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| BLACKBURN, GARY RICHARD | 06/2009 | FL | Claims to have spent 10 years as an Army Ranger. | ACTUAL RECORDS | |||||||||||||||||
| Blackwood, Robert Lee | 03/2007 | NC |
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| Blades, Christabal C. | 10/2006 05/2007 |
Brown Mills, New Jersey | Blades is known to have
posed as a SFC with Senior wings, Drill Sergeant patch, 101st
ABN combat patch, Ranger tab, Scuba badge, CIB, foreign jump wings on
his BDU uniform as a member of the 404th Civil Affairs
Battalion in 1994. At the last minute he was tasked with running BRM at
a range (Due to his apparent qualifications) about five minutes into his
class even the Pvt’s were scratching their heads. NCO's and Officers
determined that he was a phony who could not answer questions
about his qualifications. The Commander declined to pursue him and
allowed him to transfer out of the unit. He then showed up in the 78th Div at Dix and was reduced from a SFC to a PVT Feb 2001, after assaulting a CPT and a SSG while attempting to steal his MRPJ (201 file) after being questioned about multiple questionable entries for training, Badges and Medals. In March of 2002 he showed up at the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion looking AGAIN for a position in the unit. In June of 2002, the 1079th GSU 1SG’s office interviewed Mr. Blades who was now a MSG with Master wings (with a combat jump now), Ranger TAB, SF tab, Free fall wings, Drill Sergeant patch, Air Assault wings, CIB, Scuba, 2nd Ranger BN combat patch. After a few questions he asked to use the latrine, He climbed out the window and took off running. Before we could catch him, he was in his car and took off. About 6 months later he apparently re-enlisted into the National Guard 1/114th Mech Inf in NJ (all of his units seemed to be in NJ near Ft Dix, NJ.) He was wearing the rank of an SFC and told the unit his MPRJ 201 file was lost when he mobilized for Iraq earlier. They kept him until his one year enlistment ran out two months later. He failed to show up for his drills after receiving a call to bring in documents showing his awards. Recently some Soldiers from Southern PA reported contact. He has been seen with ID cards for MAJ, LTC and was seen in dress blues with the rank of BG. " If this individual somehow gets deployed with our Soldiers then someone will be killed or hurt badly depending on this phony, its bad enough that he may have already retired with all those phony documents or will retire soon. He seems to have stolen awards and documents from others to back up his claims but after a good look, they fail to support his claims. I hope that someone out there can do what the Army and CID failed to do. Thanks." In
his attempt to take credit for others achievements, he lost track of
what countries he was in and what awards he received if any. The FBI as
well as the Dept of Homeland security are now interested. He is becoming
famous not to mention the folks around Mr. Blades has been doing
his best to stay out of jail at |
Last legal rank held (E-1/PV1). Investigation documents conclude with quote ... Nobody
seems to have the power to remove him permanently from the service
and his forgeries of 201 documents have been found out in the CID report.
He appears to have mental health issues and should be considered an
unstable individual who should never be given a weapon or taken to a live
firing range.
Posted on NCOteam.org as well so that other ARNG and USAR units are on the lookout for him attempting to join their units. |
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| Blake, David | 06/2006 | NY | By
John
Hoellwarth (Marine/Air Force) Times staff writer There was something odd about the way 1st Sgt. David Blake ditty-bopped through the pedestrian traffic of New York City’s Times Square in his dress blues. Reserve Gunnery Sgt. Alex Kitsakos, a New York City cop drilling at the Corps’ public affairs office in Manhattan over Memorial Day weekend, said he “noticed someone, not a Marine, but someone in a Marine uniform walking with no character, no bearing.” Kitsakos called out to the first sergeant, who he saw only from the back through the pedestrian traffic. Blake stopped and turned to face the gunny, who said he knew right then that Blake was a poser. He was sporting six hash marks on each sleeve and three or four days’ growth on his face, Kitsakos said. On his uniform, he wore gold jump wings, the Navy Cross, Silver Star, three Purple Hearts and a single Combat Action Ribbon atop his 27-award stack. Things already weren’t adding up. But when Blake addressed the gunny as “sir,” the faker sealed his fate. Kitsakos said Blake initially tried to say he was assigned to one of the Navy ships in town for Fleet Week. When asked what ship, Blake hesitated. “I looked him in the eye and said, ‘You’re not a Marine,’” Kitsakos said. “I was livid.” Kitsakos pulled Blake off the street into an Internet café and gave him a tongue lashing that ended when Blake surrendered his cover, dress blue coat and driver’s license. When Blake tried to explain that he runs a youth organization whose members wear the uniforms, Kitsakos told him he could pick up his ID at the Marine Corps’ office after Fleet Week if he brought all the youths — and their uniforms — with him. The irate gunny sent Blake back out onto the street wearing dress blue pants and a T-shirt. “You know how many people have died for this uniform?” Kitsakos asked. “If I find anyone else in this uniform as an impostor, they can expect to be walking around New York in their underwear.” When contacted by Marine Corps Times, Blake said he didn’t want to talk about the incident. Kitsakos called the FBI. Then he hung Blake’s coat — the trophy of his fresh kill — in the Marine public affairs office. Between the public’s increased wartime reverence for valor and the ease of ordering proof of combat heroism over the Internet, FBI Special Agent Tom Cottone, who has been busting phonies since 1995, said fakers now are “coming out of the woodwork.” The FBI has 20 cases pending against military fakers. This year alone, the bureau has launched a dozen investigations, which, if the pace keeps up, would double last year’s caseload. And a lot of them seem to be Marines. Since January, at least eight cases of Marines embellishing their rank and awards or civilians impersonating Marines have been busted by newspapers, Marines or other freelance fraud-finders. Those who observe the practice suggest there are likely hundreds more. |
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| Blanchard, Joe A. | 06/2003 | . | CLAIMS OF VIETNAM
HELICOPTER PILOT Claims 2nd Lt. Army Ranger, Cobra pilot, CIA, sniper. |
Records indicate Construction Machine Operator, Heavy Truck Driver. Spec 4, served Sept 63 to Sept 66. ONLY awards National Defense and Sharpshooter.... | |||||||||||||||||
| Blevins, John Lewis Sr. | 03/2004 | Weston WV |
QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!Weston Democrat newspaper.
http://www.westondemocrat.com/Obituaries/index.htm
Phone no. 304-269-1600, Weston, WV
OBITUARIES:
John Lewis Blevins, Sr. |
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| BOLK, DUANE | 08/2009 | . |
CLAIMS MEDAL OF HONOR. HAS FALSIFIED DD214.
a) "FORT (DEVONS)
DEVENS, MA"
b) " (VIETNEM)
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL"
c) " (RECOUPRATIVE
LEAVE) RECUPERATIVE LEAVE"
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| Borders, H.J. | . | . | Claims WWII POW. Claims 11th Airborne, held 41, 42 in Luzon. AL Post 34 Adjutant, Willows, CA 05/2001 and MAY 2003 (National American Legion Internal Affairs stands by their man.) "After the ceremony I walked up to Mr. borders and stated to him that he is a phony, that I would meet him face to face in the American Legion Hall and challenge him to prove that he was a POW. He stated to me in a loud voice that he don't have to prove nothing and that his military records are sealed!" | . | |||||||||||||||||
| BOREHAM.
