Exposed: The fake 'war hero' who made his own medals and claimed to have fought at Goose Green
By
Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:56 PM on 22nd April 2010
Heroes or Villains? |
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INTRODUCTION V V A - Claims by members of Vietnam Veterans of America ==================================
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Individuals reported as
of 01/2012
Note: The
names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple
claims Those
with a "LINK" have records, news articles, pictures or tales
posted. |
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THOSE
CLAIMING MEDAL
OF HONOR |
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| D'Antonio, David Joseph | 11/2005 10/2006 |
PA | Claims to have served in the United States Marine Corps Elite Force RECON. Claims 226 confirmed kills. | The rest of the story | ||||||||
| Dahlstrand, Douglas Bulo | 06/2011 |
Claims PJ. He has claimed to have been deployed four times,
taken POW (upon which he witnessed another PJ's beheading), wounded
while deployed, and to have been to pretty much any school one can think
of along with receiving "stacks" of awards. He also has the Pararescue
crest tattooed on his arm. Photos and claims are available at
http://www.socnet.com/showthread.php?t=101468. Much of his
facebook account, including unit claims, was posted and debunked by
former cadre on the site. A call to the indoc schoolhouse at Lackland -
they had never heard of him, nor had records of him even attending. He
actually didn't even finish his initial enlistment! He was in less than
two years. |
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| Daily,
Don aka Donald Burchett |
05/2007 | . |
Phony soldier leaves wallets empty, hearts brokenImposter soldier also a level-three sex offender |
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| Dailly, Billy | 04/2010 | AUSTRALIA |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1268027/Exposed-The-fake-war-hero-medals-claimed-fought-Goose-Green.html
Exposed: The fake 'war hero' who made his own medals and claimed to have fought at Goose GreenBy
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| DALLAS, MICHAEL R | 01/2009
03/2009 |
Clarksville, TN | Claims
Navy Seal. Claims he is now receiving disability benefits from childhood
injuries, but he has told the VA doctors that it was "war
related." He claims that his training took place in
California and that he went on missions in Iraq...that was evidently his
story to the VA doctor. For a very long time, he had a MySpace under the
name of Mike D. Dallas.
Reported to have smoked pot and was arrested for a DWI while in the NAVY. He lives with his mother in a two bedroom apartment and doesn't work. He brags about his "disability" check that he gets for "war wounds!" He has told people at church, in restaurants, anyone that will listen that he was a NAVY SEAL. As for BUDS information...he can't remember or it is classified...depends on what day you talk to him. http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Dallas/548633293
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ACTUAL
RECORDS
... If the name you provided is
spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL Database
(end of WWII to the Present Day) for anyone named MICHAEL R.
DALLAS. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names
with similar pronunciations without finding any that might be
applicable. |
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| Daily, Ed "Lt" | . | . | Claims Korean War POW, PH, SS, DSC, BS, CIB - NO GUN RI | EXPOSED | ||||||||
| DALY, ROBERT | 10/2011 | . |
Deadliest Warrior host Robert Daly steals valor
October 6th, 2011
Our buddy, JD, also known as Team Sergeant at Professional Soldiers. whose stolen valor research focuses on guys claiming to be Special Forces soldiers has busted a host of the Spike TV show “Deadliest Warriors”. now, i’ve never watched the show, so i had to see who we’re talking about, so here’s Robert Daly, the man in question;...... http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=417503#post417503
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| Dangoy, Frederic N. | 12/2007 | . | This
guy is 25 to 35 years old and has appeared at several events related to
the dedications of F-14's at museums across the country. He is
posing as an active duty Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) complete with
flight suit and related gear. He is a licensed civilian pilot and
criss crosses the country to attend these events. Here is a
picture of him from one of the events: http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonescloseupvf103-070303.jpg ===================================================== F-14 Experts on hand by the aircraft Here are some pictures from Mr. Dangoy's website - |
ACTUAL RECORDS | ||||||||
| Daniels, Jason Robert | 02/2011 | IL |
Guilty plea in theft of brother's identityBy Brett Kelman • Pacific Daily News • February 12, 2011A former Marine has admitted in federal court that he stole his brother's identity, worked at Naval Hospital for about a 19 months under a false name and faked his suicide to cover up the scheme....... |
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| DARE, JOHN ROBERT HARTLEY | 07/2009 09/2009 |
Elgin IL
Lake in the Hills, IL |
Claims Vietnam Combat vet. Past VFW Commander. | ACTUAL RECORDS - AS RECEIVED. | ||||||||
| Daugherty, Darrell M. | 12/2005 | KY |
Claims Vietnam 1960 - 1962 .Claims
8yr in Marine Corps and 30 yrs in army He wear Navy Cross, Silver
Star, Bronze Star
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Oct 8, 2009
According to the indictment, the sexual abuse took place between January
1992 and January 1994 while Daugherty was living in Ohio County.
