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Maybe his good buddy and Mentor, Rudy Boesch
will recognize him from the photo?
Claims:
- While
in Vietnam, he met and married his Vietnams wife, who bore him two
children. He was
involved in a covert operation when someone let some information
about his family slip and the next thing you know, he receives word
that his family has been murdered.
- On
a mission in some foreign country, he watched as his entire team was
massacred, and he was the only survivor.
- After
18 years of service at the rank of LT. Commander, he was forced to
resign because he was being sent on a mission that he did not agree
with because it would have gotten all of his team killed. No VA benefits, no retirement, nothing.
He burned all of his service paperwork because he was so
angry. He didn’t even
keep any photos of his buddies.
- He
limps around all the time and talks of aches and pains.
I asked him why he doesn’t go to the VA and he said he has
been ordered, “in no uncertain terms is he to step foot into a VA
hospital.”
- He
said that while in some country somewhere, he was walking down the
street with his girlfriend who was dressed very sexy. He said the locals started coming up and trying to grab
her so he had to pull his weapon and start firing in the middle of a
crowd. He said he was
hitting many civilians and they were dropping like flies. As the crowd got bigger, he decided he should run for
the US Embassy. As he
was running up, the Marine guard drew his weapon because he saw
someone coming at him with a gun.
Norm pointed his weapon at the Marine and shouted, “Open
the gate or I will blow you away.
I am a Navy SEAL!”
- Says
that he has received the Navy Cross. [Note: Public records and
lists of Navy Cross recipients DO NOT list him as a recipient.]
- Says
he was on the last helo out of Vietnam.
- Says
he was in Grenada, guarding
the Governor.
- Says
that he was given a mission to shoot Illich Ramirez A.K.A. Carlos
The Jackal. He said it
is the only terrorist that the SEAL’s were ever given permission
to shoot in public. So
he had his sight on him while Carlos was downtown in a crowd and his
spotter told him to take the shot.
He did and thought he had shot him between the eyes and
killed him. He was a
Hero among all SEAL’s and Special Forces worldwide.
Said he would walk through a room and everyone would point
and whisper, “that’s the guy who killed Carlos.”
Then a year later he was sitting in a briefing room and they
put Carlos’ picture up on the screen.
He thought they were going to use his kill as an example for
something when the guy stood up and said, “Here is your next
mission. To shoot and
kill Carlos.” He
hadn’t killed him after all.
But he did have a scar on his face from where he had shot
him. Because of that,
the Navy naturally had to make some “administrative” changes to
Norm’s life. That is
why there is no record of him being a SEAL. His name had to be changed.
Here are some of the "accomplishments"
of that fabulous hero, Norm:
- Claims
to have an Engineering degree from Stanford University.
However, upon further investigation, it turns out he has
NEVER attended Stanford. This
is from an official source at Stanford
University, on official Stanford letterhead with seal/watermark.
- Claims
4, count 'em 4, Purple Hearts.
- Claims
to have been awarded the Navy Cross.
- Among
his other stories, he claims to have been on a Seal mission to
expose "security deficiencies" on Air Force 1.
Claims to have found FBI Agents aboard Air Force One (not
Secret Service) "sitting around, drinking coffee, talking &
laughing", etc when Norm & his Seals raided the aircraft.
- Claims
18 years of service in the Navy; claims he was kicked out of the
Navy after 18 years of service because he refused to go on a secret
Seal mission that was against his principles or he didn't agree
with. Claims his rank
was Lt. Commander.
In reality, according to his
military record obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, he has
merely 9 months of active service, his rank was Seaman, and his
education does NOT include even a high school diploma.
- Claims
his picture is in Dick Marcenko's book; claims Rudy, the former Navy
Seal from last years Survivor TV show was his mentor, and credits
Rudy for saving Norm's life. Claims
former Navy Seal Jesse Ventura is a good, personal friend of his,
having done tours together in Vietnam.
- Claims
head of SEAL team on hijacked Achille Lauro rescue attempt 1985.
- Claims
that he lived on the Raeford drop zone (Raeford, NC), instead of
getting a house/apartment and a job like everyone else, because he
had "so much money" from all his years in the Navy, that
he just wanted to "shut down" and live with his dog on the
drop zone. Strange how
the possibility of Irvin employment changed all that.
E-mail from Navy Personnel:
That name does not appear in our list of Basic
Underwater Demolition / SEAL training (BUD/S) graduates. No BUD/S, no
SEAL.
R.D. Russell
Co-Director
U. S. Naval Special Warfare Archives, Inc.
Chapman, Philip LCDR;<P401D@persnet.navy.mil>
wrote:
I'm sorry it took me so long to reply to your
e-mail. I've been on leave. I can check out your suspected
impostor for you. Unfortunately, SEAL and Special Forces impersonators
are not uncommon.
I have had to handle several of these cases
since I started working here. Send me the guy's name, along with as much
information as you have on his claims. Particularly useful
information includes his claims of BUD/S class number, dates he attended
BUD/S, dates he was in the Navy, and any commands in which he served.
There are only a handful of SEALs who have been awarded the Navy Cross,
so I should be able to give you an answer on him as soon as I see his
name.
Respectfully,
LCDR Phil Chapman
Navy Personnel Command
PERS-401D
Rating Assignment Officer, Special Warfare/Special Operations
Our records indicate that nobody named Norman
Kutz has ever attended BUD/S training, let alone graduated, so your
suspected impostor is indeed a fraud. I don't have access to records of
people who are no longer in the Navy, so I am unable to tell you if he
ever served.
Respectfully,
LCDR Phil Chapman
Navy Personnel Command
PERS-401D
Rating Assignment Officer, Special Warfare/Special Operations |
