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  05/2009
CLAIMING VIETNAM POW STATUS  or as noted
#  =  on list over 12 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.
All names are first checked here  http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/.   When not found, an investigation is opened.

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 (up to $10,000) 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 150 REAL Medal of Honor recipients are alive today.

 

The names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple claims that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE. Due to the size of the list and constant additions, the previous "grouped by claims" pages have been merged into an alphabetical list and the various claims noted. Please checks your links and bookmarks for the NEW pages.

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Name                                          Date Reported Hometown Claims Findings
Abbate, Steven 05/2004  . Claims Medal of Honor, black ops.... works with another of questionable claims and character - PISTILLI - as Sensei. Deceased 2007
Abbott III, Marshall Rand
aka Randy Abbott
05/2005 Carlsbad, Oceanside CA  Claims he was issued the Medal Of Honor for some type of mission that had nothing to do with any type of conflict or war. 

He works at Weseloh Chevrolet,  right next to a Marine Corps Base.... he says this to Marines so that they will like him, and so they will buy a car or truck from him.

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Abel, Warren Douglas
aka "Doug"
05/2007
02/2008
05/2009
Cincinnati, OH Claims Capt, USAF, Special Forces. Claims Sniper with work in Cuba, Osuth and Central America.  
2009-   in Cincinnati, with a big horse boarding and training facility still playing the role of Captain in the Special Forces, PBR Bull Riding Champion, and former big executive with Southwest Airlines.

Served USAF Jan 23, 1984 - Feb 28, 1984. No military education, no awards or decorations.

Worked for SW Airlines as  a ramp agent (baggage buster) from 2002-2004.

Acel, Stephen  02/2004 . Claims SEABEE, Vietnam Vet  "12 years in the fleet and 14 years as a Sea Bee."   Uses ANYONE'S actual service as his own from vets posted chats and profiles on AOL
 
Online known as Gsmythy02@aol.com .  

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

St. Louis MADE A POINT to note: Service in Vietnam or in its territorial waters is NOT 
a matter of record -- [CLICK blue text FOR RECORDS.
]  Claims 100% PTSD - VA has no records of care/disability.
ACORS,  LLOYD ELVIS 08/2008 . THE CLAIMS ACTUAL RECORD
ADAMS, RONALD  L 06/2008 LEXINGTON, KY

New Miami, OH

Hamilton, OH


CLAIMS retired, or honorable discharged Marine.
Claims he was shot.. that's what ended his military career or he'd have gone on to be a merchant marine.
Claims his date of birth is 23rd of April 1970, born in Kentucky and his parents were Ruth and Eddie Adams. 
  Seriously believe he is 57-60 yrs old.
Claims he receives a monthly military pension.
Claims  moved into Hamilton to be closer to the hospital. 
Claims many health problems with his back and knee.
Claims he was shot in the knee while serving in Iraq in the early 90's.
Claims he served during the Desert Storm conflict and he says he was shot there and received a Purple Heart.
ST LOUIS COULD LOCATE NO MILITARY RECORD.
Adams, Terry Lee  04/2003 Memphis, TN Thrown out of American Legion - conduct VERY unbecoming - accused of theft and worse by Legion members. Claims black ops in Laos, found himself zipped "in a body bag".  Claims Marine D.I. Caused problems at WALL with Family member and USMC..... Now raising money to send items to troops in war. If prior alleged conduct repeated, troops may never see a thing.... 
Campaigning for STATE positions in both Legion and VFW (5/2003)

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

NO RECORD of Vietnam Service. Record of "AdminClkCrs - 1970"
Agioto, Joseph Anthony
aka Agiato, Joe
2000
2005 YET, AGAIN
Florida Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... 
 
SEAL, Police officer


 Note USMC logo on shirt.

Served from April 1958 to January 1960. Records indicate no SEAL training. Rank at discharge "FA".

