Valor Vultures
Leroy Foley – Silver Star and Purple Heart Claims
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Leroy Grant Foley. This guy better come up with some documented evidence for the awards that are being associated with him. I find it nearly impossible to believe that someone would run for public office of any kind without being able to document they have […]
Fred Emmart – Fake Combat Veteran, SeaBee, BM, and Special Boat Operator. Sock Puppet Whitney Chimes In.
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Frederick Porter Emmart II. Emmart lives in Keyser, West Virginia. Emmart is 44 years old as of February 2020 – the time of this writing. No case is complete without the obligatory bathroom selfie so let’s just get that out of the way… On Emmart’s […]
Matthew Rumple aka “The Punisher” – Phony Silver Star & Purple Heart Recipient, Phony MSG
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Matthew Eric Rumple, who lives in Pensacola Florida and is 44 years old at the time of this writing. Rumple, who has the nickname “Punisher,” works for Healing Paws for Warriors. On their website under Rumple’s biography it claims he is a retired Master Sergeant (MSG […]
Archie Allen – Fake Marine Buried with Full Military Honors
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Archie Lee Allen who died last month at the age of 71 years old. Allen had been on the radar about his claims and was asked about his service about a year ago. He claimed he was a Vietnam-era Marine with the MOS of 0311. […]
Warren Reiten – Vietnam War “Times” Veteran
The kind folks at Military Phony send us their work on Warren Robert Reiten. Reiten is 76 years old at the time of this writing and lives in Fargo, North Dakota. Warren is frequently introduced as a Vietnam War veteran. He claims he was a U.S. Army First Lieutenant (O-2) and was stationed with the […]
David T. Eschenfelder NOT a Green Beret
The folks at GuardiansoftheGreenBeret just recently published a case on David T. Eschenfelder. Apparently he claimed to a few people on LinkedIn that he was a Green Beret in Vietnam. This sparked some skepticism due to Eschenfelder’s age. Summary of Eschenfelder’s claims: Special Forces in Vietnam Served for 7 yrs, from 1970-76 Served in Vietnam […]
Scranton Man Charged with Stolen Valor
The news organization PAHomePage reports that the District Attorney Mark Powell of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania announced Friday that charges were filed against 31-year-old Chris Crawford for misrepresenting himself as a member of the military. The new charges against Crawford of “Misrepresentation of Military Service or Honors” and “Misrepresentation of Decoration or Medal.” ….. The article […]
Richard Allen Sheetz (III) – And His Legendary Combat Tomahawk
The very nice folks over at militaryphony.com send us their case on Richard Allen Sheetz (III). According to what they found out there on the Interwebnetthingy… it seems little Richard was very busy during his short stint in the Navy. Advisor to the Admirals, French Foreign Legion, Israeli Defense Forces, and of course he even […]
Recent Comments