his tumultuous past. "You might
say I went through...pardon my expression...Hell."
Smisseart chuckles to
himself as he reflects on how he escaped after being a POW
for six months.
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|
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| Smith,
Bennie |
Indianapolis
area |
02/2002 |
Has POW VA I.D. card - doesn't
like to talk about it. |
. |
|
Smith, Bradford |
MA |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
| Smith,
Charles Robert |
. |
02/2004 |
Claims Navy SEAL,
POW for 3 years. Each member of the "team" was born in April,
has a "Ram" tattoo. All dead but 2. |
Served Sept
77 to Sept 1981. Rank "FN" ONLY medal "Good Conduct. Duty
Station " San Diego. |
| Smith,
Frank |
. |
03/2007 |
Claims
Capt.
United States
Navy
Service years: 1976-1996
Date of POW award: 1996
This individual also claims to have served aboard the USS William C.
Cole DE-641. This has already been debunked as this destroyer escort was
decommissioned in 1947 and scrapped in 1972.
Previously
he had claimed the Medal of Honor AND the Navy Cross .....
|
. |
|
SMITH, GENE |
Lake Mary, FL |
03/2011 |
Claims Vietnam POW |
. |
Smith, Gerald Glenn
aka "Bluefeather"
aka "Smitty"
aka Jerry
Smith
|
AL
GA
routinely travels for pow wows
|
05/1999
06/2007
02/2008
07/2008
|
1999
Claims Vietnam POW. States that he WAS one and was held
for 6 months. Additionally, he's stated that
he can't prove it because he and several others were simply moved from
place to place... were never held in an official POW camp... and
therefore were not listed among those within the "prison
system" or "camp system."
2007 - Claims captured by the Viet Cong while on
patrol. He and several others were being marched North to a prison camp
when a helicopter gun ship spotted them and started
shooting. According to this man, four of the nine were killed in
the melee and the rest escaped and returned to their unit.
For years this man has been honored by his fellow veterans and by others
in the powwow circle. And yet he continues to profess that your
organization has made a mistake and that the real story of his capture
"slipped through the cracks".
SO MUCH
MORE
============================
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
MEN CLAIM MILITARY SERVICE THAT DOESN'T MATCH OFFICIAL RECORD
|
No
captivity noted, no Purple Heart. DID serve a few months (March to June
1969) in SE Asia (THAILAND) as an electrician.
ACTUAL
RECORDS
|
|
Smith, Gerald Ray |
New Mexico |
1998
2004 |
- Claims to have been held in a "tiger
cage", as were his comrades. He was an only
survivor...the other men lay dead and in various stages of
decomposition in other "tiger cages".
- Claims he was sexually tortured by his captors,
including a woman
- Claims he was held captive for 2 1/2 months, but
the military says he was only held for 15 days, therefore, he can
not be recognized as a POW.
- Claims he was issued a Purple Heart and a Medal of
Honor. He further says that in a moment of anger he threw both
medals into the Mekong Delta (or the ocean.)
- Claims PTSD due to his being a POW.
- Claims his DD214 shows him as a POW.
|
Records
indicate Smith served from Oct 1969 to June 1972.
Discharged as a "SN".
He served in San Diego, on the USS
Midway, and at the Naval Air Station in CA.
He completed a defensive driving
course in the service, and was administratively discharged after time in
Subic Bay Navy Hosp and Temp Duty at Treasure Island.
While records indicate he served in
Vietnam, there is NO Purple Heart, NO POW status, NO Medal of Honor
authorized. Transcript of court-martial trial "not in file."
|
|
Smith, Jimmy Ray |
Aiken County
SC |
1999 |
Claims
Vietnam ex-POW -
At POW/MIA ceremonies in the past HE was the guest of honor. Claims
Vietnam 69-71 and a UN Service medal. He is supposedly a member of
VFW Post 10601, Aiken, S.C. |
Only duty stationed noted Ft. Gordon, GA |
|
SMITH, JIMMY RAY |
AZ |
01/2012 |
Claims U.S. Army, POW.
