Heroes or Villains?

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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.

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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
Iannone, John aka JOHN YANNONE	over and over	Pittsburg, PA 08/2003 - AMERICAN FORK UTAH.	Claims Medal of Honor CLAIMING SILVER STAR	CONVICTED aka JOHN YANNONE Tell him what you think: (801) 455-0215
Idema, Keith aka Idema, John Keith aka Idema, Jonathan aka "Jack"	03/2003 2004 08/2010	arrested overseas MEXICO	DECEASED JANUARY 2012 - http://www.dqr.com.mx/index.php/policia/othon-p-blanco/29815-muere-el-rambo http://ronbosoldier.blogspot.com/2012/01/jack-idema-dead-and-eaten-by-dogs-in.html Sunday, January 22, 2012 JACK IDEMA: DEAD AND EATEN BY DOGS IN MEXICO ---------------------- Jack Idema has died in Mexico http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/25/2957794/fayetteville-con-man-reportedly.html ========================================== 12/2011 - http://ronbosoldier.blogspot.com/2011/12/jack-idema-merry-christmas-to-evil-man.html Claims Special Forces 18 years, youngest ever at 18. Claims Delta Force. MORE http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/08/convicted-torturer-vigilante-idema-in-mexican-stand-off' Convicted Torturer, Vigilante in Mexican Stand-Off By Noah Shachtman August 24, 2010 9:25 am	.
INGLE, GREG J	CLAIMS OK	03/2009	military.com Claims POW in one profile.... Purple Heart and more. Active Duty LTC, or Haiti Rebellion Invasion of Afghanistan Iraq War War on Terrorism. There are MORE listing by him than just shown here.	.
Insco, David	.	Central Wisconsin	Claims Medal of Honor	.
IOTT, RICHARD bRADLEY AKA rICH iOTT	10/2010	oh	http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/nazi-reenactor-iott-accused-of-exaggerating-his-own-military-record.php TPMDC -- Nazi Reenactor Iott Accused Of Exaggerating His Own Military Record ............................................ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Iott ......Early life and education Iott is the son of grocers Wallace "Wally" Iott and Jeanette Iott of Toledo, Ohio.^[3]^[4] He attended parochial grade school and graduated from Sylvania High School (now Northview) in 1969.^[4] Iott wanted to enlist in the military during the Vietnam War era, but was refused due to a heart murmur.^[5] He attended Hillsdale College, but did not graduate.^[1]...... ======================================= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/rich-iott-accused-of-prom_n_770531.html Rich Iott Accused Of Promoting Misleading Military Record JOHN SEEWER \| 10/20/10 06:09 PM \| AP ======================================== https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BxlAcFmRzfUqZjkxZjg4YTAtMzdmNi00N2FiLThjYWYtOWRmMTBlYjMxYzZm&hl=en	.
Ivery, Louis aka Louis Ivory aka Lois Ivery aka L J Ivery	08/2005	El Paso, TX	Claims Army Ranger, Special Forces 5th Special Forces Group, Retired 1st Sgt. Claims 3 tours of duty in Vietnam, 5 tours Korea, 1 tour Europe, various stateside locations. Claim Master Jump Wings, Air Assault Wings, Pathfinder Wings, Drill Sgt Badge, Recondo School Badge, Jungle Expert Badge, Silver Star, Bronze Star w/OLC, Purple Heart w/OLC, CIB, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry AND MORE. All City, All-State in football and baseball for all 4 yrs of High School. PhD in Education.	Expelled from Ranger Assoc and Special Forces Assoc for forged and fraudulent documentation in late 1990's. Uses multiple names, dates of birth and social security numbers. Education Degree also bogus. ACTUAL RECORDS

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....

INTRODUCTION

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

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More Reported Claims:

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

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

JACK IDEMA: DEAD AND EATEN BY DOGS IN MEXICO

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/08/convicted-torturer-vigilante-idema-in-mexican-stand-off'

Convicted Torturer, Vigilante in Mexican Stand-Off

TPMDC -- Nazi Reenactor Iott Accused Of Exaggerating His Own Military Record

......Early life and education