Daugherty, according to court records, was also accused of sexual abuse in
February of 1997 but the charge was dismissed in July of 1998.
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| Davenport, Robert Ralsey | 04/2006 10/2009 |
CA |
CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE Continues to claim he is a "descendent" of a POW and Purple Heart recipient. Witnesses report the impression HE was the POW and medal recipient, as did the U.S. Attorney in CA. |
Don't miss this article! |
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| Davis, Charles Dewy
DECEASED |
West Virginia | 04/2005 |
Charleston, West Virginia Gazette Obituaries for April 22, 2005.
Carl Dewey Davis
Carl Dewey Davis, 88, a longtime resident of Maxwell Hill, Beckley, went home to be with the Lord on April 19, 2005, after a long illness. Born Feb. 7, 1917, at Prosperity, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Louise Williams Davis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Erma Davis; and his siblings. He was a prisoner-of-war during World War II. He was a decorated hero, recipient of the Purple Heart, Prisoner-of-War Honor Medal, the Bronze Conduct Medal and the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was a lifelong member of his local chapter of the VFW. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 1911. He was also an employee of Quality Lumber and Radford & Farley for most of his career as a master carpenter. He was an avid sportsman and taught some of his grandson and granddaughters how to hunt and tell tales about the like. He was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. He was a member of a great generation to whom we all owe respect and debt.... |
WAS A POW. Was NOT An MOH | ||||||||
| DAVIS, CLIFFORD R | SC
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10/2009 |
Charleston SC newspaper this morning. This does sound a bit over the top.
Again, if this is true then may God bless the guy. Link to article: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/11/military-man-battles-health-issues/ Military Man Battles Health Iissues "A case worker once asked, 'To what do you attribute your ability to recover?' That's easy: military mentality," Cliff Davis said. ...He's been shot twice, once in the leg, once in the arm, and stabbed in the back with a bayonet. He went down in a chopper that lost its tail rotor to small-arms fire in Vietnam, crushing vertebrae. He was the only survivor of a crew of five. He's received four Purple Hearts. Four.... |
actual records - does not have four Purple Hearts. | ||||||||
| DAVIS,
EDWARD C
DECEASED |
PA | 10/2008 |
EDWARD C. DAVIS, 66
U.S. Navy Seal, Vietnam veteran Edward C. Davis, 66, of Milmay died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia following a brief illness. He had been a patient at the hospital for two months. The husband of Ann Fidiaj Davis, he was born in Bridgeton and was the son of Ellen Emerson Prato of Bridgeton and the late Elmer Davis. He had been a resident of Milmay for 30 years, and prior to that had lived in Vineland and New York. Edward was employed with Berrymans Branch in Vineland. Prior to that, he was an officer of Y2K Contractors with his son in Media, Pa., for several years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, serving with the U.S. Navy in the Navy Seals. An avid hunter and fisherman, he enjoyed pheasant hunting and deep-sea fishing. ..... Cremation and inurnment will take place at Laurel Lawn Crematory of Upper Deerfield Township. A graveside committal service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Olivet Cemetery in Pittsgrove Township, with Russell Davis officiating. The interment will follow the services. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Padgett Funeral Home of Upper Deerfield Township.... |
Dear
POW Network, Unless
he had undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for
which there would be court documentation) since attending BUD/S training,
and based upon the information provided in the news article (http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20081015/OBITUARIES/810150323),
I can state conclusively that EDWARD C.
