Adan Alfonso Magana III; phony in AZ
So this fellow, Adan Magana fell in our lap today. As you can see from the photo above he’s another bad-ass spec-ops dude. Ranger Tab, Scuba Bubble, crossed arrows branch insignia, Drill Sergeant Badge, jump wings, Purple Heart. All of that as a corporal. I’m impressed. Well except none of that particular mess is true. It is nice to see it all worn properly for a change, though. Here’s his DD214;
No schools, Cav, a tour of Iraq (the one “aw, shit” rule, applies though), even a Combat Action Badge, but none of that other stuff above. in fact he got out of the Reserves in 2006, so why he was wearing it around campus on Embry Riddle, I’ll never know. It looks like he even faked a Good Conduct Medal, too – he only had a year and a half on active duty.
But, what convinced me that he was a phony, is that for some reason those phonies like to hang those bars off of their weapon qualification badges.
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Soup sandwich w/ a side of Alpo.
That equals what I usually say; in his case, the morning.
Trying to clean up my act.
VOV and HS sophomore put me to shame.
I will wander off for a while…….
I could never put you to shame my friend, your observations usually make me smile all day…..
Regarding the Magana fellow, he should know this is unacceptable at every level. When someone who served lies at this level it is a betrayal of his oath of service and a dishonor to the service he gave to the nation. I don’t expect much from our society anymore. The uneducated buffoons defining our “culture” these days are not very inspiring. But I expect the veterans I meet to be honest, forthright people. I don’t expect to agree with them on anything, but I don’t expect them to be liars and frauds either. The real sin of men like this is they have planted the seed of doubt in my mind about everyone I meet now, they have taken away from me the preconceived notion I had that a veteran will tell me their opinion honestly regardless of my own personal opinions and that the veteran will always relay the truth especially when that truth is uncomfortable for both of us.
Nietzsche once said, “There are no facts, only interpretations” he was speaking of events viewed by more than one person and the resulting confusion of multiple viewpoints. But he also said, “I am not upset that you lied to me, I am upset that now I will never believe you again.” That is the essence of my thoughts on these people, they are betrayers. The deceive those they purport to care about, and they create mistrust in the rest of us…
They are parasites who desire the lives of other men instead of taking pleasure in their own lives. If you didn’t do everything you ever wanted in the military so what, make a change now and make yourself valuable in your community, don’t be a lying sack of shit because when you are exposed you will wear the tag of “LIAR” for the rest of your days and your family will carry your burden. It’s not worth it.
Sadly, while I agree with the bulk of what you wrote, I have to wonder why we expect vets to be any better than the pool of general society they are drawn from? The fact that there are veteran shitbags and posers merely reflects that society in general is fascinated by facades, not structures. A sad commentary on the country as a whole.
Geez, now you’re really going to depress me today my friend…actually I tend to believe most vets are like me just regular guys who are honest and hard working and continue to volunteer their time in service to their community in a variety of methods to give back to our communities in some small fashion. While I realize not all of us are like that it’s the majority in my opinion who are, and when i encounter the liars who are not I am reminded that some vet were and continue to be shitbags and I don’t like that much because I think our society focuses on vets a great deal and not always in a positive fashion. These liars bring more negative attention than is appropriate that’s why I find it particularly egregious and I expect more from those who served, I expect them to have learned that serving means more than collecting a check and doing a job it means a commitment to an ideal, to a community, to a nation and honoring that commitment might involve losing your life or your health or cost you your family due to the absences…those who have been there should understand that and not act to dishonor themselves.
I think we fundamentally agree… they should know better, but there is always that minor percentage of dirtbags who screw it all up. If anyone comes up with a cure for that, let us know. Oh, and you”ll wind up richer than Bill Gates if you do.
Vets should be expected to be a bit better than the “average Joe/Jill”, David.
Vets have been through at least one screening process that most of society has not. Many have been through several.
Additionally, most if not all vets have received training and been challenged in ways many if not most civilians have not. They’re thus on average more resilient and resourceful than the average non-vet.
