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
FABRIZIO, DAVID A 06/2011 NY
 Stolen Valor Act
 
Retired Marine admits to medals charge
Buffalo News
David A. Fabrizio, 66, is believed to be the first person in Western New York to be prosecuted under the US Stolen Valor Act, signed into law in 2006 by ...
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FAULKNER,  CHRISTOPHER JAMES 03/2011 Elgin, IL
Claims Navy SEAL
  •  He said he served from 2000-2010, and came home from his 6th tour  August  2010
  • BUDs class 216  - said he enter with that class
  • Served in North Korea (1 tour) Afghanistan (3 tours) and Iraq (2 tours)
  • Claims to have received the Silver Star for pulling his Lieutenant out of a firefight
  • He has a Marine uniform.
  • He says he has both Marine uniform and Navy dress whites, he just wears whichever more applies to the group he is with.

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 CHRISTOPHER JAMES FAULKNER. 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 CHRISTOPHER JAMES FAULKNER 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. CHRISTOPHER JAMES FAULKNER'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 WarfareCommand

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/ 
 

ACTUAL RECORDS

Nice... He spent a WHOLE 15 months in the Navy... What a clown... North Korea... Ohh Boy... Don
 

FAVOR, ROBERT BRANCH 12/2010 . https://www.reliantbank.com/handler.php?pgvar=aboutboard#Faber


 

NO AWARDS OR DECORATIONS. NO MEDAL OF HONOR.

Fabregas, Enrique  05/2007 . .
Fancher, Leroy M . . Claiming SEALS and/or Frogman... 
several Nam Tours, SEAL
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Farmer, Louis Houston 05/2005 http://www.enformy.com/WatsonCousinsPage.htm

www.enformy.com/Descendants stated that Louis Houston Farmer, a descendant of Barnett Walsh, was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Farr, Dale G. 11/2007 PA
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/NEWS02/711140396 

Grand jury: A fake
North East man charged with making military claims

BY STEVEN M. SWEENEY
steven.sweeney@timesnews.com [more details]
Published: November 14. 2007 6:00AM

A North East man who never served in war has been indicted on charges he claimed he received Army medals the government said he was never awarded.

Dale G. Farr is accused of lying about the medals to get a military discount on the purchase of a car and to get a Purple Heart license plate....


STEVEN SWEENEY can be reached at 870-1675 or by e-mail.

 

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/NEWS02/301219889

Fake Army honor, fraud net prison

BY ED PALATTELLA
ed.palattella@timesnews.com [more details]

Published: January 21. 2009 12:01AM

Dale G. Farr, a car salesman and former Army private, tried to boost his reputation by donning the uniform of an Army captain and wearing military medals.....

Article published Aug 8, 2008

Man pleads guilty to faking honors
Separate charges for medals bought online, counterfeit checks could lead to 31 years in prison
By Ed Palattella
ed.palattella@timesnews.com
After buying a Purple Heart, Silver Star and other military medals on eBay, Dale G. Farr presented himself as a decorated Army captain who had displayed exceptional gallantry and valor in battle in Afghanistan.

On Thursday, Farr stood humiliated before a federal judge.....


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Man sentenced for fake military claims, fraud

The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 22:01:29 EST

ERIE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania car dealer is getting two years and nine months in federal prison for faking military honors and cashing more than $200,000 in counterfeit checks.

Dale Farr was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Erie after pleading guilty in August to falsifying military decorations and bank fraud......

FARR, DENNIS WESLEY 11/2009 OR
 DENNIS FARR works in a gun store named Keith's Sporting Goods, Inc., in  Blvd.Gresham, Oregon.  Keith's is a fine and legit business run by Keith and his family. They do much business with police departments including the Gresham police.
    Yesterday (Veterans Day) DENNIS FARR wore the ball cap indicating he had a Purple Heart. He wore the hat at the gun shop for all to see, including all employees working that day. And all customers who visited the business.  He claims to be a NAVY SEAL.

ACTUAL RECORDS

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 (end of WWII to the Present Day) for anyone named DENNIS FARR. 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 are no entries in the entirety of the SEAL Database for anyone with the last name FARR.