FARON TAKAO aka Dr Boreham |
01/2009 | Columbia, TN | http://www.willowbend.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1319
Faron Boreham is an ex Navy SEAL and a long time friend. He was my boss in two different schools. He is also a godly man and loves the Lord. He is having a difficult time right now and the evil one is attacking him on several fronts. He needs serious prayers....
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01/13/2009 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 FARON TAKAO BOREHAM has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL
training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT
“Frogman”. 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. If you have an opportunity to speak with the man at some
point in the future, I might suggest that you to ask Mr. BOREHAM
these questions: (1) Since
there is no listing in the SEAL Database for the name you are currently
using, WHAT NAME DID YOU USE
during SEAL training? (2) 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) (3) Where
did his training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several
locations over the years; different portions in different places) (4) When
did he graduate from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training?
(i.e. a specific graduation DATE) There
are many other questions which could be asked to further establish the
level of veracity or untruth regarding his claims, such as asking for
the names of other members of his graduating class, but those basic
questions are absolutes. The answers
to those questions are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL will
gladly provide that substantiating information upon request, although
you will be very likely be told that the information is either
classified or sensitive and cannot be provided. I might
suggest that you also ask Mr. BOREHAM
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. BOREHAM.
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 estimate that
I’ve made the same offer to more than 5,000 SEAL imposters in the last
eight years, and none of them ever turned out to be a valid SEAL. If Mr.
BOREHAM 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. No
one gets to the SEAL Teams without first completing BUD/S Training.
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. 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, Steve
Robinson RM2(SEAL) |
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| Bowen, Frederick O. | 04/2007 | AZ, WA |
http://www.legacy.com/nwclassifieds/deathnotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=86496626
..... He joined the Army in 1969 and received his basic training at Fort Lewis followed by his Advanced Special Forces training at Ft. Benning, Ga. He then shipped to Vietnam where he served with honor and distinction. He received the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars, including a Bronze Star with V Devise for exceptionally valorous action. He returned from fighting for his country in Vietnam, a war he did not create, to no celebration, no victory parade. ..... ... During basic training at Fort Lewis, he got his GED and was selected to go to Fort Benning, Ga., for Special Forces training. After successfully completing that course, he shipped out to Vietnam. During the war, Mr. Bowen took part in more than two dozen battlefield engagements and was injured by shrapnel. He saw close friends die, including one killed by "friendly fire." "He was pretty young to experience the things he had to see," said his father, a retired vice president of human resources at Boeing's commercial airplane group. "He went through some tough times. He was confused." Mr. Bowen told Lombardi that in the years after the war he wandered a lot. He hitchhiked around the United States and camped in woods, sometimes for months at a time. In Florida, he used his parachuting skills to learn advanced skydiving skills. That helped him eventually get his life together. He became a skilled rigger of parachutes and started a parachute-supply store in Eloy, Ariz. In the early 1990s, he talked his dad into doing a parachute jump, tied in tandem with another instructor. He filmed his father as they dropped to earth together. But in the mid-'90s, after seven friends died in skydiving accidents within a year, Mr. Bowen sold the business. He took a job tending a store. But that went badly when he was forced to shoot an armed robber, an incident that triggered anew his post-traumatic stress disorder, .... |
Vietnam Vet, served 1969-1972. MOS 11B1Y despite Parachute and Airborne Tab. NO SF units. Awarded Purple Heart, ARCOM, Air Medal, Bronze Star w/V, Bronze Star, CIB, VSM, VCM. E3 at discharge. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bowen, Ricky | 03/2000 | . |
Rickey is passing himself off as a ranch/farm hand/manager. His resume
included the time in the Navy, then using the GI Bill, getting a double ag
degree from the Univ. of Georgia. (They of course have no record of
him they can find either.) After completing his education he states he
managed a ranch/farm in Texas for eleven years only to have the owner
die and the son, who was a Lt. Cmdr. in the Navy sold the place but
gave him a letter of recommendation. Rickey claims to be quite
well off, mostly from being the only surviving member (how
convenient!) of his family, his Dad having been a Navy Rear Admiral.
(Not only that he claims to be the great grandson of Geronimo.) He is
married, and has three kids (the boys all named after SEAL
buddies.) He had a bit of a punctuality problem. He stated that his
team was notorious for tardiness and delighted in keeping the submarines |
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| Boyce, Robert Earl | 12/2005 | IL | Claims Vietnam Combat, numerous awards on falsified DD214. | ACTUAL
RECORDS and suspect DD214
May be receiving VA care. LESS THAN 30 days military service. |
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| Boyce, Samuel - aka Needham Jr., William Lei |
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| Boyd, Charles Russell | . | . | Claiming SEAL | NO records found | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradford, Timothy
Warren
aka GENIVICIA, TIMOTHY ANTHONY |
2000 2001 2003 2007 2009 06/2009 08/2009 again 08/2009 |
MD/DC area
VA 2009 - Tim is telling people that he lives in the metro 10/15/2009 11 a.m. |
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/for/2008/02/14-33/Unserved-Warrants.html?ne=1
Public Record
Unserved Warrants
Published 02/14/08
Genivicia, Timothy, 03/21/64. ====================================================================== http://swaterman.com/bradford.html At least seven women whom Bradford has defrauded are
known. And he usually took money from them, too.
2001 - He has convinced his boss that he was telling the truth,
that he worked for the NSA for two years, and that the cyberseals.org
listing has revealed his whereabouts and put him in great physical
harm.
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....Bailey has been busy lately
tracking down details of a Baltimore case, involving 37-year-old
construction worker Timothy Warren Bradford, who he says claims to have
won several medals and to have been wounded in several wars while
fighting as a SEAL. He has also said he is a Naval Intelligence
operative, and a graduate of the U.S, But they've helped gain favors and
affection from a string of women, Bailey says. "He is truly a
predator," Bailey says. "He beds these women, he takes their
money. He gives them all kinds of problems." The Sun spoke to nine people, including
several former girlfriends, who've listened to According to the military records section
of the -------------------------------------
The Baltimore Sun article from 2001 (above) that
will give you an idea what the guy did in the Baltimore area.
Since then, he has dropped the SEAL claims and has been everything
from a Naval Intelligence Officer to a CIA operative to an Army Ranger
captain/helicopter pilot/Green Beret to a neurosurgeon.