He claims to have been a POW, but will not show any
paper trail of even being in Vietnam.
He claims to go to VA for medical care and cannot
produce a VA ID CARD.
He has joined a DAV Chapter in Tucson.
He also openly participated in a parade as a POW guest
of Honor.
|
No man named Jimmy Ray Smith was
ever with any one of us, the real 662
surviving POWs of the Vietnam War,
nor is he known by the Department of
Defense in this regard. The
official listing of all 3,887 MIAs (to include all
POWs) is at the following official
DoD web site:
Mr. Jimmy Ray Smith is a wannabe.
It appears that he has defrauded all in
his community.
Sincerely,
Captain John M. McGrath, USN (ret)
5 years 8 months in Hanoi
NAM-POWs Corporation Historian
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| SMITH,
JOHN H |
OK |
08/2008 |
|
Never
a SEAL, NOT a POW
EXPOSED
AS PHONY SEAL August 5,
2008
|
| SMITH,
KENNETH L. |
ALABAMA |
07/2008 |
USES Madison, AL, VA outreach clinic.
STATED "I was a POW in Vietnam for
five years."
"Oh, I'm not a joiner of anything -
wasn't well received by the VFW when I can home, blah blah..... CLAIMED
captured just after advisors were put in South Vietnam, 1964, and
release in 1969 somewhere by the DMZ. ... "it's all a big blur you
know blah blah..." |
NEVER
EVER LIE TO A REAL POW, ESP WHEN HE HAS THE MEDAL OF HONOR AND WAS HELD
LONGER THAN YOU CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN. |
| Smith,
Norman Dean |
TX |
03/2002 |
Claims active duty
reserves - secret missions at Ft Hood. Former POW held at the
Hanoi Hilton, former U.S. Marshall, Reserve Army Colonel, soon to be
Reserve General. Has fatigues and uniform. Born 1936. |
Feb 26, 2003
"We have been unable to locate ANY information that would help us
verify the veteran's military status." National Personnel
Records Center |
| Smith,
Steve Ramon |
Reno
Air Races |
09/2005 |
Family member stated his father in law was a x-pow.
Claimed POW in 1968
|
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| Smith,
Tony G. |
Elizabethton
TN |
01/2005 |
"LTG" Tony Smith called me yesterday after he
got my note challenging him and tried to say that he was really a POW
but his unit just never reported him missing. "That's the way it
is in Military Intelligence." Doesn't remember the date.
He made up the rank, too. He told me in a PHONCON
yesterday that he got out as a military intelligence E-7 with 17 years
to take care of his mother. He claimed no disability and no
retirement.
LTG Tony Smith
claims to have been a POW for six days. He has a nice site that he
obviously put a lot of time into, made himself a Lt. Gen. in his own
organization, the official-sounding: U.S. Disaster Relief Command. http://usdrc.us/contact.html
His email is: USDRCCG@aol.com
|
Dept
of Def prelim information:
SMITH TONY G
AR E06 96B4O C
Hint: never tell your tales to a
REAL ex-POW. |
| Smolka,
Gary F. |
North
Ridgeville, Ohio |
October 2003
June 2004
08/2005
05/2009
|
Claims POW, pilot,
spent 40 hours floating in the South China Sea after
being shot down the 2nd time. Claims he flew off Carriers in a
Thunderbolt. Claims his father was an Admiral in
the Navy and was commander of an Aircraft Carrier. Claims Major in the
Marine Corp when he got out of the service. Claims he was awarded the
Navy Cross by his father right after his Father was awarded the
Navy
Cross.
2005: Claims Major in the
Marines and being a pilot. Had all the old stories too. Claims he had
a tattoo and had to have it bleached off because he was an officer and
he wasn't allowed to have it.
2009-
The Viet Nam traveling wall is now in Northern Ohio.
The picture
is of the monster Gary Smolka helping assemble the wall. This
picture showed up on the front page of the local newspaper, The
Chronicle Telegram. But this guy just skirts the real life he leads
vs the innocence of those reporting about him. His picture
holding the Viet Nam Memorial Wall just might be the beginning
of the end of his career of lies and deceit. I am just
crushed to see the picture of Smolka holding a portion of the
wall of those whose names are engraved who gave the
"Ultimate Sacrifice" in VN.
