Private “Chipp” Reid – Bassackwards Phony Marine
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on this Douglas “Chipp” Reid clown. When he is not wearing that smarmy smirk, he likes to play dress-up as a United States Marine. When I was sent a photo of him a while back I instantly knew we needed to do some research on him. Trying to fake being a Marine SNCO is not all that easy and a real one will spot you in an instant.
According to the United States Marine Corps, Private Chipp Reid is not and never has been a United States Marine. It does not appear that the Army wanted much to do with Private Chipp Reid either.
Reid fancies himself an author and historian focusing on Navy and Marine Corps history. Reid has several books to his writing credit for the Naval Institute Press and also sold on Amazon. Reid is often sought out for speaking engagements.
In the following clip from C-SPAN, Reid claims that he is both an Army and Marine Corps veteran, implying that he decided to become a man in 1992 after seeing the light.
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Reid appeared on the popular TV documentary “The Curse of Oak Island” where Reid was brought in as a Naval historian and was introduced as a retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Rick Lagina, the show’s star, thanked “Chipp” Reid for his service.
SOURCE: https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/season-7/episode-5
In August 2017 the Naval War College in Newport RI detailed the upcoming speakers for the Naval War College Museum’s Eight Bells Lecture Series. On Thursday, October 5th they advertised: “To the Walls of Derne: William Eaton, the Tripoli Coup, and the End of the First Barbary War,” by Chipp Reid. In a short bio that followed, Reid was introduced as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
SOURCE: https://usnwc.edu/News-and-Events/Events/Eight-Bells-Lecture-Series-To-the-Walls-of-Derne
At a Pearl Harbor Commemorative Dinner held on December 7, 2020, “Chipp” Reid was asked to be the Master of Ceremonies. The dinner took place at the Hilton in L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C. with about 50 people in attendance.
In the Winter 2020 versions of the Naval Order of the United States magazine, a photo and brief article captured the event. In the photo, Reid can be seen with USMC GySgt (E-7) stripes and a Purple Heart medal with a second award, signifying two Purple Heart awards.
Can’t tell, but if one of the ribbons is not a Combat Action Ribbon – it’s rare to be awarded a Purple Heart but not a Combat Action Ribbon. Exceptions are the Fort Hood and Chattanooga Tennessee Reserve Center terrorist shootings. One thing is for sure, he has the EGA’s bassackwards.
What’s the NPRC have to say about all this…
I guess getting out as an E-1 freed Chipp up to strike gold with the Marine Corps.
But the Marine Corps says “Who?”…
DISCUSSION and SUMMARY
As stated in the FOIA results – the NPRC summary sheet states that Reid’s records show he was in the Army Reserve and got out as a Private (E-1) after 9 years.
The U.S. Marine Corps could not locate a record on him.
There are no Purple Heart awards for his time in the U.S. Army Reserve. Since there are no records that were located for the US Marine Corps, the Purple Heart awards are a moot point.
It is odd that he only got an Army Service Ribbon for his time in the Army Reserve. There are possible reasons for that but it is most likely related to his discharge as a Private (E-1) and we’ll leave it at that.
If Reid has used false claims of having a Purple Heart to leverage anything of value – employment, sale of books or other items, paid speaking engagements, etc. he could be in violation of Stolen Valor laws. It appears he may be claiming to have several awards of the Purple Heart Medal.
I can’t help but wonder if Chipp Reid was discharged by the Army under Other Than Honorable conditions. I guess there could be some plausible explaination for him be discharged as a Private honorably. I have my doubts.
In my opinion Private Chipp Reid is little more than a bloviated phony and valor vulture with a septic ego. I base that opinion on the information we were provided by official sources and years of actually being a Marine SNCO.
Nice try Douglas,
Category: Marine Corps Poser, Valor Vultures
The Combat Action Ribbon is a ribbon, not a medal so you wouldn’t wear it with your dinner dress.
THIS. But those backward EGA’s are unforgiveable. Ive had mine knocked askew a few times at the ball a few times but never put mine on BACKWARDS, especially not for a friggen speaking engagement on TV.
BUT, when you’ve been posing as long as he is, he’s got it down pat.
Yeah.
And that dress blouse / jacket looks a few sizes to big.
Might have been the only one he could find at the local Army / Navy store.
Dude looks like a giant blue parachute.
IF you look at the other photos of him, he expands in size as time goes by, GT. Maybe he just couldn’t afford to have the LARGER size retailored to fit?
Maybe.
This dudes wears a lot of fruit salad, tosses fruit salad and it appears he consumes quite a bit of it as well.
He’ll be tossin’ the salad in jail…
Inmate “Snowball” Rahway State Prison. After 7 years in the Corps, I parlayed my life skills learned in the USMC into a career in Corrections at Rahway. Forget salad tossing, I hope this fat, dumpy, loser experiences some of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vekFSapjx0
Unless he gets the “commemorative” medal for filling-out shadow boxes… that’d be a hoot. (Battle of Hoth Medal with Endor Clasp got nutin’ on that silliness!)
