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Poses as a Marine Chaplain and was working out of a Marine recruiting office in Tacoma. He wears full regalia including medals. He is also reportedly marrying Marines, attending funerals and performing pastorish duties. [PDF] JOURNAL OF THE SENATE FIFTIETH DAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006 2006 REGULAR ...
Attends local Marine Corps Ball in uniform - with local Marines and Police Chief present. ---------------------------------------
More info: http://steph1.buzznet.com/user/journal/8142/
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Chaplain Reggie L. Buddle USMC-R:
06/24/2006 3:18 PM
Could you let me know if it is at all possiaqble to have a couple of autographed photo's of Mr. Norris sent here to my office for some of my personal who recruit some of this nations finest United States Marines. If so I will send you our address. "Dog Chatman" the "Bounty Hunter" and a few other's that we admire have done so, and if Mr. Norris could do the same we would really appreicate his thinking of us also. Either way please let Mr. Norris that we salute him and thank him for his Christian Faith and dedication to helpin our Nations youth. God's Blessing and Sewmper-Fi Rev. Reggie L. Buddle Honorary Chaplain United States Marines Seattle/Tacoma Office mdiv1@hitmail.com Res:253-267-5224 Office:253-475-2079 |
Reggie
L Buddle Service: Army Bio: not available Interests: not available Conflicts & Operations: not
available Served in the Army from April 6, 1967 to
April 1 1973. Active Duty April 6 1967 to March 19 1969. Training: General Supply Course Stationed: Ft Lewis WA; Ft Gordon GA; Ft Jackson MS; USAREUR
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on Wed, Apr. 04, 2007 Man accused of posing as Marine chaplain faces prison time By Adam Lynn McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) TACOMA, Wash. - A Tacoma man suspected of passing himself off as a U.S. Marine Corps chaplain is expected in federal court Thursday to answer a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully wearing military medals. Prosecutors contend Reggie Lee Buddle, 59, has posed as a Marine captain and worn medals and decorations he did not earn, which would violate federal law. They include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnam Service Medal, according to documents filed in federal court last week. A conviction is punishable by up to six months imprisonment. Buddle's attorney, federal defender Colin Fieman, said Wednesday his client admits that he inappropriately wore the medals and hopes to strike a deal in which he receives community service instead of imprisonment. Fieman said the medals belonged to Buddle's brother, who reportedly died while serving with the Marines in Vietnam. Moved by U.S. troops' sacrifices in the Iraq war and memories of his late brother, Buddle affixed the decorations to a uniform he purchased at a military surplus store and over the past several years embarked on a mission to provide spiritual guidance to young soldiers and Marines, Fieman said. "He got in over his head," the federal defender said. "He's learned a lesson." In February 2006, Buddle, who served in the U.S. Army during the 1960s but was never a Marine, made remarks before the state Senate in Olympia, according to legislative records which list him as "Chaplain Reggie Buddle." "We know what a good job is, being United States Marines, and so we appreciate it when we see another person or group or people demonstrating that same excellence," Buddle said before praising senators for their hard work. Buddle was reported to federal authorities last year by Mary Schantag, a Missouri woman who runs a Web site dedicated to telling the stories of former prisoners of war. Schantag also investigates reports of military imposters and posts their stories on her site. An entry regarding Buddle appeared last August. Schantag said Wednesday she received several reports in the summer of 2006 that Buddle was improperly presiding over weddings and funerals while in Marine uniform. She said she reported him to both the FBI and the Inspector General's Office of the Veterans Administration. "People think impersonation is a victimless crime, but it's not," she said. "It's not right." --- © 2007, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.). Visit The News Tribune online at http://www.thenewstribune.com Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. |
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