Kyle Luginbyhl; Phony Ranger in Phoenix
There was this fellow, Kyle Luginbyhl in Phoenix who was nominated for an award for his work as a flight paramedic for Angel Medflight. I guess that wasn’t good enough for him, because the article about him also said that he was an Army Ranger with a Silver Star and a Purple Heart. Of course, he wasn’t. ABC15 dug into his background;
In a national Purple Heart database , there was not mention of Kyle Luginbyhl receiving the honor. We found the same thing with the Silver Star .
The ABC15 Investigators called Ft. Benning in Georgia, the place the press release says Luginbyhl served as a Ranger.
They had no record of him receiving any honors either.
Inquiries to the United States Army turned up no record of any by the name Kyle Luginbyhl having ever served:
“A search of our records came back with no results for Kyle Luginbyhl in Regular Army, Army Reserve, or National Guard.
If he served in any military capacity, it does not appear that it was with the Army.”
His employer, Angel MedFlight fired his monkeyass and apologized to the public;
We then allowed Mr. Luginbyhl the opportunity to come forward with documentation to rebut the allegations made against him. He failed to meet our given deadline for providing the documentation.
Accordingly, Mr. Luginbyhl’s employment with the company has been terminated and we will be withdrawing his award nomination. We are embarrassed and disappointed by his actions. We have always held the military and members of our armed forces in the highest regard and we continue to honor and respect their commitment and service to our country.
Apparently, the boy has gone into hiding. Well, he got the fame he wanted, he should come out from under his rock and fess up instead of hiding in his bedroom like 12-year-old girl.
Category: Phony soldiers
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Meh… Forgot to add HA HA!
For those of us that know this worthless piece of shit. Just want to say hahahahahaha you deserve this with every ounce of sham rotflmfao
Glad Angel MedFlight did the right thing. If he lied about his stolen valor, what else will he lie about? Can’t trust someone like that in any position of authority or trust.
I worked in HEMS in Arizona. It’s a small community, and one that prides itself on doing a dangerous, important job. They also don’t suffer fools lightly. Well done, Angel Medflight.
“Accordingly, Mr. Luginbyhl’s employment with the company has been terminated and we will be withdrawing his award nomination. We are embarrassed and disappointed by his actions. We have always held the military and members of our armed forces in the highest regard and we continue to honor and respect their commitment and service to our country.”
Yes, well done indeed. That statement should serve as the model for all companies that suffer the likes of these frauds. Although embarrassed and disappointed, the company rose in stature through the action it took and the statement it issued. So, kudos to Angel Med Flight. (Had he been a gov’t employee, the statement would have read, “Our investigation is only just begun and, in any event, this is a personnel matter about which we will not comment.”)
I wonder if he put all that stuff on his employment application?
I doubt HR knew how to verify if anyone was serving in the military, and just rubberstamped it to the top of the hire pile.
I would really like to see a couple of authenticators at some national journalism and HR conventions to speak on Stolen Valor and how to do their due dililigence before they write a story or hire a turd!
Apparently he did his actual job well enough to be considered for the award, thus demonstrating a capability of learning and delivering a necessary service. Instead, he has to lie and show himself to be completely untrustworthy. Weird.
Underlaying problems…lack of something in his diet or life, maybe?
Lack of something? Sure.
A little thing called “character”.
Or it could be a lack of cheddar…just saying.
Cheddar Cheesedick Chevalier?
I’m waiting for his ” I’ve got PTSD from all of the secret squirrel missions I can’t tell you about and are not in my records and that made me do it” horseshit. No way is penis head going to continue to lie low on this
Karma is a bitch and I’m glad he got caught lmfao I hope it ruins his life because he deserves it more than anyone. Worthless piece of shit
That apartment unit exterior looks just like the jail stack that he belongs in.
….puffed out his chest and blew his own brains out.
I’m still trying to understand the need to inflate the ego with these people.
Maybe someone can ‘splain that to me, some day.
I’m wondering the same thing. In this age of instant information why would someone make false claims.
Good on ABC15 for the investigation.
