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

All claims highlighted in lavender may be eligible for prosecution under U.S. Code Title 18  or under the  STOLEN VALOR ACT signed into law Dec 20, 2006.

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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Name Date Reported

Hometown      

 Claims Findings
Eads, Charles 08/2005 .
Commander American Legion Post 283 in Bonham, Texas stated that Eads told the Bonham VFW that they were both US Army vets!!!

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http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2005/07/13/local_news/news/news10.txt

Veteran pair hits road to support service people
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:42 AM CDT

By JOHN FOOKS
Texarkana Gazette
   John Hoover, 47, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1979 to 1982, and his U.S. Navy Seal friend, Charles Eads, 48, served from 1975 to 1981. .....

 

http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2005/08/10/local_news/iq_1918418.txt
Local News

Plight of the walkers

By Mary Jane Farmer
Herald Democrat

Two men, Charles Eads and John Hoover, are walking across America, .......Eads said he was a member of the U.S. Navy Seals and Hoover stated he was in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years........

Only one man with the last name EADS in the SEAL database… and our man is most likely still on active duty. Neither our man’s first nor middle names are "Charles" (although that is the name cited in the news story). While he may be a military veteran, the man reported in the article (Charles EADS) is not and never has been a member of any part of the Naval Special Warfare community – UDT or SEAL Teams. Please pass this information back up the line to the individual who sent you the report.

Steve Robinson
POW Network Advisory Board
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
UDT-SEAL Association
Special Operations Association
SEAL Authentication Team – FORMER Special Investigator

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08/10/2005
They say they are headed to Wichita Falls.  [Others state DURANT OK]  I have made sure all of the Vet organizations are keen to them and they will be asked for credentials:

1. They usually hitch a ride from city to city.
2. They contact the local law enforcement to 'check-in' collect patches from that agency and thus establish credibility.
3. They then proceed as fast as possible to the local American Legion or VFW and set up a 'command post' where they demand to speak to the Commander and win his/her support and then contact all of the local media saying they will only be there a short while. The media generally come in quickly partly due to the timeliness of their 'plight' coupled with the current war on terrorism and the spotlight on veterans. The quick media coverage further establishes their credibility.  Part of their pitch is that they are sponsored by several national organizations out of Wash DC, but still nobody can name these orgs much less verify sponsorships.
4. They do not directly solicit funds, but through empathy, get what they need, and then some.
5. They do not stay in the same city for more than 2-3 days.
6. Newspaper photos of the pair reveal a fairly fit if no slightly overweight physique and thus do not indicate that they have hoofed it over 1800 miles. One even carries a cell phone. When was the last time anyone has ever seen a homeless person with a cell phone?
Eagle, Robert War 07/2006 Brooklyn

Moving to drumbeat of Native Americans

Sunday, July 09, 2006
BY BRENDAN BERLS
Star-Ledger Staff

Robert War Eagle's powwow regalia could be seen as a marriage of sorts.

 An eagle feather rises from the back of his green beret. His distinguished service cross -- awarded for "extraordinary heroism in combat" in Vietnam -- ..Two similar bands on his arms announce his veteran status and his years of service as a Green Beret with the Army.....

 I found zero info about him with SF, and with American Indians (former SF-types). Everybody declares “phony” ...

Blessings,

 Don Bendell  
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I have no one by that name as a DSC recipient ...

Doug Sterner
Home of Heroes

Eberling, Lloyd Edward Repeated reports PA Claims Korean War POW.
 "records in my possession to PROVE this man is a fake... I want this horrible man exposed before his death so he knows we all know he is nothing....." Associated with VVA, Rolling Thunder Chapter 1, and (formerly a member of) Friends of the Forgotten.		 .
ECKARD,  RALPH W. "BILL" 05/2010 VA

Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 3:07 PM
Subject: Another listing for your website

Ralph W. "Bill" Eckard, 60, of Richmond

He served in the Marine Corps from 1968, after he graduated from Neshaminy High School in PA, until he retired as a sergeant in 1971 after receiving catastrophic wounds in Vietnam. He earned: 3 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Stars, and a Silver Star.....

 

His death notice is running today in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond's main newspaper. There's a photo with the notice.

