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| Baca, James P | . | . | Claims Medal of Honor - Medal awarded to JOHN P. | . | ||||
| Bailey, Ken G. | 03/2001 01/2008 |
Chapin, SC | Claims Medal of Honor, Claiming SPECIAL FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... 5th SF, Capt, SOG, Pathfinders School, "200" of his men KIA, quit SF Assoc.) | works
for: Curry Supply Co. Route 866 Curryville, Pa 16631 |
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| Bain, David Malcolm | 01/2006 | Australia
Tampa, FL |
Joined
the RAAF Cadet Corps claiming to have been with US Army Aviation (Apache
pilot) during Desert Storm or Gulf War 1. He wears 17 medals from DSM down to Kuwait Liberation Medal and 3 unit citations. Army Presidential Unit Citation, Joint Meritorious, Unit Citation, and the Army Meritorious Unit Citation.
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NO
US Military Records found.
Bain
has relocated to the other side of town. |
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| Baker, George | 01/2006 | PA |
Claims NAVY SEAL. Claims to have been in the Son Tay Raid and claims a Silver Star on the same mission. |
Employed
at Merck and Company Inc, in |
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| Baker, Homer | Kensett, AR |
CLAIMING POW "RESCUE"
PARTICIPANT |
EXPOSED | |||||
| BAKER, JERRY DENVER | 08/2008 | CO |
CLAIMS a SEAL on TM2. Told SERE school stories and and
overall time on a team.
....In this packet is community information, police links
so on so forth, but they also included the Colorado Springs CO, sex
offender registry. To my horror who do I see but the "NAVY SEAL"
... cannot help but wonder how many other people he has duped with
his tall tales of valor and heroism in order for personal gain. |
...
If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT
find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone
named JERRY DENVER BAKER.
I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with
similar pronunciations. There are eighteen (18) entries in the SEAL
Database (end of WWII to the Present Day) for men with the last name “BAKER”,
and none of them has either a first name “JERRY”,
or “GERALD”, or any
variant thereof. Likewise none of those eighteen legitimate SEALs has a
middle name “DENVER”
or any variant thereof. Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that JERRY DENVER BAKER has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL. Very
Respectfully, Steve
Robinson |
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| BAKER, SCOTT A | 2002 2003 2009 |
MA | THE CLAIMS, THE PICS, THE HISTORY | . | ||||
| Baker, Todd R | 11/2006 | . | Claims Navy SEAL For more see: www.younessi.com/baker | . | ||||
| BAKHSHI, VIREN | 05/2009 | CINCINNATI, OH |
He is 22yrs old, claims to be a SFC (E-7) with nine years of service.
From what can BE SEEN in the photo is this
individual is very confused. His ribbons are out of place and or are
from another service (OR ROTC). http://www.myspace.com/sweetricky86 |
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| Balestrieri, Vincent | 10/2006 | FL |
http://www.wpbf.com/news/9901212/detail.html "WPBF.com - News - Delray Cop Accused Of Military Fraud Loses Lockheed Job" http://www.wpbf.com/news/9939637/detail.html?taf=wpb Delray Cop Accused Of Military Fraud Loses Lockheed JobPOSTED: 5:10 pm EDT September 26, 2006UPDATED: 5:33 pm EDT September 26, 2006 DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- A Delray Beach police officer accused of lying about serving overseas has lost his job. The Lockheed Martin information technology center in Tampa fired Vincent Balestrieri Tuesday. Balestrieri is accused of lying about being sent off to war, and investigators said he forged military papers and took the job in Tampa while continuing to earn pay from the Delray Beach Police Department. Balestrieri is facing larceny theft and fraud charges. He's on administrative leave without pay from the police department. =========== Delray Beach Officer Accused Of Forgery Turns Himself In POSTED: 9:19 am EDT September 21, 2006 |
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| Ball, Roger Lee | 11/2004 | Maynardsville, TN | Wears full
dress uniform, including Vietnam medals. Discharge (DD Form 22 NOT
a DD214) shows E-6, wears rank of SFC 1st Class.
NATIONAL GUARD, STATESIDE service only. VFW POST Commander |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!SEE RECORDSThis page will load slowly. Records fraud is suspected. Complaints have been filed with Michael Keen, CID, Veteran's Affairs.
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| Ballard, James Samuel | 08/2007 | New Albany, IN | Claims severe PTSD due past in Special Forces. Also claims tortured Prisoner of War. |
Name : JAMES S BALLARD Service : Air Force Service Component : Regular Pay Grade : E2 Military Speciality : 64511 State of Residence : IN |
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| Ballenger, Stuart Turner | 10/2005 | Citrus, Hernando County FL | Claims to be
Army Ranger, captured, tortured in Somalia 1993. Claims Purple Heart,
Bronze Star etc. States " flash backs and memories are to
painful". Claims Military disability pension..
