ROY CARTER SPANN |
NOTE - While there are notes Spann was assigned to an SF unit - there is no indication he started, qualified, and graduated the Special Forces Q Course and earned the right to wear the SF Tab. His MOS with the unit was 71L3P - with no indicator of Special Forces. Additionally - there is no evidence he completed airborne training. A withdrawal due to injury is noted, and no wings noted in authorized awards and decorations despite the MOS assigned. RECORDS FROM NATIONAL GUARD FILES BE SURE TO CHECK DD214 - WHICH ARE N E V E R CHANGED. A DD215 IS ISSUED. |
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National Veterans Awards Dinner, Birmingham, AL on or about Veterans Day, 2007 |
Veterans Day Parade, Birmingham, AL on or about Veterans Day, 2008 |
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NOTE: There is NO DEVICE worn on the Purple Heart in any of the photos.
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From: SParatrooper@aol.com Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:01:16 EDT Subject: apology To: info@pownetwork.org
Dear Chuck & Mary
My
name is Roy Spann this is my letter of apology to you and all
Veterans regardless of war or conflict they served in. I am a
Vietnam Veteran I started RVN training IN 1967 WITH THE 198TH
light Inf Brigade at Ft Hood TX and arrived at Bien Hoa Vietnam
in early 1968 and left country in 1969. I was wounded on the 12 of
January while involved with a convoy from Tay Nin to Saigon.
I got a few more scrapes and cuts while there but according to my
records the Army only gave me one set of orders for the Purple
Heart.
I didn't receive the Purple Heart until I returned to Ft
Leonard Wood Army Hospital their a Colonel Miller Commander of the
hospital pined the Purple Heart on me with two oak leaf clusters
he also told me I had been put in for the Silver & Bronz star
and Arcom for actions related, I got out of the
Army a week later and never heard anything else from them. In 1973 I
went back into the National Guard for Aviation school I later ask
for them to check on this for me, I thought they had because they
gave the ribbons not the medals nor did they give me any orders. I
well admit this is my fault for not checking myself I take full
responsibility for wearing them during the Veterans Day dinner and
parade if I have offended any Veterans for this I am truly sorry
it has never been my intentions to offend anyone.
After a tour with the Aviation unit I transferred to the 20th
Special Forces (ABN ) I went threw some SF training with the
unit but not at FT Bragg I was still caring an Aviation MOS because
we were getting our own Aviation Co. and I was training
for PSYOP operations I did go to Ft. Benning for jump school but
came back because of an illness not an injury the rest of my time
with the Army is a case of argument that I wish to leave alone.But
there is one matter I need to bring up I am a member of the
Military Order Of Purple Heart and I do enjoy working with
Veterans, awhile back I started a venture to have a memorial
honoring combat wounded Veterans all money came from business and
citizens .I kept none for myself all money was turned over to our
sectaries. After the memorial was finished we had a
dedication ,a flag was raised that came back from Vietnam
over a soldier named Donald Hartman who served
with the 101st Airborn I had met him before I left and
had the privilege to escort him back home to his home in Independence,
Missouri he paid for freedom with his life, but in reading the
story on your web page the writer makes one believe I made up the
story because of a misprint by the news paper on his first name, I
can assure you the story is true I still have the orders sending
me to Oakland Army Base and on to Tonsonut Saigon to pick his body
up .In closing I have made some mistakes and once again I
apologize but I cant apologize for being a wounded Vietnam
Veteran, I have made no political gains or profited from this
I am proud of my country and proud to have done my part to
protect freedom, I am no hero and I have never claimed to be
one.
Thank you
Roy Spann
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In
reading what this imposter stated, it angers me that some low-life
truck driver is stealing the glory of my dead friends! I was in the
20th Special Forces Group from 1981-2003. I am well aware of the
policies and procedures of the unit, past and present where I
ultimately served as the unofficial unit historian and First Sergeant
(1SG).
