Heroes or Villains?

INTRODUCTION
CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR:

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

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Reported Claims of:
 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 and more.

APOLOGIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Individuals reported as of 09/2011
 CLAIMS AS NOTED 
#  =  on list over 14 years

All claims highlighted in lavender may be eligible for prosecution under U.S. Code Title 18  or under the  STOLEN VALOR ACT signed into law Dec 20, 2006.

Note: The names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple claims that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE. 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.
All names are first checked here  http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ if POW claims are made. 
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.

THOSE CLAIMING MEDAL OF HONOR
NOTE: In 1996 HLI Lordship Industries (at the time, the OFFICIAL USG contractor for the Medal of Honor) admitted selling THREE HUNDRED unauthorized medals for $75.00 each from 1991-1994. They were fined $80,000. NOT ALL of those medals have been recovered. Offenders in possession of an unauthorized medal can be arrested, fined ( The maximum fine for a criminal offense is $250,000, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 3571(b)(3) ) and jailed (up to a year). It is the only military medal that CANNOT be bought, sold, bartered, traded, collected, auctioned, exchanged.... EVERY Medal of Honor is awarded by act of Congress. Less than 120 REAL Medal of Honor recipients are alive today.

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NAME Location Date Reported ALL Claim POW or MIA and then some Actual Records Indicate/Notes
Stringer, John William Grand Junction, CO 07/01
2nd report 08/2001
04/2007

05/2008

 Claim #1 SEAL, 3 yrs in captivity

Claim #2: Commander Seal Team 2, 5 Purple Hearts, 2 SS, POW Cambodia 18 months, flew F-15's, assassin, code name White Rabbit. SEAL Tattoo. Vietnam to Grenada

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John W. Stringer now in prison in Florida.   His CI number is C00531.  Web site to inter CI number http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ActiveInmates/detail.asp?Bookmark=1&From=list&SessionID=911547328
In prison for Bank Robbery and has a warrant out for arrest in Monroe County, Florida for second count of Bank Robbery.  Currently in for fifteen months on first charge.
Harley rider - 5'10", 180, black hair, blue eyes. Big Tipper
Has civil/DUI probation actions pending.

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Active Warrant

Do NOT attempt to make any arrests or apprehensions based on this information.
Please contact the Monroe County Sheriff's Office if you have any information concerning these persons.
If you wish to remain anonymous contact CrimeStoppers of the Florida Keys at crimestoppers@keysso.net or 1-800-346-TIPS(8477).
If you have immediate information, call 911 and then contact CrimeStoppers with the information you gave to 911.
If you have any questions regarding these warrants, please contact the Sheriff's Office Warrant Division at (305) 293-7407 or via email.

Photo not available.

STRINGER , JOHN WILLIAM

DoB:06/30/1951 Age:55 Race: W Sex: M Height: 5'11" Weight: 185 Hair: BRO Eyes: BLU

Last Known Address: 8774 FAIRVIEW OAKS LANE LONG TREE , CO 80124

Charges:
1 Felony Count(s) of 812.13.1
ROBBERY

Warrant #MCSO06ARR010727 Issued: 12/05/2006 Bond Amount: $75000
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Inmate RAP Sheet
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Identification Information
JOHN WILLIAM STRINGER
Inmate # 515589
Viewed On: 02/16/2007
Name JOHN WILLIAM STRINGER Race W
Inmate # 515589 Sex M
DOB 06/30/1951 Eyes BLU
Arrests/Charges 2 Hair GRY
AKA Weight 170
Height 5'11"
Arrest / Charge Information
Offense Description Bond DSP Date JSTAT Statute Reference
277458 ROBBERY/NO FIREARM OR WEAPON 02/15/2007 SENT 812.13-2C 06CR3726
277459 GRAND THEFT >$5,000<$10,000 02/15/2007 NOLL 812.014-2C2 06CR3726

Corrections Offender Network

Inmate Population Information Detail
 

(This information was current as of 5/21/2008)
Offender Picture
DC Number:  C00531
Name:  STRINGER, JOHN W
Race:  WHITE
Sex:  MALE
Hair Color:  BROWN
Eye Color:  BLUE
Height:  5'10''
Weight:  165 lbs.
Birth Date:  06/30/1951
Initial Receipt Date:  05/21/2008
Current Facility:  S.F.R.C.
Current Custody:  PENDING
Current Release Date:  03/11/2009
  (Release Date subject to change pending gain time award, gain time forfeiture, or review. A 'TO BE SET' Release Date is to be established pending review.)
Aliases:
JOHN W STRINGER JOHN W. STRINGER
JOHN WILLIAM STRINGER  
Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO LEFT ARM EAGLE AND TRIBAL
Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/01/2006 ROBB. NO GUN/DDLY.WPN 05/06/2008 MONROE 0600500 1Y 3M 0D