 Coral Springs Police state also "impersonated a police officer"

AHSON,  JEFFREY  R 12/2008 MI
Sunday, October 21, 2007

Obituary Review

AHSON OBITUARY/Ellis

JEFFREY AHSON, NAVAL ENSIGN, DIES AT 79

By Paul Ellis


KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Jeffrey R Ahson, a native of Chico Calif, died yesterday at his home due to emphysema at age 79.
"Ahson was a genuine American hero," said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeraldine Fyfe.
Mr. Ahson was promoted to ensign after his display of bravery at the Battle of Midway. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Navy Cross for crossing the burning deck of the USS Emery to pull four wounded sailors and a wounded gunner to safety followed by manning the gunner's seat and shooting down three enemy fighter planes.
After retiring from the military, Mr. Ahson moved to Kalamazoo and joined the Kalamazoo Fire Department where he worked until 1966. He collected firefighting memorabilia and was part of a group that restored a firetruck. He used the restored truck to drive to local elementary schools teaching fire safety to the children at those schools. After retiring from the fire department, he became a car salesman where he worked until 1985.
Mr. Ahson became the post comander of the American Legion 702 and the VFW 4206 in Kalamazoo. He also became a member of Elks Lodge, Gideons International, the National Checkers Association, and was an usher at John Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Ahson married Therese Alpert and they had three children, Richer Ahson, of Philipsburg, Kan; Lela Stalling, of Pipecreek, Texas; and Angela Molino, of Omaha, Neb. He had a brother and two sisters. Henry Ahson, of San Francisco; Judith Eaker, of Reedsville, N.C.; and Shirley Solomon, of Newark, N.J. along with five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be held this Friday, 4:00-5:30 and 7:30-9:00 PM at Littleton Mortuary and the burial will be held Saturday at 10:00 AM at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests no flowers.

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This same one keeps cropping up…TOTALLY BOGUS.

First of all, if this was a 2008 death, and subject was Age 79, that would make his year of birth 1929. The Battle of Midway was June 4 – 7, 1942…Ahson would have been 13 years old at the time….

I don’t know why, but this guy keeps cropping up.

 

Sincerely,

Doug

 

C. Douglas Sterner

3111 Thatcher Ave.

Pueblo, CO 81005

(719) 564-1755

 

Akers, Shawn Paul 03/2006
09/2006
10/2007
Missouri Claims: 
  • SEAL, BUD's class # 118 (ironically also the first numbers on his license plate)
  • partial name change (last name he was "allowed" to keep, had to change first, middle. Will tell only a woman he marries what real name is) Mom, family had to adapt to calling him by "new" name. Also claims he "died" at one point in order to go totally covert in foreign country, family was informed of "death" and later resurrected with new ID.
  •  DOB change (got to pick his new birthday upon discharge)
  •  SS# change (upon discharge, along with partial new identity)
  • was member of DS-12, and Black OPS, answered only to CIA and President Clinton. 
  •  removed from active duty when he was shot during covert ops
  • allowed to return to ailing mother after being shot in head in secret location overseas
  •  DOES carry military photo ID in wallet, has faded DoD sticker on vehicle, no vet plates, DD214 nowhere to be found. Claims he hand-carried his military discharge papers to Pentagon to be sealed up. DOES have formal Navy picture with Stars and Stripes, presumably enlistment picture.
  • claims requirement to go to local VA hospitals once a month for updated shots, blood tests, visits with former commanders to check on his "welfare", since SEALs do not get therapy. Just in case he's ever reactivated. Commanders fly in special for him.
  • Uncle is Lieutenant Commander and is now mercenary only. Uncle got him into BUD's, by-passed basic training. He never had to serve on board a ship.
  • Currently armed to the teeth.

2007 -    Claims continue - and "armed to the teeth" confirmed 

 

MORE

ALBERT, JACK  . .

WAS RETURNED TO THIS POSTING AFTER NEW CLAIMS WERE REPORTED 04/25/2005

The rest of the story
Albritton, Stephen Travis 06/2009 Perry, Taylor County, Florida
CLAIMS: Navy Cross, Bronze Star w/V, Prisoner of War Medal, Combat Action Ribbon with TWO Gold Oak Leaf Clusters.