Medals for Ralph William Eckard:

Bronze Star Medal w/ Combat V

Purple Heart w/1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

Combat Action Ribbon

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm

Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Bronze Service Star

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/ 60 Device

Nav-MC Parachute Insignia

National Defense Service Medal

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No Record of a Silver Star in the record, nor 3 Purple Hearts or 2 Bronze Starsw/Valor.
Records show 1 BS w/Valor  & 2 PH's. He did serve with Recon, in the States, but not in RVN. Served with A 1/26 & E 2/5 while in RVN.
ECTOR, CHARLES 02/2010 GA On Tuesday, February 16, 2010 two articles were published

http://www.thebladeplus.com/articles/2010/02/17/opinion/editorials/doc4b7ab4543e012425576863.txt or

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/022110/opi_565570357.shtml

where Charles Ector made claims of being a Tuskegee Airman.

Opinion > Editorials

Setting the record straight on a less-than-straight interview

Published: Monday, March 1, 2010 4:34 PM EST
A few weeks ago, I interviewed Charles Ector, of Gainesville. I had been told he was a former Tuskegee Airman. .....When we met, I asked him about his experiences. He said, “I don’t want to talk about it.”  Now I know why. He was never a member of that organization.....


  You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net or P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139.

EDENFIELD, Orin and Orrin 2000

2003

 . 2000 - Orin Edenfield  SS# xxx-x8-5247  -- Claimed Nam 70-72.
2003 - Orrin Edenfield SS# xxx-x8-5287  - Claims USMC Force Recon, in Nam 1969.
Claims combat wounded - claims received VA disability - ex wife received checks. Was appealing disability from prison, but no records could be located. Claims letters from GEORGIA VA for knee damage in Nam, surgeries, etc. BORN IN 1956. May be using his FATHERS Navy career and ID numbers. 

VA NOTIFIED NO MILITARY RECORDS CAN BE FOUND. 

QUESTION EVERYTHING !!!

In prison in Colorado. Prior record in Georgia.
EDDINGFIELD,  STEVEN GLENN 11/2009 .

Sra Eddingfield was given a Hardship Discharge from Regular Air Force and never was assigned to AF Reserves nor Air National Guard.  He is NOT authorized a Purple Heart.
EDWARD, SCOTT BRIAN

AKA SCOTT, EDWARD

 01/2020 HOME STATE - NC

KY

  • Claims Special Forces

  • Verbal claims only of secret missions, cant talk about them, etc.

  • Usually wears a military utility jacket with SF patches on it, according to co workers.

  • No ribbons were ever seen on his jacket.

  • He was living in Paintsville, KY working for a major Gas Drilling Company.

  • He was recently transferred to a unknown location in PA

  • He is on parole/probation  as a registered sex offender from NC. 


Offender Identification Photograph
Reg ID:  32620
Name:  SCOTT, BRIAN EDWARD
Birth Date:  03/21/1968 Sex:  MALE
Race:  WHITE
Height:  5 FT 10 IN Weight:  230 LBS
 Hair Color:  BROWN Eye Color:  HAZEL
 
Aliases
  SCOTT, EDWARD  

No military record found
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Edwards, JohnEarl
aka Johnny Earl Edwards
aka "Jade"
aka "Mr Green"		 11/2007 MO
<< Jade Edwards, Former Special Forces, Gulf War, NBC Warfare Specialist, >>
 
Claims Ranger School, class 2-90   Link for the class pic.

 

Jade Edwards was never in Army Special Forces or the Navy SEALS.    He is not a Gulf War veteran.   He was never in Somalia .   He was never wounded in action.  He does not have PTSD because of a war.  He never saved the life of his team by rolling atop a live grenade.  He is not jump qualified.  He does not speak a second language as required by Special Forces.  His father was not a Navy SEAL and he never had a twin brother who got killed. 

 

He was in the National Guard and did go to Army boot camp and did take a 13 week NBC school in 1988.   During the school and boot camp time he was considered “active”, but it did not qualify him for VA health care because schooling doesn’t count for “active”. 

Edwards, Martin Bennett 09/2005 Memphis, TN

Over the course of his past 3 years in the Tennessee State Defense Force, he has systematically claimed more and more prior veteran status to the point that he is now wearing military decorations on his uniform including a Bronze Star with combat V and a Purple Heart with cluster.  He  insists that he was in MACV-SOG and he even carries around a  DD-214 where the "only" unit he was ever assigned to was MACV-SOG.  The DD-214 is a very bad, copied multiple times version.