I was so livid about the picture I called
the reporter in a fit of anger and told her of Smolka's background
and his stories and the guy has no business being on the front page
of the newspaper. Her reply was that he said he was in Viet
Nam, was in the Coast Guard and gave his time in service in Viet
Nam. At least he told the truth this time, but it is just so
appalling to see this guy, who has stolen the Valor of our real
hero's, to be on the front page of the local Newspaper. This
was an innocent report by the newspaper because the Chronicle
Telegram does not know Smolka's background. Smolka still
tells his war stories.
Smolka was interviewed about his war stories
by a local TV station a few months ago. His story then was
that he lied about being a POW just one time to impress a girl
in a bar. I severely chastised the reporter in an email saying
that the reporter was duped into a false story and in turn duped his
TV audience. I am really disappointed that the TV and
Newspaper reports have stories without looking/gathering facts other
than the person whom they interview. I can gather 100 people
to say Smolka has told his stories many, many times. I have
been asked to tell the stories that Smolka has bragged about
to the Amvets of Ohio in Columbus. Their goal is to get
Smolka removed from every AMVETS across the country.
|
COAST
GUARD. Served 68-71. Was in Nam,
enlisted Third Class Electronics Technician (ET3) at discharge.
Employed by Ken-Tool, North
Ridgeville, Ohio.
|
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
IWANT TO APOLOGIZEFOR MY DECEIT AND FOR MY OFFENDING ALL OF THOSE
BRAVE SOULS.
I REALIZE THAT MY OFFENSE WILL BE UNPARDONABLE, TO THOSE WHO CAN I
BEG FORGIVNESS.
I CANNOT UNDO THE PAST, BUT IWILL WORK TO CHANGE MY FUTURE. AGAIN I
AM TRULLY SORRY.
GO BLESS YOU ALL.
SINCERLY GARY SMOLKA
|
| Snee,
Theodore Hays
Snee, Ted
aka Shee
aka Sull
|
Orlando
FL |
1999
11/2006 |
Claims prisoner of war for 7 months during
the Vietnam war.
"Colonel" Snee also claims to
have received numerous medals including the Purple Heart.
|
. |
|
Sneed, Stan |
. |
1999 |
Claims POW |
. |
SOLOMAN, RALPH "SONNY"
AKA RALPH "SONNY" SILVERHEELS |
TX |
04/2011 |
His name is Ralph "Sonny" Soloman, 64 years
old, one leg missing at the knee, blind in right eye and wears a patch.
He says he spent 46 months as a POW, claims to have been a tunnel rat in
Nam, and spent most of the time in the Hanoi Hilton at the same time as
John McCain. Says he talked to Jane Fonda. Some times he goes by the
name of Ralph "Sonny" Silverheels ( claims he is grandson of Jay
Silverheals... Tonto.)
|
That's funny..... Jay Silverheels was a stage name,
Tonto's birth name was Harold J. Smith.. He
played in 112 full length movies and Tonto in 217 episodes. He died at
age 67.NEVER A POW
NO military records could be located. |
| Sopronyi,
John |
Trenton NJ |
09/2003 |
Claimed POW.
Funeral honors as such. |
DECEASED |
|
SORREL AND SORRELS, Cha W and Charles W. |
AZ |
08/2005 |
He
states he was a very decorated Navy SEAL in Vietnam.
He has a shadow box full of medals including the Navy Cross and Purple
Heart (with 4 X's)...
Has even stated that the one reason he never liked Jimmy Carter is while
he was on a mission in Tehran to free the US hostages (in the sewer
system under the US Embassy where all the hostages were being held) when
President Carter cancelled the mission. He was waiting to attack and
take back the US Embassy. |
NOT a
SEAL nor POW. |
| Sorrells,
Joey
|
Fernandina Beach,
Jennings, FL
Lake Pk GA |
10/2004 |
Claims he was helicopter pilot and former
POW in Viet Nam. Age 48 in 2004. |
Joey Sorrells was NOT a POW nor did he
graduate from Helicopter pilots school at Rucker.
|
| Sousa,
Edward Anthony |
. |
04/2003
03/2006
|
Claims POW for six days; disability result of
captivity, can't claim VA benefits because his records are
"sealed".
