Gary Six; when good ain’t good enough
Mike sends us the research he did on Gary Six, who was dressed like this at a Marine Corps League event;
When our buddy, Doug Sterner first saw the picture, he noticed the redundancy of a “V” (Valor) device on the Silver Star. Since the Silver Star is for valor in the first place, there wouldn’t be a “V” device. The Bronze Star can be awarded for valor or merit, the “V” is necessary to denote for which the medal was awarded.
So, Mike got Gary’s FOIA:
I don’t know what the membership rules are for the Marine Corps League, but I’m guessing you have to be a Marine, Gary was a Navy medic which may or may not qualify him. But there’s no Silver Star, no Bronze Star, no Purple Heart and no Combat Action Ribbon in his records like there is on his rack. Also no Navy parachutist wings. Here’s his assignments;
He earned service medals for Vietnam. And he did attend Field Medical Services School at Camp Pendelton, so that might justify membership in the MCL. That’s up to them I suppose;
Like so many, his service was good enough and exemplary as it stood, but then he didn’t think so. Funny how a little thing like pinning a “V” on the wrong medal can get the phonies busted for a load of other shit.
Category: Phony soldiers
I won’t comment on this asshole’s obvious lies – but there’s something odd about his FOIA.
All of his service came after early March 1965, when the VSM was instituted. Therefore, none of his service in Vietnam would qualify him for the AFEM – it would qualify for the VSM instead. How did the hell he come up with the AFEM?
His assignments show him serving on the USS Enterprise from 30 Jan 1968 to 7 Apr 1970. Did the USS Enterprise do anything during that period that would have qualified the crew for the AFEM?
Navy vets, can you shed any light on this one?
So he was a Navy corpseman? 😉
JP: only if he was a really incompetent medic. (smile)
Sounds like my ex. He was a Marine for a few years (72-76?). Went to I think Tennessee for college, eventually joined the Navy Reserves.http://www.fakewarriors.org/phonies/images/mcdowell2.jpgClaims he was in Viet Nam as a tunnel rat, won 2 Purple Hearts, went to the Philippines where he was a POW (covert mission, never acknowledged by the US), served in Lebanon (3rd Purple Heart), and the first Gulf War, claimed he was a Navy Seal, dove on the USS Cole to take out bodies, and finally went to Afghanistan in 2001 as a senior EOD tech. He claims a medical diploma (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology).
He was sent to Afghanistan as a METOC officer (weather guesser) – told others he was going to look for bin Laden.
While there, accused of conduct unbecoming…. The US Navy let him resign his commission, gave him an OTH, and he is eligible for his Reserve retirement pay in 2014.
Sir:
The subject of your email was exposed as not receiving the Silver Star. He did not serve in Viet Nam and was not an FMF Corpsman. His DD-214 was altered to suggest he had earned awards he did not earn. He is no longer a member of the MCL and can never rejoin our ranks. The proper federal authority was informed and they are conducting an investigation.
Semper Fi,
Lou Calleja
Dept of FL Commandant
@ 5 ….. Lightening speed. If they all could down so easy, our life and world would a better place.
http://www.facebook.com/gary.six.5
Turd.
His address says it all!
2029 Tumbleweed Dr, Holiday, FL 34690 – Six Gary T
florida-house-values.findthedata.org/l/…/2029-Tumbleweed-Dr
What is that around his neck?
@10…douchebag bling
@ 4 … Give us more info on your ex …. I would like to meet him. Full name, state and I can find the rest.
No CAR in the record?
But yet a SS?
Really? And I was Army….
@4.
And when did you divorce this clown?
Glad to see that he was exposed and shown to the door. To answer one of the origial question, Navy Corpsmen who served with the FMF are eligible for membership in the MCL.
While I hate fakers, do you ever just feel flat out sorry for them?
Like they have such empty lives, are looking for acceptance from someone, some group?
This one, seems sad in that way.
RE #1 – The AFEM was awarded for the post-Pueblo buildup in South Korea in that timeframe, and the Enterprise did deploy to that area about the time Six arrived. Whether the award was for that, I have no idea, but that’s where I would start looking.
Frank, USAF 66-74
I guess you could put the “V” device on the KP ribbon?
some of the Marine clubs are pretty good about letting other folks join if they worked with the Marines in a war. They even said I could join one of their clubs since I worked for the 1st Mar Div in Falljuah…
@ 12 – http://www.fakewarriors.org/phonies/phonies1236.htm
Robert Gill McDowell
@16
Frankly, no.
this is why I pretty much assume every other ‘veteran’ at one of these events/organizations is a liar, regardless of org, service, race, creed, or color.
I wouldnt give a nickel to any of these ‘organizations’ without seeing a disclosure statement first. Liars and thieves.
“While I hate fakers, do you ever just feel flat out sorry for them?
Like they have such empty lives, are looking for acceptance from someone, some group?