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 DENNIS FARR 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 Mr. FARR 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 was his Naval Enlisted Classification code –NEC– or 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. FARR 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. FARR. 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.

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

The week-long run-up to Veterans Day always seems to bring out a huge number of military imposters, wannabes, neverwases, and self-aggrandizers, most of whom find a way to wear what amounts to a military Halloween costume in an effort to draw praise and garner admiration from others; most especially these actions seem intentionally designed to draw attention from media representatives. The first two weeks in November are also the time when the most people in our nation are acutely aware of, and curious about the military regalia being worn by others. They want to understand the meaning of the pins, ribbons, and medals, and they want to honor legitimate veterans for their service. This is also the time of year when the largest percentage of military imposters is discovered or revealed, often as a direct result of that increased scrutiny by the media, and the general public around them.

I must also note that if the man’s claims of being awarded a PURPLE HEART MEDAL are not substantiated by US archival records, then he is in violation of the STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005 and potentially subject to prosecution under federal law. Each count upon which he is found guilty would carry a maximum penalty of $100,000 in fines and 1 year in federal prison.

The important point to consider in this matter is that Mr. FARR has presented you (and presumably others you know) with false information. Whether his motivation was for media attention, employment purposes, monetary gain, increased social status, “dating” opportunities, or personal notoriety, if your report regarding his claim of being a SEAL is accurate it is clear that his personal ethics have not prevented him making false statements about his background.  If the man’s personal ethics do not prevent him from offering such a false statement about his background, you must ask yourself what other false statements he might have made, or might be willing to make.  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)
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"

FASS, ROBERT 11/2008

12/2008

. Claims Special Forces, 3 RVN Tours, DSC/SS/BSM/4@ PH…”The City Council named Fass the city's "Veteran of the Year" last week. Fass served in the Army from 1963 to 1975, including 3cm HALF tours in Vietnam plus participation in operations in Cambodia, the Dominican Republic and Nigeria.”

Here’s a mil.com entry by Mr. Fass…note he shows rank as Captain, not Major as claimed in article. Claims he served 5th and 7th SF. No claims to awards in profile.

In this Military.com profile, he identifies himself as a Retired O3/Captain.
 http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=12078162
 
However, in this profile, he identifies himself as a Retired Army Major/O4.
 http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=3682748.
 
He has another profile that does not have anything on it except his name.
 http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=4699518

Claims 1:

http://www.al.com/news/press-register/baldwin.ssf?/base/news/1226052957276500.xml&co...

BECAUSE THEY SERVED

Friday, November 07, 2008

By RUSS HENDERSON

Staff Reporter

 

Claims 2:

http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2008/11/09/local_news/doc4914a12463c28162...

Veteran of the Year

Fass focused on helping comrades

By Mike Odom  Staff Writer

(Created: Saturday, November 8, 2008 8:05 AM CST)

CLAIMS 3

http://www.rogerschristmashouse.com/images_of_soldiers_on_tree/robert_h_fass.jpg

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http://www.al.com/news/press-register/baldwin.ssf?/base/news/1240478108257170.xml&coll=3

Award-winning veteran and volunteer sets record straight

Thursday, April 23, 2009
By ROBERT McCLENDON
Staff Reporter

As a medic in the Army special forces, Bob Fass once ran into a hail of gunfire to rescue a wounded comrade after an ambush by North Vietnamese regulars, a feat that won him the Bronze Star, according to the public portion of his military service record.

But the war stories of the man who fought for his country — and who had done notable work with soldiers returning home from overseas, helping them navigate the Veterans Administration to access medical and disability benefits — haven't always matched reality, records show....

ACTUAL RECORDS

No DSC or SS, the BSM/V is legit, and ONE of the claimed FOUR PHs is legit. No service in Nigeria or Dom. Rep.

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I have a BSMV for SP4 Robert H Fass earned for action as a medic on 11/20/68 at a camp in III Corps (which could have been Bu Dop but was not specified). I don't see him having a DSC nor do I have any information on a commission. But he was SF.

Steve Sherman sends

12/30/2008
....ask for his citations and/or orders for a DSC and SS, but he said he was having trouble finding them in his house due to the turmoil of a recent divorce.