He was confronted with the information .... He has admitted lying, but states he did so to" protect his cover as a sniper". He states "All my records are sealed and Classified" and states that is why the records only show him as an E1.
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NO medals No overseas duty shown. Reserves Aug 78 to June 79. Active June 79 to Dec 81. E1 at discharge. Training: Basic, Law Enforcement Specialist Course. Employed By City of Crystal River Fl. 123 NW Hwy 19 Crystal River Fl. 34428 |
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| Banko, Stephen III | he's BACK!! 03/2003. | Buffalo, NY | Exposed in STOLEN
VALOR (see page 381, 382, 383 and 384....HE IS ONCE
AGAIN BEING HAILED AS NEW YORK'S MOST DECORATED HERO... 07/2004 - editorials all over the web that sign off with: Steven Banko III was awarded two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, the Air Medal and four Purple Hearts. He has long been active in veteran's affairs, both in Buffalo and nationally. |
Records only show he earned ONE Silver Star, Purple Heart with 2 oak leaf clusters, Three Bronze Stars, CIB, Nat Defense, Vietnam Campaign w/60 device, Vietnam Service Medal with 3 bronze service Stars, NO air medal noted. (Claims have changed over the years....) | ||||
| Bare, MSgt James A | . | . | Claims Medal of Honor; 1952-1978 USAF; 56 Combat Support Gp; Turkey, Vietnam, Thailand; BSM; Kincheloe Mtrs, 14 S Pearcy St., Parkersburg, WV 2101; r:2019 1/2 36th St., Parkersburg, WV 26104, 304 428-7487" (noted in Air Force Association Roster as above) approx 70 yrs old. | . | ||||
| BARGER, CURTIS | 11/2008 07/2009 |
KY |
Claims he was 80 years old and that he was awarded the DSC during
Korea at Heart Break Ridge. He conveniently had the General
Order authorizing the Silver Star which stated he was a Private when
the Silver Star was awarded.
But, he said he spent 21 Months in the U.S. Army and was wearing the
Rank of SFC E-7 He said when he returned from Korea he was a Drill
Sergeant at Fort Knox and was wearing the Drill Sergeant Insignia.
While the Silver Star and the Purple Heart are legitimate,
question the Legitimacy of the DSC, the rank of E-7 SFC, and Drill
Sergeant. Their is no way this man could have been awarded the
decorations and rank with in a 21 month tour of duty.
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| Barnhart, Thomas
James aka
Barnhart, Thomas J.
CWO2(WEPS), USCG Retired 01 January 1991. |
10/2005 01/2006 |
Virginia |
Claims Navy SEAL, Silver Star, 4 Bronze Stars, 4 Purple
Hearts....
Wore the SEAL insignia and many awards while on Active duty.
Permanent records appear altered. USCG Manitowoc was bought by the French in 1958; pretty hard for Barnhart to have been on her, as his "record" claimed. Served in the Navy and the Coast Guard. ALL details in the 201 under review.
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INDICTED 10/2009 | ||||
| Barner, Fred J. aka Barnes, Fred "Skeeter/Skeeterman" |
03/2007 | Coffeyville, KS area |
Click for info. This page loads
slowly due to the preservation of evidence in jpg format.
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| BARR, REES | 07/2008
08/2009 10/2009 |
CA |
Wearing some heavy duty
decorations - DSM, SS, BS, PH and ARCOM and CIB with Star as well as
Viet Nam service, etc -WITH star on his CIB. The bottom
three ribbons are the California Guard Medal of Merit, California
Commendation Ribbon and drill attendance. Claims he was 5th SF and
501st ABN and that he had service in regular army, army reserve and CNG
with the 40th HHC and 1st of the 160th in Glendale.
"The FBI visited
Rees Barr at his work place today and he made a full confession that he
is not a Colonel, did not earn the DSC,
PH, SS, BS, Vietnam Ribbons, etc.