2006 - This report is QUOTED:
He is now claiming to have been a warrant officer
(this is beyond fiction-more like science fiction). His claim to
have been an Army photographer
is also beginning to sound bogus; his photographs,
to put it mildly, really stink, and are an insult to military
photographers everywhere."
|
Was
a 71L20-Admin Specialist
|
|
South, Michael (Mike) |
. |
2001
03/2008 |
POW,
MOH, NC, escaped Laos.
Claims he killed Ho Chi Minh and got caught. Became a
POW in laos in a hole in the ground. He and another guy escaped.
The other POW died. He claims he got the Navy Cross and MOH.
|
. |
|
Spires, xxxxx |
Branson, MO |
1997 |
Claimed
POW |
. |
|
Spires, William Askew, Jr |
Kennewick, WA |
. |
POW 90 days |
Stationed
Germany Thailand |
| Spohn, Jim
|
Alaska
|
01/01 |
3 months '65, escapee, 1st Cav
|
records received
EXPOSED |
| Spohr, Edward
William |
Denver, CO |
. |
Claims POW,
Marine Corps, Vietnam
Claims PTSD. Claims he "killed people in Vietnam. He stated that he
had killed a man for a half teaspoon of rice and had no qualms about
it." Claims brain tumor, diabetes, MS and chronic pain.
Threatened suicide. |
Charged
with several counts of stalking, harassment.
Admitted to police he lied about
military service and captivity. Then claimed he was an accountant for
DoD. |
| Spooner,
Charles |
Fairlank
OK |
01/2006 |
Claims
ex-POW from Vietnam |
. |
|
Stallcop, Robert |
.Maple
Valley, WA |
1998
01/2006 |
Claims POW
Also known to have claimed that he was in Special
Forces or the Seals-one of the "elite" groups. Claims he
drove the big hydroplanes.
|
He
was working for the U of WA. |
|
STALLINGS, |
Green
Valley, IL |
09/2011 |
Gerald or Jerry Stallings being a Vietnam
POW he is from Green Valley Illinois. |
NOT A
POW |
| Stanley,
Frank W |
Jefferson
GA |
03/2006 |
Claims
USMC Prisoner of War from 69-73
|
Pentagon
confirms no such individual held in SEA. |
Star, Timothy North
|
CA
S. Dakota
08/2006
CALIF
10/2006
Long Beach
|
again
04/2005
AGAIN 04/2005
08/2006
10/2006
05/2007
|
Claims:
POW, SEAL
At
4/16/2005 12:02 PM -0700, you wrote:
I was introduced to a man claiming to be a
Vietnam veteran who claimed to be a Navy SEAL team leader in Vietnam
and was a POW for 4 yrs and 3 days. As a POW the enemy
pulled off all his finger nails and toe nails (his fingernails are all
missing, I never saw him without shoes on so I can't vouch for his
toenails being gone). He also claims that the enemy plucked
several of his teeth out and showed me several gold crowns in his
upper and lower jaws. Claims he has cancer from Agent Orange and
that he receives treatment at the VA and does not have to wait in line
because of his Navy SEAL Lt. rank. He claims to be a Native
American holy man (medicine man) from the Linlit (spelling??) tribe of
Alaska. I was asked if this man could stay at a home I have for
disabled people and I said no problem. He was to stay for a
couple of days because he was worn out from his cancer and needed a
couple days rest. He stayed for approx 2 1/2 weeks during which
time he captured my interest with the medicine man routine and my
respect and gratitude for fighting and suffering in a war, (thank you
from depth of my soul to all the men and women who have put their
lives on the line for this country and its people, I honor each and
every one of you whether you are still hear with us or watching over
from heaven. Thank you) So I let him stay and told him he
was welcome for as long as he needed a place. Then some
things didn't add up and I decided to surf the internet for info on
Navy SEAL team leaders. What I found was this website and the
phony list. I was shocked to say the least. So just to
make sure I called a phone number provided and spoke to a gentleman at
the Dept of Defense POW/MIA Dept. and was told that Timothy Star or
Timothy North Star was never a POW. I went straight home and
confronted my war hero (who by the way claims he escaped from the
prison camp) and said "Hey North Star I spoke with a man today
from the Department of Defense and they want you to call them right
away. Apparently you escaped from a POW camp that they are
completely unaware of and now that you have surfaced they want to see
you so that they can get your comrades out of there right away.