Fast, Sylvia

 

05/2005  Niagara, Canada
http://www.vietmemories.com/guestbook.htm
Sylvia Fast
wandsstates@sympatico.ca
Wednesday May 01, 2002 06:35:10 PM
I am a Canadian female who ended up a field medic  and served 6 tours. I am highly decorated and would not mind chatting
 with other Vietnam veterans. I am the Canadian Post  Commander for Veterans of the Vietnam War.

WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT AUTHENTICATE HER LIES.

MORE

 For the entire article on Sylvia Fast, clink on  link http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/webapp/sitepages/printable.asp?paper=www.niagarafallsreview.ca&contentID=107649&annewspapername=Niagara+Falls+Review

FAUST, GEORGE RAYMOND 01/2010 AZ

andersonvalleypost.com
Former Anderson Mayor and council member dies at age 72

By Michael Woodward, Reporter

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

George Raymond Faust, 72, died of a massive heart attack at his home in Mesa, Ariz., on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, according to his wife of 28 years Mittie Hawkins.....

After serving in the Navy for 30 years, including two deployments in Vietnam as a Navy Seal, Faust retired in 1985 to manage a restaurant and open a tax business in San Diego, according to his friend Jerry Hanlon.....

Mr. George Raymond Faust being identified as a former Navy SEAL appears to be incorrect. His name is not listed in the SEAL Database containing the names of all Navy UDT "Frogmen" and Navy SEALs from 1947 to the present day. Misidentifying such credentials is a disservice to both Mr. Faust and to the men who truly earned the right to the title US NAVY SEAL.

In point of fact there is only one man with the last name FAUST listed in the SEAL Database, and that one man completed SEAL Training in 1952, which would make him about 75-77 years old at the present time. That one man's first name is not "GEORGE" and his middle name is not "RAYMOND".

 

Respectfully,

Steve Robinson RM2(SEAL)

USN 1970-1978

SEAL Team ONE

FEIST, GORDON ROSS

 

DECEASED

08/2011 OR
The Daily Stamford
More charges in Colville murder probe
The Spokesman Review (blog)
A 25-year-old man has been charged with stealing the firearm that was then used to kill a Stevens County man and retired US Navy Seal in what investors believe was a botched burglary. Christopher George Nichols remains in the Stevens County Jail on ...
 
......Feist served three tours in Vietnam as a U.S Navy Seal and it was considered in character for him to confront prowlers outside his upscale home south of Colville, according to a police report. Booth had worked at the home before; detectives believe he told Feist he'd run out of gas when he was confronted, and that Feist trusted him and let his guard down.......
FEIST, GORDON ROSS
SERVICE:  Navy
RANK:  E04
START:  660131
PMOS:  QM 0000
Served approx 4 yrs.

 

Sir,

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 GORDON FEIST. 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 GORDON FEIST 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. GORDON FEIST'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

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/

FELDT, RICHARD  J 12/2008 KY
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=multimedia
_detail&newsId=20040330005301&newsLang=en&contentGroupId=1076559

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_March_30/ai_114737783

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004

FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ-FONR), .....

One of the first patients at Medica Stand-Up MRI was Richard J. Feldt, a U.S. Marine veteran from Dallas, Georgia. While serving in Vietnam, Mr. Feldt suffered the horror of being buried alive, an experience that gave him a severe case of claustrophobia. Because of Mr. Feldt's medical condition, his physician wanted him to have an MRI exam......

ACTUAL RECORDS

 

He lost his arm in a motorcycle accident.

FELTMAN,  DAVID CLARK

AKA Kawika Feltman

04/2009 HI, PA, CA Claims Navy Seal and a prisoner of war in Beirut, Lebanon. 

Has a NAVY SEALS EMBLEM tatooed on his upper back.  Directly under his NAVY SEALS emblem tattoo, are TALLY MARKS which he claims are "confirmed kills" that he had to do when he was in Beirut, Lebanon as a P.O.W

Actual records

 

In response to the inquiry regarding Mr. DAVID CLARK "KAWIKA" FELTMAN:

Sir or Madam,

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 (end of WWII to the Present Day) for anyone named DAVID CLARK "KAWIKA" FELTMAN. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations without finding any that might be applicable. There is only one (1) man in the entirety of the SEAL Database with the last name FELTMAN and that one man graduated from training in 1964 about the time that the man you know was turning two years old.