He also admitted that he never served in Vietnam, was not
airborne, was
not SF, did
not earn the CIB,
etc. 2009- He confessed to saying he was a Colonel. He ALSO stated that he was a Brig Gen. |
2009- NO NEWS YET ON CHARGES. | ||||
| Barrett, Jamie | 06/2007 | . |
30 June 2007 FALKLANDS WAR HERO IS A FAKE By Mark McGivern A FALKLANDS war "hero", who took pride of place at this month's 25th anniversary remembrances, is today exposed as a fraud. Bus driver Jamie Barrett proudly paraded with genuine war heroes, lapping up the limelight and posing for photographs. But the Daily Record can reveal that Barrett, 40, bought the array of medals he brazenly wore in Edinburgh on June 14 on eBay. When the Record confronted dad-of-one Barrett at his terraced home in Livingston, West Lothian, his "courage" had left him. After originally denying he was Jamie Barrett, he admitted: "Ok, you've got me. I'm a Walter Mitty. I just wanted to be somebody, just for one day." During the memorial event, Barrett had the gall to trade stories of his wartime exploits with genuine members of the valiant 3 Para - the 3rd Battalion of Britain's famous Parachute Regiment. As others fought back tears as they remembered the 23 comrades from their regiment among the 258 fallen in the combat, tubby Barrett's thoughts were only on the imminent buffet. He hammed it up for the cameras, appearing on the front page of some newspapers, with scant regard for the families whose lives were altered forever by the struggle to reclaim the British outpost from the Argentinians in 1982. Despite his credentials being 100 per cent bogus, the fantasist shook hands with various old soldiers and had a personal "reunion" with the 3 Paras' second-in-command from the Falklands. Captain Adrian Freer, who reached the rank of major general before retiring recently, heard Barrett talk of the old days as he basked in glory he never earned. As two RAF Tornadoes roared over the Royal Mile to mark the anniversary of the war's end, Barrett's constant laughing and joking led some to question his conduct. Barrett's pretence came to light after genuine 3 Para veteran Kenny Watt met him during the memoral day. Kenny, from Dundee, said: "I was on the Royal Mile and I met this guy standing outside Deacon Brodie's pub. "I thought to myself right away, 'Aye, aye, we've got a Walter on our hands.' "I got the guy a pint and I checked out the stuff he was wearing and there's no way he was the real deal. "Most of the genuine guys from 3 Para have three medals but this guy had nine, including an MBE. He looked ridiculous. "My first impression was of his size. There's no way a former Para, who has lived through the discipline we had to face, would allow himself to put on so much weight unless he had a medical condition. "I would recognise just about everyone from 3 Para who saw combat and I certainly didn't know him." Kenny, who left the Army as a full corporal four years ago, travelled to the Paras' base in Colchester the day after the parade on the Royal Mile. He showed photographs from the front pages to comrades - and no one recognised Barrett. He said: "That settled it. I got angrier and angrier and I decided to track him down. I eventually gave him a phone at home and asked some questions. "When I asked what he actually did during the war, he just said some rubbish like, 'I just tried to stay alive.' "For me, this was a big day, a real emotional rollercoaster because some of the memories are quite difficult. "The point of the memorial was to mark the sacrifice of those who had fallen, yet here we had this buffoon having a laugh and grabbing the limelight." Kenny, 49, added: "He's lucky he didn't get lynched. I had so much going on in my mind the day I met him, he got off the hook. But on another day, I might well have punched him. "I've met a few Walters in my time and they make me sick." Kenny's own memories came flooding back at the big day in Edinburgh. He remembered those who lost their lives and some close friends who died prematurely through post-traumatic stress disorder. Kenny showed the Record a photograph of him alongside his mate, machine gunner Bob Taylor, while they were being shipped to Ascension Island from Falkland Islands after the war. Kenny, who helped 3 Para's 1 Platoon clear up the battleground at the end of the Mount Longdon push, said: "Bob suffered badly from PTSD after the war and never recovered. "He had a lot of problems with alcohol and after he died, many people I met when I helped to organise his funeral said that Mount Longdon was all Bob ever talked about when he was drunk. "I like to think that when I parade with all the lads from 3 Para during 1982 that he is with me. "It's stuff like that that makes my blood boil, as fraudsters like this guy Barrett defile the achievements of genuine guys like Bob." Barrett's conduct was also slammed by Freda McKay, mother of Ian McKay, who was one of only two servicemen to be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in the Falklands. Ian, 29, a sergeant with 3 Para, was killed on Mount Longdon as he stormed an Argentinian machine-gun post during the final push to Port Stanley. Freda, 73, said: "This man sounds like he has something wrong with him. It's clearly quite despicable to relive the good deeds of other people in this way. "I've spoken to a few people whom I felt were clearly making stuff up. The past few weeks have reopened some memories I had stored away and it has been quite difficult. We could be doing without people like this." Barrett's conduct mirrors that of hoaxer "Captain Sir" Alan McIlwraith, exposed by the Record last year. When the Record tracked down Barrett, he cut a less impressive figure in his civvy clothes, as he blustered out his reasons for the gross deception. He said: "I wanted to be a somebody for a change. I wanted to be a romantic figure, I guess, and, in the end, I just screwed up big time and I'm ashamed." Barrett added: "I lost control of the situation. I just wanted to enjoy the day out. But when I realised the photos would be in the papers the next day, I started to think about what was happening. I could see that the genuine Paras were looking really emotional. "I could see men holding back tears and obviously thinking about guys who hadn't made it and that hit me hard. "I guess all I can do is face up to the fact I'm a Walter Mitty, a wannabe and I'm a disgrace. End of story. I didn't mean to cause any offence." Barrett insisted he had been in the TA and briefly in the regular Army. Last night, an Army spokeswoman said: "Quite simply, it's a sad situation to witness someone portraying themselves as something they are not. "More seriously, these actions could cause great offence to those who have been involved in active service." 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| Barter, John/Jay | . |
Ocala, FL |
CLAIMING PURPLE HEART(S) Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman... |
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| Bartok, Andrew "Drew" | 08/2005
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Clifton, New Jersey |
(Andrew "Drew" Bartok) claims to have served in Viet Nam as a
pilot. He claims his plain was shut down once. He gives no specific
dates or seems to know anything about flight theory. Claims he became
gun-shy about the whole flying thing after the service. When asked about his rank, claims anywhere from Captain to Lt. Col. He tends to parade around with another friend about the same age (late 50s) calling each other Colonel. He runs a business in North Bergen, New Jersey in which he claims to be a paralegal - does alot of "foreclosure" work. |
No military record found. NPRC also checked with FBI. | ||||
| BARTON, JERRY aka FLIPPER |
06/2008 | . | the fairy tale | NOT A SEAL | ||||
| BASS, CHARLES J | 07/2009 | Houston, TX |
Mr.
Bass was honored (along with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee) at the
2009 “Buffalo Soldiers” Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony in April ,
2009. http://www.houstontheaterdistrict.org/en/cev/2959/
--------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday’s
July 4th Story: ========================================== ==================================== Photo depicting
DSC, Silver Star, Bronze Star, 2- Purple Hearts, Vietnam Service Medal. ================================== Guilt-ridden veteran admits deception on war record |
DISCHARGED
FROM THE ARMY AN E3 Served from Jan 1969 to Nov 15, 1970. MOS: 11B1O
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| BAXTER, CHARLES E | 04/2009 | VA | http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=10242
This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » By Jonn Lilyea But, damn! A General, a Silver Star? Aviator wings? That CIB really pisses me off, too. So all of this guy's stuff is going to the local prosecutor's office in the morning mail. Posted by Jonn Lilyea in Phony soldiers ... Comments for This ain't Hell,... - http://thisainthell.us/blog/ |
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| Bays, Charles | . | Toledo OH | Claims Medal of Honor | . | ||||
| BEACH, ARTHUR CLINTON | 12/2008 | AZ | The
fairy tale
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| Beagle, Steven Jack | . | . | Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... | . | ||||
| Bear, Jim |
2000 |
OK | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... SF advisor - in nursing home |
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| Beauchesne, Dennis R. | 07/2007 | . | The tale and the records |  |
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| BECERRA, MANUEL C. aka CHRIS MANUEL BECERRA AKA AVIGLIANO, CHRISTOPHER M. |
2005 09/2009 |
Sherman, TX |
PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS A PHONY SEAL AT VeriSEAL.
2009 - Claims he was a member of the San Antonio PD - denied
by SAPD.
2005 - The subject Manuel Christopher Becerra aka Christopher
M. Avigliano (That's the name he used in portraying himself as a
Seal...) He portrayed himself as a Navy Seal Commander,
having been in the Navy for 15 years. He also claimed to have
served in Desert Storm, as well as in Panama. He claimed to be
receiving the Naval Cross for his service in saving his team members
in Panama when Noriega basically ambushed the Seal Teams. The
man is quite versed in the SEALS. At this time he is in the
Hutchins State Jail, in Dallas Texas, he has been convicted of
Parole Violation, Felony theft and other State Charges. The
TDCJ Prisoner # is
696097 for Becerra, Manuel Christopher. This man knew so much
about the SEALS and would talk about the different tactics in order
to hurt or kill someone. He has a very short temper and would
carry a baseball bat around.
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2005 - Thanks for checking with us - we greatly appreciate your
interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams.
We do NOT have a listing in our database for anyone named Manuel
Christopher Becerra OR Christopher M. Avigliano. In fact, NEITHER of
those last names appear anywhere in our database of nearly 10,000
names.