Spann's explanation makes no sense and I'll call him an outright liar! He's a typical, never did anything, Walter Mitty-type who has a poor self-esteem and tries to find it elsewhere. No one in the unit even remembers him and certainly never was SF qualified or even airborne qualified! So where did he "MISTAKENLY" think he was authorized to wear those badges? He knows he wasn't qualified and couldn't wear those badges. He certainly didn't wear them around the armory! He would've lost his job as UNIT CLERK! If he wanted to be a hero he could've gone to SF school with me, (I went twice - 2 SF MOSs) but he couldn't even pass airborne school! I did all that crap and activated for three wars and served in two combat zones and I'm certainly no hero! If I was Spann, I'd be very satisfied the earn the Purple Heart legitimately in Viet Nam. To a real patriot like me, that is the highest honor, spilling your blood for your country! He should be proud of that instead of awarding himself a new badge or medal every year. I'm just glad he's been exposed before he got his hands on a Medal of Honor! I've always conducted myself as a "quiet professional" and never talked down to anyone of another service or rank but this guy is a lying, clerk/truck driver! His other two Purple Hearts he claims were probably paper cuts from the mailroom! He is equating himself with one of our REAL HEROES, Steve Osborne, who was a close friend in the unit and killed in action in Iraq. To let this guy get away with this is to slap the face of our dead heroes! His "apology" is evidence enough that he sees he's caught and is trying to muddy the water to escape punishment. He's still lying and will have to continue to lie right up to the time the Feds slap the handcuffs on him. I want to see this guy punished to the fullest extent of the law! A felony that will follow him like he wanted his false glory to follow him! Retired/pissed off SGM
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E DITORIALSSt Clair Times Tip of the hat 09-18-2008 Putting his country first is nothing new to veteran Roy Spann of Springville. He was wounded three times in Vietnam, earning him a Purple Heart, Silver Star and a Bronze Star.
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ST.CLAIR
COUNTY
St. Clair County veterans know the cost of warBy Kellie Long
About Kellie L. Long
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Roy Spann that make me wonder: "I was presented with three Purple Hearts one set of orders and one certificate" I call BS on this. I have NEVER seen multiple awards on one certificate. Three certificates, or one certificate stating a third award maybe, but three awards on one certificate? BS. "I have them [the records] and so does the VA Hospital" Well then, let's see them. Notice the Army doesn't.... "While in the 307th I was told the Army had awarded me the Silver & Bronze star for actions in Vietnam" Awarded two of the highest awards the Army has and has NO documentation to back it up? Regardless of who presented him the awards, the Army would have originated them and certainly would have the orders and certificates on file. "you could be in a infantry unit and have many MOS" Yes, truck drivers, radio operators, cooks all serve in infantry units, but I'm quite sure personnel with other than an infantry or special forces MOS are not eligible, regardless of the circumstances. Bottom line: you have to have an infantry MOS to get a CIB. Again, no documentation. "as for the CIB everyone who came into the unit was presented one I do not know if it was put in my 201 file because I never got to look at it" Again, a high honor that he has no documentation for? |
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The first, Spann-Band_of_Brothers.pdf is from the archives of the
St. Clair (County) Times. Pay particular attention to the
third paragraph in which Spann tells all that he received orders
to fly back to Saigon to retrieve the body of his friend. Nevermind
that Spann does not even know the real name of his friend.
In the second attached document we learn the real name of his
"friend." Scroll down to the bottom of the
document and you will find text entered by Spann. In this
text he states that he flew only to Oakland Army base and picked
up the body of PFC Hartman there and flew with it to Kansas City,
MO. It sounds like burial detail to me. Spann did not
know this Soldier from Adam. Also, if you note in his text,
Spann states he was in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969. His record
of assignments show he did not leave for RVN until February of
1968.
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http://profile.military.com/member/view.do?memberId=4050808 - NOW SET TO "PRIVATE". |
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Mary/Chuck,
Roy Spann (remember him?) now has a facebook page. I was
visiting it last night when I came across the attached photos.
Roy is no longer making claims of greatness but
he is allowing these photos to be posted of him wearing unauthorized
awards. They were apparently placed on his facebook
page on 28MAR09, months after his apology was posted to pownetwork.org.
Incidentally, the gentleman in the photo(s) to Spann's left is
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL 6th District). I'm not sure he is
aware of Spann's wannabe/fraud status. He might like to be
informed of this too.
Best Regards,
 
 
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