Claims E-1 to a WO 1 in less than four years.

Claims Medically retired,. WO 1, 2nf Force Recon

                

Mypace
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=98576238

 

Allen, John David 07/2006 .

Read the claims and the real record

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Allen, Martin A 10/2007
5476 ZACKS MILL RD B , ANGIER, NC 27501
6501 DEER CHASE DR , MEBANE, NC 27302
475 RIVERSIDE DR , WATERVLIET, MI 49098
143 W FRANKLIN ST , CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516
100 MAPLE HL LOT 2 , HARTFORD, MI 49057

Claims he's a Green Beret and gave numbers for Camp McKall and Ft Bragg, all which turned out to be bogus. The uniform is not a "real" military uniform but some civilian type copy. He goes from American Legions, to VFWs, to bars owned by military people foraging for free drinks. Traveling across the country.

     Actual records 

Allen, Robert T Wheaton, IL claims Korean War POW, USMC - DOB 1939 .
Alleva, James Anthony 09/2007
11/2007
DE The Alleva story

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae/News/Pr/2007/aug/allevainfo.pdf

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae/News/Pr/2007/nov/allevaplea.pdf

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From: Jim
Date: 12/31/2007 6:05:08 PM
To:  
Subject: Hearing

To all concerned,  (click for more)

       Over the last four months I have been very quiet while some drag my name and that of my family through the mud. Enclosed is a letter to all of you explaining what happen and what I did. EVERY case is different, and I hope all of you understand. At any time you may contact me for a clear explanation. A member who e-mailed me said it all. He stated I don’t care about their past, all I see is what you have done now for us and the League over all. I joined the MCL in 1994, I found it to be very rewarding, except for those who made fun of my medical and mental health. When I joined the League it gave me a whole new purpose in life being medically retired. I love the Corps as I do this detachment. When I joined this detachment I jumped right in to do whatever I could to make it a better detachment. But I guess because I do not believe in clicks I have had a upscale battle. I had this one member put his shoes next to mine telling me his shoes were shinier than mine, this same member with his friends have made comments about my weight, my wife, and my PTSD. I joined the League to be with my peers, and most have been very accommodating. I made it or tried to make the small group just go away. What was done to me and my family, and this detachment could have been done differently. But it has been done and like the fighter I am I will NEVER back down, and I will not resign, nor ask for a transfer. According to my lawyer, she told me to wait all of this time to see what happens before we start any Civil case. I served this Detachment with everything I had and I do not believe I should end it this way. My only desire is to serve Veterans and their family. I will however bring suite to those involved if this matter persists. I was told that the Detachment has done a complete turnaround. For the first time our Detachment has received awards from National and Department for our Newsletter, and last year we received the best of the best. I received over 60 Christmas cards, and I thank all of you for your support and understanding. I also APOLOGIZE for any hurt that may have scoured during all of this. I always put the detachment first, as I will continue to do so. I will do everything I can to make the transition a smooth one and I hope all will support the New Commandant as I will. God Bless, Happy New Year

SF………….Jim Alleva

Allinson, Harold "Cherokee"  03/2006
09/2006
KY Claims Special Forces, turned down the Medal of Honor. MORE
Allward, Mark 08/2007 Fontaine CO area
Claims former Navy fighter pilot, P3 pilot, Navy SEAL, and now claims that he is a Sniper for Blackwater.  He shows up every once in a while, claiming that he has just gotten back from Iraq.

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I greatly appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your search for the TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept. of Defense or any other government organization. I am one of about a dozen men in America who possess a copy of the SEAL Database, a comprehensive and regularly updated listing of all men who trained and served with the Naval Special Warfare units (SEALs, UDT, NCDU, S&R) from the end of WWII to the present day. I also have access to archival sources who can verify/deny claims of service DURING WWII. As a former US Navy SEAL myself, I am fully familiar with the NSW training program and the standard operating procedures used by the Teams, as well as an in-depth personal knowledge of many of the ‘insider’ events and incidents which UDT “Frogmen” and SEALs offer as a part of their bona fides. My efforts to expose SEAL imposters are performed free of charge, as a service to the public, and in honor of my SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in service to our nation… men who truly earned the right to the title “US NAVY SEAL” but who are no longer able to stand forward in defense of their honor, their reputations, and their TEAMs.

