Valor Vultures
Stolen Valour-Canada; Michel-Éric Castonguay
Our friends at Stolen Valour-Canada get another notch in their pistol grip by busting Michel-Éric Castonguay who, with absolutely no military service, paraded about pretending to be a major of paratroopers. He was featured in the French-language La Presse. Photos of Mr. Castonguay in uniform, wearing a rank of major and many insignia and medals, […]
Scott Wellen aka Scott Henderson; phony SEAL
Someone sent us their work on this fellow, Scott Wellen, who also goes by the name Scott Henderson. He pretends to be a Navy SEAL who is currently engaged in secret squirrel operations, because it attracts the ladies. He watched this “documentary” Dirty Wars once, so he tells the ladies that this says more about […]
Thomas Prasenski; phony Purple Heart
Thomas Prasenski was featured in an Albany Times-Union article a few months ago in which they discuss the circumstances of his discharge from the Army. According to the article, he either maliciously or carelessly shot another soldier, Army Reservist Staff Sergeant Dwayne Cole, who is now permanently disabled as a result. The bullet, lodged in […]
David Meier, liar in Flint, Michigan; the records
In October, we first reported on David Meier, a candidate for mayor of Flint, Michigan who thought that a claim of earning a Medal of Honor in Vietnam would move him to the head of the field of 18 candidates. Of course, that backfired and, after he doubled down on his ridiculous claims, finally announced […]
Mike Kavanagh; phony Navy SEAL
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work with us on this fellow Mike Kavanagh who claims to be a Navy SEAL in social media conversations; The real deal SEALs at Military Phonies couldn’t find Mike in the SEAL database so they got his FOIA; Their summary of his career; As we wander through these […]
Edwin Tingstrom; phony wounded paratrooper
Someone sent us their work on this fellow Edwin Tingstrom who claims that he was a a combat infantryman in Vietnam. As you can see from his uniform, he’s wearing a Combat Infantryman Badge, parachutist wings and a Purple Heart; In a local news story, he told that journalist that he was special forces in […]
Kelly Silveria; phony SEAL, wounded veteran
Our partners at Military Phonies share their work on this fellow, Kelly Martin Silveria who claims that he was wounded as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. Yes, there is a vest and a motorcycle involved; He did an interview in which he tells the reporter that he caught the “Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome” from a […]
Darrel Zimmerman; phony Korean War combat veteran, POW
Someone sent us their work on this fellow, Darrel Zimmerman, who claimed to be a combat veteran and a POW of the Korean War. He joined the Army right after the Second World War on November 5th, 1945 and he trained as an auto mechanic. He was discharged three years later; He immediately reenlisted and […]
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