Edwards claims when he "landed in Vietnam, he had to cut off his skivvies so that the communists wouldn't be able to identify him as an American".  Additionally, in order to have earned Master Jump Wings, he would have to have participated in the 35 parachute jumps.  Something almost impossible to do since his claim of service in the US Army is from 71 to 73 with 2 years stateside and 1 year in Nam. 

Edwards is wearing a CIB, Master Jump Wings, and ribbons including: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with V, Purple Heart with cluster, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal and the two Vietnam Medals (yet he can produce no certificates of award for any of these medals).  

 Employed by the Shelby County School System,  Memphis TN,  as a General Foreman in their operations division.

Reportedly has resigned from the Tennessee State Guard  since the investigation was opened.

 

St. Louis could locate NO MILITARY RECORDS (with TWO filed requests) using all necessary identifiers.
Effner, Ralph J.
aka PING, Chen 
aka J. R. Storm 		06/2009
09/2009 		. CLAIMS AND ACTUAL RECORD .
EICHENLAUB, STEVEN A

aka Steven Sargent

 03/2011 OH

Claims to be a Navy Seal...he claims to have been in Seal Team 8.....claims service in Iraqi War....and Afghanistan...
 

Claim he changed his name after he got out of the Navy....his name while he was a Navy Seal was Steve or Steven Sargent.

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 from 1943 to the Present Day) for anyone named STEPHEN or STEVE EICHENLAUB / SARGENT. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that appear to 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 participation in SEAL training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that STEVE EICHENLAUB / SARGENT 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).

 

Many SEAL imposters when confronted with the information I have provided will resort to claiming that their records are sealed, burned or their SEAL Operations were Classified and that there are no official records of them.

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.

 

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. STEVE EICHENLAUB / SARGENT's claimed SEAL credentials. To do so 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

Naval Special Warfare Command

FOIA Coordinator

2000 Trident Way

San Diego, CA 92155

 

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,  Don Shipley BUD/S 131, SEAL Team ONE, SEAL Team TWO.

Owner http://www.extremesealexperience.com/ 
ELIAS, LEO 03/2011 CA

'Everybody loves old cars'

Press-Enterprise

Leo Elias used his 1962 Corvette convertible to escape the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder he suffers as a result of his five years of service as a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War. When Elias pulled up to his parking spot on Front Street in Temecula ...

 Leo is a total phony though... 
 

Respectfully,  Don Shipley BUD/S 131, SEAL Team ONE, SEAL Team TWO.

Owner http://www.extremesealexperience.com/

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John Chalus
There is no Leo Elias in the UDT/SEAL database. That means no one by that name ever served as a Underwater Demolition Team operator or a SEAL operator. He may have changed his name but why would he do that? He is a phony and is trying to enhance his reputation by lying. I am former USN SEAL and Vietnam Veteran. Guys like him sicken me.He is trying to live on the honor and achievements of men he isn't even worthy of breathing the same air that they do. He is also dishonoring the UDT and SEAL operators who died while serving their country.
Ellis, Joseph J.   2001 Professor Mount Holyoke College

CLAIMING COMBAT STATUS

11/2001 Ellis has returned to teaching seminars on campus! Fall 2002 - Ellis has returned to the classroom.

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Ellis, Tyler S. 12/2007 .
 
This is being work on by some of the Marines in Military.com/Marines forums;  
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ELLZEY, MICHAEL DAVID 10/2010 .
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october182010/mike-elsey.php
Oct-18-2010 15:08

Irvine Great Park CEO Michael D. Ellzey: Is This Man An Imposter?
Roger Butow Salem-News.com
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Dec-13-2010 05:25
How much of Mike Ellzey's publicized and self-described history is fabricated?

