Stolen Valor
Update: More or Les Document Myth
There is more to come on this story. To recap, Les Brown’s official military records do not match his claims of retiring after 20 years as a MSG (E-8), Special Forces, Ranger, Desert Storm veteran, Master Parachutist and in federal violation of the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 – wearing a Combat Infantryman’s Badge (CIB). […]
James Diprato – Phony SEAL
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on James Leo Diprato who has claimed on dating sites to be a Navy SEAL. Here is a pic he posted on the dating site “Plenty of Fish” as profile ‘jdip5454’… And the profile itself… Then went on to claim he was the one on the […]
Alabama Police Officer Fake Shooting Labeled ‘Stolen Valor’
Several media outlets, including the FoxNews website are reporting that an Alabama police officer is accused of staging a shooting and making a fake distress call last month in what his police chief called a case of “stolen valor” and “stolen honor.” Birmingham Alabama Police Officer Keith Buchanan allegedly made a fake distress call while on patrol last month. Dispatchers were […]
More or Les Putting Elko NV on the Map
Just when you thought it was over – there’s more. Just like those commercials when they say — “but wait, that’s not all.” Since it is getting challenging finding anything significant in the comments due to the sheer number as well as the formatting, we thought we would highlight a couple of recent developments. 1) […]
Odenton resident apologizes for stolen valor…
Memorial to military personnel, police and first responders in the Two Rivers community of Odenton. (Melissa Driscoll Krol / Capital Gazette) Our ninja is back, sending us a follow-up on Bob Pollock, phony SEAL and POW. He graced our pages just the other day on Steve’s post- Fake SEAL Behind Memorial Effort So yeah, he […]
Delaware Man Charged with Impersonating a Military Veteran
The website WDEL.com reports an incident of Stolen Valor. It seems a Dover, Delaware man has been charged with lying on an employment application about military service. According to authorities, in June 2019, Christopher Dawson submitted an application for employment at the Harrington Raceway and Casino, but discrepancies led to the launch of an investigation […]
Desautels’ Military Honors Questioned
The Telegram.com wrote a followup article titled “Leicester vet questioned on military honors.” As you may recall, This Ain’t Hell initially reported about Kenneth Desautels here. This is one of the few cases where a journalist both did the right thing as well as being highly accurate in the reporting. Dave Hardin, a retired Marine […]
Ken Desautels – Phony Vietnam SEAL
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Kenneth Alfred Desautels who claims he was a SEAL in Vietnam by the act of wearing a US Navy SEAL insignia on his finest for Memorial Day 2019. Desautels lives in Leicester, Massachusetts and is 74 years old as of June 2019. The Telegram.com carried […]
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