If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database for anyone named MARK ALLWARD. Be aware that I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. In fact there are no names listed in the entire SEAL Database (10,700+ names) which begin with the alphabetic letters “ALLW”.

Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed service with the SEAL Teams, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that MARK ALLWARD has NEVER completed SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a US Navy SEAL or UDT “Frogman”. Please be aware that the SEAL database includes the names of all men who served with the Underwater Demolition Teams (“Frogmen”). Since 1983 when the UDTs were all re-commissioned as SEAL Teams it has been the convention within the Naval Special Warfare community to use the modern term “SEAL” when referring to all men who ever served in any of the SEAL ‘precursor’ units.

When members of the Naval Special Warfare community meet others who claim similar service, but whom they do not recognize, there is a conversational exchange of information that establishes the bona fides of each to the other. There is no set formula for this exchange, nor for the information that is exchanged, but it ALWAYS takes place, and the REAL Naval Special Warfare members can ALWAYS spot a phony as a result of this exchange. I urge you (or those who may have contact with him) to ask Mr. ALLWARD three questions:

(1) What was his BUD/S Class Number? (NB: No SEAL ever forgets the class number he shouted all day long, every day, for 6 months)

(2) Where did his training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several locations over the years; different portions in different places)

(3) When did he graduate from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training? (i.e. a specific graduation DATE)

The answers to those three questions may then be compared to hard, firm, comprehensive documentation to absolutely verify his claims. There are many other questions which could be asked to further establish the level of veracity or untruth regarding his claims, but those three questions are absolutes; the answers are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL will gladly provide that substantiating information upon request. If Mr. ALLWARD offers you any specifics which he claims are definitive and valid answers to these questions (or if he offers reasons why he cannot answer them), I would be very interested in learning about it.

The only men who can legitimately call themselves SEALs are US Navy sailors who have completed the entire SEAL training program which lasts approximately 2 years and who have received a formal/official designation as “Combatant Swimmer [SEAL]” with an attendant entry in their military records of a specific Naval Enlisted Classification Code (NEC). There are no SEALs in any other branch of the US military armed forces. While many units of different branches of the military services are called upon from time to time to work “WITH” the SEAL Teams, it is incredibly rare for any non-SEAL to ever be engaged in an operation as a part of a deployed SEAL unit. These rare exceptions generally involve members of highly trained Special Operations Forces from those other branches of service or ‘other government agencies’ involved in gathering/evaluating intelligence information. Non-SEAL Navy units and other branches of the US military services do occasionally send men to the SEAL Teams for brief training sessions. Those training sessions do NOT confer the qualifications for being a SEAL on any of those ‘students’. Such training is most generally intended to facilitate a familiarity with the way SEAL Teams operate, and are intended to make cooperation between different units easier and more effective when they are in the same area of operations.

It is quite common for those making fraudulent SEAL claims to cite a “secret” training class, “special selection and skills which allowed them to bypass BUD/S training”, or “secret missions” as an explanation for the lack of military documentation to back up their stories. SEAL imposters also tend to claim their military records are “sealed” and cannot be accessed. Occasionally inventive imposters claim their records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center . While that facility did experience a fire, no Navy records were involved, damaged, or destroyed. I would caution you that despite anything the man might have told you, there are NO secret SEALs. Before any classified operations may be undertaken, a man must first successfully complete the totally unclassified BUD/S Training program; the names of all those who successfully graduate from that training program 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. No one gets to the SEAL Teams without completing BUD/S training; there are NO EXCEPTIONS! The graduates of that training program are listed in the SEAL database – an unclassified document which is nonetheless considered “highly sensitive” and therefore not available for general public circulation. There 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… we know them all.