Ex.: Ellzey told OC Register columnist David Whiting that he was in for 6 years (1970--76) and was USMC  Legal Chief @ Treasure Island (S.F.).  Turns out he was only active for 3.75 years & never held the much much higher rank or went through the extensive technical training that Military Occupational Specialty (MOS of Legal Chief) necessitates.  Salem-News.com and TET calls on The Great Park Board for a FULL public explanation/investigation that, if he lied, should lead to his resignation/termination.

http://salem-news.com/articles/december132010/mike-ellzey-tet.php

Great Park Irvine CEO Michael David Ellzey
Investigation Reveals USMC Biographical Disparities and Much, Much More..
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Salem-News.com posts new column today (2nd this week) on the questionable history of OCGP CEO Mike Ellzey and his former employees AND employers while he was ED of a San Fran non-profit.
ACTUAL RECORD
Elsensohn, Joseph G 07/2007 . News-Info-Alerts
Re: A Hero is Coming Home
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Elswick, Mark Lee 02/2011

05/2011

12/2011
12/2011
Red House, WV
Richmond, VA
Panama for a short time in 1991
Lawrenceville, VA
Elizabethtown, NC
Chester, VA
Mechanicsville, VA
Highland Springs, VA
Henrico, VA
Amelia Courthouse, VA
Ohio
Emporia, VA
Woodstock, VA
Eldridge, MD
Ashland, KY
Nitro, WV

12/2011 - RICHMOND, VA

Claims and reality 

 

He changed his Yahoo profile to a beach boy and is listed as
Ontario, Canada.  LOL!!!

08/2011  -  JUST got Army Ranger tags from DMV for his Hummer

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docguatemala@hotmail.com has been removed from VetFriends.com

Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you again in the future.

Sincerely,
The Veterans at www.VetFriends.com

 

Emmamali, Salem 12/2006

03/2008

 Nashville, TN

http://www.whoswhoinnashville.com/issue4_ss_2004/stories_ss_2004.htm

Brentwood Jewelry and Gifts 
An American Success Story

Brentwoood Jewelry and Gifts owner Salem Emamalie, ..... His training had to be put on hold when, as he was awaiting his citizenship papers, he was drafted into the Army. He served three tours in Vietnam as an Airborne Ranger and ended up being invited to Washington D.C. where he received not only his citizenship papers but also a Medal of Honor from President Nixon himself. .......

Has made speeches and public appearances, wearing Jungle Fatigues with the MOH around his neck. It continues in 2008.

St. Louis and the FBI found NO MILITARY RECORDS

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EMOND, RANDY JOSEPH 04/2009

04/2010

CT The fairy tale from the Dr Phil Show and actual records.

Claims retired Navy on military.com 		Couple is now getting divorced. He is reportedly ignoring Child Support orders.  Dr Phil never acknowledged  receipt of information stating Emond was a fraud and phony NAVY SEAL sent to the show in 2009. Family is hoping for prosecution under Stolen Valor.
Engelke, Randy Glen 10/2006 Ft Hood TX area Claims:  Combat Paramedic, and  Medical Supply.

Ft Lewis, Ft Benning, Germany, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saudi; Participated in Desert Storm I, Recon VII Corps, and body recovery operations in support of Desert Storm.

Member of 3rd Ranger Bn, 115th Company during this period.

 ONLY Awards National Defense; Expert Badge w/ Grenade Bar; Army Service Ribbon; Sharpshooter Badge / Rifle. Transcript of Court Martial not in file. Discharged a PV1. Records do not show any service outside of Texas.

Sentenced in Nov 2006 to a year in Substance Abuse Facility - Prison and then 10 years probation. This was his 15th felony conviction (not counting two in Travis County.)

NO Ranger training.
Engleman, Thomas D.  . Richmond, VA Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... 
(thousands more listed at http://www.authentiseals.org ). Dob Dec 1954		 .
ENSOR,  ELTON  E 05/2009 WARFORDSBURG, PA http://www.gazette.com/articles/memorial-54860-veterans-ensor.html
Motorcyclists make annual noisy salute to veterans in D.C.

May 24, 2009 - 9:00 PM
THE WASHINGTON POST

WASHINGTON - ...     Navy veteran Elton Ensor, 84, of Warfordsburg, Pa., .....Ensor, who said he was a former Navy frogman and SEAL, had a thin moustache and wore a tattered green beret at a jaunty angle. His military-style vest was festooned with buttons and medals, and he sported three earrings....
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http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?&type=photo&photo_id=02Ig95F2uf6fe&pn=5&tid=000000000

By AFP/Getty Images,  Getty Images
Comment   | Recommend  

War veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, Elton Ensor, 83, Navy frogman and SEAL, leans against the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2008. ......