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 DAVID CLARK " KAWIKA" FELTMAN has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL or a Navy UDT “Frogman”...... 

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

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 must also make one other extremely important point - there have never (NEVER!) been any UDT Frogmen or SEALs captured, detained, or held as prisoners of war... not in ANY war, not EVER!...

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)
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
Fendelander, Eric C. 10/2007

10/2009

Bennett, CO Claims he was an Army helo mechanic who became a helo pilot, was critically injured by nerve gas while in a helo in Desert Storm, claims the Purple Heart, and was only 2 of 6 who survived the attack, THEN he became an Air Force C-130 AIRCRAFT COMMANDER!, then a C-141 Aircraft Commander. Also claims he flew Part 135 charter/air taxi in North Pole, AK, which may be true. He will tell you his "life history" upon initial contact. 

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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/31/standoff-bennett-ends-arrest/?partner=RSS

Standoff in Bennett ends with arrest

Published January 31, 2009 at 10:36 a.m.
Updated January 31, 2009 at 1:18 p.m.

A Bennett man was arrested Friday evening after holing up in his house, and telling sheriffs' deputies that if they tried to apprehend him, he would "take out as many of them as possible."

Arapahoe County sheriffs arrested Eric Charles Fendelander, 53, of 45900 E. Harvard Ave., Bennett, on a felony count of attempting to influence a public servant.....

Actual Records
Ferguson, Benny Wayne (B. W.)
aka Benjaman Walks With Thunder
aka online: 
Injun, DiZinjun, DissInjun, BuDa
07/2004  Mountain Rest, SC
often online
Claims: Army, rank of Lt. Colonel, was a POW in Vietnam. Claims "black ops" all over the world to this day. Claims to have been running the satellite link that allowed our soldiers in Afghanistan to watch the Super Bowl in January 2002. Claims to have been awarded the Medal of Honor in 1975. Claims to have graduated from Clemson University in 1972, and later earning a PhD. Claims to have played as a backup drummer for the Charlie Daniels Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, and knew practically everybody in the music world personally.
May never actually served in the military; called up, but may have been kicked out after only a few weeks for unclear reasons.

May never have attended college at all and might
not have even finished high school

DiZinjun@netscape.net

FERGUSON, PAUL ALLAN 09/2011 .
Claims Army 1998 thru 2006, claims honorable / medical separation (ankle) while jumping into Kosovo,  claims Sgt / E-5

 Claims 82nd ABN DIV 3rd BDE Kosovo and Iraq. Claims CIB

Actual record
Fernandez, Norman Gregory,   aka. "Storm" 05/2004 CA Claiming SPECIAL FORCES and "GREEN BERET"...
http://www.phonyveterans.com/Fernandez.html

Norman Gregory Fernandez hails from Southern California. He was the National President of a Motorcycle Club that he was building thru the Internet via Delphi forums. (American Cruisers Riding Club). This is an honorable Motorcycle Club who knows Fernandez is a Fake and have taken steps to rid themselves of him.

Mr Fernandez is known personally by numerous people and for the last couple of years, they have been treated to stories of his being a member of the 7th Special Forces "can't talk about it" "won two Purple Hearts" "Sneaked into the Service at 15" "one of only a few surviving members of his A Team" yada, yada, yada, Those and more stories about other items than you can shake a stick at.

Norman Gregory Fernandez list his law firm at:
Firm:
The Law Office of Norman Gregory Fernandez Address: 18375 Ventura Blvd. #412
Tarzana CA 91356
Country:
Phone Main: 818-998-1584

But the Phone number traces to:
Francis X Schwartz
8800 Eton Ave Apt 94
Canoga Park, CA 91304 Phone: 818-998-1584 (private residence)

Norman Gregory Fernandez has another Law Office located at:
http://www.norman-law.com/Underground/page3.html"
18375 Ventura Blvd,
Tarzana, Calif.
818-703-8137

You will notice the Special Forces Patch on the left lower side of Norman's vest in the above Photograph. No real Special Forces Veteran would wear the Special Forces insignia in this fashion.
(see website http://www.phonyveterans.com/Fernandez.html for photos!)