DAVIS has NEVER COMPLETED UDT/SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he
ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT “Frogman”. 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. I will
communicate this same information/finding to the editors of the THE DAILY
JOURNAL (New Jersey). Respectfully, Steve
Robinson RM2(SEAL) USN
1970-1978 |
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| DAVIS, GREGORY B | BULVERDE, TX | 08/2011 |
http://www.kens5.com/home/Lies-catch-up-to-man-posing-as-Texas-Ranger-128005183.html
VIDEO AT LINK |
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| Davis, John (Johnny) | California Manhattan, KS St George, KS |
08/2007 | Claims to be a former Marine POW. He doesn't state which war. He is a approximately 48-52 years of age. | Working at the Dollar General Store in Manhattan, Kansas. | ||||||||
| DAVIS, MARK aka THUNDERHAWK |
GA/AL | 04/2008
03/2009 - lies continue 06/2010 |
the
story
Mark Davis continues to divert, distract and disrupt rather than provide the "proof" he claims will clear his name. He thinks falsely accusing someone else of murder will force individuals to turn their attention from him. |
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| davis michael james | MN | FOREVER AND EVER 2011 01/2012 |
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| Dawson, Dale Raymond | . | . | Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... | Never left the States. NO Vietnam service. | ||||||||
| DAWSON,
JOHN HENRY III
AKA TIGERBO |
OH | 01/2010 | PLEASE
READ - MAKE DONATIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK
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| DAY, ROBERT D | MA/KY | 08/2008 | CLAIMS
NAVY SEAL, Admiral, deploys often, SEAL TEAM 1
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appreciate your interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams,
and your search for the TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make
clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US Dept. of
Defense or any other government organization. I am one of about a dozen men
in America who possess a copy of the SEAL Database, a comprehensive and
regularly updated listing of all men who trained and served with the Naval
Special Warfare units (SEALs, UDT, NCDU, S&R) from the end of WWII to
the present day. I also have access to archival sources who can verify/deny
claims of service DURING WWII. As a former US Navy SEAL myself, I am fully
familiar with the NSW training program and the standard operating procedures
used by the Teams, as well as an in-depth personal knowledge of many of the
‘insider’ events and incidents which UDT “Frogmen” and SEALs offer
as a part of their bona fides. My efforts to expose SEAL imposters are
performed free of charge, as a service to the public, and in honor of my
SEAL Teammates who gave their lives in service to our nation… men who
truly earned the right to the title “US NAVY SEAL” but who are no longer
able to stand forward in defense of their honor, their reputations, and
their TEAMs. If
the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT
find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone named
ROBERT
D. DAY. I have also examined possible alternate spellings,
and names with similar pronunciations. In the entirety of the SEAL Database
(end of WWII to the present day) there are ten
(10) men listed in the SEAL
Database with the last name “DAY”;
none of those ten men has either the first name “ROBERT”
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 ROBERT
D. DAY has NEVER
COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL.
It
is quite common for those making fraudulent SEAL claims to cite a
“secret” training class, “special selection and skills which allowed
them to bypass BUD/S training”, or “secret missions” as an explanation
for the lack of military documentation to back up their stories. They also
tend to claim their military records are “sealed” and cannot be
accessed. I would caution you that despite anything the man might have said,
there are NO secret SEALs. Before any classified operations may be
undertaken, a man must first successfully complete the totally unclassified
BUD/S Training program. No one gets to the SEAL Teams without completing
this training; there are NO EXCEPTIONS! The graduates of that training
program are listed in the SEAL database – an unclassified document which
is nonetheless considered “highly sensitive” and therefore not available
for general public circulation. There have been and will continue to be
secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all. 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. DAY
these three questions: (1) What was his
BUD/S Class Number? (NB: No
SEAL ever forgets the class number he shouted all day long, every day, for 6
months) (2) Where
did his training take place? (NB: Training has been conducted at several
locations over the years; different portions in different places) (3) When
did he graduate from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training?
(i.e. a specific graduation DATE) 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 three basic questions are
absolutes. The answers to those three questions are totally UNCLASSIFIED,
and every real SEAL will gladly provide that substantiating information upon
request. Doubtless you will be told that the information is either
classified or sensitive and cannot be provided, or you will be given some
totally bogus information. You already know that the man is an imposter, but
this specific inquiry will let HIM know that you are aware of his duplicity.