Unless he has undertaken a legal name change, I can state
conclusively that Becerra/Avigliano has NEVER completed SEAL
training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL.
...
Steve Robinson
SEAL Authentication Team
SEAL Team ONE 1971-1973
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| Belton, Jerond (no typo) L. Sr. | 05/2004 10/2004 05/2007 |
Durham, NC |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!! |
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| Benefeito,
Joseph L. Jr.
deceased |
06/2005 | . |
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/08-98/08-31-98/zzzddobi.htm
Joseph L. Benefeito, Jr. |
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| Bennest, Steve
A. |
2002 2003 2008 |
WA | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... Claims SEAL, Green Berets 1969, 10th Special Forces Group 1970, 5th Special Forces MACVSOG with 41st Rangers in Moc Hoa. Shot by sniper 6 days before end of 2nd year in Vietnam. Claims Honorable from Army (MAY be true - as Army E4/Radio teletype operator) AND US Coast Guard Reserves AND California Army National Guard, AND Washington Air National Guard. (was removed from WA ANG for wearing unauthorized decorations and frauded records... During same time frame charged with perjury for mis-stating rank and experience to a judge to secure search warrants). Claims Silver Star, Bronze Star w/V, Purple Heart with
OLC, CIB w/star, ARCOM, Parachute Badge, Nam Medals, ETC..... ==================================================================== http://www.komonews.com/news/local/36342634.html Story Published: Dec 17, 2008 at 3:33 PM PST |
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| BENNETTS, BRYAN DAVID | 12/2007
05/2009 |
Unverified source reports BENNETTS back in CONUS, Boston area, following
deportation
from Australia.
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CLAIM(S): US NAVY SEAL US ARMY SF (3RD SFG) US ARMY RANGER GOVT SVC US / SOUTH AFRICA US ARMY 82ND ABN |
(ACTUAL): US ARMY
/ 13 NOV 1995 - 02 AUG 1996 |
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| Bennett, Richard "Lee" "Rick" | . | Syler Ln in Belvidere, TN Born Winchester, TN |
CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS |
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| Benoist,
Noel T aka Benoist, Noel Thomas |
05/2003 06/2003 11/2004 UPDATED |
Apache
Jct,
AZ Mesa, AZ |
http://www.ajnews.com/archives/121508/pdfs/1215_com_AJNW_A1.pdf A MUST READ: http://www.newszapforums.com/view_topic.php?id=73502&forum_id=7&view_results=1 =======================================
THE
SAGA CONTINUES |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=16886
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| Benton/Benten, Steven/Stephan | 11/2009 | . |
Claims Navy SEAL - BUDS class 237 |
Mr.
BENTON has provided the
ultimate proof that his claims are false. I have carefully examined
the graduation roster for BUD/S class 237. There is no one listed in
that roster with the last name “BENTON”,
“BENTEN”, or
anything even close in spelling or pronunciation. I
would also note that Mr. BENTON
has told you that he served as a Navy SEAL for ELEVEN (11) years…
but BUD/S Class 237 graduated from
training in 2001, just a few months more than 8 years ago
as of today (21 Nov 2009). Not only is his name NOT
ON THE CLASS 237 ROSTER, but he didn’t even know when the
class graduated from training! Mr.
BENTON’s choice of
claiming BUD/S class 237 is certainly not unique… he’s one of
hundreds who have falsely claimed membership in that specific BUD/S
class. SEAL imposters are particularly prone to claim membership in
classes that have been described in some detail in print or on TV as
these venues provide them with details about training which they can
later recite to others as “first hand” experiences. Additionally,
many imposters appear to believe that claiming membership in a class
which has received such a measure of notoriety will give them some
measure of ‘celebrity’ status. As noted in my original response to
you, before any classified operations may be undertaken as a SEAL
Operator, a man must first successfully complete the totally
unclassified BUD/S Training program and the follow-on secondary
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. 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. As
for public knowledge about SEAL training, the following brief list
includes more recent BUD/S class numbers which are widely-claimed by
SEAL imposters: -Class
237 – one of the BUD/S
classes that are described in print in a book entitled THE FINISHING
SCHOOL by real Navy SEAL, Dick Couch. -Class
228 – the BUD/S class
described in detail in Dick Couch’s book THE WARRIOR ELITE. -Class
234 – the BUD/S Class
described/portrayed undergoing BUD/S training in a 3-part TV series
which is regularly re-broadcast on the Military Channel and the
History Channel. May
I suggest that you take copies of this email, along with copies of my
original email, and post them throughout your work place so that
others who have heard Mr. BENTON’s
false SEAL claims will know the truth? You might consider posting
copies in the WOMEN’S RESTROOM as I doubt Mr. BENTON
would find his way in there to remove it from the wall. You might also
consider providing copies to your firm’s Human Resources Department.