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06/2009 Timothy Bradford aka Tim Genivicia. He now
claims he was in the Army 19 years Special Ops. He claims he has
a
medical discharge.
08/2009 - Tim
Bradford a.k.a Tim Genivicia represented himself on several occasions
as a former member of the United States Army Special Forces and he
specifically stated “Green Beret”. He went to state that he was
seriously wounded during combat operations in |
08/2009 - He was
recently terminated from Fascan a 10/15/2009 -
He HAS BEEN TERMINATED by Material Handling Systems in Dania,
FL.. He WAS Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Tim claims that he has an identical twin brother that is six minutes younger than him and that all the bad things were done by him. ==================================
October
2009
Subject: RE:
Timothy Bradford AKA Tim Genivicia
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| Bradford, William C | 12/2005 | IN |
December 4, 2005
Ruth Holladay
Truth comes out about professor's background
William C. Bradford has resigned as an associate professor at Indiana
University School of Law-Indianapolis, effective Jan. 1.
He was featured in this space June 26, when he claimed that a faculty
committee had voted against him for tenure.
Bradford, 39, maintained that two left-leaning professors were leading
the charge for political reasons. They disliked him because he was an
Army veteran who supported the war, he said.
One of Bradford's allies, Professor Henry C. Karlson, pointed out that
Bradford was the real deal -- awarded the Silver Star and a major in
the Special Forces. Bradford said he was in the infantry and military
intelligence. He fought in Desert Storm and Bosnia, he said.
On the law school's Web site and its Viewbook, Bradford was profiled
as being in the Army infantry from 1990 to 2001. He wore a Silver Star
lapel pin around campus. He had a major's gold-leaf insignia plate on
his vehicle.
After my column ran portraying Bradford as a victim of a politically
correct agenda, I was contacted by retired Army Lt. Col. Keith R.
Donnelly, a recent law school graduate, West Point graduate and Gulf
War veteran.
Donnelly had long been suspicious of Bradford's background, he said.
What really piqued his attention was the Silver Star claim -- "it
is a pretty high award for valor, and not many were awarded in Desert
Storm."
Independently, Donnelly and I requested Bradford's service record from
the Army. It showed he was in the Army Reserve from Sept. 30, 1995, to
Oct 23, 2001. He was discharged as a second lieutenant. He had no
active duty. He was in military intelligence, not infantry. He
received no awards.
Meanwhile, Bradford promoted himself. He blogged on the law school's
student Web site. He did radio interviews. He went national on
"The O'Reilly Factor." David Horowitz, a champion for
conservatives, took up his cause.
When I asked Bradford in late summer about the discrepancy between his
record and his claims, he responded with a story that he said could
not be made public.
In September, Bradford admitted on the law school blog that he had
been assuming names and posting comments in support of himself.
Then The Chronicle for Higher Education, in a long article, reported
that Bradford said he received no military decorations. He maintained
that he was a major, however.
Meanwhile, law school bloggers hammered away at Bradford's
credibility. Bradford, formerly a vigorous participant, shut up.
His resignation came as no surprise.
I asked him Wednesday what he would do. He said he had a deal in the
works and could discuss it after Dec. 15.
"This is all very sad," said Karlson, who considers himself
Bradford's friend. Karlson believes the votes against Bradford had
nothing to do with his record. Everyone believed he was a decorated
vet.
He also confirmed what others in academia have told me: Universities
don't check every detail in resumes. "I don't think that anyone
comes off looking very good in this," he said.
That includes me.
Ruth Holladay's column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. You can
reach her at (317) 444-6405 or via e-mail at
ruth.holladay@indystar.com
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http://ruthholladay.com/index.php?blog=1&title=bill_bradford_surfaces&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Post details: Bill Bradford surfaces02/06/07
05:38:52 pm, Categories: Posts,
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Bill Bradford surfacesWilliam Bradford "disappeared" for a while after he resigned as an associate prof from the IUPUI Law School in December, 2006, in the wake of being exposed as a faux Army hero. Bradford claimed, among other honors, that he was a Silver Star recipient and a combat war veteran in the Special Forces. That persona bolstered his position that he was a victim of P.C. leftie profs at the law school -- he maintained that a cadre of feminist enemies were out to deny him tenure because of his support for the war on terror and his Apache Indian heritage. He was, he maintained, the "wrong kind of Indian" in a world of Apache Ward Churchill peaceniks. Such a bunch of bullshit, but many of us at the local and national levels bought into it; after all, the guy wore a Silver Star pin around campus and drove an SUV with a vanity plate promoting his alleged military status. He had defenders in high places, including some prominent faculty members and many students. I was as taken in as others were, and wrote a column for the Star in June of 2006 defending him -- until attorney and IUPUI law school grad, retired Army Lt. Col. Keith Donnelly, contacted me with his own set of doubts about Bradford. A check of Army records revealed that Bradford was as full of fakery as a claim that the Bears have better stuff than the Colts. So Bradford, exposed in print by multiple sources, took off. Last time I checked in with him, a year or so ago, he told me he was headed to Las Vegas for a "very exciting" new opportunity. Donnelly is as much bulldog as he is Army veteran. He emailed me a couple weeks ago with a link to Bradford's new career -- seems the hospitality and gaming industry have called, and Bradford has answered. Here's the story from the University of Florida's Warrington School of Bizness: http://www.cba.ufl.edu/docs/deansreport.pdf Scroll down to Page 17 or Bradford's grinning face, whichever comes first. Actually, this is one move that makes sense for Bradford. He should be right at home. comments: ruth@ruthholladay.com |
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| Bragg, Terry L. | 12/2006
08/2009 |
Ohio |
Bragg heads local American Legion Post 24 honor guard for funerals and
is in charge of folding and presenting the flag to the family of
deceased veterans.
One of Bragg's jobs is to decide who DOES and DOES NOT receive a military honors funeral. Full military honors HAVE reportedly been given for the death of a man with only 2 years ROTC - with NO military time. Decision based on "friendship" and not eligibility!? He claims he served in Vietnam. 2009 - Once again claiming Vietnam Veteran to benefit from Recognition by the city at their annual veterans event. |
Served August 12 1955 until August 12 1961 in
the USMC Reserve. Discharged as Private First Class. NPRC notes "No
Active Duty other than for training purposes."
The record clarifies Bragg's 6 year term of service in the USMCR but ONLY the final 6 months of the enlistment (2/28/61 - 8/12/61) fall during American Legion eligibility requirements and the document states NO ACTIVE DUTY OTHER THAN FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.." Unless Bragg can show PROOF of any other ACDUTRA on or after 02/28/61 - he is INELIGIBLE for membership in the American Legion! He IS Eligible for SONS of the LEGION. |
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| BRAIN,
Joseph Arthur Hugh |
10/2009 | Australia | The story from 2005 | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Bramlett,
Michael C
aka Michael Ross |
06/2005 07/2005 11/2005 12/2005 01/2006 12/2006 |
Springfield, MO Ozark, MO |
Claimed Marine Corps Captain, wounded in IED attack in Iraqi/Afganistan.
