Gary Briggs, phony Vietnam Veteran revisited
Almost a year ago we wrote about Gary Briggs who swears up and down that he was a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. The calender is against him. There is a Vietnam Service Medal in his records, but the end date for the award of the VSM is April 30, 1975. On that date, Mr. Briggs was in route from boot camp at the Great Lakes Training Center to his first station in Philadelphia;
It looks like someone erroneously added the VSM to Brigg’s records while he was hand carrying his records at some point. It seems simple, right? Well, Mr Briggs so wanted to be a member of the local Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club, when they held a hearing on whether he could continue to be a member of the club or not after our first post about him, he showed them a certificate. There is no such thing as a Vietnam Service Medal certificate, well unless you go online and buy a fake VSM certificate, like I did;
I was 14 years old in August 1970, so obviously, I wasn’t in Vietnam, I wasn’t in Lima Company Rangers, but for about $20, I bought a certificate that says I was in Vietnam with absolutely no documentation. Now, if Gary’s motorcycle club really wanted to know whether his certificate is real or not, they could look at the back of it;
Bob Neener, the guy I bought this certificate from, did 3 years hard jail time for selling fake certificates so he’s especially careful about his disclaimers these days. My point by doing this little experiment is to demonstrate that certificates are useless. Especially when the Department of Defense never issued certificates for service medals. Everyone with certificates for their OIF/OEF, SWASM, VSM raise your hands – see? No one.
Category: Phony soldiers
You’d think that, when the members of the motorcycle club saw Mr. Briggs’ certificate they would have all wondered why they didn’t get one. That should have very quickly turned into everyone calling BS.
Actually, when finding out that he flat out lied to them in order to get in I’m surprised the MC didn’t rip the patch off of his vest on the spot. That is how most MC’s I’ve known have handled throwing out members.
Shit…my bad…accidentally hit the wrong button. I was going to agree that is how most do it but after a vote
He brought a State Senator to his Home town of Andover, NY. This photo was on his face book page, Never knew the navy handed out black berets. The show was always about him, gets lots of free meals wearing the in country ribbon he never earned too. Must of been the time he was claiming to have served deep up the tiny rivers of the Delta with The Brown Water Navy.
Just noticed that he did almost 15 years and went from E-6 to E-1 before discharge. That says stellar performer right there. I’d love to see a record of his court appearance.
E1 after 15 years of service? Was that accompanied with a Big Chicken Dinner to boot?
Yes, he received a Big Chicken Dinner following a court martial where he was convicted of: These are the ones he was convicted of, not all will apply but two are for fraud. ARTICLE 86. ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE April 30th, 1987 to 17 January 1988 … about 9 months awol. NOT 6 Days. ARTICLE 107. FALSE STATEMENTS Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. Article 134- GENERAL ARTICLE) ( for violent, or major offenses. ) . Article 134—(Bribery and graft) a. Text of statute. See paragraph 60. b. Elements. (1) Asking, accepting, or receiving. (a ) That The Accused Wrongfully asked , a c – IV-105 66.b.(1)(a) Article 134 accepted, or received a thing of value from a certain person or organization; (b) That the accused then occupied a certain official position or had certain official duties; (c) That the accused asked, accepted, or received this thing of value (with the intent to have the accused ’s decision or action influenced with respect to a certain matter)* (as compensation for or in recognition of services rendered, to be rendered, or both, by the accused related to c e r t a i n matter)**; (d) That this certain matter was an official matter in which the United States was and is interested; and (e) That, under the circumstances, the conduct of the accused was to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces or was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces. Article 134—(Impersonating a commissioned, warrant, noncommissioned, or petty officer, or an agent or official) a. Text of statute. (1 ) That the accused impersonated commissioned, warrant, noncommissioned, or petty officer, or an agent of superior authority of one of the armed forces of the United States, or an official of a certain government, in a certain manner; (2 ) That the impersonation… Read more »
Bet he popped hot on a piss test and decided he wanted to “fight DA MAN” over the UA results… and lost big time.
Bingo …. popped positive + UA’s = E-1.
Self-inflicted career wound.
To go from E-6 to E-1 you’d have to stand in front of a 16″ gun for that kind of wound.