This one, seems sad in that way.”
No. Go to a OEF/OIF military funeral,look the NOK in the eye, and see if you can say that.
Wolfsman: the only ones I have any compassion for whatsoever are those who have mental issues. And only then if their mental issues are (1) legit, and (2) clearly predate the history of false claims.
Those who make that kind of claim just to look better? Hell no. They deserve every bit of scorn and every insult they get – and then some.
Hondo … spot on!
STL Frank: I’d done a bit more research and come to the conclusion that support for Korea had to be the case for his AFEM to be legit. What I didn’t know was whether or not the USS Enterprise had indeed provided qualifying support while this tool was assigned to her.
Thanks for filling in the blanks. Looks like that one’s legit.
I got the AFEM for a year in Korea in 1972-1973. That’s got to be where that came from. Seems like the MCL took care of business fast.
Gary Six sounds like a good porn name.
PSRPete: the AFEM was indeed authorized for Korea during a period often referred to as the “Little Korean War” (1 October 1966 – 30 June 1974). That time frame saw a huge upswing in DMZ incidents, the North Korean raid on the “Blue House”, the shooting-down of at least one USAF recon aircraft over international waters, and numerous US KIAs and WIAs. I’m reasonably sure it was also authorized for US air and naval forces who met the criteria (30 consecutive/60 days nonconsecutive in Korean airspace/territorial waters), as well as for naval forces participating in post-Pubelo support operations.
Over the years, I’ve worked with a couple of folks who served in Korea during that time frame. It was apparently a very tense time – much more tense than my service in Korea in the mid-1980s.
The CIB was also authorized for operations along the Korean DMZ if specified criteria were met. Until fairly recently, the CIB criteria specified for Korea were different – and much stricter – than other places where the CIB was authorized. Thankfully the Army has fixed that inequity.
My eyes aren’t that good but looking over his record it looks like he went to boot camp, Corpsman training, fmf corpsman school, a short stint in Quantico(Hospital or Clinic?) then sea duty on the Enterprise. He would rate the theater ribbons etc, but not likely be qualified for a CAR. It looks like he never served in a Marine Ground combat unit.
#27
“Gary Six sounds like a good porn name.”
If he’s Irish he’d have to change his name to Gary Three. (Yeah, I’m Irish)
I’m disappointed. The guy has a surname called Six and he didn’t try to claim that they named the SEAL Team after him for valorous actions during a classified mission.
If you ask him, he’ll likely tell you his SS and BS are classified, along with receipt of the CAR. (You know the story… “There I was, on the USS Enterprise, and I was called up for a secret mission (and you fill in the rest here – just use your imagination). Records are sealed.
@Hondo: Yeah, it was pretty tense while I was there. Several instances of folks crossing the border, one NK squad actually got into the Palace Grounds in Seoul.
KnightsWhoSayNi: well, StarTrek: Voyager had “Seven of Nine”, so there’s precedent for a number of things. But given this guy’s claims compared to his actual accomplishments, maybe his name should have been “Six of Three-Dollar-Bill”.
Gary Six (not-so) Actual.
As for the black collar around his neck, this is for the Military Order of Devil Dogs. This is the Fun & Honor Society within the Marine Corps League. You have to be a regular member in good standing to be initiated. I’m glad they found his records and MCL took care of business. Sometimes it takes a long time to clean up this mess.
We’re Navy Corpsman. I’m not a “Devil Doc” yet but do qualify to become one. The one thing I’ll never be is a MEDIC.
#7 according to his Facebook he graduated from High School in 1973 so something isn’t adding up here ..
Gary Six…great porn name
Now he can spend some time pursuing that
@39. Years ago someone told me that if you take your middle name and combine it with the name of the current or last non-numbered street you live on, you’ll have a name that would be approriate for a pornstar. If you don’t have a middle name or if you’ve never lived on a non-numbered street, you can’t play.
@40
Todd Prairie
Not sure about that one
“Pornstar” Gary Six, eh? What, did the “adult film” industry go metric and start measuring in centimeters these days? (smile)
Oh, AC! That’s a good one. Put that on the list of things we can do the next time members of this group get together. Trust me, you will hurt yourself laughing at mine. (No WAY am I posting it! Here or anywhere!!)
Iknow Gary T.Six very well.He is a thief and liar.He has stated too me that he retired as a Capt. ( full bird col )from the Navy.He has stated several times to several people that he is a retired U.S. Marshall. He was once the Commander of AMVETS Post 98 on Bartelt Rd.in Holiday. He had to resign that position in disgrace after the turmoil at the MCL. He also had too resign from various AMVET officer positions. He is now back as an AMVET officer for the district 9. He continues to steal meats and cheeses from the Wal-mart deli on SR 54. He carries a Ruger .45 cal. pistol and handcuffs. He is excellent at starting false rumors to make himself look better to those who will listen to him.He got out of the Navy as a HM 3.