This was borne out when Burkette and Whitley researched and wrote Stolen Valor. They found that, as a group, Vietnam vets were more successful and had less problems than non-vets of the same age group.
Love the haircut too, Turd.
Sorry.
I’m glad I wasn’t a Ranger or SF, you guys that really are must be loosing your minds over these Douche Nozzles.
It is nice to see it worn somewhat correctly, never seen an SF guy in low quarters.
Not so nice that this shit stick ruined an otherwise Honorable service.
Back in the day you had to wear low quarters for your full length DA photo. The photo mainly was for a height-weight observation for promotions packets. After the pic was taken, you immediately put on your jump boots before leaving the photo facility and curse MPs for wearing jump boots in dress greens and the leg 101st as well.
…and curse … the leg 101st as well….
Hey! We were on the other side of the railroad track (2/503rd, 3rd Bde)!! We could also wear the paraglider patch on our “overseas” cap.
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–ghp
Yeah, I agree. I was the most heroic 7lL2P you’ll ever meet. I’m proud of my time in the service and can’t imagine how the real special ops folks keep their cool in face of this shit.
Long Range Surveillance Co … unit scroll? Is that a fantasy unit patch, or legitimate?
–ghp
I believe it dates back to Vietnam when there were individual Ranger companies assigned to each Division and they had their individual company on their scroll
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Rangers#Vietnam_War
I worked for a captain (later major) Robert L. Jordan at the National Training Center ca 1984 — he had a Ranger Co. scroll from his RVN tour. As I recall, he was 1st Cav – one set of fatigues he’d wear the Horseblanket; another set he’d wear the Ranger Co. scroll. He could wear the Ranger Tab due to being in a Ranger Co. in combat (I think that was the rule), but he wouldn’t because he didn’t attend Ranger School.
But this here young boy’s history is MUCH later than Vietnam. I was just wondering if any units since 1994 wore these LRRP scrolls.
–ghp
Whoever this guy is, he is not from Co F. Our scroll was not worn by itself like those in the Ranger BNs, it was worn over the MI ARNG shoulder sleeve insignia, or the MI BDE from Fort Lewis (I think 205th MI – after my time). Also Co F was never authorized corporals, our E-4 soldiers were specialists.
Company F, 425th Infantry was a long range surveillance company of the (Selfridge, MI) Michigan National Guard that was inactivated on June 12, 2011. The unit origionally was 1st Battalion (ABN), 225th Infantry was reflagged as Companies E and F (Ranger), 425th Infantry and organized as ranger companies, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 425th Infantry Detachment (LRS) effective 1 September 2008.
Company F (LRS), 425th Infantry wore the distinctive airborne tab above the “Griffin” patch of the Michigan Army National Guard, distinguishing it as an airborne unit. Previously the unit had worn the airborne tab above the shoulder patch of the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade.
Before being reflagged (01 SEP 08) as a long range surveillance company, members of Company F wore a scroll with “RANGER AIRBORNE” in lieu of an airborne tab ABOVE the “Griffin patch” and the (Black) beret with distinctive flash [which formerly identified them as RANGERS] – Which we KNOW, He was NOT. -As members of an “LRS” unit, soldiers of Company F wore the (Maroon) beret, the distinguishing feature of members of an airborne unit.
All of this is arbitrary as “SPC” Magana was NEVER part of the 425 INF, he was assigned to 1st Battalion, 156th Armor, (Ref. DD 214) HHC, Shreveport, Louisiana deployed under 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry, as part of 256th IBCT for OIF III during 04′-05′.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/256th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)
NEVER Airborne
NEVER Ranger
NEVER SF (Collar Insignia – Why no SF tab?)
NEVER SOF Diver
NEVER Drill Sergeant
NEVER Long Range Survaillance
NEVER Corporal
Christ on a crutch! What the hells up with 2 in a row outta my little corner of Arizona!!
A friggin ‘Embryo’ though, that explains a lot.
‘Embryo’ being a not so affectionate term for the wealthy little snow flake Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (not Emory)students that we had to host and deal with at the Armory, which just happens to be across the street from the University.