Actually, it was Ranger Michael Kirk who delivered him on a platter to his employer and the investigative reporter. Gave them the 75th PAO number, Ranger contacts, the links to the PH & SS databases, links to and directions for FOIA requests, the links to this guy’s own LinkedIn, FB profiles that makes no mention of his “service” and a timeline from these sources that shows no logical sense of time in the Regiment.
When Rangers are motivated to bring the hate, they do it with excellence as well.
As one of my favorite Rangers is fond of saying: “Problem solved, problem stayin’ solved…”
Whoops – should have noted **Language Warning** for anyone who has never seen Action Figure Therapy…
ummm….that was graphic. And I’m in tears from laughing
Most excellent.
“When Rangers are motivated to bring the hate, they do it with excellence as well.”
Nice job. It appears you guys might have busted his dumb ass BEFORE he made a trip to the tattoo parlor.
People should look into his time in New Mexico some allegations and things possibly done by this creep where to minors
Ah shit.
Another possible ticklemonster.
Ha wish they thru idiots like him in jail he deserves this and he is truly a piece of shit
Patient on Flight: John, the patient hurt in serious car crash says, “My head, arm and shoulder hurt really bad”.
Flight Nurse: “OK … Let me just look around here … Oh my dear what do we have here”, asked the Flight Nurse as he grabbed John’s testicle.
Patient on Flight: “What the fucht”.
Flight Nurse: “This is an Army trick I learned at Bragg, relax, turn your head and say “Rangers Lead the Way” then cough”.
So, beings I was raised on the west coast, my parents one of whom was a sailor (B/M rate) believed you had to know how to swim, made us boys join the BSA and go on to Explorer Scouts attend swim classes, camps, complete basic and advanced first aid class, learn rescue technique and go on rescue (or recovery) missions for lost hunters, hikers, drowned boater, swimmers ect. Does al that that make me an Army Ranger or Navy/USCG AST rating?
This mutha f’er definitely gets what he deserves…
I was a senior patrol leader in the Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts before enlisting in the Army.
By my honor I will always do my best …
Roger that, Master Chief! OR as my ol man might say “So others may live”. His TOD’s included the Bering Sea, breakup and rescue of a freighter in the early 50’s I guess how I came to be. I have a copy of the citation President Eisenhower signed. Go Guardians! 🙂
hell..I’m a Certified Rescue Diver and a Paratrooper so that must make me some type of high speed death merchant.
HALO Rescue Swimmer?
HA! Come rescue me, bro! Anytime! You low drag, high speed merchant of death! LOL!
Angel Medflight is a solid company to work for. I ve looked into becoming a pilot for them-they hold to their standards and have a zero tolerance policy for BS. Didnt BS them when I spoke to them about my qualifications as a pilot: they didn t BS me when they said they wont even look at anyone unless they have specific time in type requirements. Company like that is alright in my book, and they are telling someone like this pondscum that this crap won t go unnoticed.
Way to go Angel Medflight!
Does this company fly out of Altoona, PA (and other locals) or there abouts?
Angel Medflight is a solid company to work for. I ve looked into becoming a pilot for them-they hold to their standards and have a zero tolerance policy for BS. Didnt BS them when I spoke to them about my qualifications as a pilot: they didn t BS me when they said they wont even look at anyone unless they have specific time in type requirements. Company like that is alright in my book, and they are telling someone like this pondscum that this crap won t go unnoticed.
Way to go Angel Medflight!
If their name is Angel Flight, go for it! Rock solid outfit in my book. Hooah.
Good. ‘Bout time.
A truly “Phildoesque” dude.
Maggot.
Kudos to Angel Medflight for dumping this turd ASAP… zero tolerance for this crap sends a message to prospective and current employees. If he’s willing to lie about his “military background”, he’s probably willing to lie about giving patients meds during a medevac…
As for Kyle… no sympathy for his rump riding ranger ass… you reap what you sow. You are famous now and any future employer, especially in the medical field, will have second thoughts about hiring your dumb ass.
Unsurprisingly, he also is a member of a veterans MC, the Patriot Guard Riders, according to the article. Another honorable career ruined by a lie. I don’t get it. Does military service carry that much cachet? If someone told me he or she was a cop, firefighter, or EMT I would be properly impressed. Those are hard, dangerous, and usually thankless jobs that anyone should be proud to hold.