Wore Dress Blues, Navy Cross to funeral - reported to FBI.
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| Brandstadter, William Sr. | . | Medford, NY | CLAIMING NAVY CROSS Claims USMC 2nd Batt 4th Recon, Silver Star, Navy Cross, retired police officer |
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| Breshears,
Jr, Lt Robert C.
AKA BREASHEAR, ROBERT C AKA BRESHEARS, R.C. AKA JRAVEN
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| Braveo, James Manule | . | ID | CLAIMING SON TAY RAID
PARTICIPATION Raider and POW |
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| Breeden, Larry O. | 2nd report 07/2001 | WA | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman... (thousands more listed at http://www.authentiseals.org ) Claims Navy Underwater Teams in Korea, rank CPO (E-7). Also claims WWII Carlson's U.S. Marine Raiders. |
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| Bren, Todd | . | . | Claiming SPECIAL FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... | . | |||||||||||||||||
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| Breznick, Frank Jr. | 05/2005 | UT |
http://www.sunad.com/index.php?tier=1&page=obits&pub=2002-06-11Frank Breznick, Jr.SALT LAKE CITY- Frank Breznick Jr. died June 7, 2002 at his home after a long illness. Born Aug 18, 1922 in Cameron, Colo., to Frank and Marv Erman Breznick. Frank grew up in Carbon County, living first in Kenilworth and then in Helper, where his father built their family home. Frank graduated from Carbon High School. Following graduation, Frank worked in the coal mines for a couple of years before joining the U.S. Army in 1942 upon the advent of World War II. He served in the Quartermaster Corps and was stationed in the South Pacific, primarily in New Guinea and the Southern Philippines. Frank was awarded the Bronze Star, Medal of Honor, Asiatic Service Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal. After returning from the war, Frank married Anna Smolich Dec. 9, 1947 and further pursued his education in electrical engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Wisconsin........ |
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| BRIGGS, GARY M | 03/2009 04/2009 08/2009 |
Rosamond,
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Lima, OH |
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| Brinkley, Dannion | STILL AT IT | . | EXPOSED
in Stolen Valor. . His friends answer email,
claiming he does not need to be defended. "His work speaks
for itself." 07/2002 Claims assassin in Cambodia and Laos, top-secret missions, Burkett states truck driver in USMC, never left the states. He claims records are classified. "Near death experiences" prompted two books. Manages a "CIA prayer list". Stolen Valor, page385-387. |
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| Brodrick, Troy G | 02/2008 | OK | Fri June 29, 2007
Military records cast doubt on man's story
Troy G. Brodrick has lived the last 62 years as a colonel.
His tales of a battlefield commission from Gen. George S. Patton are
commonplace around parts of the Oklahoma City metro area where he's
made appearances at schools, telling children of his days in World
War II where he earned three Purple Hearts.
Brodrick is quick to correct those who call him Mr. Brodrick.
"It's Col. B,” he will say.
But Brodrick's memories as "Col. B,” don't exist to anyone
but himself. Brodrick, whose tales of becoming a colonel by 21,
flying for President Eisenhower, and retiring after more than 30
years of service were published in The Oklahoman's May 4
Business Section, but they were just that — tales.
According to Brodrick's military records, obtained from the
National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Brodrick was
discharged in 1949 as a private first class — the U.S. Army's
third lowest enlisted rank. Records show that Brodrick served in
both the Army and Air Force. His dates of service were from Aug.
19, 1943, to Nov. 3, 1945. Brodrick returned to the service in
July 1947 and was discharged in February 1949, serving almost
four years total — 36 years shy from the 40 he claims.
The Midwest City man is sticking to his story, which includes
receiving three Purple Hearts that he keeps laying on a desk
inside his home-turned-WWII-shrine.
The only decorations and awards listed on Brodrick's records
were a WWII Victory Medal, a Combat Infantryman Badge, a
Service Lapel Button and a Bronze Star Medal awarded for
meritorious achievement.
Brodrick said documents listing his Purple Hearts and his
service to Eisenhower are "secured.” The Dwight D.
Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kan., was not able to find
any record of Brodrick being a pilot for Ike. Brodrick
said he didn't expect them to.
"That was military secret,” he said. "We
couldn't publicize it. My records are secured and I do
not answer anything.”
Brodrick may not be answering questions, but many
people are asking them — and have been for years.
It's been almost five years since Edmond Sun
reporter John Williams did a feature on Brodrick.
"He was a nice fella,” Williams said.
"I went over to his house, saw all the
pictures.”
Like the story that appeared in The
Oklahoman, Williams' article spurred
questions from readers and military officials
who believed Brodrick's story was not 100
percent truthful. Williams said he received
calls from officials at Tinker Air Force Base,
but eventually the inquiries quit coming and the
story seemed forgotten. But the man behind the
story is anything but forgotten.
Baillie Dunlap at the Eastern Oklahoma County
Regional History Center said the center
removed a 26-page 2004 interview featuring
Brodrick telling of his time in the service.
"We have decided to pull it until we
can verify it,” Dunlap said. He said he
has received calls from people who believed
the transcript was false.
Dunlap said he doesn't know if Brodrick's
story is true or false.
"Everything I personally know about
Brodrick is all just hear-say,” he
said. "I don't know either way.”
Jim Putnam, a retired Air Force
colonel and former Inspector General
at Tinker Air Force Base, said
Brodrick's name and stories are not
unfamiliar to him.
"He popped up when I was
Inspector General about eight years
ago,” Putnam said. "He's been
warned informally at the ‘Do not
do this again' level but I do not
think he's been pulled into the U.S.
Attorney's office and been told
‘Hey, let's talk felonies,'”
Putnam said. "I think that's
what needs to happen this time.”
The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 makes
the unauthorized wearing,
manufacturing or selling of
military decorations and medals a
federal offense, punishable by
prison time, said FBI Special
Agent Mike Sanborn in New York.
Sanborn, who has been
investigating valor fraud for
more than a decade, said it's
not unusual to discover a person
whose military claims are
anything but the truth.
"It's more common than
you would think,” Sanborn
said. "I've been doing
this for 12 years and I've
probably come across 700 of
these guys.” Sanborn said he
gets about 15 tips a week
concerning a possible stolen
valor case.
Sanborn said fraudulent war
heroes range from people
from WWII to the Korean War.
He said while most of the
perpetrators are former
soldiers who want to make
their service record look
more impressive, some are
people who never served in
the military.