I take offense to that term. I was there and paid for my school loan – not mommy or daddy or anyone else. Not all of the students that go there are rich. The one’s in the military now, including myself, were just extremely determined.
As far as this turd, I’m sure he got called out fairly quickly when you have both Army and Air Force cadre there, plus many of the professors are retired military…
If you paid your way, good for you, I wish more people would.
As for the ones “in the military now” being extremely determined, that observation is as ‘broad brushed’ as my own. Our unit hosted quite a number of ROTC folks off that campus, and maybe one in 5 was worth a shit. I am personally acquainted with a couple of truly bad cases of students who went on to accept commissions who probably shouldn’t have even gotten a diploma, one of who was later asked to resign his coimmission due to incompetence.
On the other side of the coin, one of my very best friends graduated with a degree in world security and globalization from there and turned down a six figure a year job to enlist in the Navy because he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a MCPO. 11 years later he has been extremely successful in that pursuit serving in Naval Intelligence, and should eventually reach his goal with no problems.
My overall experience with students from that school has been remarkably bad however, and it was an experience shared by enough other people that it became a standing joke among those in the know for a couple of decades.
A seemingly good career ruined by gross stupidity. Maybe the clown was trying to get caught. Why else would he put a Marine and Air Force ribbon on his rack?
I actually have a Navy & Marine Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) that was presented to our(USAFR)Unit for DS/DS for running the Port at NAS Norfolk. It totally looks out of place with the USAF and USAFR ribbons I have.
It was weird…no one (Navy) told us we had been submitted for it and then it just was delivered to the Wing at Andrews and then presented to the unit about 18 months after we had completed the tour in Norfolk.
What a terdball,,, Was A cav scout, rated a CAB. Not bad. Now he claims Air Force service and Marine/Navy CAR.
Once again, a guy who had a perfectly honorable service goes and fucks it all up. SMH.
OK, this is the deal on this guy, he was abducted buy aliens. They made him think that all of that stuff is true, the aliens feel real bad about it, you see they had a computer glitch and it seems they nabbed this guy right after they dropped William Derek Church off. They accidentally reused the anal probe with out fist cleaning it, so it touched Magana’s brain, filling it full of Church’s shit.
I swear, I read it in the National Enquirer. So you know its true.
WTF is wrong with these people?
That really explains everything…….good one.
WTF is it with the Army fakes throwing CARs on their ribbon racks? Asshat.
They spent almost no time to very little in the military/army to know that the Army DOES NOT have a ribbon for Combat Action. Only badges.
SHIT. FOR. BRAINS!!
I wonder what the people he served with would say bout him? Maybe say he was a shitbag then too?
Scuba Bubble? Navy Combat Action Ribbon?
OH, WAIT!!!! I get it! He’s not just a Ranger, he’s a Rangerseal. That’s the new Combined Cross-Service Secret Squirrel division, inhabited only by those of us who know the Secret Squirrel Codes and can spell them backwards and upside down.
I keep hoping I’ll run into one of these splink splinters. And then I’m glad that I don’t.
Ummm WTF am I missing,he has a CAR? DOUCHE LORD.
I was a 19D does this mean I am also ranger/seal/hooah/secret squirrel qualified?
I better go and stack my rack.
I don’t understand why this has become such an epidemic and why fuckfaces think that they can get away with it.
What a special snowflake. Assbag.
OK. I just have to say it:
Mangina?
That is all.
Shitbird. Loser.
::: Is that you CPT. Dan Kearney? is this me?
If his mobilization tour was “clean” (no significant disciplinary action), he’d actually rate an Army GCM. First award of the Army GCM is authorized for enlisted personnel who serve more than 1 but less than 3 years on active duty without a serious “awsh!t”. He served more than a year on active duty when mobilized in 2004. (See para 4-5c, AR 600-8-22.) Since it’s not on his DD214, either he had one or more significant “awsh!ts” while mobilized or his admin folks screwed him on that count.