This was posted to Scotties site BY THIS GUY Briggs, last year. We sent for his Courts Martial papers under FOIA. The CPO’s report was accurate to a T.
gary briggs says:
July 18, 2014 at 9:16 pm
I am Gary Briggs, the person alot of you, in this forum, are seeking to destroy. Simple and to the point- I was deployed to South Vietnam, after the war was over, for just a few weeks. Guarding was the mission while equipment, vehicles, etc, were being loaded aboard different ships for return to the U.S. I have NEVER claimed that I was a Vietnam combat Vet, because it is NOT true. It wasn’t till a few years later, during my reenlistment the 2nd time, I was notified by Senior Officers of my eligibility to wear the Vietnam ribbon. Which I did with pride, on my uniform for many years while on active duty, as authorized on my dd214’s I never at anytime wore it to benefit for any reason, My club allows in country and era vets. Recently my dd214″s have been under attack. The dates of my service are being investigated and if I am found to be ineligible I will remove such, with pride. The reason I left the service after 13+ years is my business. I have shown many times my respect for all Vietnam Veterans. especially those who have fallen. Please put it to rest
In his own words he hangs himself BIG time. Is he REALLY this stupid? Of course he is.
SMH
When I was a prospect for this club we rode in a huge formation down I 95 to a campground just outside of Washington, D.C., just off I 95. the next morning, Briggs took us to the Vietnam Veteran’s Wall in a group of about 20 riders. Once we had made our way there through heavy traffic, he gave myself and two other prospects a mission to find his blood brother’s name on the Wall. A brother he claimed to have lost in battle in Vietnam. He provided us with the name, David Briggs. Home of record was North Collins, New York. We found it and the other prospects took rubbings of it. He gave us all other names to find and we did. I thought it was truly his brother, the first name, David Briggs. And I felt really bad for him.
It turned out that David Briggs had no brother. But for 15 years he told us that was his brother.
No one had any reason to not believe him. And so I did. Until I read this.
http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BriggsDI01a.htm
He stole a name off The Wall, lied to us that it was his own brother, a brother by the same mother. Gary Briggs is the scum of the earth. What kind of loser has to steal the name of a man off a monument to our Honored dead?
What kind of scum steals the name of a man who lay down his life in Vietnam?
Briggs, your stealing that man’s identity is and was the lowest form of snake shit I have ever witnessed. There were many good BROTHERS in the Vietnam Vets, Legacy Vets MC. Gary Briggs does not belong among them.
“He stole a name off Wall”.
That speaks volumes.
Fuck this maggot until eternity freezes over.
Look familiar? read the family’s statement about his Parents losing their only son in Vietnam. How they never recovered from losing their only son in Vietnam. Then try to tell me what kind of scum would do such a thing.
https://blogbymichele.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/memorial-day-remembering-my-distant-cousin-david-i-briggs-1947-1968-soldier-in-vietnam-by-michele-babcock-nice/
I miss the real Brothers of the Vietnam Vets Legacy Vets MC I do not miss that hollowed out piece of dung that pretends to be a Vietnam Vet, who steals dead men’s names off The Wall.
May he rot in Hell.
When I was at OCS , rumor had it that in the other company, supposedly a former E-7, a real career and school stud who was widely expected to be the guy who would graduate as the best in class and rocket to General, came back positive on the Golden Flow they did the first day of class 12 weeks prior. As an NCO in the mid-80s, pissing hot was automatic reduction in rank to E1 and out. One joint took him from the fast track to civilian.
B, bu, but what about my Certificate of Retirement signed by a real Admiral on my actual retirement date?
Eh, we know that is LEGIT!
This is one of my most favorite:
http://www.citationexpress.com/nv-buds-11.tif
and
http://www.citationexpress.com/nsw-e.tif
I hope to God they gave you a certificate for inventing Soccer Moms, Master Chief!
Does this mean I should be worried you guys won’t believe my Submarine Qualification certificate?!?
No. That certificate worked on every chick I took to watch the submarine races.
I bet Forgin’ Frank Visconti is pissed.
Little Gary can add this to his collection
http://pictures.bigfunnysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/complete-asshole.jpg
Dang… I was a UDT/SEAL/CIA in the 60’s. AND made E14 before discharge.
I need one of them certificate things Jonn.
Oh wait… I AM an Admiral.
Damn, Zero! I was a Post Admiral Of The Blue in Control at the time. I remember you. How’s that “wound” you got doing that “thing” in “that place” with “those guys” doing?
Are they available for Lawn Maintenance, Edging & Trimming?
Only if your equipment was classified, which would explain it ALL. Uh-huh.