At that point you will have the option of telling him that you “have
reported his charade” to the real SEALs. This is likely to be sufficient
to shut him down. There
are no “weekend heroes” in the SEAL Teams. There are no “reservists”
being whisked off for “active duty” on a moment’s notice for some
short-term combat assignment. If a man is a legitimate Navy Reservist he
must first be called to Active Duty before being sent to combat, but that
process will involve orders, time schedules, uniform inspections, issuance
of “war bag” equipments, travel vouchers, travel orders, notification of
his civilian employer, and much, much more. There will be absolutely no
doubt in anyone’s mind that the person is in the military. Anyone serving
in the military in any capacity will be required to stand duty, muster for
inspections, and otherwise carry on a military schedule on a daily basis. If
someone is claiming that he is a “secret SEAL” and being called away for
an indefinite period of time for “classified missions” on a moment’s
notice, then the strongest likelihood is that he is engaged in a tryst with
someone else other than his wife/spouse/girlfriend, and is using the false
military claims as an excuse for his absence. The
number of Navy SEALs who have made it to the rank of ADMIRAL can be counted
on two hands, with fingers left over. We know who they are, where they are
(even after retirement), when they served, and where they served. I examined
his military.com web profile and it has numerous errors, not the least of
which are the units and dates which he associates with each one, and the
monstrous list of medals he claims to have earned (some of which are
displayed TWICE). One last note; It
was formerly a violation of federal law to WEAR
specific military unit insignia, badges, patches, pins, tabs, awards,
commendations, medals, or uniform garments for which one did not have
formal/official authorization. Such actions were listed as a prosecutable
offense under Title 18 US Code Section 702 and 704, which specified up to
$5,000 in fines and up to 6 months imprisonment per each count on which an
offender was convicted. It was subsequently recognized by lawmakers that a
loophole of sorts existed within the wording of Title 18 USC which allowed
imposters to make false verbal claims regarding military credentials, and to
then display items for which they had no legitimate authorization as
keepsakes without legal repercussions so long as they did not actually wear
them on their person. To avoid prosecution false claimants often filled
their walls with forged citations, commendations, and awards for valor, and
then posed for pictures beside those false certificates, but never actually
WORE them on their person. An amendment to
Title 18 USC, Section 704, called the “STOLEN
VALOR ACT” (S.1998), was signed into law on 20 Dec 2006, and
now makes it illegal to even make false VERBAL
claims of receiving “any of the service
medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the ribbon, button,
or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or any colorable
imitation of such item”. That amendment very specifically
identifies certain awards for valor – including the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF
HONOR, the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, the NAVY CROSS, the AIR CROSS, the
SILVER STAR, the BRONZE STAR, the PURPLE HEART, and the POW MEDAL – which,
if falsely claimed, are considered grounds for prosecution. It must be
presumed that since the earning of the status of US Navy SEAL carries with
it a special Naval Enlisted Classification (NEC) code and a unique breast
insignia (SEAL Trident badge) that the offering of false verbal
claims of being a SEAL would also fall within the jurisdiction of this
amended version of the 18USC. This matter, of course, would be for the
courts to determine. Mr. DAY’s
online display of claimed medals on MILITARY.COM includes the NAVY
CROSS, the SILVER STAR,
the BRONZE STAR, and the PURPLE
HEART, all of which are specific violations of the STOLEN VALOR
ACT and can certainly be traced by the federal authorities to his specific
home IP address and computer. At a bare minimum those violations alone would
constitute a potential for $40,000 in fines and several years of
imprisonment in a federal detention facility. Thank you again
for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the
honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams. As noted in my opening paragraph, I am a
private individual and am in no way affiliated with the US Department of
Defense or the US government. Despite any reports you may make/send to me
regarding Mr. DAY’s
false SEAL claims, any such information which I might pass along to the
authorities in this matter would be classified as “hearsay” and
therefore inadmissible in a court of law. The responsibility for reporting
the individual named in your inquiry to the federal authorities as a
military imposter rests with you and with anyone else who may have
personally heard or received these claims from the individual himself.