I have no idea why the tool is sporting a CAR (well, other than he’s being a sh!thead). If I recall correctly, the CAR isn’t authorized for wear with the Army uniform. CAR recipients who enter the Army can request award of the CIB (if infantry) or CAB (provided their CAR was awarded after the CAB was created) in lieu thereof and provide documentation to support the request. DA will then evaluate the circumstances of award of their CAR and decide if retroactive award of a CIB or CAB is warranted.
And while it’s theoretically possible he could have been prior USAF and earned that USAF equivalent of the NCOPDR, I’m guessing he wasn’t. If that were the case, he’d almost certainly also have some other legit USAF decorations that would transfer besides the USAF equivalent of the NCOPDR. Further, I don’t think that particular ribbon from prior service in the USAF can be worn on the Army uniform. In any case, it’s almost certainly something he shouldn’t be wearing.
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Ex-PH2: the Scuba Badge is a legit Army qualification badge. It’s not very common outside the Army Special Operations community. It was replaced in 2004 by the Special Operations Diver badge. I’m not sure if previously qualified personnel were grandfathered in their old badge or converted to the new badge.
Except, Hondo, that he’s wearing a Navy Combat Action Badge AND the Scuba Badge, so that makes him a member of that VerySpeshulForxe, the Combined Cross-Service Secret Squirrel Rangerseal Squadron Platoon.
Every time I see a false claim of Purple Heart, I think of Josh Hargis. His salute is now part of Ranger lore. He had just had a Purple Heart laid on his blanket when he rendered the famous salute. I don’t even want to mention the name of the subject of this thread in the same comment as Josh Hargis.
Just another embellishing asshat who probably has way more personal problems than just putting on unauthorized bling…
Jeez…I haven’t even finished my morning coffee yet and I see this joker. Pathetic. “Yeah, see, I earned all this stuff and it was left off my ERB. And I’m also wearing it in honor of all those who came before me.”
Since he’s rockin’ a DS ID badge, I wonder what he’d do if you asked him to modulate? You know – something simple, like movement one, module one.
Yep, because when you have a pretty decent service record that anyone should be proud of, it is best to shit all over yourself by pretending to be things you weren’t.
The mind of a Poser, I will never understand it.
Me neither. And air soft…I don’t get air soft either. Especially when grown men and women “correct” me by calling it, “Mil Sim.”
Tell them you think it’s LARP’ing for military wannabes, they really love that description as it puts them in the same category as the folks who like to dress up like wizards and knights and play out their middle earth fantasies.
A lot of air softers take that shit far too seriously….
Remember Angel Gomez?
hahahah that CAR.
What a dickbutt.
I don’t know how or where you are getting your information, but Adan is a legitimate warrior who has earned (even through demotion) everything he’s wearing. He is a registered member of the Student Veterans Organization. This erroneous posting should be removed.
When you emailed me, I said to have your lawyer contact my lawyer. This is the last comment you’ll be allowed to post, too.
Wearing his uniform fraudulently 9 years after his ETS.
He is a legitimate ass-clown Poser that has been busted !
Student Veteran’s Associations that allow dudes to wear uniforms AFTER they have left service?
Losers.
How about if you ask Aden when he completed Ranger, Airborne, and Drill Instructor school, along with the combat diver qualification course. Class numbers would also be helpful. I’d also love to hear the story about how he managed to be awarded a combat action ribbon as a soldier. And how is it that neither the CAR nor the PH made the DD-214? I can only assume that both were awarded in combat for which a DD-214 had to have been issued.
I also see that he is wearing a few too many overseas service bars for the 11 months and 12 days of overseas service that his DD-214 shows (that would be 1 OSB).
There is also the issue of the SF branch insignia, but there is no mention of an 18 series MOS on the DD-214, and he has also neglected to add the SF tab and proper head gear to the wardrobe he was photographed in.
If you can help us silly folks out, I’m sure that we’d all be grateful.
Federal Law 10 USC, 772 allows wear of military uniforms by veterans and retirees as prescribed by the individual service branches. I’ve been retired for 3 years and I still wear the uniform on occasion when I feel like shaving my beard and it is appropriate. As a member of the SVO at this school we are often requested to don the uniform which we have earned the right to wear. You two do not have the whole story nor do you seem to be concerned about telling the truth.
