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04/2005 "....... the phony Air Force Cross
license plates and the story about being the top secret RB-47 pilot a
couple of years ago? He's back in both the American Legion and VFW in
Lynchburg. He did have an honorable discharge (as an E-4) and lying
afterward "isn't a big deal." He was "unearthed"
in a scathing article in the local paper, his daughter wrote a
tear-jerking letter to the editor and now he's the good guy and his
accusers are the bad ones."
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| Jan 12, 2002 - 11:47 PM
Local vet's stories don't match his records Two years ago, Don Garlock broke 40 years of silence to tell about his heroic efforts during the Cold War. He told The News & Advance that he had flown B-47 reconnaissance flights over the Soviet Union during his Air Force service between 1953 and 1957, taking photographs and coming under fire from Russian pilots. He claims he was promoted to colonel and finished his service with the Air Force Cross and Distinguished Service Medal. The problem is, his Air Force record, obtained through the federal Freedom of Information Act, tells a different story. ....
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| Jan 12, 2002 - 11:49 PM
Real veterans resent inflated tales of imposters Spinning exaggerated war stories is not an uncommon practice on barstools throughout the nation, but when imposters go public and wear unearned medals on their chests, real war heroes become outraged. Col. John McKone, who spent seven months in a Soviet prison during the Cold War after being shot down in his RB-47 over the Barents Sea, said he has never heard of an incident like the one Don Garlock describes. He doesn't know Garlock and hasn't heard him speak, but others have shared Garlock's story with him. "That would be somebody's wild imagination," he said. ....
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| Jan 18, 2002 - 11:40
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Vet owns up to fabrications Don Garlock didn't earn an Air Force Cross or Distinguished Service Medal. He didn't fly over the Soviet Union during the Cold War doing aerial reconnaissance. He was never even a pilot. Garlock admitted those fabrications Friday in a brief letter to the editor of The News & Advance. "My sincere apologies go to our veterans who have served our country and I ask for forgiveness for any disgrace caused them," Garlock wrote. ....
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