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John Williams Adams Jr.; phony SEAL

| December 31, 2017 | 38 Comments
John Williams Adams Jr.; phony SEAL

Our partners at Military Phonies send us our last phony SEAL OF 2017, John Williams Adams Jr. As it happen so often these days, Mr Adams initially came to everyone’s attention bragging in social media; Hoping everyone forgot about his first attempt, he tried it again a few days later with similar results; He has […]

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Stephan Holloway; still on the phony pony

| December 31, 2017 | 31 Comments
Stephan Holloway; still on the phony pony

We wrote about Stephan Holloway back in May when AverageNCO spotted a news story about him and his nine Purple Hearts. The NPRC wasn’t particularly helpful when they sent us two contradictory DD 214s for the same period. One said that he had 9 Purple Hearts, the other said that he didn’t. Both faded discharges […]

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William Derek Church is not a Ranger

| December 30, 2017 | 117 Comments
William Derek Church is not a Ranger

It has been three nearly four years since we busted William Derek Church for pretending to be a Ranger. We nick-named him “The Round Ranger” because of his shape (he’s in shape and round is a shape). He pretended to be a wounded retired paratrooper staff sergeant with time in combat. In reality, he had […]

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Jimmy Nixon; needless embellishment

| December 29, 2017 | 59 Comments
Jimmy Nixon; needless embellishment

Someone sent us their work on this fellow, Jimmy Nixon, an investigator at Attorney Service of Louisiana, who claims that he was wounded five times in Vietnam after he was commissioned to 2d Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He also claimed that he was sent to Vietnam and he was stationed there between 1966-1969. Well, […]

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Kenneth Jozwiak, phony SEAL, phony Vietnam veteran

| December 28, 2017 | 40 Comments
Kenneth Jozwiak, phony SEAL, phony Vietnam veteran

Earlier this year, we talked a bit about Kenneth E. Jozwiak who was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding the Veterans’ Affairs Department of a few thousand bucks. He claimed to be a Navy SEAL who served in Vietnam and was awarded four Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. From the Justice Department; […]

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Ralphie Ortiz; phony sergeant major SEAL

| December 27, 2017 | 74 Comments
Ralphie Ortiz; phony sergeant major SEAL

Someone sent us their work on this Ralphie Ortiz fellow. Ralphie, of Orlando, Florida, claims on his résumé to be a retired Army sergeant major; Sometimes, he’s a Navy SEAL; You can tell he’s authentic because all retired sergeant major SEALs are covered in tattoos and wear camouflage on their off-time; Surprisingly, neither the Army […]

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Former Mayor Robert A. Livingston pleads guilty

| December 26, 2017 | 54 Comments
Former Mayor Robert A. Livingston pleads guilty

KSTP reports that former Lakeland, Minnesota mayor Robert A. Livingston pleaded guilty to receiving veterans benefits from the Veterans’ Affairs Department with a forged DD214 and “numerous false documents”. He ran for office on his nonexistent military record; The plea agreement said Livingston never served in the military and created “numerous false documents,” including a […]

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Christopher Blystone, valor thief arrested

| December 26, 2017 | 20 Comments
Christopher Blystone, valor thief arrested

We wrote about Oathkeeper Christopher Blystone nearly three years ago when he was pretending to be Ranger medic who served in Somalia and participated in Operation Gothic Serpent. Actually, he was a veterinary food inspector stationed in Korea. He’d enlisted two years after Gothic Serpent. Well, he’s been busy fulfilling his destiny, I guess; Because […]

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