How ’bout “High-Speed Litter/Trash Assassin”?
Due to my low speed, high drag contribution to a highly classified NBC mission, I was presented with a certificate. The following is a transcript of what it said:
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Signed:
Well played!
Holy Crap Jonn ! ! !
Your date is August 18th my pops birthday and three days after mine…
Crapola maybe I should read it a little closer it’s the 10th opps
I met an E-6 who was fast tracked to E-1, a Big Chicken Dinner, and some quality time with some very unsympathetic Marine guards. Seems he neglected to mention the divorce from his bride, and collected married BAQ for a few years.
I last saw him being escorted into a nondescript sedan, in slick sleeved jumpers wearing stainless steel jewelry. Bu-bye!
And I thought he was pretty much an asshole before he got busted…
I always loved the POD “Sports Page”, aka NJP and court martial results.
One had an EM1 SSC Great Lakes instructor who got busted for banging a female student.
E-1, 5 years hard labor, forfeited all pay and allowances, and a DD.
Knew some folks who knew him. Said it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy…/sarc
I remember when I was an AD wet-behind-the-ears “Joe” in 2ID in the early nineties and the first thing some of us would read in “The Indian Head” (2ID Division newspaper) was the CM results. Plenty of them were for black marketing, the lightest punishment for that I ever saw was for a convicted AF Captain who got two years in Leavenworth with dismissal. The second lightest I ever read about was a 1SG who got E1, three years, and DD. 2ID was an unaccompanied tour in Korea back then, and fraternization ended careers there and then too.
Nothing like a earned trip to the Bobwire hotel LMAO ! ! ! ! !
The closest “correctional custody facility” to Huachuca is MCAS Yuma. Any UCMJ or CM with a sentence of 180 days or less could be sent there. I used to enjoy the hell out of dropping off a wayward troopie into the loving hands of the USMC for a visit. Kinda felt like feeding raw meat to a pack of wild dogs! I’m fairly certain the Marines enjoyed it just as much
Damn, how come I didn’t get one of thos BUDS things? I was at boot camp in Great Lakes in1966, and I remember jumping in the pools a few times. I guess someone forgot to add it to my records!
Damn. That should make you Ghost Ops/SF/Seal/Marsoc/CIA Lol…
I scored a 280 on a army APFT onetime that should make me Delta right ! ! ! ! 🙂
the only certificates that I have for OIF, are on the Army Achievement medals for service at Bucca….Which amuses my uncle who is an army vet, that his sailor nephew has two army achievement medals lol
Not bad. I didn’t get a lapel pin from the army. My feeling are still hurt ! ! ! !
BHWHAHAHAHAHAHA! ! ! ! !
Certificates?
We don’t need no steenken certificates!
Actually… My boat issued OIF certificates to every member of the crew following our RTP from deployment, during which we launched 24 T-LAMs at Iraq. Not saying the certificate is worth anything (other than it looks nice hanging on my Me Wall), but some of us DID get certificates for our service. (I also received the GWOT Expeditionary Medal for OIF and the GWOT Service Medal for OEF, but no specific certificates accompanied them.)
Where to start? I was a member of Briggs’s club. I found this on FaceBook. It’s a photo of someone taking a rubbing of Briggs’s brother whom he told all of us over and over was KIA in Vietnam. His BLOOD brother as in same mom and dad. He lied. David Briggs was a Marine with the 9th. He died when he and his company accidentally entered an NVA base camp and found themselves in a fight for their lives. Many lost that fight. David Briggs, from North Collins New York, was one of those men. For many years Gary Briggs has claimed he was his own Brother. THIS is David Briggs on the Virtual Wall He was KIA on a Saturday, 11/23/1968. http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BriggsDI01a.htm
THIS is an article from his home town News paper. Interesting read. Wondering how his parents, who lost their ONLY SON that day would feel about this POS claiming their dead son, who had no male sibling. Read the article.