PGR is not a “Veterans MC” and says so quite emphatically in their webpage. I’ve been on close to 100 missions with them to honor our fallen and deceased Vets and I can tell you that the men and woman there suffer little bullshit like this too.
I hope the hell they don’t suffer any fools. Do they vet anyone? I Don’t know much about them as an organization. We laid a brother to rest in Quantico last January. Coldest day I’ve ever experienced in VA. Could’t ride bikes due to the ice and snow, but we and they were present. And they represented with honor and dignity, despite the brutal weather. I’ll do some research and report back.
Not a sniper? Hmmm.
Sir…he *sniped* beers at a local watering hole. lol!
I’m doing something right. No one ever takes action about even my most obvious lies. The Beslan siege started on a Wednesday (1 Sept 2004). I still chuckle that people believe that I made a decision to go, sent my visa to the consulate, and got the visa back before Friday.
What even funnier is that I’ve convinced people that my speaker bios were written by others, never reviewed by me, and contained the same lies over many years.
I need to write a “Faking Military Service and Operational Credentials For Dummies” book instead of that fictional novel I wrote.
sincerely
John “Faker 6” Giduck
I’m your biggest fan. Looking forward to the chapter “Death by Shaolin E-Tool”. You are wonderful and amazing. Keep up the great work!
I am wonderful and amazing. Just ask me.
sincerely
John “Faker 6” Giduck
Dear John: This is a “Dear John” letter. Dear John: Your baby mama was extremely disappointed in your performance in the bedroom and aske dme to write this letter to you. Since she wasn’t worth a death by Shaolin E–tool, that biotch has been relagated to the back of the bus, so to speak.
You must have the wrong person. She and I mutually agreed that it was the best three seconds of her life. well, I guess that love comes in spurts.
sincerely
John “Faker 6” Giduck
The linked story indicates that he made no mention of military service on his employment application, so apparently this is just a matter of a guy telling tall tales about himself. It didn’t get him the job, but it got him fired from the job – a job he was apparently pretty good at. What a waste. What an idiot.
MrBill that is exactly what I am seeing here… someone who got the job because he was good at it but lost it because of some unknown reason. My gut tells me there is a LOT more to this story!
I imagine rescue medics are occasionally called as trial witnesses in lawsuits or criminal cases. His lying about military service could be used by an attorney to discredit his testimony.
So sad, what he did for a living was nothing to be sneezed at. Why add on lies?
Because, he is a two bit punk whose parents didn’t kick his ass often enough?
Maybe it was feelings of inadequacy in certain areas of anatomical relevance.
He is actually a pretty cool guy. Not so great in the sack and Delilah he has the equipment just didn’t read the how to manual. He definitely loved patient care and was very caring to his patients. Sad that he felt the need to lie
unfortunate bedmate did you work with him at AMF?
The really sad thing is I worked with this guy. He is actually a very stand up man. He once called and had accounting withhold $4 from an erroneous over charge he had made that we both knew would never be found but he said he wanted to do things right. I have no clue where this came from. Honestly it seems to me that he got caught up in helping the company to win this award and mare bad decisions. Nonetheless a dick move but I almost feel bad bc i know he is a damn good flight medic and an honorable man…This is just sad.
I smell yet another sock puppet. Sorry you poser POS, actually I’m not sorry you are just a POS. I grew up in the Ranger community. My dad was a Ranger and many of the people that came over for BBQs were Rangers. I was too young at the time to know why, but some of those men stopped coming over. For you to soil the tab they died wearing is a insult that I will not forgive. Go fuck yourself in the ass with a razor laced dildo.
The sad part of this whole story is I worked with this guy. He is actually a stand up man. He once called and had accounting withhold $4 from his check because of an erroneous charge he occurred on his company credit card which we both knew would be over looked. When I asked him about it he said he wanted to do things right. It seems to me that he got caught up in the idea of winning an award either for himself or for the company and agreed to be a phony, still a total dick move. What even makes this worse is that he is a HELL of a flight paramedic and a good person. It saddens me to see that such a good person sank to this level but I hope it was in good intentions. Unfortunately the highway to hell is paved with good intentions…
I somehow fail to see how exactly anyone has good intentions when committing an act of stolen valor. It seems to ME that this man got caught up in his own ego. It seems to ME that this man has embarrassed himself, his family, his friends, and his even coworkers. I think, perhaps, that those he lied to feel personally attacked, and are nothing but repulsed by the high regard they held this fake piece of shit to before they discovered the truth.