I might suggest that you also ask Mr. ALLWARD to specifically identify WHICH SEAL Team(s) he served on, and when. I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean War to the present; I can quickly contact those individuals to verify any specific names, events, or other claims offered by Mr. ALLWARD. If he feels that his name has somehow been mistakenly omitted from the SEAL records, I’d be pleased to speak with him and hear details of his service which would serve to validate his claims. The Director of the Naval Special Warfare Archives – a close personal friend and SEAL Teammate – is only a phone call away and standing by to amend the records if this is ever found to be true. However, I’ve made the same offer to more than 3,600 SEAL imposters in the last five years, and none of them ever turned out to be a valid SEAL. If Mr. ALLWARD subsequently suggests to you or others you know that he has contacted me, the Department of the Navy, or “the government” in some way and “straightened things out”, I’d be very interested in hearing from you again.

You will not be surprised to learn that false claimants of being a US Navy SEAL vastly outnumber the men who actually earned that title. Informally-gathered statistics (2001-2004) indicate that there are approximately 350 imposters for every real SEAL who ever served in the Naval Special Warfare community. I recently visited a web site which ranked claims overheard by bartenders during the course of their work… “I was a Navy SEAL” was at the top of the list! Statistically you are more likely to encounter someone who has played football in the NFL than you are to encounter a real Navy SEAL. So, ask yourself this; how many professional football players have you met?

I checked another online database held by the Department of Defense and accessed through www.military.com under the Freedom Of Information Act by using their Buddy Finder. That database contains over 20 million records, is one of the most complete available to the general public, and is fairly accurate from about 1974 to the present day. That database originally began as a listing of all military service personnel who might have been exposed to Agent Orange while on duty in Vietnam , and was a means of keeping records for later possible monetary compensation. It was quickly recognized by the DoD as the start of a very comprehensive database of military personnel, and subsequently expanded to include virtually ALL members of the military in later years. The closer to the present time, the more detailed and complete the records in the database. From about 1978 to the present date that database is extremely comprehensive. I found absolutely no listing in the DoD database for anyone by the last name you provided (ALLWARD). Government documentation does not appear to substantiate his claims of military service in ANY branch of the US armed forces, and he was most definitely NEVER A US NAVY SEAL!

One last note; It was formerly a violation of federal law to WEAR specific military unit insignia, badges, patches, pins, tabs, awards, commendations, medals, or uniform garments for which one did not have formal/official authorization. Such actions were listed as a prosecutable offense under Title 18 US Code Section 702 and 704, which specified up to $5,000 in fines and up to 6 months imprisonment per each count on which an offender was convicted. It was subsequently recognized by lawmakers that a loophole of sorts existed within the wording of Title 18 USC which allowed imposters to make false verbal claims regarding military credentials, and to then display items for which they had no legitimate authorization as keepsakes without legal repercussions so long as they did not actually wear them on their person. To avoid prosecution false claimants often filled their walls with forged citations, commendations, and awards for valor, and then posed for pictures beside those false certificates, but never actually WORE them on their person.

A recent amendment to Title 18 USC, Section 704, called the “STOLEN VALOR ACT” (S.1998), which was signed into law on 20 Dec 2006, now makes it illegal to even make false VERBAL claims of receiving “any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or any colorable imitation of such item”. It must be presumed that since the earning of the status of US Navy SEAL carries with it a special Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC) code and a unique breast insignia (SEAL Trident badge) that the offering of false verbal claims of being a SEAL would fall within the jurisdiction of this amended version of the 18USC. This matter, of course, would be for the courts to determine.

Thank you again for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. As noted in my opening paragraph, I am a private individual and am in no way affiliated with the US Department of Defense or the US government. Despite any reports you may make/send to me regarding Mr. ALLWARD’s false SEAL claims, any such information which I might pass along to the authorities in this matter would be classified as “hearsay” and therefore inadmissible in a court of law. The responsibility for reporting the individual named in your inquiry to the federal authorities rests with you and with anyone else who may have personally heard or received these claims from the individual himself. Whether or not you decide to report him to the federal authorities is entirely up to you, but at least you now know the truth regarding his bogus claims. If I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter, please contact me at your convenience.