The FBI investigates such
cases while the U.S.
Attorney prosecutes,
Sanborn said. He said more
often than not, FBI
officials talk to the
accused and explain the
consequences of violating
the Stolen Valor Act.
"Does it do any
good to throw an
82-year-old man in jail?
We want them to stop
doing this. Our goal is
to preserve the Medal of
Honor and other
medals,” he said.
Bob Troester,
spokesman for the U.S.
Attorney's Office for
the Western District
of Oklahoma, said the
office looks at all
cases individually
before deciding
whether to prosecute.
"We review all
the facts and
evidence that is
presented by the law
enforcement,”
Troester said.
U.S. Attorney John
C. Richter said
though age is one
of the factors
examined when
determining
whether to
prosecute, it
doesn't make or
break a decision.
"No one
gets a pass,”
he said.
"On
occasion we have
to decide to
prosecute
someone who is
elderly.”
Sanborn said
valor
violators
often are
caught in
their lie by
members of the
military who,
unlike
civilian, can
easily notice
when a uniform
is not in the
correct order
or when
something
doesn't make
sense in their
story.
"Once
they start
talking,
their story
seems to
unravel,”
he said.
That's how
Walter
Kline
became
suspicious
of
Brodrick.
Kline is a
retired
lieutenant
colonel
who met
Brodrick
at a
restaurant
in 2000.
The
Bethany
resident
said he
was drawn
to
Brodrick's
license
plate that
recognized
him as a
D-Day
survivor.
"We
were
just two
old
vets,”
said
Kline,
78.
Kline
said he
and
Brodrick
were
friends
for
about
six
months
before
Kline
started
noticing
inconsistencies
in
Brodrick's
military
stories.
"Pretty
soon
his
story
just
started
falling
apart,”
Kline
said.
"One
time I
asked
Brodrick,
‘Where
did
you
learn
to
fly?'
He
said
at
Tinker,
but
Tinker
was
never
a
flight
school.”
The
desire
to
put
a
stop
to
Brodrick's
tales
always
hung
over
Kline,
who
even
contacted
Williams
after
he
read
the
story
on
his
former
friend
in
the
Edmond
paper.
Kline
said
as
time
went
by,
the
stories
Brodrick
told,
such
as
flying
Air
Force
One,
seemed
to
get
bigger.
"When
I
was
running
around
with
him,
he
never
mentioned
a
thing
to
me
about
flying
President
Eisenhower,”
Kline
said.
"There
is
a
certain
amount
of
respect
a
vet
gets,”
Rominger
said.
"I
think
that
sometimes
someone
is
lonely
and
perhaps
that
they
think
they
didn't
get
the
respect
they
deserve.”
But
that
type
of
thinking
hurts
the
true
heroes
who
served
with
honor,
Rominger
said.
"There
are
people
out
there
who
have
achieved
what
others
claim,”
he
said.
|
The area has a "Wall of Honor" where Veterans are encouraged to post a short biography of there service and a photo. Brodrick has three photos posted. One shows him in full Air Force officer dress uniform complete with full col. rank insignia. Also present is the U.S. Army CIB. The next one (in full dress uniform) is taken with a Oklahoma National Guard Major General at the 45th Infantry Museum during a Veteran's Day ceremony. | |||||||||||||||||
| Brooks, Donald Lee | 07/2004 | Kennedy, TX |
Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... Claims to have served in the Korean War as
a Navy SEAL. Claims E-6 grade status, a dive helmet, a Silver Star,
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Korean Service Medal, as well a SEAL Trident
and a black powder type pistol. |
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| Brooks,
Joy Noelle aka Joy Noelle Horan |
09/2008 12/2008 |
CA |
At the Reno Air Races in Reno Nevada, met a young lady who stated she was
wounded in Iraq during a ambush; She states she was shot just below
the left Knee. Several others were KIA and wounded as well.
She stated the V.A. will not do anything for her because she is a woman. ?
1. No official Purple Heart awarded
2. No PTSD rating because she is a woman
3. several other issues I've already forgotten;
States she was wounded Feb 22, 2002 ( Night Styker 101 Airborne}
She first stated she was 10 % then later in the conversation she
stated she was 40% so things were not adding up.
She stated how she was wounded in an ambush, how others were wounded,
showed us the "scars on her left leg just below the knee", She
bashed the V.A. for not helping her because she was a woman. |
ACTUAL RECORDS | |||||||||||||||||
| Brooks, NicHolas Miles | 08/2007
03/2008 03/2009 |
Farmington, MO | Claims NAVY SEAL
March,21 2009 St Louis Mo. The Military order of Purple Heart Fallen Heroes Ceremony -- Nicholas Brooks showed up in uniform with Seal pin on.
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Actual records | |||||||||||||||||
| BROOKS, ROBERT ALLEN | 03/2009 | KY | CLAIMS retired
Marines Special Forces Black Op. He used to state that the FEDS would
come by the house in black cars/SUV's, that our phone lines were tapped and
that our house was bugged because he, Robert, had been in the marines and
Black Ops and the FEDS may need him for a mission. He claimed to have been in the Marines before and after the Vietnam War, searching for POW's and MIA's and bringing them home. He also claimed to have been a part of a human slavery ring a few years back that was run by an officer over him in the Marines that was stationed overseas near Vietnam. He had several folders of women, but most of them were under 18 and nearer the ages of 12 to17. He claimed there was no military records on him that they'd been erased by the FEDS, and that he'd had to have reconstructive surgery and dental work because the enemy knew him. He has a yahoo( midnightDemon or BlackStar Knight) and myspace page (Same as Yahoo page names) and lives in Harrison County Ky. |
ACTUAL RECORDS | |||||||||||||||||
| Brooks, Steven A. aka Steve A Brooks aka Chesnut, Michael J. |
. | Davenport, Bettendorf, IA | Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Brown, Clint | . | Sweetwater, TX | . | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Brown, Mike Anderson | 05/2006 | . |
Please
put this to any list you are on or to your email list. This person
needs to be stopped
Diane
recieved an email from Mike Anderson Brown leomicha
...@yahoo.co.uk, saying that he
has a cousin that knew her dad. All he wanted was $2000 for
the info. I have turned him in to the
proper authorities.
When I asked specific questions, many with misinformation, he was unable to give me the correct info for days. Even after he gave me what he thought was the right info. Example the other 7 men with Diane's dad (only 3). the Chinook that flew them to the incountry R&R center in I Corp. He said it was a USMC Heavy Helicopter Company (they flew on a Huey to Vung Tau). Please becareful if he contacts you. The followinig is from the Vietnam Helicopter Assoc about this person.