Hey, he did a good job on the facade, though. I wish him luck on the next Grenade Jumping Space Shuttle Door Gunner Secret Squirrel High Speed Low Drag story he tells.
How many sock puppets you gonna do? You are a pathetic POS that deserves to run the gauntlet with every living Ranger AND Ranger student(They may not be Rangers yet but they have the desire to EARN the Tab instead of LIE about it). Would love to see just how badly they can fuck you up WITHOUT killing you, since as you already know, you can only feel pain while you are still alive.
I keep trying to post but it keeps getting deleted, why is that?
So this douche bag is up to his old crap.
I worked with the worm in New Mexico, you could tell he was lying because his mouth was moving. Examples: went to West Point , didn’t. Drafted by the Texas Rangers out of high school to be a pitcher, nope. Pro bull rider, negative. Smokejumper, alas nope. Oh yeah hs family own the largest ranch in Texas, guess what, also a big fat no sir.
Went to HS with this guy. He was a benchwarmer and a want to be. Tried to act like a stand up guy but was sleezy behind the scenes. Also thought he was a big deal but was a big joke. He once told my parents he was in med school to be an ER doc…3 years after HS. Loser. Hope he gets what he deserves.
I also worked with this guy and it is sad because despite all that is said he IS a stand up guy. He never said he went to west point but said he was NOMINATED and had the paper work to back it up. He didn’t say he was drafted to pitch for the rangers he said he had a call to try out for the texas rangers farm league. He never claimed to be a PRO bull rider but that he rode bulls and the smoke jumper is still on the fence…I have talk to others on the McCall Smoke Jumps who said he was on and off with him in the summer of 2006. You guys need get your own facts straight before you start throwing him under the bus. Don’t cast a stone if you aren’t perfect yourself…
Ok …
FACT … He IS a POS Valor Thief!
Any questions?
FACT: His Facebook makes no mention of any valor thievery. He doesn’t have the typical pictures we usually see with this ass hats, AND in his ex-compay’s own admit ion he did not claim prior military service in his application. He may be a dumb ass but my gut is telling me that he didn’t write this story and there is a lot more to the situation than what the liberal media is presenting. It sounds to me that he got caught in the moment and glamor of an award and agreed to embellish his back story… for what, who know but I can tell you that the Kyle I know would give any company the shirt off his back… I would speculate up to and including allowing his name to be used to gain an award.
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I also worked with this guy and it is sad because despite all that is said he IS a stand up guy. He never said he went to west point but said he was NOMINATED and had the paper work to back it up. He didn’t say he was drafted to pitch for the rangers he said he had a call to try out for the texas rangers farm league. He never claimed to be a PRO bull rider but that he rode bulls and the smoke jumper is still on the fence…I have talk to others on the McCall Smoke Jumps who said he was on and off with him in the summer of 2006. Also I have hunted with him on his parents ranch in Texas which at one point WAS one of the largest…You guys need get your own facts straight before you start throwing him under the bus. Don’t cast a stone if you aren’t perfect yourself…
I also worked with this guy and it is sad because despite all that is said he IS a stand up guy. He never said he went to west point but said he was NOMINATED and had the paper work to back it up. He didn’t say he was drafted to pitch for the rangers he said he had a call to try out for the texas rangers farm league. He never claimed to be a PRO bull rider but that he rode bulls and the smoke jumper is still on the fence…I have talk to others on the McCall Smoke Jumps who said he was on and off with him in the summer of 2006. You guys need get your own facts straight before you start throwing him under the bus. Don’t cast a stone if you aren’t perfect yourself…
Oh come on. Let me set the record straight.
Commander Phil Monkress and his accomplices at All-Points Logistics continue to avoid calls seeking clarification of his Navy SEAL, Native American and Law Enforcement claims to include if taxpayer funds are being used to cover his transportation costs in lieu of his DUI.