So here is the phone and the number ...he stared at me...I told him he
had three choices. call the number in the morning so any
prisoners that may still be there are freed or help me understand why
you found it necessary to lie to me and con me with your bullsxxt or
be gone when I wake up. He chose to be gone when I woke
up. WARNING to all, this man
Timothy Star goes by the name of North Star and claims to be a Holly
Man (medicine man) he got me for $200.00 and almost another $750.00
that he promised to pay back after he returned from Red Lake after he
and the other medicine men were done burning the dead children from
the shooting that took place there a few weeks ago. He returned
the clothes and misc things I had given to him and left with a Smith
and Wesson hunting knife and a one way bus voucher to South Dakota (I
canceled the bus ticket). The last word is that he called a
friend of mine on 4-16-05 from 605-584-4672. Don't let this man
con you and get your money or possessions and if anyone sees
him....let him know that you know he is a FAKE! the Piece of
S#%T!
Hey North Star....Make your amends
and set your self free...I will pray for you Star.
========================
..... met a man named Timothy North Star Monday 4/18 and 4/19 in
Rapid City, SD at an AA club. He told us all the same story someone
reported to you on 4/16/05, with an addition of being the pipe organ
pianist for Rev. Billy Graham at one time and the organist for St.
James Episcopal Church on Wilshire Blvd. LA....A Navy Seal as he
claims and a POW and being decorated with purple hearts, bronze
cluster and a Navy Cross in 1972 by Pres. Nixon He claims to be a
medicine man from Juno Alaska of the Klingit tribe.
=========================================
08/2006 - This is to update your entry on Timothy North
Star. He is living in southern California and he is still claiming
to be a former Navy SEAL and Vietnam POW.
Timothy North Star is living in
the greater Los Angeles area. You see him occasionally at local
pow-wow's and claims to be undergoing cancer treatment in Santa
Monica. Besides still claiming to be a former Navy sea
officer, a Vietnam POW, and Navy Cross winner, he arrived in LA
with many original sacred items from S. Dakota. These I saw myself
and they were originals not fakes, and we were wondering who in
their right mind would allow Tim North Star to carry some other
family's medician like that.
No Lakota that I know of would
every allow a non Lakota to bear such items. So we think
they might have been stolen or taken by other means and sold here
in LA. If anyone who reads this has knowledge of what was
taken then you should use this info to help in maybe tracking it
down and returning to the proper family. CONTACT
US
10/2006
He claims to be a Native American Indian from the Klingit tribe in
Juneau Alaska (he even demonstrated some of his own dialect for
me). Same stories as from the others here. only
additional information was that he has a wife (Nancy?), a boy, and
a set of twin girls. he also claims to have adopted a boy
from his sister (?) who had died in a car accident or
something. He came to our church and claimed to have
been in the area to speak at a conference. He
did have a pack of old pictures showing him in white naval attire
with lots of medals on his chest. Dark hair, 5' 11".
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|
STARNS, TOM |
10/2011 |
ALBIA,
IA |
Claims U.S. Navy SEAL in the late 60’s. Claims to have been a P.O.W., a
SEAL, received the Navy Cross and retired an E-9 with about 3 years of
service.
|
Sir,
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. My efforts to expose SEAL
imposters are performed as a service to the public, and in honor
of my fallen SEAL Teammates… 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 (SEAL
Teams and predecessor units from 1943 to the Present Day) for
anyone named TOM STARNS. I have also examined possible alternate
spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding
any that appear to be applicable.