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http://a.abcnews.com/Travel/Springtime/popup?id=4923869&contentIndex=1&page=11&start=false
America Springs Into Summer

Elton Ensor, 83, a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, stands by the Vietnam Memorial Wall on May 23, 2008, in Washington. ......
(YASMEEN GHOLMIEH/AFP/Getty Images)		 PREVIOUSLY NOTED AT VERISEAL AS A PHONY SEAL

 

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Elton E Ensor, Vietnam  USMC Vet, age 62.
EPPERSON, CARL DEWEY 06/2010 . Claims to have been a Navy Seal during the  viet Nam era.. Between 1967 and and 1971

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 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 (SEAL Teams and predecessor units from1943 to the Present Day) for anyone named CARL DEWEY EPPERSON. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that appear to be applicable. In point of fact there is only one (1) man with the last name EPPERSON listed among the 17,300+ entries of the SEAL Database. That one man served in the US Navy during WWII; neither his first name nor his middle name match (or even come close to matching) the names you provided in your inquiry.

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 CARL DEWEY EPPERSON 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 a phony as a result of this exchange. If Mr. EPPERSON persists in insisting that his SEAL claims are legitimate, I might suggest that you ask him 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)?

(5) When did he enter the US Navy (a specific month and year)?

(6) When did he leave the US Navy (a specific month and year)?

(7) What were his Primary and Secondary Naval Enlisted Classification codes –NEC– or his Naval Officer Billet Code – NOBC?

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.

I might suggest that you also ask Mr. EPPERSON 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. EPPERSON.

Before any classified operations may be undertaken as a SEAL Operator, a man must first successfully complete the BUD/S Training program and the follow-on secondary training program; the names of all those who successfully graduate from that training program are compiled in the SEAL database. Later participation in classified operations has no impact on whether or not a person is listed as a graduate of the training program. There are records of every man who has qualified for the title of “SEAL”; there have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs.

Very Respectfully,

Steve Robinson RM2(SEAL)
USN 1970-1978
SEAL Team ONE
Inshore Undersea Warfare Group ONE
Defense Analyst – Soviet Threat specialization 1981-1993
UDT-SEAL 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"

Epperson Carl James, "LtCdr" -  convicted felon
        aka Epperson, Carl J.
        aka Epperson, Carl James Jr.
        aka Epperson, James
        aka Epperson, Little Reb
        aka Epperson, Tex                             
        aka Epperson,  J.D.
        aka Epperson, James David
        aka Epperson, Reb
        aka Davis, James (SPADES on line)
        aka Emmerson, Carl James

 EPPERSON    (click for the rest of the story) 

 

Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... 
2005
"... was reading his emails for apology... agree with whom ever wrote that he only uses things to get pretty much what he wants....  He did divorce Rita his wife in south GA.... also requesting that his name not be taken off this list... believe his name needs to be left on until he is no longer with us physically.... believe his emailed apology is bogus.. hope he does not hurt anyone else...."
Eppley, Arthur 04/2006 .
The Marine Corps Mustang Association made the fatal mistake 3 years ago by endorsing a book by member LtCol Arthur Eppley. I scanned portions of the book and jumped out of my skin when this LtCol relates that he was the CO G/2/4 Starlite, 1965-66. As a former 2/4 member Co Gy Hotel and OPs Chief 63-66.
 I knew every person in the Battalion and this guy never was in 2/4. I exposed him to the Mustang Association and there BOD accepted his resignation. Eppley refused to comment on his book but said he stands by his writings.
 I had to get affidavits from the former CO, XO and Gy for that period. During all this bullshit I was the one being critesized for exposing this LtCol. 
I had a friend obtain a walk through Freedom of Ino act and obtain all of his Enlisted and Officer records. He claimed Korean War, Drill Instructor, Force Recon (of course) and 2d tour in Vn. No such thing according to his records. He was Asst Pers Officer G-1 3d Mar Div as an 01.
Eppleys book is self published "A Marine Mustang"In order to purchase you must call Canada and order. The book cover has Eppleys picture of himself in Blues with Korean ribbons, scuba device, Bronze Star etc.                     
                                          Ed
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ERAZMUS,  FRANCIS JOSEPH JR
aka "Rabbit"		 06/2000
05/2005		 Philadelphia, PA Claims NAVY SEAL