He doesn’t look like Bernath. That may be his best quality.
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It’s a damn shame that he did not have the motivation and intestinal fortitude to strive to be a fake Sergeant Major. On the other hand, Hack can take comfort that Douglas Chipp Reid finds us Gunnery Sergeants worthy of stealing our accomplishments. He best not be sporting the highly coveted and rarely awarded Precious Metals Recovery Expert Badge, or he will really be subject to our wrath.
Right? At the same time, in those mess dress he looks like 10lbs of black cow manure stuffed into a 5lb sack. As a fellow (read, REAL) Gunnery Sergeant, I take HIGH offense to that.
Not sure if its how the podium is stacked, but it kinda looks like he forgot to wear a crumb catcher too.
Well, he could claim to be medically retired for being overweight due to PTSD… gotta work with the existing material, you know.
He may very well be a historian, but it sure don’t look like he was a Marine. He is sporting a much more impressive chest of fruit salad than my father the 26 year retired MGYSgt had. Not bad for a 9 year Army reservist.
You have to do what you have to do to stay on the All-Points Logistics payroll.
My father retired as a Gunny after 21 and he had a few pieces of bling. He did serve in Vietnam twice so maybe that was it. He was lucky enough not to get a PH.
The last photo appears to be him speaking at the All-Points Logistics Annual Employee Award Ceremony.
Another lying, embellishing POS in Douglas “Chipp” Reid. His authorship has morfed into fiction with he tales of derring do. He’s a Chip alright, a Buffalo Chip, you know, a dried up piece of sh%t. His Marine Service musta been making a donation of a toy to “DaNang” Dick’s Toys for Tots Program. Purple Hearts came from his di@k stepping and a bad case of bruised taint. And yes, he has used his lies, Douglas “Chipp” Reid has, for monetary gain. Lock his fake ass up and let Bubba, Thor, Julio, and Mr Tiny have their way with him. Let them sink a few shafts into his island.
Can’t believe that I am, again, the FIRST (ht 2 SgtM) to make a motion for the deployment of the TAH Hemisphere of Insults for the fake Marine and E-1 after 9 (NINE) years of Army Reserve no service. Let him “read” all about it here. At least the Brother/Sisterhood of the NDSM can breathe easier, knowing he did not get that Coveted Award.
Can I get a SECOND and an AYE?
I commented off TAH about this TURD, Oh you better believe you fucktards better step up and make this happen.
Shitbag here stealing MY GOOD NAME and adding “PEE” to it to try to make it his own and ripping off my Valor and Good WIll.
FUCK YOU CHIPPPPPPPP-PEEE LAPPER!!!!
Oh the HoI is a commin’…but I can’t vote so, ladies and gentlemen, I await your showing of hands and comments forthwith.
Second!
AYE!
“At least the Brother/Sisterhood of the NDSM can breathe easier, knowing he did not get that Coveted Award.”
Yes, thank goodness!
Alrighty folks, I see that we have proper vote and by TAH Roberts Rules, the HoI is Authorized. ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!! ALL HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS!!! I REPEAT…ALL HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS!!!! Douggy, (Dougy) Prepare to have your forth point of contact, boarded and properly *stomped*. The Hemisphere of Insults®™ (aka, “This Ain’t Hell” Thesaurus) FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!! TACTICAL NUCLEAR ROUND OUT!!!! THREE PASS AIRCRAFT BOMB RUN!!!!! DANGER CLOSE!!!! MOPP LEVEL 4!!! TAKE COVER!!!!! Douglas( Dougy Dickhead) “Chipp” (STOP TRYING TO STEAL MY NAME ANSD VALOR!!!!) Reid (More like RETARD!!!!HEY DICKLESS (SUPER Dickless) WONDER, (“Yes, it’s true this man has no dick!” …**HT to Ghostbusters**) We all hope you read this and come back here and try to defend your actions, but, you won’t because, YOU’RE A STRAIGHT UP COWARD, NOT a Marine SNCO, vile, flaming piece of skunk shit, ALLEGEDLY, but not confirmed or proven, but in some people’s opinion, works balls, tickles taint and tongue punches hobo’s crusty fart boxes all, I Guess, while being a syphilitic, turd-sucking feces factory, HOLY Baby Ape Shit Breath, Bitch-ass Fuckstick guzzler, pile infested, onion-eyed flapmouthed butt-bailiff, “Fowl” mouthed Chicken Fucking Chickenfucker, You flaccid piece of tofu, broke taint cocksucker, Simply a fart in life waiting to be fabreezed away, YOU’RE the reason Joe Biden tried to throw himself down the stairs of Air Force One, moral equivalent of pond scum, THIS MOTHERFUCKER IS A WALKING TURD, inflamed, “Towel boy” in a gay bath house, DILLY DILLY!!, Anal ring dome probably left over from bobbing for apples in the porta potty, When he wants to put on some mood music, he has Alexa play Dueling Banjos, Ambulatory verbal dissembling anus, Fucking one cell spermatozoon with a tiny flagella, gaping giant ass walking fungus shit nugget, Bag of seasoned dog shit, Cambodian cunt sauce, he deserves to have his private parts gnawed by angry badgers, Anyone who ever loved you was wrong, bucket of ass chum, Poopy Headed ball working asshole, JERK OFF !!, Soup Sandwich, if you Mom would have known you were going to turn out like this, she’d have prayed… Read more »
