Valor Vultures
Malcolm Morley; phony Marine
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work on this fellow, Malcolm McNair Morley who claims in his résumé to be a Marine Corps veteran of the Recon/sniper variety with nine years of service; There is a tattoo involved; Malcolm was in the USMC from June 22, 1992 – July 21, 1992, so he’s not […]
Charles Kauffman; phony Green Beret
Our partners at Guardians of the Green Beret share their work on this Charles Kauffman fellow who wants the world to believe that he’s a Special Forces qualified Ranger; It must be true because he has the tattoos, and only a jerkwad would get tattoos without the actual qualifications, right? According to the Guardians, Kauffman […]
Geoffroy Maximus; phony Naval Aviator
Someone sent us their work on this fellow, Geoffroy Maximus, who claims that he’s a retired Marine Corps aviator living in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Folks with access to USNA class lists say he’s not a graduate of the Naval Academy, and the Navy has never heard of him;
Wilson Ryan Tinsley; phony Ranger, Special Forces
Someone sent us their work on this fellow, Wilson Ryan Tinsley who claims that he is a special forces soldier and he has a Ranger Tab tattoo; His Instagram account is peppered with pictures that he wants you believe are pictures of him in combat, but they’re pictures that he snagged from elsewhere; On his […]
Ronnie Lee Yocum aka Ron Norris; phony Vietnam veteran
Someone sent us their work on this Ron Norris fellow who claims to be a Vietnam veteran of the Marine Corps variety. Of course, there’s a motorcycle and a vest involved; Here he is quoted in the Muskogee Phoenix; Ron Norris remembers being under Viet Cong artillery fire for 72 days in 1968 at Khe […]
Donald Kimball; phony Silver Star, Purple Heart hero
The folks at Military Phonies send us their work on this fellow, Donnie Kimball, from Pensacola, Florida, who claims to be a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran with a Silver Star and a Purple Heart, and there are license plates and a motorcycle vest involved; Well, he was a Marine and he did serve in Vietnam, […]
Wilbert Bass; phony SEAL update
Last month we talked a bit about Wilbert “Beau” Bass who claimed to be a Navy SEAL on his LinkedIn profile. Of course, the Navy never heard of him; We suspected that he had Air Force service, and his FOIA just showed up; He was a real over-achiever in the Air Force, discharged after seven […]
Peter Toth sentenced
According to our partners at Stolen Valour-Canada, Peter Toth who was pretending to be a US Marine in a classroom last year, was in a Canadian courtroom today and convicted of violating two (of three) counts of section 419 of the Criminal Code of Canada, “Unlawful use of military uniforms or certificates”. He was awarded […]
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