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Valor Friday

| December 1, 2023 | 4 Comments
Valor Friday

Some figures in military history are truly larger than life. Even when they’re in active service, their legend precedes them. They are the types that those who serve with or under them, wear that closeness as a badge of honor for the rest of their lives. Men such as George Patton, Chesty Puller, Chester Nimitz, […]

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From the Jungles of Vietnam to the Rubble of 9/11 – Man’s Story is Inconsistent

| September 25, 2023 | 187 Comments
From the Jungles of Vietnam to the Rubble of 9/11 – Man’s Story is Inconsistent

A man claiming to have been a firefighter at 9/11 and buried in the rubble, is creating quite a stir as many doubt his story. He also has claims of Vietnam that further invite scrutiny. Radio host claims to have been firefighter buried at WTC on 9/11. Was he even there? The Observer found inconsistencies […]

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John Watts – SEAL Team NONE

| April 3, 2023 | 90 Comments
John Watts – SEAL Team NONE

The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on this John Oscar Watts fella.  Watts wrote a book about his supposed time as a black Navy SEAL. It is called “Shadow S.E.A.L. – The True Story of One of the First Black Navy SEALs” which detailed his experience with racism during his time spent in […]

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The last of U.S. combat troops out of Vietnam, 50 years ago today

| March 29, 2023 | 27 Comments
The last of U.S. combat troops out of Vietnam, 50 years ago today

In January 1973, representatives from the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Vietcong met. They signed the peace agreement that ended the Vietnam War for the U.S. military. The peace treaty established a cease-fire and the withdrawal of the U.S. military. The treaty also required the release of U.S. POWs, and the eventual […]

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Verlon James – Fake Navy SEAL

| March 20, 2023 | 105 Comments
Verlon James – Fake Navy SEAL

The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Verlon James, who claims to have been a Navy SEAL, served in Vietnam and Iraq, and retired after 20 years. James comes to us from Toledo, Ohio and at the time of this writing is 66 years old. James likes to wear a Navy SEAL Trident […]

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Valor Friday comes twice this week

| December 1, 2022 | 19 Comments
Valor Friday comes twice this week

I’ve already got the article written for VF this week, but this one popped up in current news. I didn’t want to deprive you of his story. Hence you’re getting a two-fer this week on copious amount of cajones from our uniformed services. Jeff LPH 3 sends in word on Colonel Paris Davis, a Green […]

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What’s the Deel? Follow-up

| November 18, 2022 | 29 Comments
What’s the Deel?  Follow-up

On Sunday 13 Nov 2022, The Star Democrat was challenged to do a followup on their story on Ronald Deel. Stolen valor is the story Mike Detmer Nov 13, 2022 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR So, Ronald Deel was a 2nd Lieutenant USMC sniper in the Phoenix program. Really? He was wounded three times, but was […]

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Phony Veteran’s Day Story – What’s the Deel?

| November 16, 2022 | 162 Comments
Phony Veteran’s Day Story – What’s the Deel?

Veterans Day always seems to have a lot of people coming out of the woodwork.  It becomes a marriage of reporters wanting to meet the public’s demand for a feel-good story appropriate for the day and those people that are all too willing to fill that void, even if it isn’t true. Ronald Deel came […]

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