If Mr. BENTON has been
so incautious as to include his false SEAL claims in his Job
Application or his Resume, then he would very likely be subject to
termination for falsification of his credentials. If
I can be of any further assistance to you or to your employer in this
matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your
assistance in upholding the honor and reputation of the US Navy SEAL
Teams. Respectfully, Steve
Robinson RM2(SEAL) |
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| Bernstein, Donnie | 02/2007 | New York |
What a hoot, I just watched Judge Joe Brown on TV and the claiment declared he was a Navy SEAL, and then a LT Col in the Air Force. Prior to that he was an Army private. He is from New York.
The judge Joe Brown asked him for his challenge coin of course he did not have one and also was asked about what SEAL team he was with and of course he stumbled like a fool.
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As
was obvious to you, to the Judge on the show, and probably to every
other viewer and listener in the TV ‘courtroom’, the man’s claims
of being a Navy SEAL were totally bogus. Of all his claims, the “Army
Private” is probably the most accurate, if he actually served in the
military in any capacity. Despite it being an obvious falsehood, I did
check the SEAL database just to be sure. I did
NOT find a listing in the SEAL database for anyone named Donald
“Donnie” Bernstien. Be
aware that I have also examined possible alternate spellings
and/or similar pronunciations
(BERNSTEIN,
BERNSTEN,
etc). There is only one man in the entire SEAL database with the last
name “BERNSTEIN”…
and neither his first nor middle name is “Donald/Donnie”. 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 DONALD
“DONNIE” BERNSTIEN/BERNSTEIN 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. Thank you for
your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the
honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams Very
respectfully, Steve
Robinson
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| Berrett, Mark Christopher | 04/2005 | . |
Claims to be a Navy SEAL, having served in Bosnia.
Claims to have completed buds training. Claims to have received the Bronze Star for Courage Under Fire. Claims to have received Good Conduct Medal. Claims the SF on discharge certificate stands for Special Forces. Claims to have killed 2 men without using a weapon. |
I've never seen a Bronze Star listed that way before.
I couldn't see the SF listing on the 214, I need new glasses, but on a
Navy form I would think SF stood for San Francisco.
Bob
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This
guy’s DD-214 has been MASSIVELY altered. He is not only a fraud, but
a forger! Send a copy to the feds!!! Steve |
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| Bertino, Anthony J | 05/2007
08/2007 |
MA |
Claims USMC - awarded the Navy Cross (for something in Iraq or
Afghanistan)
08/2007 - Has now added the MOH to his claims!
http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=14418019 Anthony j Bertino Views: 0 Friends: 0 Salutes: 0 E-9 Marine Corps , Active Duty E-9 Resides in Massachusetts Bio Not available Conflicts & Operations * Invasion of Afghanistan * Iraq War Claims the: MOH, Silver star, Army Defense Superior Service, Army soldiers medal, the PH, ....
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/69719858/m/3420032041001?r=6160003041001#6160003041001
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St Louis could locate NO RECORDS. | ||||
| Best, Arthur A.
deceased |
11/2004 | Wilmington, NC |
Tells all who will listen
of his heroics in Vietnam. Claims he has every medal, including
the Medal of Honor. He is well known in Wilmington American
Legion and VFW, as a story teller, and wannabe hero. He
claims a large cache of guns in his home.
Claims Silver Star, Medal of Honor, several Purple Hearts, Bronze, etc, etc. Sometimes he was in the Army, sometimes Marines. American Legion post 10 has banned him from the building. Arthur Best has in his possession several medals, and has shown them to other vets. I would assume that he purchased them. He also has a letter of some kind saying he received the Medal of Honor. |
BEST ARTHUR A, ARMY E00 11B4O Served Regular Army Aug 55 to Oct 72 Retired a Staff Sgt. Transcript of Court-Martial not in file. MOS was Prisoner Guard, Armorer, MP. Awards and Decorations: Good Conduct; Exp Inf Badge; Vietnam Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal w /OLC; CIB; Rep of Vietnam Campaign Medal; 4 Over Seas Bars; ARCOM; 2 Bronze Star Medals. |
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| Betances, John
Whitaker aka John Laurence Whitaker aka Whitaker-Betances |
California |
10/2004 | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... UPDATED DEC 1, 2006 Colonel John Whitaker Betances, US Army-SF (Ret.) Western Reg. Administrator, DADS FOR EDUCATION, Inc. (Program Coordinator, PUSD DADS) |
IN CUSTODY FOR TWO MURDERS "According to the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, there is no evidence that John Laurence Whitaker -- or anyone with his aliases or Social Security number -- ever served in the Army." Nov 2004 - Pasadena Police Department spokeswoman Janet Pope indicated that John Whitaker-Betances registered with the PPD as a sex offender in 1998. Ms. Pope said the department lost track of Mr. Whitaker-Betances in 2003, she presumes as a result of his apparent move to Oregon, where he was arrested this summer and now faces extradition to California to face murder charges |
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| Bialczak, Robert Louis | 11/2002 01/2003 |
KY | Claims Army, Ranger, Parachute badge, Silver
Star Desert Storm, SFC, Covert Ops, Armor Platoon Sgt. ======================= Records indicate Staff
Sgt, TANK commander. No parachute training, ranger training, SFC or Silver
Star noted on military records. Served 81-95. Claims Master from U of
Alabama (University has no record) PhD from Columbia (Columbia U has no
record, Columbia Business School has no record.) Claims he wrote the
software for Mars Sojourner Rover mission (project head has never heard of
him) claims private pilots license (FAA says no cert), claims played
football at Northwestern (NU provided rosters do NOT list).
