Phony soldiers
Brett Watson; phony Green Beret
Our partners at Guardians of the Green Beret share their work with us on this Brett Watson fellow who claims that he was a Special Forces soldier in Vietnam. Of course, he scrubbed his Facebook presence, but not soon enough. Yep, tattoos and a vest; We see his units as: Co. B 4th Bn 1st […]
Darryl Touchstone; phony National Guard major
WKRG tells the story of Darryl Touchstone in Escambia County, Florida who worked for a cabinet-maker, Cabinets Direct. He told his employer that he was a major in the National Guard and that he’d have to take off from work to fulfill his military obligations. Being patriotic, his boss continued to pay him while he […]
Robert Cooper; Canadian phony
Our partners at Stolen Valour – Canada send us their work on this Robert Cooper fellow who claims that he was a hero of the Canadian Army. SV-C has a tougher time verifying claims than we have; Our team conducted a thorough review of all available records, this included websites, newspaper articles, photographic images, regimental […]
Leonard Steven Sohn; phony Navy Corpsman
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work on this fellow, Leonard Sohn, also known as Lenny “Doc” Kamp who claims that he was a Marine Corps Medical Corpsman (despite the fact that there is no such creature). He claims that he participated in combat in nearly every conflict of the last few decades – […]
Bob McGray; phony SEAL
Our partners at Military Phonies send us their work on this fellow Robert “Bob” McGray who claims to be a Navy SEAL with SEAL Team 5 from 1960 – 1975 when he was injured in Vietnam; The newspaper to which he wrote that missive, admitted that McGray was blowing smoke; But lying on Facebook is […]
Mark Davis; phony SEAL
Our partners at Military Phonies send us their work on this fellow Mark Davis who claims that he was a Navy SEAL. He likes the hokey T-shirts; And, of course, there’s a do-rag, a vest and a motorcycle club involved, but no dog; A tattoo is required for all phony SEALs; Military Phonies have pulled […]
Douglas Winn; phony combat veteran
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work on this Douglas Winn fellow who claimed in court documents that he was an Iraq War veteran and that he suffered from PTSD. He also claimed an award of the Bronze Star Medal. At the time he was facing a bunch of charges for being a fairly […]
Enrique Rodriguez literally steals valor (Updated)
Someone sends us their work on this fellow, Enrique Rodriguez, who claims that he earned a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in Vietnam. WGN reports that the owner of a car wash franchise in Illinois is one of the most decorated soldiers of the Vietnam War; Rodriguez is the face outside Mr. Car Wash […]
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