Heroes or Villains?

INTRODUCTION

CLAIMING VIETNAM PRISONER OF WAR:

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

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Reported Claims of:
Medal of Honor, Other than Vietnam POWs, Son Tay Raiders, DSC, DFC, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Cross, SEALS, Rangers, Pilots, Special Forces, Green Berets, Combat, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots, Flying Tigers, DOUBT EVERYTHING, Don't Encourage and more.

APOLOGIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

Individuals reported as of 01/2012
CLAIMS AS NOTED 
#  =  on list over 15 years

Note: The names listed in the next pages have made VARIOUS or multiple claims
that cannot be substantiated or have been proven FALSE. 
These individuals are IN ADDITION TO those investigated and named in the book STOLEN VALOR.

Those with a "LINK" have records, news articles, pictures or tales posted.
All names are first checked here  http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ if POW claims are made. 

Comments in GREEN are from information contained in military records (or lack of military records) obtained
through FOIA when requested THROUGH the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.

THOSE CLAIMING MEDAL OF HONOR
NOTE: In 1996 HLI Lordship Industries (at the time, the OFFICIAL USG contractor for the Medal of Honor) admitted selling THREE HUNDRED unauthorized medals for $75.00 each from 1991-1994. They were fined $80,000. NOT ALL of those medals have been recovered. Offenders in possession of an unauthorized medal can be arrested, fined ( The maximum fine for a criminal offense is $250,000, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 3571(b)(3) ) and jailed (up to a year). It is the only military medal that CANNOT be bought, sold, bartered, traded, collected, auctioned, exchanged.... EVERY Medal of Honor is awarded by act of Congress. Less than 84 REAL Medal of Honor recipients are alive today. 

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03/2009

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

... 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.

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 MICHAEL R. DALLAS has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT "Frogman." ...

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson RM2(SEAL)
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
UDT-SEAL Association - Member
Special Operations Association - Member
POW Network Board of Directors
Naval Special Warfare Archives - SOF Analyst/Contributing Journalist
Disabled American Veterans - Life Member
FORMER Special Investigator - SEAL Authentication Team
CyberSEALs.org - Webmaster
Author - NO GUTS, NO GLORY - Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters

AND
 

F-14 Experts on hand by the aircraft

Frederic Dangoy       F-14 Association
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Here are some pictures from Mr. Dangoy's website - 
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/photos.html 
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonesbriefingb.jpg
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonesflightops.jpg
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/boneslockerroomts.jpg
http://pages.ripco.net/~bones/bonestarmac.jpg

Lake in the Hills, IL 

CLARIFICATION.

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Oct 8, 2009
Ex-Rockport Resident

CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
READ THE DETAILS AND THE EXPOSÉ

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!
www.metnews.com/articles/2006/lowe042006.htm

DECEASED

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....

DECEASED

Dear POW Network,

 If the name in the newspaper link 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 EDWARD C. DAVIS (age 66). I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable.

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,

03/2009 - lies continue

06/2010

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.

2011

01/2012

AKA TIGERBO
AKA DANIEL BLACKWELL

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

If the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database 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,

DEANE, TOM

AKA THOMAS M DEANE

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

 

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.

Frank in action in his current alias "Dr Don Medicine Wolf MD, PhD, Iroquois elder and Medicine Man:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FC3Qsk_WsY  

 

Don't miss reading the cover letter.

AKA JAY DECARLO

SC

ALSO claims to have been in the Navy, SEAL team 6.

Claims he has  "terminal cancer".....
 

Claims NAVY SEAL, CIA, Phoenix

Hanoi Jane Fonda