Claims he served with Alan Spence

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Erdman, Walter W. 2001 WI VVA MEMBER Claims Medal of Honor .
Erhard, Paul E.  
Chief Service Officer, VVA
 		11/2002 [previously] Department of Veterans Affairs, St.  Louis Regional Office Claims Special Forces, records and missions so classified it took armed guards to bring file out of Records Center in INDIANAPOLIS. Told Navy SEAL he knew the "secret" word to pass the query by retired SF group. Stated he "invented MACVSOG", worked in Hue and An Khe, and his job was listening posts for Phoenix (ALL disputed by REAL SF). Stated he was in Nam 70-72.  
Also claims SSG, served 68-87, Nam March 68 - April 71.  Was given EVERY opportunity to correct his statements, apologize or admit he had NOT served with SF.... 		 Special Forces experts state NOT SFA, SOA, SOG.

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ESHELMAN, BILL D

AKA ESHELMAN, WILLIAM DEWEY		 2000
2001
2005
01/2011

12/2011

 SAN RAFAEL, CA Claims to be a graduate of BUD/S Class 126. 

Noted by SEALS for years on lists of "NOT A SEAL."

01/2011- -he's staying in a homeless shelter here in Marin County; each evening  different churches host the homeless on a rotating basis, men and women at separate locations. 

....What is interesting is that one night .....................with the phony seal and I met one of his friends who also claimed to be a seal. I knew Bill wasn't a real seal but it was odd to note that there is a fake seal network out there....
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Esparza, Roland M. 09/2010 .

http://www.zoominfo.com/search#search/profile/person?personId=888084901&targetid=profile


http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=4780514


 

I guess Roland must be busy doing secret protection stuff involving heads of state or top secret matters of national security.
Here are some of his other qualifications ( as stated on his SSP site before his friends at ArmyRanger.com became aware of his existence, at which time the site went "under construction"):

Roland M. Esparza
Founder, Owner and President, and Team Leader of SSP

* Military

US Army - 5 years active duty, Rank E-5/SGT
Airborne Ranger (US Special Operations Command)
3rd Ranger Batallion / 75th Ranger Rgt
Ranger School Class 10-86
Top Secret National Clearance
US Army Infantry School
Combat Infantry Award
Gas Mask training
Machine Gun Squad Leader (Weapons Platoon)
Trained expert on AK-47, Steyr Aug, M-4, M-16A2, M203, M249 SAW, M60 Machine Gun, FN-FAL Assault Rifle, Berretta 9mm, Colt Gov 45 ACP
CQB Urban Assault Course
Primary Leadership Development Course
SERE School
Airborne Qualified
Air Assault Qualified
Jungle Expert (JOTC Graduate)
Weapons Expert
Mountaineering Certificate
Good Conduct Medal
Overseas Ribbon
Commendation medal (2nd oak leaf cluster)
CWST Certified
Combat Emergency Medical Training
Nuclear Biological and Chemical Warfare Certified
VIP Escort and Bodyguard to Dignitaries and to Upper Echelon Officers as assigned
Long Range Recon and Patrol School
Rapid Deployment Unit
Weapons Ballistic trianing course
Target Discrimination and Live Fire Training
Deployed to Sandinista Crisis - JTFB 1986-1987, Invasion of Panama 1989 - War Veteran and Combat Infantry Award
Honorable Discharge

* Law Enforcement Training

South Bay Police Academy - Cailfornia POST Certified Class 42
Top Gun Award (Best Overall Shooting Scores) for entire class
P.C. 832 Powers of Arrest
Escalation and use of force
Pepper spray training
PR-24 Side handle baton Certified
CPR Certified

* Martial Arts

Hap Ki Do Karate 5 years - Red Belt
Tae Kwon Do Karate - Green Belt
Hand to Hand Combat (US Army Rangers)
Knife Combatives (US Army Rangers)
Jeet Kune Do (Arnis and San Miguel Kali/Escrima-Penjat Silat-June fan Gung Fu -Wing Chun-American Boxing-Knife Combatives, Disarming techniques-Muay Thai kickboxing) - 5 years
Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - 10 years (attained equivalent of Brown belt) with training under Rigan Machado, Jean Jacques Machado and John Machado, additional periodic training at R1 and South Bay Jiu-Jitsu.