Date:
Tue, 29 May 2007 10:27:07 -0400
From:
Gary Roush
Subject: [Vhfcn-l] Information scam Flights,
There
is a guy with a
"Attn John P. Joyner, my cousin has information about Lawson,he knew Kent Lawson and was also a helicopter pilot during that time in vietnam.I will introduce u to him for detail about this,i will give u my cousin's contact.But what will i get as compensation for offering this help? Mike Anderson Brown leomicha ...@yahoo.co.uk" These are most often sent to next of kin which are really repulsive to me. I think it is time we bombard Mr. Brown with a bunch of leomicha ...@yahoo.co.uk
Gary
Roush
242 ASHC Muleskinners |
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| BROWN, MICHAEL DANIEL | 05/2009 | Rockwall, TX |
http://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com:80/homepage/local_story_149183613.html?keyword=leadpicturestory ....
" Michael Brown and Russ Laflamme, each of Rockwall, each
served in Navy SEALS in Viet Nam, Brown nine years, and Laflamme 13. =======================================
JULY 10, 2009
POW group calls claims of elite Navy service untrue Comments made in Herald-Banner interview scrutinized by former military servicemen Leslie GibsonRockwall County Herald-Banner A veterans group contacting the Herald-Banner says that not
everyone at a ceremony on Memorial Day at Rest Haven Funeral Home in
Rockwall was who they claimed to be. |
The
SEAL Database contains 66 men with the last name BROWN.
Only ONE (1) has the first name MICHAEL and that one man graduated from
training in May 1988 – obviously not a Vietnam era veteran. Only ONE
(1) has the middle name MICHAEL
and that man graduated from training in February 2000 – also obviously
not a Vietnam era veteran. The SEAL Database does NOT contain any listings for anyone with the last name LAFLAMME or anything even remotely similar in spelling or pronunciation. In fact there are only two entries in the entirety of the Database for last names beginning with the alphabetic characters LAF..... sr |
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| Browne,
Ronald W. Ronnie |
06/2005 | MO | Claims to have served while "VUM" with Navy SEALS. Using SEAL history from the Internet to describe his affiliations! | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Brown, Dewey | 07/2002 | Independence, MO/AZ | Claims Korean War POW 11 months 9 days. Attached to Turkish Army. Has repeated claims to dozens of veterans. Also claims lawyer and Retired Colonel to some or E9 to others. Click on name for REAL records. | DECEASED 06/2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRUCE,
ERROL RICHARD aka ERROL R BRUCE aka RICK E BRUCE |
2006 05/2008 |
Hertford, NC |
Rick Errol Bruce, has continually
made claims that he was a navy SEAL. He reportedly has
displayed the Trident at a local bar. He reportedly has stated
that he retired from 30 years of service as a Chief Boatswain
Mate. Those that knew him state he may have been assigned to the
SEALs but most likely had a desk job and was not a SEAL.
He states he had served in Viet Nam and
had undergone UDT training before there were SEALs.
He has also displayed papers indicating
that he was a member of the SEAL/UDT Association. He advised
that a person could not be a member unless they were a SEAL.
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Served in the Navy from March 30 1961 until Aug 31 1986. Discharged an E5, PMOS BM 0000. | |||||||||||||||||
| BRUMFIELD, BILL C | 07/2008 | FL | CLAIMS
MEDAL OF HONOR, DSC, SOLDIERS MEDAL, PURPLE HEART |ARMY E7 |
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| Brunson, William C. | 09/2007 | New
Jersey Alabama |
Claims he flew B-52's in Nam in the mid 60's, low level bombing missions! He never shuts up about it and seems to tell everyone the same story but in a different way. Claims to be a Col. Brags that he was actually shot down in Nam but was never captured. | Actual records | |||||||||||||||||
| BRYANT, RONALD ALAN | . | . | URGENT - LOOKING FOR | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Buddle.
Alan C Buddle, Al aka Al Slemko |
04/2007 | . | Deceased Had claimed Purple Hearts, etc., in Vietnam. There was always something that didn’t seem right with Al and his stories. He seemed a little too easy to talk about his “experience” in Vietnam. It almost seemed as he was acting when he told his stories |
VA was forced to stop non
service connected "pension" when he was found to have an
income. The death of Reggie Buddle’s brother, Al Buddle, did not
happen in Vietnam, but the man died after becoming comatose from choking
on food near Sacramento in the early 2000's. Discharged an E5, USAF, MOS 92250 -- Personal Equipment Specialist/ Protective Equipment Specialist |
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| Buddle, Reggie
Lee aka Reggie Buddel |
07/2006 08/2006 |
Tacoma, WA Puyallup, WA |
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Served in the Army from April 6, 1967 to
April 1 1973. Active Duty April 6 1967 to March 19 1969. Training: General Supply Course Stationed: Ft Lewis WA; Ft Gordon GA; Ft Jackson MS; USAREUR
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| BUDWAH, SGT DAVID W | 09/2009 | MD |
Marine charged with faking war wounds for gain
Sep 21, 5:34 AM (ET)
By DAVID DISHNEAU
SABILLASVILLE, Md. (AP) - On a sultry day in July 2008, Marine Sgt.
David W. Budwah strode in his battle fatigues to the front of a picnic
pavilion to tell three dozen young boys what he did during the war.
With his clear gaze, rigid posture and muscled, tattooed arms, Budwah
looked every inch the hero he claimed to be. He said he was on his
second tour of duty in Afghanistan when a homemade grenade exploded,
wounding his face and arm when he dove to shield a buddy from the
blast.
He urged the boys, ages 9-12, to take pride in themselves, their
country and its warriors.
"We're here to make sure of the freedom you have every day,"
Budwah told his audience at Camp West Mar, a wooded American Legion
compound about 60 miles northwest of Washington.
Spencer Shoemaker, then 10, was so impressed he had his picture taken
with Budwah and kept a treasured newspaper clipping about the visit.
"What he said made me feel like I wanted to join the
Marines," Spencer said.
But the Marines say Budwah is a liar, a fraud and a thief. They are
court-martialing the 34-year-old Springhill, La., native, alleging he
was never in Afghanistan, wasn't wounded and didn't earn the combat
medals he wore - or the many privileges he enjoyed.
Budwah joined the Marines in October 1999 and spent nearly all of the
next six years with a radio communications unit in Okinawa, Japan,
according to the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., where Budwah has
been stationed since February 2006.
Phony heroes aren't unusual. Thousands of complaints pour in annually
to the FBI and civilian groups about impostors flaunting store-bought
medals.
Their very prevalence exposes something else - a nation so eager to
embrace its war fighters, especially the wounded, that it sometimes
fails to discern between the real heroes and the fakes.
"In every society in history, the warrior is glorified,"
said phony-hero debunker B.G. "Jug" Burkett of Plano, Texas.
"The second you say you're a warrior who has performed heroically
in combat, everybody perceives you differently."