Whether or not you decide to report him to the federal authorities is
entirely up to you, but at least you now know the truth regarding his bogus
claims. If I can be of any further assistance to you in this matter, please
contact me at your convenience. Very
Respectfully, Steve
Robinson |
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| DAY, ROGER | UK | 11/2009 |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6744512/Impossible-medals-man-claims-he-cant-disclose-military-past.html
'Impossible medals' man claims he can't disclose military past A man who outraged veterans by marching in a Remembrance Day parade with an ''impossible'' array of medals has said he can't provide evidence of his military past because his work was top secret. Roger Day paraded alongside 600 genuine war heroes wearing a beige SAS beret and a dazzling selection of 21 military medals and badges.... He was confronted by a friend of one of the organisers at the march in Bedworth, Warks., on November 11 and allegedly admitted his fraudulent behaviour before departing swiftly. Wearing medals fraudulently is a criminal offence. ============================================ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/12/07/named-the-poppy-parade-imposter-115875-21878953/ NAMED.. THE POPPY PARADE IMPOSTER By Tom Parry 7/12/2009 And 'hero' denies he is a fake The "old soldier" who pretended to be a war hero at a Remembrance Day parade yesterday defiantly claimed he is a former SAS man. Roger Day - pictured in Saturday's Mirror wearing 17 medals - reacted angrily after being named by a real military veteran...... |
Fake Poppy day 'hero' Roger Day quit army after 14 months
The SAS imposter who dishonoured a Remembrance Day parade by marching in fake medals quit the Army after just 14 months. Fake "hero" Roger Day, 61, found the going too tough - despite never even serving a tour of duty. His flimsy 1970s service record is in stark contrast to his pompous lies about winning 17 medals after he had paraded with 600 genuine heroes in Bedworth, Warks...... |
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| DAY, THOMAS | . | 05/2009 | The pictures and the reality. | . | ||||||||
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DEANE, TOM AKA THOMAS M DEANE |
Gastonia, NC | 01/2011 | THE CLAIMS AND TRUTH | . | ||||||||
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Dearborn, Frank Leslie Jr. aka DEARBORN, Frank L
aka Fran Anthony aka Dr Fran Anthony aka Ron St Germaine aka Francis St Germaine aka Dr Francis St Germaine aka Donald “Rusty” Barnett aka Ronald Leslie Barnett aka Dean Allen Webster aka Dr Lee Mandell aka Running Deer aka Don Wolf aka Dr Don Wolf, MD PhD aka Don Medicine Wolf aka Dr Don Medicine Wolf aka Dawn Wolf aka Dawn Medicine Wolf
aka
Dr Dawn Medicine Wolf
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He had been indicted five times, pled guilty to 16 felony counts (of 25), was using 9 alias' when taken into custody in 1991. ... still don't know who he was or what he was doing between release from prison in 1998 until 2003. He traded an 18-20 year prison sentence and multimillion dollar fine to become a confidential informant for the government to bust all criminal associates. It was part of "operation bigmouth", a multi-agency federal operation. Claims he is a Canadian born Iroquois and with all the credentials. Claims to be an MD, field surgeon, veterinarian, PhD biophysicist, biochemist, naturopath and homeopath.
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ACTUAL RECORD Don't miss reading the cover letter. |
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| Debusk, Timothy Allen aka Tim DeBusk |
Topeka, KS | 08/2007 | Former
Sgt. |
Sentenced Sentenced | ||||||||
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DECARLO, JOSEPH A AKA JAY DECARLO |
NY SC |
09/2011 |
Claims to be retired USMC and Vietnam vet. He claimed to have had the
rank of Sergeant Major. ALSO claims to have been in the Navy, SEAL team 6. Claims he has "terminal cancer"..... |
I greatly appreciate your
interest in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and your
search for the TRUTH. Before answering your questions I must make
clear that I am a private individual, not affiliated with the US
Dept. of Defense or any other government organization. My efforts to
expose SEAL imposters are performed as a service to the public, and
in honor of my fallen SEAL Teammates… men who truly earned the right
to the title “US NAVY SEAL” but who are no longer able to stand
forward in defense of their honor, their reputations, and their
TEAMs.
If the name you provided is spelled
correctly, I do NOT
find a listing in the SEAL Database (SEAL Teams and predecessor
units from1943 to the Present Day) for anyone named
JOSEPH A. DECARLO.
I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with
similar pronunciations without finding any that appear to be
applicable. In point of fact the name
DECARLO does not appear
anywhere among the 17,800+ entries of the SEAL Database.