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date Agency Type Date Canceled
02/26/2007 MONROE CO SO DETAIN 12/13/2007
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody Date Out-of-Custody
02/21/2007 12/13/2007
05/21/2008 Currently Incarcerated
Prior Prison History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of incarceration with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/16/2006 ROBB. NO GUN/DDLY.WPN 02/15/2007 OSCEOLA 0603726 1Y 3M 0D
Prior Community Supervision History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of community supervision with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Community Supervision Length
11/16/2006 ROBB. NO GUN/DDLY.WPN 02/15/2007 OSCEOLA 0603726 0Y 2M 6D
 

Corrections Offender Network

Inmate Population Information Detail
 

(This information was current as of 5/21/2008)
Offender Picture
DC Number:  C00531
Name:  STRINGER, JOHN W
Race:  WHITE
Sex:  MALE
Hair Color:  BROWN
Eye Color:  BLUE
Height:  5'10''
Weight:  165 lbs.
Birth Date:  06/30/1951
Initial Receipt Date:  05/21/2008
Current Facility:  S.F.R.C.
Current Custody:  PENDING
Current Release Date:  03/11/2009
  (Release Date subject to change pending gain time award, gain time forfeiture, or review. A 'TO BE SET' Release Date is to be established pending review.)
Aliases:
JOHN W STRINGER JOHN W. STRINGER
JOHN WILLIAM STRINGER  
Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO LEFT ARM EAGLE AND TRIBAL
Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/01/2006 ROBB. NO GUN/DDLY.WPN 05/06/2008 MONROE 0600500 1Y 3M 0D

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date Agency Type Date Canceled
02/26/2007 MONROE CO SO DETAIN 12/13/2007
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody Date Out-of-Custody
02/21/2007 12/13/2007
05/21/2008 Currently Incarcerated
Prior Prison History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of incarceration with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/16/2006 ROBB. NO GUN/DDLY.WPN 02/15/2007 OSCEOLA 0603726 1Y 3M 0D
Prior Community Supervision History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of community supervision with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Community Supervision Length
11/16/2006 ROBB. NO GUN/DDLY.WPN 02/15/2007 OSCEOLA 0603726 0Y 2M 6D
 
Strubhart, Donald Riviera, TX 03/2003
04/2003		 Claims Vietnam POW, captive for three days; after his rescue given "a couple of aspirin, a darvon and put back in the jungle"

Orlando FL Newspapers,  TODAY show.

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Sturtevant 

Ray and Charles

 . 05/2006 I know of two names who are not on your list as being POW/MIA's.  ... had been a POW during Vietnam from the VA Hospital here in Charleston, SC and was told that it was verified. (This was in April or May of 1993.)  It took me months to get the truth out of him.  Anyway, we are now in the process of having his POW status re-instated because his records were "accidently" put into archives and have been "lost."  If you are interested in hearing the whole story....  name is Ray.  For the record, Ray and his brother Charlie joined the Army under the buddy system and were sent to Vietnam.  They were both captured and were POW's for 8 months.  During the escape, Charlie was killed and Ray was wounded.  We have been fighting the Government for some time trying to get Charlie's name on the Vietnam War Wall and Ray's POW status re-instated.  If you can help us in anyway, it will be greatly appreciated. .... Raymond Paul Sturtevant served in the Army from April 26 1962 until June 11 1963. He was discharged a Private First Class. Served with Btry B Rd Msl Bn 5th Arty, Hull Mass Fusa. Earned NO awards. Enlisted in Boston, Dischraged in Ft Devens Mass.

 

Check the WALL for Charles.... you won't find him.
Styblo, Steven J. formerly of Phoenix, AZ 2001
09/2003		 Claim helicopter maneuver named after him - claims POW from 12/21/73 until 01/02/74 AND Navy SEAL AND also claims to be a preacher.

Suiter, David Rick NJ 1999 Claims POW Only Medal National Defense
Only Duty Stations TX and CO
Suknot, Edward Francis Kansas City, MO 

formerly of Tarrant County, TX

 11/2002
06/2003		 Claims POW

06/2003 - Even when confronted by co-workers with his lies - he claimed he has "documentation at home..."

 MOS  Light vehicle Driver. Private First Class upon discharge. 196th LIB...709th Maint Bn 9th Inf Div Nam....

Has VA POW ID card - BUT it may be an ALTERED ID card. Suknot does NOT have a service connected disability, nor is he noted as a POW according to sources at the VA where he was reported for fraud.
Sullivan,  Gerald Michael Maine 07/2004 Claims he was captured, held prisoner, tortured, then was rescued by his buddies.  After being rescued he claims his buddies allowed him to torture his captors.  He tells the VA counselors that because of the horrific acts he’s committed he cannot work.  He claims his missions were classified and he had to keep from telling his story for over 20 years or risk the assassination of his entire family. "100% disabled"
 Sullivan, Michael E. Elslip, NY
09/01 
Riceville Rd, Ashville, NC
 		04/2001
07/2003
12/2003

09/2011

 Claimed 64 days POW

09/2011 - still telling lies

EXPOSED -- THIS IS A MUST READ

 
Sultana, Graig E.
aka Sultana Craig E.		 Colfax, CA area 05/2002
03/2003
03/2004
06/2005		 Claims POW, Army. Held in Laos/Cambodia 3 1/2 years. Member of VFW, receives VA services, recently honored by a SCHOOL!
Still claims he was on a secret mission when captured.

