Geoff McGibbon |
| FAKE HERO By SARAH BLAKE and CLARE MASTERS 06 February 2005 A MAN who falsely claimed a distinguished military career with the elite Special Air Service in Vietnam was last month awarded an Order of Australia Medal from the Governor-General. Government House said yesterday it was reviewing the award to retired Gold Coast swimming pool manager Geoff McGibbon, who marched with SAS and Vietnam veterans on at least two Anzac days in the late 1980s. Mr McGibbon is a fellow of the Royal Lifesaving Association and his OAM was awarded for his services to the RLSAA and sport. Contacted at his Gold Coast home, Mr McGibbon yesterday admitted he had lied about being an SAS member. He said also he had been on the Vietnam veterans' Welcome Home Committee in 1987 and had claimed to have served Australia in the Vietnam War...... |