It would seem that phony Phil and his senior staff do not want to talk about his felonious claims.
My bad. I meant to post this on the Open Thread.
I worked him in NM and he got ran out of ton for doing the same thing, not the same story but about being a Doctor! Crazy
I also worked with this guy and it is sad because despite all that is said he IS a stand up guy. He never said he went to west point but said he was NOMINATED and had the paper work to back it up. He didn’t say he was drafted to pitch for the rangers he said he had a call to try out for the texas rangers farm league. He never claimed to be a PRO bull rider but that he rode bulls and the smoke jumper is still on the fence…I have talk to others on the McCall Smoke Jumps who said he was on and off with him in the summer of 2006. You guys need get your own facts straight before you start throwing him under the bus. Don’t cast a stone if you aren’t perfect yourself…
Every time I have tried to post anything against the normal lynch mob view point of this site you take down my view. why won’t you let anyone speak up for someone the know personally or is this all about just the hype of hanging someone out to dry?
Hey, sockpuppet,
Feel better now that your blathering nonsense appeared?
By the way, since you know so much, why did Kyle claim to have been awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart?
S’plain dat one, Lucy.
No LBLtttexas you still don’t have your fact straight. He wasn’t “ran out of town for being a doctor”… seriously you called him a brother for how many years and the second you can sound tough by posting lies about him on this site you betray him. I would call into question YOUR integrity. You AND Joe Blowe..get your facts straight!
Turd.
Hey Kyle(and your various sock puppets), I don’t know you. But I am one of the folks who sent a letter to Angel Med Flight when I saw their press release last week. I asked Jonn to use his Ranger contacts to verify that part of your story because I knew the Silver Star part was bogus. My intent was not to get you fired, but simply to set the record straight. Ultimately, your termination is your own fault. But with all the Bull Riding puns in mind, please know this is not our first rodeo. You are not the first person to come back on here (pretending to be someone else) trying to justify or mitigate your actions. I’ll bet it sucks to see people from your past come back to call you out as a serial bullshit artist. And you’re doing a great job trying to clarify your past claims. You don’t happen to consume large amounts of cheese in single sittings do you? Oh, and of course fall back on the “cast the first stone” verse. We’ve never seen that either(sarcasm). Hey, Kyle, no I’m not perfect. I’ve done things I’m not proud of, and I’ve done my best to make amends. But you know what I haven’t done? I haven’t lied and claimed a Silver Star & Purple Heart I never earned. And you know what Kyle, even though it’s a lower-tier medal, you should know the Purple Heart claim pisses us off A LOT more than the Silver Star claim. Your idiotic claim of the Silver Star just made it easier to expose your phony ass. You want to be different than the other phonies we’ve busted? Stop coming on here as anonymous or justsomeguy. Come on here as YOURSELF, and fess up. Maybe offer a reason you thought it would be a good idea or how you thought you could get away with it? Until then, I’ll leave you with the words of the fabulous Dianne Shipley, “If you’d…lie to family, friends, and coworkers about your military record, then what else are you lying… Read more »
I have been using the Dave Hardin guy’s name for years. This poor bastard has been known to try and float a few lead balloons. He is really a nice guy with episodic fits of being an asshole.
I’ll take Sock Puppetry By Another Poser” for $1,000 Alex.
Fuck him, where there is smoke there is fire. Generally a company isn’t going to fire someone for bullshit claims based on heresay.
He stepped on his crank in a big way.
The posts about him being a serial liar make perfect sense, especially when a cock-mole sock puppet comes on and tries to change to change the claims from attended West Point to being “Nominated”. That and the “trying out” vice playing for the Texas Rangers.
Another thing about his claim to have been “nominated” to go to West Point.
Anyone who had the intelligence and juice to have some big wig pull for them to get into West Point is GOING to get accepted into pretty much any top of the line school in the country. This guy should have a 4 year degree at a minimum or a Doctorate.