Unless he has undertaken the
unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there
would be evidence in the form of court documentation) since his
claimed participation in SEAL training, and based upon the
information you have provided, I
can state conclusively that JOSEPH A. DECARLO has NEVER COMPLETED
SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL, a
Navy UDT “Frogman”, a member of any Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU),
or a member of the Naval Amphibious Scouts & Raiders (S&R.
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 an imposter as a result of
this exchange. If Mr. DECARLO
persists in insisting that his SEAL claims are legitimate, I might
suggest that you ask him these questions: -Since
there is no listing in the SEAL Database for the name you are
currently using, WHAT NAME DID
YOU USE during SEAL training?
-What
was his Training
Class Number? (No SEAL
ever forgets his class number, and there are no secret classes)?
-When
did he graduate from SEAL training? (i.e. a specific graduation
DAY/DATE)?
-Which
SEAL Team(s) did you serve on, and when?
The answers to those
questions are totally UNCLASSIFIED, and every real SEAL will gladly
provide that substantiating information upon request. Asking him
these questions will make it very clear to him that you are not only
informed on the subject of Navy SEALs, but that you are aware of the
truth regarding his fraudulent claims.
Before any
classified operations may be undertaken as a SEAL Operator, a man
must first successfully complete the Basic Underwater
Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training program and then the follow-on
secondary training program. The names of all those who successfully
graduate from that training program sequence are compiled in the
SEAL database. Later participation in classified operations has no
impact on whether or not a person is listed as a graduate of the
training program. There are records of every man who has qualified
for the title of “SEAL”; there have been and will continue to be
secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs.
NOTE:
SEAL Team SIX was officially created (on paper) on 15 Aug 1980, and
the actual commissioning ceremony for the command was held in Nov
1980. The unit was deemed fully operational and ready for deployment
six months after its formal commissioning date but did not hear a
shot fired in anger until its participation in Operation Urgent Fury
in Oct 1983 in Panama. SEAL Team SIX officially ceased to exist
about 1989 (I am being purposely vague about the precise date) when
it was decommissioned by the Navy. The officers and men of the unit
were reassigned within the Naval Special Warfare community, many of
them being sent to a new SEAL unit specifically tasked with
developing new technologies and tactics for use by the Navy’s SEAL
Teams. The majority of SEAL imposters will invariably claim to have
served as members of “SEAL Team SIX” (the Team about which they
think they know the most details) despite the fact that it ceased to
exist some 22 years ago.
NOTE:
SEAL Team SIX is the only SEAL Team which has appeared in video
games, and as noted above, the majority of SEAL imposters will
invariably claim to have served as members of “SEAL Team SIX”. What
they never seem to realize is that before earning an invitation to
join either the original SEAL Team SIX, or the unit which was
created to replace it, every man had to already have served on one
or more other SEAL Teams and had to be an experienced SEAL Operator.
The imposters never seem to be able to offer credible information
about any other SEAL Team except the one that appears in the books
and the video games.
NOTE:
Only US Navy SAILORS may become US Navy SEALs. There are no Marines
serving as SEALs on the US Navy’s SEAL Teams. There have been
several instances where members of other branches of the US armed
forces completed their enlistments and joined the US Navy, and then
successfully completed the entirety of UDT/SEAL Training and became
credentialed Navy SEALs. At the time those men gained their SEAL
credentials they were/are US Navy SAILORS; their names and their
training class credentials are listed in the SEAL Database.
Once again I
must stress that although I am a US Navy veteran, and a former SEAL,
I am a civilian performing in an entirely unofficial role. I
strongly recommend that you obtain a formal/official US NAVY
statement regarding Mr. JOSEPH A.
DECARLO’s claimed SEAL credentials. To do so you may
contact the PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE at the NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
COMMAND in San Diego by calling (619) 522-2823, or you may contact
the FOIA COORDINATOR at the NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND in San
Diego, California, and submit a formal FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
inquiry in writing addressed to:
Commander
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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| Decatur, Robert | FL | 08/2009 09/2009 |
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| DECKER, MICHAEL JOHN AKA PASTOR MICHAEL DECKER |
TX | 05/2009 | The
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Claims NAVY SEAL, CIA, Phoenix |
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| DECYK, JOHN W | PA | 08/2011 | CLAIMS AND MORE | . | ||||||||
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Other individuals can be found on various
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