It's becoming a growing and disturbing trend in our country.  People who fake military records and take credit where it's not deserved. The I-Team spent two months investigating the background of a well respected Martin County veteran after he told his heroic story to News 12.  We found his claims don't match his military records.

John Gaul, elected to the Martin County Veteran's Council by his military peers, first talked to News 12 back in March.  He recounted the torture he went through as a prisoner of war during Vietnam, with fellow veterans by his side for support.  "I was in a monkey cage for approximately two and a half months," said Gaul.

Gaul said he was captured in Cambodia serving with the Army's elite special forces.  He said he escaped and did "brutal things to get four other people out." ....

You and your viewers may see the entire database by visiting the official U.S. government web site for POW and MIA matters.  The URL is www.dtic.mil/dpmo.   Click on "databases/Vietnam War" and you can then select a list in many different formats, including last name, military service, state and hometown, etc.