Let me set some facts straight…Kyle would have been lucky to get nominated for ROTC at some Jr. College because he simply didn’t have the grades. West Point not even in his dreams. There are like 50 per class in his hometown and he might have been in the top 50 percent on a good day. Texas Rangers…he wasn’t even good enough to play JCO ball so why would the rangers want him? Big ranch.. Yeah right. If you call a few busted acres with a falling down house a ranch…sure. Biggest ranch in Texas at anytime…no.I’m not perfect but I’m not an arrogant, selfish, lying, cowardly man either. Show our soldiers some respect.
Everything “anonymous2” wrote may in fact be true. Reporters, as we have seen time and time again, get stuff wrong or just plain make shit up to have a great story. Hell, someone won a Pulitzer with made up crap. However, the fact remains that Angel Flight called him in and gave him the chance to set it straight and he did not. That in itself is pretty damning
An email we got today;
To Whom It May Concern:
It is with great admiration for your organization that we respectfully request you remove the story involving Mr. Kyle W. Luginbyhl from your web site for the time being. Mr. Luginbyhl is involved in a highly public legal case to which your website may be detrimental. We simply would like a trial as defined by the constitution and without public scrutiny. Once the trial is finalized we would be glad for you to restore such threads.
Respectfully,
Legal Rep 1
Yeah, I’m stupid.
Legal Rep 1?
OMFG. But at least he’s a more competent (albeit fake) “lawer” than He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named.
Just watch out for the email from “Legal Rep Sky 6”
Seriously? LMFAO!!! “What a maroon””
Yeah – I got an email the other day saying that some poor slob in Nigeria had $12.5 mil waiting for me to pick up.
I’m sure that Legal Rep 1 sent the same notice to ALL of the news organizations that picked up this story.
This Linguine/Lingerie guy (whatever his name is) sure does suddenly have a lot of buddies. Nice to have a target rich environment…
Hey, Legal Rep 1. It’s not this web site that is detrimental to whatever “legal case” that Kyle is involved in. It’s Kyle’s ACTIONS that are detrimental.
yaaaaawwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnn
You’re using a popgun to try and shoot the messenger.
“as(s) to(o)”
I know thus guy. The company is a great company but wanted to win an award to make them look better. Kyle knew what was going on and agree to going along with it. As soon as it hit the media, they fired him and he gets all the blame. The company should be exposed too! They are both at fault!
I smell sockpuppet
Our buddies at Vets On is on the air live with this fellow if you want to watch it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjeZnp22Arc&feature=youtu.be
Wow, that’s a bit unusual. That almost is worth a post of its own so more folks see it. I didn’t watch all the video for folks comments after the fact, but I did watch his explanation/apology. Hmmm, my impression. He actually did what I suggested. Stood up, admitted he lied, explained why, and apologized. And it was as simple as he was trying to make himself “look better” within the paramedic community. But if you think I’m saying he gets a free pass, in the words of Lee Corso, “Not so fast my friends!” Okay so among his brethren he isn’t clinging to to his lies and nonsense like Round Ranger, Snake Eyes Jordan, Cheese Gobbler, Rick Fine, and countless others. So he is one of the more “honorable” phonies we’ve met. It’s kind of like winning the Citizenship Award in the Prison GED program. Or it’s like saying you have the nicest skin of anyone at the Leper’s colony. He’s a turd who did the right thing when caught…but still a turd. Some other key observations from watching this. His BS about legal advice in the beginning, and his repeated used of “nominated not appointed” to West Point makes me 110% certain he was Sock Puppeting on here and sent that stupid lawyer letter to Jonn. I’m guessing he asked the guys not to bring it up, but even though he apologized in public, I’m certain in private he’s going to stick to the excuse that the company came up with the idea that he should fake a military background to win that award. Sorry dude, not buying it. And based on the stories coming out of Artesia, NM, although you’re trying to save face on this issue; this is not the first time you’ve lost a job because you were a bullshit artist. And drop the whole damn “nominated not appointed bullshit” So what I’m guessing happened is that you met the minimum admission requirements to West Point, but didn’t get your Congressman’s spot to put you in, or you were one of the HUNDREDS put on… Read more »
I just listened to the whole thing. I still don’t like Miss Kyle. Even after her half baked story and less than sincere apology.
I wonder if he is currently employed at All-Points Logistics?