Unless he has
undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action
for which there would be evidence in the form of court
documentation) since his claimed participation in SEAL training,
and based upon the information you have provided, I can state
conclusively that TOM STARNS has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training,
and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL, a Navy UDT
“Frogman”, a member of any Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU),
or a member of the Naval Amphibious Scouts & Raiders (S&R).
Many SEAL imposters when confronted with the information I have
provided will resort to claiming that their records are sealed,
burned or their SEAL Operations were Classified and that there
are no official records of them.
Before any classified operations may be undertaken as a SEAL
Operator, a man must first successfully complete the Basic
Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training program and then the
follow-on secondary training program. The names of all those who
successfully graduate from that training program sequence are
compiled in the SEAL database. Later participation in classified
operations has "no impact" on whether or not a person is listed
as a graduate of the training program.
There are records of every man who has qualified for the title
of “SEAL”; there have been and will continue to be secret
missions, but there are NO secret SEALs.
Once again I must stress that although I am a US Navy veteran,
and a former SEAL, I am a civilian performing in an entirely
unofficial role. I strongly recommend that you obtain a
formal/official US NAVY statement regarding Mr. TOM STARNS
claimed SEAL credentials. To do so you may contact the PUBLIC
AFFAIRS OFFICE at the NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND in San Diego
by calling (619) 522-2823, or you may contact the FOIA
COORDINATOR at the NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND in San Diego,
California, and submit a formal FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
inquiry in writing addressed to:
Commander
Naval Special Warfare Command
FOIA Coordinator
2000 Trident Way
San Diego, CA 92155
Thank you again for your concern in this matter, and for your
assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. If
I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter, please
contact me at your convenience.
Respectfully, Don Shipley BUD/S 131, SEAL Team ONE, SEAL Team
TWO.
Owner
http://www.extremesealexperience.com/
|
|
Staton, William |
. |
1998 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Stayton, William (Bill) |
Miramar |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
| Stegmaier,
David Brian |
Germany |
02/2003 |
Original claims were enlisted
soldier, captured, taken to N Vietnam. Latest version, Officer captured
and taken while on secret mission in Laos. DoB 15 Oct 55.
Wears POW
medal and American Ex-POWs cap.... NOT a member!!
|
Amercan Ex_POWs does list the widow of Carl E Stegmaier Jr
who was a POW in Wake Island, Woosung Kiangwan and Hakodate in Japan
during WW2 as a member.
David Brian Stegmaier
Served Jan 1978 - Nov 1983 and May 1984 to April 1989. Sgt.
Stationed Ft Rucker to Ft Dix to Ft Devens to Ft Huachuca to Germay to
Ft Bliss.
Telecommunications Operator, Crypto Material NCO, Reproduction Machine
Operator//
Training - Motor Pool/Auto/GM Headstart
|
| Stephenson,
John Allen |
VA |
12/2002 |
Claims POW, O2, Army |
1st Lt.
Served Active Duty, 66-68 "The veteran's record contains NO
evidence of POW status..." |
|
Stevens, Paul |
. |
1998 |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Stevenson, Paul |
Corpus Christi TX |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
|
Stewart, Ernest Eugene |
Sumersville, WV |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
Stewart,
Fred
aka
Stewart, James Fredrick
aka
Dr. Fred Stewart
|
St. Louis,
Illinois
Blanchard, LA
2007 St. Augustine, TX
|
06/2003
08/2003
10/2003
04/2004
06/2004
|
Claims POW and Navy
SEAL... offered a Navy Cross but "has to go to New Orleans to
receive it." Captured close to the end of the war..... has stomach
disorder from captivity.
He has told different people that he was tortured in a Vietnam prison.
Bamboo sticks were stuck under his finger nails and etc.
His son, Freddie, held a (taped) revival when he was in Collinsville and said from the
pulpit "you would never believe that my dad was a Navy Seal".
