Vietnam
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Wall at 40
The Wall. When you go to Washington, no need to say anything else. Technically it is the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, and it is unlike any other war memorial I have ever seen in any country. Designed by 21 year old Maya Lin, many were skeptical when it was first unveiled: but it has become hallowed […]
“Uncle Rick” Not in SEAL-BUD/S Database
You may recall some recent discussion on TAH about JR Majewski, a man running for Congress who has been accused of embellishing his military experiences. Seems that on his campaign Facebook page, RJ Majewski posted a photo of his “Uncle Rick” with a SEAL Trident as well as the claim that Uncle Rick was a […]
Valor Friday
I’m still short on time this week, so Warrant Officer Class II Kevin “Dasher” Wheatley of the Royal Australian Regiment won’t be getting my in-depth exploration as normal. I would like to highlight the man nonetheless as you’ve likely never heard of him. He earned his nickname Dasher when he was a champion rugby player. […]
Valor Friday
This week’s article comes by request. I’d previously touched on the heroics of Joe Ronnie Hooper in my “Most Decorated” series. While Major General Patrick Brady got the tip as the most decorated man of the Vietnam War (and by extension the most decorated officer and Army soldier), Hooper can lay claim to being the […]
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