Since several ex-military members of Norman's American Cruisers Riding Club discovered Norman was a Fake, a liar and an imposter, e-mail f lew out over the Delphi forums. Norman has spent the last few weeks hunting down all the Web Pages he lied on and deleting them.

Besides being a Phony Special Forces Veteran, Norman runs several "SCAMS" on the Internet. Everything from how to beat a Speeding Ticket to how to become a Lawyer and pass the Bar Exam. All at prices ranging from $25 to $50 dollars.

Far from being a "War Hero", Norman is a small time crock and con artist.

If you come in contact with Norman Gregory Fernandez, stuff cotton in your ears and keep your hand on your wallet.
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01/2005

The wannabe from Calif, has tattooed on his right inside forearm a "SOG" patch. This was how he got people to believe his bull crap. I helped the LTC in the Air Force to bust this creep. I used to be on the Motorcycle Forum. And I had actually talked to this POS on the phone and asked him questions he couldn't answer. He was really in the Air Force for a few years and was kicked out. He was a radio operator. Rank was
a E-4.
                                    JL
FERRIS,  DC

aka Joshua Ferris

12/2011 CA
Email: dcferris@yahoo.com

 
This obese, unshaved douche was found on the campus of Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA in the quad in front of the Veterans Services Office.
 
He was busted wearing the following:
 
ACU top and bottom with Desert combat boots
101st Airborne Division unit patch (missing Airborne tab)
101st Airborne Division combat patch
NATO-ISAF patch
CIB with 1 star
Master Parachutist Badge (Star, Wreath)
E5/SGT rank
Black T-shirt
iPod earphones hanging out of shirt
No beret or cover of any kind
Nametape reading "FERRIS"
 
He claimed affiliation with 502nd Infantry - called them Five-Oh-Second instead of what they are usually called by EVERYONE on Campbell.
 
On being challenged for ID, claimed he did not have CAC card because "He got out three years ago." On being asked what he was doing in ACUs against regulations for discharged vets, he said "I was trying to impress my recruiter, I have a recruiting appointment" claiming it was with "SSG X at the Huntington Beach Recruiting Station" (who, after being called, disavowed all knowledge of this clown). He was asked how he could have a 2nd CIB award and he said "From Iraq" ­ but could not name the circumstances of how he got a second award, or even his first, probably unaware that he could never be awarded a second in GWOT.
 
This puke when presented with half a dozen easy questions (i.e. how he got Master Parachutist Wings, how he ended up on Jump Status in Campbell) which he could not answer, was then asked where he was stationed in Afghanistan ­ and said he was never in Afghanistan. This was after this turd nugget claimed to be a recent return from Afghanistan, but could not explain which province he was in, what ISAF stood for, or even what RC-East was.
 
The Lieutenant who questioned him (an actual 101st Airborne veteran with both Iraq and Afghanistan tours) was so exasperated that he didn’t even bother taking a photo. The douchebag was told to remove his ACU top with its fradulent awards and left campus.
 
This sack of shit has been reported to the VP for Student Affairs and the Admin for the Veterans Services Office on the GWC campus same day. Multiple veterans saw him in the Quad in ACUs, but did not look closely prior to this. He fraudulently introduced himself to the Veterans Services Office on Monday 12 DEC 2011 as a SERGEANT, but was lucky enough to be there when real Army veterans weren't present. He has previously walked around campus in his fucked up uniform and apparently no one has questioned this turd nugget prior to this because he is riding on the military ignorance of a West Coast campus.

This kid is originally from FL, and now resides in Santa Ana, CA. Either got booted immediately out of OSUT or never served a day in his life. Please put this shameless non-Airborne worthy garbage undeserving to be called an American on your Wall of Shame.
 
I swear that the entire account above is factual without omission. ... Thank you for your time.
 

                              the mug shot    DCFerris      R.I.P Mike

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