When questioned in the fall of 2003, the "Pastor" stated:
1) I am not going to attempt to prove something that happened 30 years
ago, I know I was captive for 22 days, and
2) due to my stomach problems, my records are in "judication",
therefore your organization cannot verify my claim.
|
|
On February 2, 2004 Mr. Stewart
called claiming he had JUST been made aware of this posting. He
stated that he never said anything attributed to him. He
was never a SEAL, never a POW, never did anything to earn
the Navy Cross. The reports HAD to be from a disgruntled family
that was no longer with his church.
Our multiple sources strongly disagree.......
Stewart left the Collinsville area in
April for "health reasons" and returned to Louisiana.
|
|
Stewart served in Navy from Jan 1969
until Feb 1972. His MOS was CYN0000 (Communications Yeoman)
2007 - BROWN CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, PASTOR
BRO. FRED STEWART HWY 87S RIGHT ON FM 353, 936-288-0193
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|
|
Stickles, Sterling P. |
Texas |
1998 |
Claims POW, door gunner |
NO
military service |
| Stone,
Gregory Allen |
10/2009 |
San
Bernardino High School |
He
has a Vietnam Vet sticker on his cars, but is only 52! He said he
was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart for combat in the jungles of
Vietnam.
There is a teacher who has been showing "his" medals to
his students, including a Silver Star and Purple Heart. He tells
the tale that he was in trouble at 16 years of age and a judge made him
join the Marines or go to jail. He said he was in the jungles of Vietnam
at 16 and 17, was shot in the stomach, received the Silver Star and his
Purple Heart.
He has a Vietnam Veteran sticker on all his cars, and tells tall tales
at meetings or whenever he can. He claimed to be a POW as well as a
"spy" for the US Government.
=====================================================
|
NO
MILITARY RECORDS FOUND |
| STONE,
ROY L |
OR |
04/2008 |
quote
Hi
I'm the man that sold you the Vietnam lighter. I bought that lighter in
Vietnam in either 66 [1966] or 67 [1967] and had it engraved there.
I served with the combat engineers in Nam. I was (TDY temporary duty)
most of my year in Nam. I travelled with the 11th Cav [11th Armored
Cavalry Regiment]. I drove a lowboy truck with a Cat [Caterpillar] or a
front loader on the trailer. I was awarded a Purple Heart, a
Silver Star and I was a POW [Prisoner of War]. I escaped. I was
sprayed many times with Agent Orange and got Type II Diabetes because of
it. I retired at age 57 in 03 [2003] and had a stroke in 04 [2004]. It
affected my left side. I walk with a cane or walker. I worked as a heavy
equipment operator most of my life. I receive social security
disability, veterans disability and regular retirement from my job with
Lane County in Eugene, OR.
I had a garage sale and then had my neighbor lady sell some of the
leftovers on eBay.
Hope you like the lighter.
Roy
Stone
endquote |
NOT
A POW
ACTUAL RECORDS
|
| Storie,
Ronald |
NY |
06/2005 |
Night opened my eyes to reality of
homelessness
By: Ryan Sabalow, Journal
Staff Writer
Friday, March 4, 2005 11:13 AM PST
....And everyone was concerned about the health of a
surprisingly chipper 64-year-old transient named Ronald Storie, who
after a lifetime riding the rails, carried an oxygen tank after four
heart attacks and the loss of one lung.
(I learned Thursday that Storie, after serving in Korea and being a
prisoner of war for a year and a half in Vietnam, finally got a
place to live, thanks to the Placer County social workers who
volunteer their time at The Gathering Inn.)....
The Journal's Ryan Sabalow can be reached at ryans@goldcountrymedia.com.
|
Stormhawk, Lawrence
aka Larry Estrada
aka Lawrence Lee Estrada |
NM, Granger, TX |
2001
05/2007
07/2007 |
USMC MIA for 90 days
Camb,
07/2007 - Currently,
he is going around to hotels in the Round Rock, Texas area pretending to
be on leave from Iraq and using that to obtain discounted room rates. ...
Claims he has been hired by Haliburton and is working as a private
contractor. Apparently the group he was with (all 52 of them) were
killed and he was the only survivor. He was shot in the neck and
they had to remove the bullet in Hamburg. He's on his way to train
a new group of PFC's...