Awards DO
include Bronze Star, Army Commendation w/V, Army Valorous Unit, National
Defense, SW Asia Service Medal, Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal,
Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. |
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| BIEHN, MICHAEL ROY | 08/2007
07/2008 |
Long Beach WA | http://web.archive.org/web/19990827215025/www.supertug.com/guest/guestbook.html
Bill & Marc, Love your site !!! It was weel put together and shows
the tug and your accomplishments. See ya on the ramp, Mike ============================================================== Claims USAF retired officer, Purple Heart, Member of Blue Angels ----- Michael is STILL doing air shows with the Thunderbirds, and the Blue Angels...as assistant air boss and air boss in some cases. The last incident at March AFB could have been disastrous...he released air space to the TBirds too soon while the performers were still in the air , and also claimed that he was crew chief on TBird 7 in 1970...and on and on... MORE of the tale should this link fail to work: http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=80&SubSectionID=880&ArticleID=37880&TM=34315.21 |
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| BILLEAUD, CHRISTOPHER | 03/2008 | ms |
Sunherald.com
Posted on Wed, Mar. 26, 2008 Purple Heart faked, VA saysBy MEGHA SATYANARAYANAmegha@sunherald.com -- A disabled Biloxi Air Force veteran was one of two men arrested Tuesday on charges of lying about receiving military medals, including the Purple Heart. The Department of Veterans Affairs filed criminal complaints against Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown. Both men were released on unsecured bonds of $25,000 and $5,000, respectively. Both face a year in prison and $100,000 fines for each violation. Billeaud is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and the Gulf Coast chapter president of the National Defense Transportation Association. He is accused of altering his discharge papers to indicate he received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star and using the papers to get a Purple Heart license plate, which is free of charge for life and does not expire. He is also accused of falsifying his rank, claiming to be a retired chief master sergeant rather than a master sergeant. Billeaud has been advised not to speak about the case, but his wife, Kathleen, said the charges aren't true, and the whole thing is a big misunderstanding. She said he dived into a foxhole during an attack and sandbags fell on him, breaking his neck. He is 100 percent disabled, according to the VA, and is unable to work. She said the Air Force did not grant her husband the Purple Heart. The VA gave it to him. "This has been a nightmare," she said. "We have the paperwork to prove the VA awarded him the Purple Heart. The VA notified him, not the other way around." Lebo was arrested for allegedly altering documents to indicate he received the "Silver Star, Purple Heart for wounds received for action, Airborne Medal and Sharpshooter," during his service in the Army. He used the documents to obtain license plates for eight different cars. Lebo was discharged as a Private E-1 in 1969. Billeaud's attorney, John Weber, assistant federal public defender, said charges of falsifying military awards are not common. The burden is now on the federal government to prove its case. The affidavit for Billeaud's case said he told Air Force investigators he did not have a Purple Heart or Bronze Star. He also told investigators he did not know how the Harrison County Tax Collector's Office got copies of his discharge papers, because he never sent them in prior to getting the Purple Heart license plate. Kathleen Billeaud said the VA sent the papers on his behalf, indicating he was honored with the awards. She said the family has been getting help from U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor to clear an Air Force mix-up that denied him the award for "seeking shelter." She said upon returning home, her husband didn't push for the Purple Heart, she did, because she knows her husband served the country proudly. "I was on the phone the night of the attack. I heard the SCUD attack, I heard the air raid sirens... and I heard the phone go dead," she said. =========================================== Sunherald.com 2 men arrested for falsely claiming to have Purple Heart medalsThe Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. -- Two men have been arrested for falsely claiming to have been awarded Purple Heart medals for injuries in combat, U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton said. Lampton said in a news release that Christopher Billeaud, 52, of Biloxi and John Wayne Lebo, 57, of Tylertown were both arrested Monday. The two are charged with using falsified records to obtain Purple Heart license plates for their vehicles. Purple Heart tags are provided free of charge to military veterans who earned the