* Other related experience / certifications

NRA Certified Pistol Instructor (pending)
NRA Certified Rifle Instructor (pending)
NRA Certified Home Security (pending)
Concealed Firearms Permit (CCW) - Currently registered with DOJ
ASP Baton certification
10 years VIP Bodyguard / Security experience
Weapons Disarming Training
Knife Disarming Training
Valuables and Courier Armed Escort
Dignitary Protection School - US Consulate

http://www.viewnews.com/2007/VIEW-Nov-20-Tue-2007/SWest/17897494.html

Business teaches self-defense
Strategic Service Protection owners have law enforcement background

By AMANDA LLEWELLYN
VIEW STAFF WRITER

Former Army Ranger Roland Esparza is an imposing presence at almost 6-foot-4-inches and 240 pounds, ......

 
No Roland Esparza ever attended Ranger School. Checked the records and the rosters for class 10-86.

 
RLTW
SFC Byron

 

 

ACTUAL RECORDS
Estep,  Mitchell Lee 11/2005 Washington, DC Claims Member MACVSOG
Army Sniper
After Vietnam he worked with very convert Army or Defense Intelligence special projects
“Covert of covert of covert” he claims.
Operated in Korea for several years
Was in Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Claims if he went back to Nam he  would "Get all messed up."		 ACTUAL RECORDS
Estrella, Alexander Joel
aka Alex

05/2002
June 2004

Florida

 CLAIMING GULF WAR STATUS
"My name is Alex Estrella,  former Army vet with 82nd airborne, 1st 75th rangers,  special forces, and 101st airborne,  participant in panamanian conflict and desert storm...."

SEE RECORDS AND FOLLOWUP
Evans, Allen C. 12/2004
07/2006		 Arkansas

 

 
Allen C. EVANS claims to have been a Vietnam Vet and Navy Seal in several published articles  including

12/29/2004 81614 AM
Jonesboro Sun
Shooting suspect at large

....Evans, an ex-Navy Seal and Vietnam War veteran, told his friends that he was suffering from a brain tumor and had less than one month to live, ......

The South Missourian
Wirth shooting suspect in custody
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=883&NewsID=601495&CategoryID=10537&on=0
Staff Writer
01/06/05
CHRIS WULFF
..... Evans is a decorated Vietnam veteran who trained with the Navy Seals. He received three Purple Hearts and a Navy Cross for his service, Weaver said...........

Evans transported back to DOC
Published Thursday June 29, 2006

ASH FLAT — ....Allen C. Evans is currently serving a 45-year sentence ....Evans is a Vietnam veteran who trained with the Navy Seals and later received three Purple Hearts and a Navy Cross.

According to AUTHENTISEALS, Evans IS Not noted as having trained with Navy SEALS, nor is he listed in  The Navy Cross, Vietnam, Citations of Awards to men of the United States Navy and The United States Marine Corps.

EVANS,  WAYNE M. 01/2011 CA
Evans, still serving as a LTC in the US Army Reserve, claims to have served as a infantryman in RVN conducting combat operations for approximately three months which was then abruptly terminated. He said he was removed from RVN when his mother asked that the "Sullivan Act" be implemented as he would have been the sole surviving son. He went on to say that he was flown to CONUS, then personally debriefed by none other than Gen. AleXander Haig, who advised Evans that his RVN service was then to be expunged from his record.....
 
OR

 "He was drafted in April 1971, attended BCT at Ft Lewis, WA than infantry AIT at Ft Polk which was abbreviated due to his superior marksmanship skills. That was followed by sniper school and his deployment to RVN where he first served with the Americal Division but was later sent to the "9th Special Forces".  .....

 When confronted, LTC Evans admitted he never served in Vietnam & was immediately thereafter ordered to remove the Americal Patch from his ACU's.  As he is due to retire in the near future, it is unclear if he will be subject to further punitive matters; at the least, he will definitely NOT receive any retirement award at the completion of his 30+ years of bona fide service....
EVANS, WILLIAM HENRY III 11/2010 NC AND VA CLAIMS AND ACTUAL RECORDS .
Eveland, Floyd L. Sr. 04/2007 Walters, OK Claims WWII vet, served in the Navy from 51-54. Joined the Lawton FW saying he is a vet. ......And or the son of a vet.....or the father of a vet.....or he was a secret vet.... Never served in the military. He was married young and had too many babies to join and lost his hand in a milling accident.

St. Louis can locate NO MILITARY RECORDS.

Refuses to provide DD214 to VFW claiming "special services" and file classified  for 75 years.

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

Those that have admitted lies/apologized....

 

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