Burkett, 65, a Vietnam veteran and author of the 1998 book,
"Stolen Valor," said the urge to honor the wounded can cloud
one's judgment.
"I tell reporters that when you've got a guy who's vocal - 'Let
me tell you how I won my Silver Star' - your antenna should go
up," Burkett said. "The real guys typically don't talk about
it."
Budwah's case is remarkable because he is an active-duty Marine facing
military justice, not a civilian charged with wearing unearned medals.
Of nearly 3,100 courts-martial last year in the four major armed
services, only 27 were trials for wearing illegal decorations. Just
two involved Marines.
Prosecutors say Budwah wore unauthorized medals and accepted VIP
invitations to rock concerts, major-league baseball games, banquets
and other events meant to fete wounded warriors.
He faked post-traumatic stress disorder in hopes of leaving service
early and was sent to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,
where he bluffed his way into 33 events from late July through
November 2008, according to charges obtained by The Associated Press
through an appeal of its Freedom of Information Act request.
Bethesda hospital spokesman Chris Walz said the staff tries to involve
as many patients as possible in such activities, which range from free
NFL tickets to speaking engagements like Budwah's at Camp West Mar.
The charges include making false official statements, malingering,
misconduct and larceny. Budwah faces up to 31 1/2 years in prison and
a dishonorable discharge if convicted on all eight counts at a trial
set for Oct. 20. at Quantico.
Budwah, who declined to enter a plea at his Aug. 5 arraignment, denied
wrongdoing in a brief telephone interview in April. "The
allegation is not even true," he said, declining to comment
further.
DefEnse attorney Marine Capt. Kelly Repair and prosecutor Marine Capt.
Thomas Liu also have declined to comment.
Recent prosecutions of active-duty service members include Dontae L.
Tazewell, a Navy hospital corpsman sentenced in January 2008 in
Norfolk, Va., to two years in prison for wearing an unearned Purple
Heart and other decorations. Tazewell falsely claimed he had rescued
six Marines and recovered the bodies of four others in Iraq.
Prosecutors portrayed him as a failing sailor so desperate to remain
in service that he fabricated the story.
Navy corpsman Robert White, got 45 days in the brig after pleading
guilty in December at Great Lakes Naval Station, Ill., to wearing a
Purple Heart he bought. A former girlfriend testified White obtained
the medal after he was shunned by his peers for assaulting her, the
Navy Times reported.
People fabricate military injuries for many reasons, including
laziness, greed, sympathy and psychosis, said Loren Pankratz of Oregon
Health & Science University, who wrote about PTSD impostors in his
book, "Patients Who Deceive."
"A more common theme would be somebody who would represent sort
of the antihero - the guy who's given his all and yet been abused and
misunderstood," Pankratz said.
Burkett said others are simply con men.
Walter E. Boomer, who served as assistant commandant of the Marine
Corps from 1992 to 1994, vaguely remembers meeting Budwah in November
when they were guests at a Grand National Waterfowl Association
benefit on Maryland's Eastern Shore. They shot at ducks, drank and
dined with other VIPs and shotgun manufacturing executives.
"I accepted his story at face value," Boomer said.
"Nothing that I recall would have set off alarm bells."
Budwah again managed his way to the center of attention at a September
2008 boxing event in Glen Burnie, Md. Organizer Scott Wagner said the
highlight of the night was when he brought Budwah and dozens of other
military hospital patients into the ring for a standing ovation.
"Were they injured or not? I don't know and I really don't care.
If half of them were injured, I still feel good about it," he
said.
A year after Budwah's speech to the youngsters at the American Legion
camp, Spencer Shoemaker sat stunned in the family's kitchen as he read
the charges against his Marine idol for the first time.
"Well, it's better that I know," the boy said after a long
silence. "It did tear me down, but I'll still join the
Marines."
His father Michael, a construction worker, seethed at the news about
Budwah.
"He scammed America," Shoemaker said. "He scammed a
kid."
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Phony War Hero Gets 18 Months Jail Time |
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| Bullock, Jerry Lee | 06/2006 09/2006 |
Somerset, KY | Claims Navy SEAL | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Bunch, Sill L | . | TX | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... Rangers, DSC, 7 Silver Stars, 9 Bronze, 6 PH, CIB, SEAL Trident, Master Parachute Badge, AND MORE - 100% disability). No longer wears his medals and ribbons. |
EXPOSED
- MEMBERSHIP REVOKED BY NATIONAL VFW 09/12/200 - Includes
Cooties VFW Post Cdr 11/2001 -- Latest reports indicate Bunch REINSTATED to all VFW positions |
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| Burch, Ted | 08/2005 | . |
...... Stease said he and the
others began the local chapter "because we knew there were guys out
there who had been through what we went through, but they were scattered
all over the area. |
08/11/2005
Falck is real. I have nothing on Burch. I would like to know where he got all that rice from. Rice was a luxury until the last few months of the war. Prior to that it was sorghum seed twice a day.
Pate
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| Burcham, Pat aka Burcham, Elizabeth H. aka Eva P. Burchman |
12/2004 01/2006 |
Loogootee,
IN Florida |
Claims served in
Vietnam as a Paratrooper 1960-1971. Caught in a tree, "Charlie
coming up her back" didn't dare move fearing she'd be captured.
Claims Agent Orange is "coming on" her. Spoke at the Moving
Wall.
====================================== Date: Sat, 22 Jan
2005 19:45:58 -0800 (PST) ==========================================================================================
All records are requested with full name, date of birth and service number provided. |
Burcham
was National Guard. St. Louis holds minimal records as
".....the balance (of the complete National Guard
record) is stored in the state
in which the service member served..."
The only assignments noted in St. Louis
records are and Co A 2nd BN, 70th Regt 4th BDE (INF) 70th Div (Tng), USARC 520 S Woodcrest, Bloomington INDIANA. She was never in Nam. She is 60+ years old. NO WOMEN were in combat positions in Nam. NO WOMEN were paratroopers. |
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| Burchett,
DONALD aka Daily, Don |
05/2007 | . |
Phony soldier leaves wallets empty, hearts brokenImposter soldier also a level-three sex offender
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| Burger, Mickey aka Strider, Mickey aka Strider, Mickey Ray |
05/2005 02/2007 |
. |
The
individual claims to have been an Army Ranger. Claims to have
operated in Says
he was a Ranger held the rank of E5 when discharged. Claims
to have been personally awarded a purple heart by the head of the CIA President
of Strider Knives Possible
years of service 1985 thru 1992 Has
been published in numerous magazine articles Currently
has a deal with BUCK Knives making Strider/Buck folders and fixed blades Sells
to military personnel at the SHOT show in Web
site to the business www.striderknives.com
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... have been both a
witness to, and an adversely affected victim of the fraud
perpetrated by Mick Strider et al.