Idiot.
I was going to reply to your reply. Quite frankly, your not worth my time or effort. Go shave.
You had better read 10 U.S. Code § 772 and AR 670-1. If your friend’s “demotion” resulted in something other than an honorable discharge, he’s out of luck regardless of the circumstances.
“Michael”: service regulations also prescribe that when a veteran or retiree wears the uniform of their former service an an appropriate occasion, that uniform will be worn properly and in accordance with service regulations. Wearing the uniform with patches/badges/tabs/decoration one does not rate and did not earn is NOT “wearing the uniform properly”.
Bobo above is also correct. Federal law limits that privilege to those honorably discharged.
The main issue here isn’t that this LSoS was wearing his uniform – that might or might not be authorized, depending on the particular event. The main issue is that this jackass is wearing unit combat patches, badges, and decorations he is not authorized, and is therefore making claims of service and/or qualifications that are nothing but baldfaced lies.
Seems to me that you are the one who doesn’t have the “whole story” here, fella. Now, as 3/17 air cav suggests above, go shave – and maybe take a shower while you’re at it.
Hey, isn’t that Wittgenfeld’s ninja-squad of Trail Assassins?
And are scrolls authorized for any unit besides the Ranger bats? The brief time I was with 104th LRS in the PAARNG, it was the Bloody Bucket with an Airborne tab above it, even if there were non-heraldry scrolls all over the place as decorations.
Still waiting on proof that we were wrong, there, Michael.
What I expect he would say if he were honest about the matter:
A) You are wrong because I want you to be wrong.
B) You are wrong because I need you to be wrong.
C) You are wrong because, well, just because.
Screw the rest. What about the Purple Heart? Hey Mikey, see the video clip of a real Purple Heart recipient about a dozen comments above this. Then, don’t come back or take your issue up with Mangina.
Has anyone wrote the college and see what they think? I’m sure if they knew he was a fake, he would be tossed out.
Doubt it, Bill. Virtually all colleges could care less about this issue so long as the individual involved pays their tuition.
However, if he’s drawing VA benefits on the basis of that PH (compensation or co-payment waiver), the VA might be very interested.
As a graduate of Embry-Riddle and with several of my graduate buddies currently downrange, I’ll be pissed if ERAU doesn’t give him the proverbial boot.
Just fired off an email to the ERAU administration, financial aid office, admissions office, and both campus newspapers.
That outta do it. He’ll love all of the great attention!
I’m a 45 min air ride from Mesa Gateway airport from this chump. If need be I’m fairly certain I can pay a visit to Michael and his good friend here with the campus police and see how acceptable this shit is….oh wait I ll probably get arrested for harassing the dude for being a poser.
It was only a matter of time that someone else named Michael started commenting here but I never thought it would be someone defending a poser or embellisher. Now I have to come up with a new handle. Any suggestions?
Has anyone run a FOIA request on this guy? It’s come to my attention that the records being relied on were provided by a student at the school who may have an ax to grind, or may have thought they were being funny.
Just wondering, I’m still not buying this guy’s crap.
He has admitted that he’s been wearing phony shit. I guess he’s on suicide watch now.
Bummer.
Interesting.
John; Will you be posting his admission?
I spoke to this guy. He claims he was in selection & training the same time I was, then had to bow out during S&T because he moved. WOOPS. Big mistake junior. I don’t remember you, nor did any of the cadre that trained us. I know because I asked them… If you were there, you were there for a month or two max. And if you were, post up your orders assigning you to the unit. I still have mine buddy, & that was 15 years ago, and I lose EVERYthing lol.
Oh yea, and one more thing, this is for “Michael”, Magana’s buddy from school. You said “he earned it”? What exactly. What did he earn, because I can GUARANTEE you, we NEVER sent ANYONE to ANY dive school when I was there. NEVER. So tell me, where did he get this school from? A Cav unit? Negative. We both know that would NEVER fucking happen…