Stolen Valor Act
Private Greg Barnett – Phony Fumbles Football and Fakes Purple Hearts
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work of this Gregory Barnett fella. Gregory Harold Barnett lives in Decatur, Alabama but spent a large part of his life in Taft, Tennessee. At the time of this writing, May 2021, Barnett is 67 years old. His middle name is sometimes listed as “Scott” and at other […]
Notable Military Imposters
Harold Wolford, a Vietnam veteran, writes a Veteran’s Corner for the Delaware Gazette. Recently, he has been writing a series about Stolen Valor. Nothing really new but he has done an excellent job of educating the public. However, his recent article about notable military imposters deserves a highlight. Closer look at notable US military impostors […]
Montana Rejects Punishment for Stolen Valor
Several recent news articles state that a Montana judge has been overruled for requiring two men accused of Stolen Valor to participate in activities that were ultimately overruled by the Montana Supreme Court. The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional. Montana Supreme Court rejects part of “stolen valor” […]
Update on Kelsie Hoover aka “EOD Soldier”
Remember Kelsie Hoover? She was at the airport wearing an Army Uniform with an EOD patch. She was featured here in 2015 and in 2017. She apparently did not learn her lesson, and continued to ride the phony pony. She engaged in identify theft in Fort Worth. For that stunt, she was again featured here […]
TN man sentenced in stolen valor case
We talked about Chris Wesley Williams almost exactly a year ago to the day when he was originally arrested on these stolen valor and forgery charges. It seems that Mr. Williams was given an other than honorable discharge from the Marine Corps after going AWOL in 1981. Somehow though, he filed for and received free […]
“Buck” Thrailkill – Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Desert Storm
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on David Walkup Thrailkill, or better known as “Buck” as he likes to be called. Buck comes to us from Fayetteville, North Carolina and is 57 years old at the time of this writing – December 2020. We actually had military records on ol’ Buck for […]
Alabama man arrested for stolen valor after fake POW claims
ninja sends in the good news of the stolen valor arrest of this fella. A Shoals [Alabama] man faces charges after police say he lied about being a prisoner of war so he could get things for free. William Travis Tucker is charged with stolen valor and forgery. He was indicted by a Colbert County […]
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