https://blogbymichele.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/memorial-day-remembering-my-distant-cousin-david-i-briggs-1947-1968-soldier-in-vietnam-by-michele-babcock-nice/
So now we know he lied about David Briggs being his Brother for 18 years and to all who would listen. He also wore the embroidered name of the South Vietnamese town he supposedly served in with the US Navy. Bong Son. As anyone can see from his records above he was in the Great Lakes Naval training Center when Siagon fell but in a post HE wrote he claimed to have served in Vietnam AFTER the war was over, guarding ships in Bong Son. Hardly possible since there is no port at all in Bong Son. It is a little town set back in the rice paddies some 20 miles from the coast. According to the Department of the Navy they NEVER had any Naval personnel stationed there nor did the US Navy ever have an office or any kind of presence in Bong Son. Couple that with the FACT that the NVA occupied Bong Song a month before attacking Saigon and you have this POS guarding ships in a rice plain loading equipment, ( vehicles and such ) <—- HIS words. Not possible. The Navy had never stationed ANYONE in Bong Son. Bong Son fell to the communist's tanks on or about March 20th 1975. A month and a half before Saigon fell and the "war was over" for Briggs to come traipsing in to force the NVA to turn over all that heavy equipment. I seriously doubt the NVA would allow Gary briggs to sail up a shallow river with cargo ships, a rive most non navigable by any but flat bottom small craft, and take back material the NVA had just won. As this map below shows, the NVA cut Vietnam in half by invading through Ban Mei Thuy to Quin Nhon on the coast some 40 miles south east of Bong Son. So Bong Son was firmly in NVA hands after that tactical move to cut the highlands off from the south. This action took place a full Month and a half before Briggs claim of being stationed there to guard ships that could not… Read more »
FOIA ( freedom of Information Act) I am sending for Briggs Court Martial that got him booted out of the Navy and into the brig ( no pun intended) Coming soon. Also, after reading the records posted above. I noted that Gary Briggs has, in his records, the National Defense Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. (WITH DEVICE) LOL! Here are the dates of eligibility for the National Defense Service Medal.
“Executive Order 11265 authorized the secretary of defense to establish periods of eligibility after Dec. 31, 1960. The second period of eligibility was a loosely termed “Vietnam War era” of Jan. 1, 1961, to Aug. 14, 1974.” http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=44101
Being how he did not enter active service until ( maybe ) November 27, 1974, he is NOT eligible for that award either. I say he (MAYBE) did not enter service on that date because Gary Briggs turned 17, not on November 27th 1974, but on January 27th, 1975. He is an accomplished forger, it is what he got himself a Bad Conduct Discharge for in 1988. The next time the NDSM was authorized was 1990 for the Gulf War. So briggs is absolutely ineligible for that award as well. More to come soon.
gary briggs says:
July 18, 2014 at 9:16 pm
I am Gary Briggs, the person alot of you, in this forum, are seeking to destroy. Simple and to the point- I was deployed to South Vietnam, after the war was over, for just a few weeks. Guarding was the mission while equipment, vehicles, etc, were being loaded aboard different ships for return to the U.S. I have NEVER claimed that I was a Vietnam combat Vet, because it is NOT true. It wasn’t till a few years later, during my reenlistment the 2nd time, I was notified by Senior Officers of my eligibility to wear the Vietnam ribbon. Which I did with pride, on my uniform for many years while on active duty, as authorized on my dd214’s I never at anytime wore it to benefit for any reason, My club allows in country and era vets. Recently my dd214″s have been under attack. The dates of my service are being investigated and if I am found to be ineligible I will remove such, with pride. The reason I left the service after 13+ years is my business. I have shown many times my respect for all Vietnam Veterans. especially those who have fallen. Please put it to rest
In his own words he hangs himself BIG time. Is he REALLY this stupid? Of course he is.
He posted the above on Scottie’s Blog many months ago. Dumb ass Mo Fo …. SMH
Gentlemen, question please? How do I get a PDF file to post here? Just askin. Marine Jag sent his papers on the courts Martial. Brief, & to the point they are. That CPO of Briggs, whose desk he bawled his eyes out just b4 his capt’s mast, was spot on. But there is the “and then some” part. PDF file.
I’d suggest e-mailing it to Jonn at the address found at “contact us” above.
Sincere thanks for the information. Was so intent on posting heis records from Marine JAG, Norfolk, I missed the obvious solution.
I thank you, MrBill.
*Slowly raises hand…. I received a certificate signed by LTG Frank Helmick, CG MNSTC-I and Sgt Maj Daniel Terwilliger that accompanied my Iraq Campaign Medal. Am I the only exception here?
Gary Briggs, of Andover, New York, has been ejected from the “Vietnam Vets Legacy Vets MC” for disgracing his colors by lying about his service, about having a Brother who died in Vietnam on the Wall in DC … and for acts of insanity perpetrated on REAL Brothers to inflate his seriously tiny penis and ego.