medal. Billeaud was released on a $25,000 bond after appearing Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Roper in Gulfport, Lampton said. Lebo posted a $5,000 bond after a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker in Hattiesburg. Lebo's attorney, John Weber III, was unavailable for comment. Kathleen Billeaud, the wife of Christopher Billeaud, who served in the Air Force during the first Iraq war, said the government is mistaken. "My husband did not falsify anything. Sandbags collapsed on his neck during a scud (missile) attack, and his neck was broken," she said. "I have the documentation right in front of me to prove it." U.S. Air Force investigators went to the Billeaud home in April 2007 over allegations that he was claiming to be a chief master sergeant when he retired as a master sergeant, according to court papers. One of the officers noticed that a vehicle parked at Billeaud's home had a Purple Heart license plate. Court records say that Billeaud told the investigators he had not received a Purple Heart. Kathleen Billeaud said her husband has been recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the head of Keesler Air Force Base hospital as receiving a Purple Heart but not by the U.S. Air Force. She said the Air Fore recognizes his disability but said there was some discrepancy on how he was injured. "He's partially disabled," she said. "How can he have these injuries and they are not service related?" Billeaud denied providing the Harrison County tax collectors office his discharge letters and does not know how they received them, records show. Lebo served with the U.S. Army from 1967-69 as a firearm instructor. According to court papers, along with fraudulently claiming a Purple Heart, Lebo altered his discharge papers to show he had received a Silver Star, Airborne Medal and Sharpshooter. He first obtained a Purple Heart License plate in 1999. Lebo's alleged phony discharge papers were discovered after an investigator compared his original forms with the ones he used in Walthall County in order to obtain the Purple Heart license plate. "It's not just about earning the tag, but when you have a Purple Heart, you get priority treatment at V.A. medical centers," Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruth Morgan said. "When this happens, you cheat true veterans that need treatment for their wounds suffered in combat." Falsely claiming war medals is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $100,000. Information from: The Clarion-Ledger, http://www.clarionledger.com |
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| BIRDSONG JAMES RICHARD | 12/2008 | CA | He created a profile on the TWS website claiming a Sgt E-5 and 12 Awards/Ribbons, to include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Hear with 5th Marines. | ACTUAL RECORDS | ||||
| Bittick,
William Aaron
aka Archie Melvin Foskey |
08/2009 | MT | CLAIMS:
William Aaron Bittick has a felony conviction out of Macon, Georgia. Online records show a record for Aaron at Indian Springs, Nevada. (It could be the High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs... ) |
ACTUAL
RECORDS
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| Bittinger, Delbert | 10/2004 | . | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman...
Claims SEAL ( BEFORE they were called SEALS), deep sea diver and bomb disposal |
Actual: BITTINGER
DELBERT R NA E07 MM 0000 |
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| Bittner, Carl Anthony
Deceased |
06/2005 | . |
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| Bixler, Phillip | 06/2003 | . | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... Claims 5th SF, Major, 4 DSC, 5 Purple Hearts, 101st Airborne. Wears tan TAM (not U.S. MILITARY ISSUE beret) with flash on it! Oak leaf (rank) is not worn properly.
The "beret" which Bixler is pictured wearing
is in fact a British army "Tam O' shanter" also known as a
"Tos" it is the standard issue wear for enlisted & NCO
ranks in the Scottish Regiments of the Scottish Division of the
British Army, I used to wear one when I was in the Argyll &
Sutherland Highlanders. & The Glasgow & Strathclyde UOTC.
as such he has no right to wear the cap unless he served in one of the
proud Scottish regiments (Scots guards, Royal Scots, Royal Highland
Fusiliers, The Highland regiment, The Kings own Scottish Borders,
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, the Scots Greys or attached corps
troops & UOTC/Territorial Army regiments). This cant be
mistaken for the Civilian version which is called a Balmoral and is
manufactured in black or blue cloth, Officers & Senior NCOS also
use a privately purchased military version of the balmoral cap for
everyday use.
So the questions are
1.Why is he wearing a British Army standard issue
OR/Junior NCO cap instead of Officer/Senior NCO private purchased cap
2 Which regiment does he claim a connection to?
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