I am also directly
responsible for writing the verbiage at Tactical Forums commenting on
the settlement.
http://www.tacticalforums.com/cgi-bin/tacticalubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000555
Kevin "Mad Dog " McClung
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| Burgess, Michael E. | 10/2006 | . | Claims
Navy SEAL
==================== Dear
Sir/Madam, Steve
Robinson |
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| Burke, James E. | . | . | Claiming SPECIAL
FORCES and "GREEN BERET"... POW, 6th/8th SF, Marauders |
records indicate SF but NOT POW captivity or 1968 assassination missions. | |||||||||||||||||
| Burkett, Geunther (Gunther) | . | . | Claiming SEALS and/or
Frogman... (thousands more listed at http://www.authentiseals.org ) |
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| Burnaroos, MICHAEL JOHN |
10/2008 09/2009 |
Tonopah NV | Claims NAVY SEAL and more |
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| BURTON, MGYSGT | 08/2009 | . |
REPORTEDLY John Paul Burton 
RIGHT-SIDE Ribbons, top row: Ribbons, bottom row: Service Badge: Medals, top row: |
There are no active duty or reserve MGySgt's in the Corps. There are only two MSgt's and one 1stSgt. NOT listed on HomeofHeroes.com as a Navy Cross recipient.
http://www.socnet.com/showthread.php?t=88231
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| Bush, Jason Eugene | 06/2009 | WA |
Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090618/NEWS01/706189914&news01ad=1#Murder.suspect.not.the.military.veteran.he.claims.to.be Murder suspect not the military veteran he claims to be He called himself "Gunny" and reportedly told his pals in the Minutemen American Defense border-watch group that he was a decorated Special Forces veteran who'd survived combat in Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq.Instead, there is no record that Jason Eugene Bush served in the military as he claims, spokesmen at the Pentagon said Wednesday. Court records reveal Bush, 34, to be a sometimes-violent ex-convict who spent much of his teens and early 20s behind bars, and once told the court he had long-standing problems with debilitating mental illness. Until his arrest last week on multiple murder charges, Bush was "operations director" for the anti-immigration group directed by Shawna Forde, 41, of Everett. On the now-defunct Web page for the group Forde ran, Bush -- or "Gunny," as former members say he was known -- was introduced as someone who had served six overseas tours and had received the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. In a January 1998 declaration in Chelan County Superior Court, Bush said he'd been treated for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia since the mid-1980s, when he was 12. At the time, Bush said he worried that mental problems would hinder his ability to assist in his own defense in a stolen property case. "For most of my life since the age of eleven or twelve, I have had an experience of being outside myself, of watching another person take over my body," Bush said in a 1998 court declaration. "I start going haywire and I don't know what I'm doing or why. It's like being in a daze. I don't know why it happens and it scares me. It's like someone else crawls under my skin. It is very frustrating." Bush was examined by mental health experts 11 years ago, and found competent to stand trial. He wound up serving nearly five years in prison for a variety of charges, including auto theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Bush now finds himself jailed in Arizona along with Forde and another man, all charged with first-degree murder in connection with a May 30 home invasion. The trio are accused of having passed themselves off as law enforcement officers to force their way into the home of an Arivaca, Ariz., man they suspected of drug trafficking. The intruders, all dressed in camouflage, and one of them with his face painted black, fatally shot Raul Flores, 29, wounded Flores' wife, and killed the couple's 9-year-old daughter, Brisenia. Bush also is charged with second-degree murder for a 1997 stabbing death of a Wenatchee man. He allegedly was connected to the killing earlier this year based on genetic tests on evidence collected nearly a dozen years ago. Wenatchee police say they've found Bush has "long-standing" connections to white supremacists, including people associated with Aryan Nations, according to court papers. The nickname "Gunny" often is applied to people who have earned the rank of Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps. There are no service records matching Bush's name and date of birth, Marine Corps spokesman 1st Lt. Brian Block said at the Pentagon on Wednesday. Army spokesman Richard McNorton also said he found no matches for Bush in Army personnel records. Chuck Stonex of Alamagordo, N.M., a Minuteman who earlier supported Forde but has since broken ties, said he only met the man who called himself "Gunny" a couple of times. Once was May 30, Stonex said, when Forde asked him to provide first aid to a minor gunshot wound on Bush's calf. Forde and Bush misled him about how the wound was received, he said. Stonex said he met Bush not long after at a Tucson, Ariz., restaurant. He said Bush showed him what appeared to be military paperwork documenting Special Forces training as well as medals from combat operations. "He claimed that he got hit twice; once in Iraq and once in Somalia," Stonex said. Stonex described himself as a veteran of combat in Vietnam. Bush's deception about prior military service "makes a mockery of us veterans, I think," Stonex said Monday. "It is really, really poor taste. It is like impersonating a priest." Court papers show that Bush has been in trouble with the law since 15, when he was prosecuted for felony property crimes in northern Idaho. He was convicted in Kansas in 1994 for burglary as well as assault on a female corrections officer and attempted escape, documents show. His Washington state criminal history includes juvenile and adult convictions for property crimes and assault, including a March 1998 beating of another inmate at the Chelan County jail. The victim in that case suffered broken bones in the face. The victim believed the attack occurred because of his sexual orientation, but Bush denied that motive, court papers show. Before he went to prison in the late 1990s, Bush had worked as a welder, according to court papers. It is unclear when Bush met Forde. Arizona police allege that he participated in a plan orchestrated by Forde to raise money for their group through crime. In addition to the Arizona killings, police in Arizona, California and Washington are investigating the pair for potential connections to robberies and other violent acts. When he was introduced on Forde's Web page not long ago, Bush promised to have an impact on border-area crime, eschewing "beer, binoculars and lawn chairs" for "boots on the ground, recon, surveillance and ACTION." He was quoted at the time: "My goal is to bring the full force of our collective abilities down on the bad guys. This will make waves." Reporter Scott North: 425-339-3431; north@heraldnet.com. |
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| BUTTITA, THOMAS JAMES | 12/2008 | . |
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| Bydalek, Daniel | 09/2007 | IL | This
former soldier's name is Daniel Bydalek and he is posing for a photo
wearing at least 1, maybe more badges he did not earn. He was discharged under other than honorable conditions on April 7th 2006 for patterns of misconduct. He is in this photo posted on his myspace page wearing an Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) and what appears to be either Airborne or Air Assault wings. He did not earn those awards. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division Ft Hood Texas. |
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| Byers, Steven (Stephen) | . | IL | Claims Medal Of Honor | . | |||||||||||||||||
| Byrd, Lawrence M. | 06/2005 | . | Martinsville
Bulletin, located in Martinsville, VA.
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/Archive/2005/Jan%20'05/j012005.htm Lawrence M. Byrd |
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