 

THE REST OF THE STORY including the esposé.

"E5 SULTANA, CRAIG E. entered the Army from California in June 1970 and got out 21 November 1978 during which time he spent at least one tour in Vietnam with an MOS of 64C4O which is Motor Transport Operator.  His name is not on the POW list.

 Looks like a Vietnam veteran who is stretching the truth.  I guess being a truck driver was not good enough for him."
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03/2004
Sultana is now Vice commander of VFW post 2003

2006
Update your info on subject, Mr Sultana is no long even a Member of VFW Post 2003, Colfax.
Sumner, F. Marshall
aka
Sumner, Fredrick M.		 Vegas/Alaska 08/2003
10/2007		 Claims Pow in Cambodia  1968  1970. Helicopter pilot shot down over Cambodia. About 56 yrs of age. Lived in Alaska when he went into the Marines, is originally from Las Vegas.

http://www.3rdmarines.net/3rd_Marines_Roster_L_Z.htm

  Sumner Fred (marshal) M 1st MAW Chopper pilot pow   1968-1969
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RISING SUN

Terry  Curtiss Payer

aka Terry Curits Lewis

aka Terry Redcloud

aka Terry Curtis Lewis

aka Steve Yellowlark

 CA

Ottumwa, IA area ( Des Moines, Polk City

 		 07/2009 SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT THE "Wall that Heals" in Richland,  Iowa on July 29 as a former POW, held 3 years. Also claims Silver Star, Purple Heart. States USMC, Medivac pilot, shot down.

“I am teaching them some of the things that I learned growing up,” said Rising Sun, an Eagle Scout and a friend of the .....  (Ottumwa Courier)

ACTUAL RECORDS

NOT A POW

Swan, Taylor San Francisco CA, Chicago, IL
2007 - Lansing, MI		 .

again 05/2007		 2000 -  Swan an  office furniture salesman until recently in San Francisco and now in Chicago, claims to be a former Navy Seal who served three tours in  Vietnam, was tortured as a prisoner of war, and has received treatment to  control the terrible rage and flashbacks that are the legacy of this  experience. 
2007 - still claims SEAL, POW		 .
Swartz, Jim
Swartz, James		 Meridian, MS 01/2001
11/2002
08/2003		 POW and Green Beret - Claims served 67-92.  Army Special Forces E7,  served 2 tours in VN.  News article on 11/11/02 in Meridian  Star newspaper alleging POW status for 16 days before he "and the others escaped." Claims retired in 1992 after serving with Army Air Defense Corps in Gulf War. Previous news reports with his connection to the Memory Tree /Easom Walk were able to be stopped before publication.  VFW Post 79

EMPLOYED NAVAL AIR STATION MERIDIAN

Records indicate service in:
Georgia, Kansas, Okinawa, Korea, Kentucky, Texas, Germany. Period. 
MOS - 09B00, 95B00, 95B20, 95C20, 16P4T, 16P20, 16P30, 16P40, 16R40, 16H40, 16Z40

NO PURPLE HEART, NO POW MEDAL
Sweat, James DANIEL Daytona Beach FL 01/2007
04/2007
04/2008
Has a  host of criminal charges and convictions as well as information purporting he lied about several events in his past - notably, massive discrepancies in alleged work history, a bachelor's and master's degree from U of Maryland, and a 6 year stint of playing for the Washington Redskins.  Among these claims, he has also stated numerous times that he was a POW during Vietnam  - including on the covers of his book.

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Board knew of Sweat's troubled past

St. Louis Business Journal - July 18, 1997
by Margie Manning

The board of managers at Community CarePlus knew about some of the troubled past of former chief executive officer James Sweat at least six months before Sweat was fired, amid allegations that he stole money from the health maintenance organization.....

Meanwhile, the St. Louis Business Journal has learned there is a $182,000 outstanding judgment against Sweat, stemming from his employment a decade ago at Precision Resources Inc., a New Jersey-based defense procurement firm....

 NOT a former POW.
He never served any time in any branch of the military, but has  been in prison....
convicted of and served time in prison for several counts of felony embezzlement, fraud, grand larceny. 

 
Sweeney, Jesse Thomas Indianapolis, IN 12/01 Claims POW Has used POW tales for loans and favors - police trouble....
Sweeney, Vincent Secaucus, NJ 1998 Claims POW .
Sweet, Michael Forrest . 1998 Claims POW, Kit Carson Scout. Likes to "console" family members in chat rooms with "I knew him too..."  <powmia6972.aol.com>
Swigley, Arthur . 1999 Claims POW .

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