Supposedly he will be talking to his contacts in Langley to get the
information on THIS web site taken down.
|
Apache Sculpture -age
54
|
|
Strait, Mike |
KY ?? |
. |
Claims POW |
. |
| Strackbein,
Michael John
|
NJ |
06/2009 |
- Claims ST-2 service, Little Creek
- Claims BUD/S class 196/197
- Claims to have served with CDR Marcinko.
- Claims to have been a POW for a short time
before he was rescued by other members of his SEAL team. He
shows a POW I.D. Card with a picture of him "from years
ago"
Strackbein is the Gloucester County, NJ Veterans
Service Officer in addition to being Service Officer for Williamstown
Post.
|
He was discharged for disability as a BM1 (disability
not specified) in 1972 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, NJ. Has Vietnam
Campaign, Vietnam Service and Navy Good Conduct. NO INDICATION OF
BUD/S OR BAC or POW status.
===========================================
No one named Strackbein was ever a SEAL.
k
==============================
The
POW CARD may be a "novelty ID card" from the NIC web site, but
cannot be sure. Seem to recall something like that, but cannot find it
now. It may be a previously-available item which has been discontinued.
http://www.nles.com/store/customer/home.php?cat=37
THESE ARE FAKE ID CARDS. ATTEMPTING TO USE AS AN ACTUAL ID
CARD IS A PROSECUTABLE CRIME.
|
Strank, David
aka"Capt Dave" |
Huntington, WV
Phoenix, AZ
Mesa, AZ
Chandler, AZ
Alamosa, CO |
2nd
report 12/01
3rd report 04/02
4th report 07/2002
AGAIN
11/2003
Again 12/2004
06/2005
07/2010
|
5th SFG --
EIGHT and a half year POW!! Profile "so secret" no one knows
he "was there." Wears black beret or black Stetson with LtCol
oak leaf.....joined Phoenix/Mesa area VFW late 2001.
04/02 - Mesa VFW 1760 holding NEW LIFE membership awaiting guidance from
National VFW.
06/04/02 - NO help from National. 1760 REFUSED life membership card.
Strank transferred his life membership to POST 7401 Chandler, AZ.
2003 - Now claims 9 Purple Hearts, 9 Silver Stars.
2010 - Now claims TEN Purple Hearts
===============================================================================
....One Southern
Colorado man, who lives in a tiny town outside
Alamosa, is known for talking about his days as
an Army captain. “I was wounded in Vietnam. I
was caught by a sniper and got my first Purple
Heart ever," says 68-year-old David Strank.
He says he served
in the Special Forces off and on for 28 years
and deployed 10 times overseas. “I got a Purple
Heart. I got the Distinguished Service Cross,
the Bronze Star, Silver Star," says Strank.
We want to know
what you think. Please leave a comment here on
our web channel or on the KKTV 11 News Facebook
page.
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Special
Forces deny SF status.
NAM POWS denies POW status.
Not on Pentagon PMSEA.
THANK YOU VFW POST 1760!!!!!
Basic at Ft. Knox. Stationed New Mexico and Germany. Medical Discharge
E4
"he was never in the Vietnam war. He was never in
any war ..... He has now told lies to the local newspaper saying he has
9 Purple Hearts and nine Silver Stars among other medals .....he has
disgraced veterans from all over the world to satisfy his sick
mind".... 11/2003
Newspaper to do correction/retraction per phone
conversation 11/15/03.
.... posted a note on his high school entry at
Classmates.com informing all that his story was a complete fabrication..
Last reported: "he was living in Mesa,
Arizona, was (allegedly) collecting money illegally from the VA, had a
couple of sets of phoney documents..."
Strank served from Aug 15 1960 to
Aug 23 1962 as a Nuclear Weapons Maint Tech. He was an SP4. ONLY awards
are Marksman Badge and National Defense Service Medal. He was stationed
in Wash DC; Germany; New Jersey; OK, New Mexico and KY.
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Blues Music Inspires a Disabled Vietnam Vet