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Joey Galindo – Green Beret Fake

| August 29, 2021 | 93 Comments
Joey Galindo – Green Beret Fake

The Guardians of the Green Beret just posted a case on Joseph Paul “Joey” Galindo.  Galindo lives in Fresno, CA and is 60 years old at the time of this write-up – Aug 2021. Joey claimed to be both a Staff Sergeant and Master Sergeant but used the abbreviation ‘SSGT’ instead of the US Army […]

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Horace Jackson – Phony Green Beret

| July 12, 2021 | 57 Comments
Horace Jackson – Phony Green Beret

Today, we bring you a ‘Twofer’ in regards to fake Green Berets. For the second one, the Guardians of the Green Beret just published a case on Horace R. Jackson. Jackson will be 75 y/o this month and lives in Corona, California.  He is originally from Florida. One interesting aspect of this case is that […]

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Sandi Sturgeon – Fake Special Forces Sniper

| July 8, 2021 | 114 Comments
Sandi Sturgeon – Fake Special Forces Sniper

The Guardians of the Green Beret published a case involving this Sandi Sturgeon fellow.  He wears a Purple Heart ribbon in the above photo. It seems that Sturgeon has been busy raising money while leading with the “Green Beret” persona. The Guardians of the Green Beret became suspicious when Sturgeon said he was a Canadian […]

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Dan Wall – Still Waddling the Lie

| July 6, 2021 | 98 Comments
Dan Wall – Still Waddling the Lie

Daniel J. Wall is still at it. Telling people he is a disabled veteran. We wrote about Dan here and here. He claims he was the BLT 2/8 supply officer that inspected the truck that bombed the US Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983.  Wall then claims that he was allegedly trapped […]

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Master Chief Warrant Officer with Medal of Honor

| July 3, 2021 | 127 Comments
Master Chief Warrant Officer with Medal of Honor

People have been having fun with someone that claims his name is Charles Henry Dawes, but we suspect this is a false profile.  Point is, someone took the time and energy to get dressed up like this.  Medal of Honor, three Purple Hearts and two Silver Stars – out of order, of course. Oh his […]

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Mike Rick – Phony POW, Four Purple Hearts?

| June 15, 2021 | 240 Comments
Mike Rick – Phony POW, Four Purple Hearts?

The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Michael Riordan Rick.  In turn, this case was brought to their attention by a special ninja that is part of the TAH community, so what goes around comes around.  Mike Rick, or the guy with two first names, comes to us from Fort Wayne Indiana.  He […]

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Why Yes I Do Have a Purple Heart, Why Do You Ask?

| June 11, 2021 | 87 Comments
Why Yes I Do Have a Purple Heart, Why Do You Ask?

The Bradentown Herald carried an OpEd written by the police chief, William Tokajer, weighing in on the controversy surrounding someone parking in a parking spot designated for a Purple Heart recipient.  He equated this to stolen valor. The person, Frank McAndrews, could not produce a DD-214, nor did he know what that was – but […]

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Securing Purple Heart Valor

| June 4, 2021 | 14 Comments
Securing Purple Heart Valor

Several U.S. Representatives are making an effort to get the Purple Heart medal listed among other valor awards. Editorial: A bipartisan effort to secure Purple Heart valor Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Courage is the kind of thing anyone can have. Grab the moment. Seize the day. But valor is different. Valor is a special kind […]

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