Very respectfully,

Steve Robinson
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association
Special Operations Association
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

Alvarez, Xavier (Javier) 08/2007 CA
Claims 29 year Veteran of the USMC, 25 years with Recon, 2 purple  hearts, a silver star and a Medal of Honor for pulling the flag from the embassy in Iran during the hostage situation. 

MORE AND MORE

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Alvez (Alvarez), Dennis . . Claims Medal of Honor, POW, SF .
Alvis, Danny Louis 02/2007
05/2007
. Claims Army Captain, Special Forces retired. He was a local talk radio host and did business as an estate planner. He brought many people to his door via their love of our country and the armed forces. He died in a small plane crash on April 11, this year. In the weeks prior to his death, he told his investors and radio audience that he had been called back to active duty and was working at Bragg 2 to 3 days a week debriefing personnel returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. He preyed on elderly investors. His claimed “MBA” from the U. of Washington was a lie.  deceased
Was Special Forces. No COMBAT IS NOTED IN THE RECORDS NOR IN AWARDS AND DECORATIONS. Faced disciplinary action in June 1994 prior to discharge.
AMSTER,  GARY BRUCE 11/2007

06/2009

Palm Bay FL Claims Medal of Honor  with bogus DD214

2009 - INDICTED

Man accused of lying about military honor

Published: June 25, 2009

TAMPA - A 62-year-old Palm Bay man pleaded not guilty this afternoon to a charge he falsely claimed to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Gary B. Amster faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine if convicted of representing verbally and in writing that he was awarded the nation's highest military award for valor.

Amster's lawyer, public defender Alec Fitzgerald Hall, told U.S. Magistrate Thomas Wilson that he is negotiating a possible guilty plea.

Wilson allowed Amster to remain free on his own recognizance.

According to the charge, Amster began misrepresenting himself at least as far back as September 2007 and continuing through April 2008. Additional details were not immediately available.

DID serve in the Army - approx 2 yrs. Discharged an E2, MOS 05B
Amundsen, William J. 11/2008
12/2008
Franklin Park, IL

works in Arlington Heights, IL

Claims:

            1.5 years in Panama during Vietnam Conflict time frame, Naval Assault Forces. Primary mission elimination of drug dealers and others the US Government could not work with on a diplomatic level. Also stated that he “knifed” a Philippine national in Central America during service there.

1 tour of duty in Vietnam performing atrocities as outlined in John Kerry’s Winter Soldier testimony as stated before Congress. Claimed his unit operated outside of military parameters burning villages and killing everyone inside. Raping women before killing them during raids of suspected VC locations. Collecting human ears to verify “kills”. Claims Napalm burn on his back from bad raid on village, personal experience shows no injury corresponding to alleged incident.

Individual claims that his “real” DD214 is listed as top secret due to activities on behalf of the government, and consistent operational activities far too sensitive for the American public.

 Claims 50 – 70% disabled veteran status and states that he is receiving check for same

 Total claimed service 6 years

Additionally Claims that while working for Brock’s Candy on the West side of Chicago that he has shot and killed a number of drug dealers, users and assorted criminals. The Chicago Police Officers in the area supposedly gave him the firearms to use and when a body was removed they took the gun along to claim that it was a gang related shooting. The following night the officers would return and give him a new gun. He also claims that “the brothers” all knew him well and would give him items that were known to be stolen. He also carries a baseball style cap on his dashboard with a Chicago Police logo on it and has convinced the neighbors in his apartment complex that he is a retired Chicago Police Officer.

12/2008 -  Amundsen has gone from being Naval Assault forces to being a Marine in Vietnam for 6 years.

 

    ACTUAL RECORDS

 

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Other individuals can be found on various web-sites
Their statements have yet to be substantiated or have been proven false.

Those that have admitted lies/apologized....

 

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 

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