Valor Vultures
Thomas Dakota Taylor; not a MARSOC Marine
Someone sent us their work on this fellow Thomas Dakota Taylor who claims to be a MARSOC Marine. Well he lets his tattoos talk for him; Local LEOs should know that he’s a felon and shouldn’t have firearms; He was charged with arson, I guess that’s why he started a GoFundMe tincup to buy stuff […]
Douglas Duane Roberts; stolen valor/gender
I’ve been trying to make sense of this story for a few hours this morning, so if I get some of it wrong, please blame the subject, Douglas Duane Roberts, aka Liz Roberts, and the author, Tony Messenger. I think this fellow, Doug Roberts, tried to pass himself off as a hermaphrodite to folks after […]
Jesus Medrano; phony SF sniper
Our partners at Military Phonies send us their work on this fellow Jesus Medrano who claims to be a former Special Forces sniper and fitness instructor; Well, he was a drill sergeant for about nine months at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, but the rest of his time in the Army was spent repairing generators. He […]
San Diego media battles over Randy Voepel’s valor
The Times of San Diego lays out the case against Randy Voepel’s claims that he earned a Combat Action Ribbon while stationed off the shores of Viet Nam; In a phone interview Monday afternoon, Hoey said he suspects that the copy of Voepel’s discharge form — called a DD214 — is from the National Archives […]
Shaun Kindrew; phony sergeant major
Someone sent us their work on this Shaun Kindrew fellow who claims to be an Army Sergeant Major with 30 years of service in a local media venue; Here in Dansville, most may not know, but a 30 year, retired Army Command Sgt. Major, named Shawn Kindrew works the line at the TravelCenters of America’s […]
John Braddy; phony Navy pilot, phony Vietnam veteran
Someone sent us their work on this fellow, John Bonner Braddy, who claims that he was a Navy pilot, that he was shot down over Vietnam, that he was wounded and earned a Navy Cross. He even puts all of that on his résumé; Of course, there’s no record of him attending the United States […]
Antonio R. Rambonga Jr; phony SEAL, Vietnam veteran
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work with us on this Antonio R. Rambonga Jr, fellow who claims to be a Navy SEAL and a Vietnam veteran; The Navy doesn’t remember his career like Tony remembers it; Tony’s summary sheet shows that he served just over 3 years in the Navy and was discharged […]
Matthew Gosney; phony SEAL
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work on this fellow, Matthew Gosney, who claims to be a US Navy SEAL. He also claims that he was injured in combat by IED at least twice. He’s being treated for his resulting TBI; At this link to an interview, at the 13 minute mark, he describes […]
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