You look like something I’d draw with my left hand, untreated, festering pus pocket, You’re a grey sprinkle on a rainbow cupcake, you twink, You are more disappointing than an unsalted pretzel, It’s impossible to underestimate you, Don’t be ashamed of who you are. That’s your parents’ job, oh wait, you *SHOULD* be ashamed too, because, the more the merrier, You are the human version of period cramps, If you’re going to be two-faced, at least make one of them pretty, You are like a cloud. When you disappear, it’s a beautiful day, you thought you’d be nice the other day and you lent a girl an umbrella, so, that makes the total of girls you’ve made wet this year -1, if you were a trophy at the end of my race, I’d walk backwards, you try to present yourself as a knight in shining armor but really, you’re a loser in tinfoil, if you were ever a teacher, your students would never wear a seatbelt while driving to school, because they’d want to die before ever having to take one of your classes, you’re what Olive Garden is to real Italians, He has the facial expression of a washed-out panhandler you see at finer Bus Stations everywhere, he looks like Hunter Biden’s stunt double. If he was on Prison Bachelor, he would offer his cellmate his brown rose, you have a chronically, domestically abused, tiny pee pee, this valor poacher thinks he’s so hot and such an intellect, that he gets a semi chub (all that he is able) by his actions and subsequently, is in danger of raising blood blisters on his Third Thumb due to the protracted use of his Special Purpose Magnifying Glass and eyebrow tweezers, You just **HAVE** to have any attention you can get, eh you rabbit fucked, chihuahua, shit-for-brains, don’t you? DON’T YOU?!?!, the only currency he should be dealing with is cigarettes (fags for you Brits) while he’s in the pokey and he is known to be a pack a day smoker of the cock, Sphincter reaper, That ‘stash you may or… Read more »
Singularity stupid. Blazing hot mid-day sun on Mercury stupid, you emit more stupid in one second than our entire galaxy emits in a year. Quasar stupid, nothing in our universe can really be this stupid, Perhaps this is some primordial fragment from the original big bang of stupid, Some pure essence of a stupid so uncontaminated by anything else as to be beyond the laws of physics that we know, His mother made it be known that he had a Do Not Resuscitate declaration when she would take him for a haircut, Schlumpadinka, wazzock, Tampon Tunnel, used toilet paper-sniffing Turbo knob vacuum of a meat gazer, terminal crotch infection, asshat, roach turd-munching shit-for-brains, a black hole would spit you out, the founding fathers said all men are created equal….except for you, you make scientists contemplate the possibility that there’s a negative IQ number, if you an 2 other guys ran a race together, you’d come in fourth, dick pickle, gòrach pìos de cac, It looks like he smeared Gorilla Glue on his lip and chin and went down on Whoopi Goldberg’s cootchie, You make PTSD/TBI look like a state fair, a 3 ring circus and Disneyland all rolled into one, likes to gargle with a mouthful of unborn crib midgets, He can shit and fall in it as far as I am concerned(This one is for the Ladies and Medical Staff) this prancing fairy is about as popular as a failed Episiotomy with a 4th degree perineal tear, wanker, herpes-ridden dung beetle target, feejackapeesack, first volunteer for being part of a jailhouse human centipede, bunghole warrior, cockwomble, You’re like the end piece of a bread loaf. Everyone touches you but nobody wants you, should eat a nice steaming pile of monkey shit you ass clown, looks like hammered dog shit, puborectalis spasm, you are so bad, you’re a disappointment to the table of elements and the molecules that they represent, that came from space to form humans on Planet Earth, you are so awful, you make humanity want to beg for a near extinction level, asteroid impact event, Your mother… Read more »
, remember that story in the news a while back about a guy that was arrested for fucking his girlfriend’s dog that had been dead for a few days, in front of a daycare center? Yeah, you’re worse than that guy, I hope that soon you get to meet Jesus, and by that, not die, but that would be nice, BUT and I mean “BUTT”, you get vigorously and repeatedly ventilated by a guy named Jesus in jail, you make child rape and crib death seem funny, you are such a fuckgasim, you’d leave Don Rickles speechless, you could make Goodwill, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross give you the finger, You make your own Mother cry on Mother’s Day, you’re the reason proctologists are a thing, seeing you frolicking around in all your finery makes me understand why Abba wrote the song Dancing Queen, I’d rather watch AFRTS than see this guy’s shit on the Internet, if you were a planet, you’d be Uranus, YOU are the reason monkeys throw poop, you stupid toilet mint licker, Hitler wishes he had you as a mentor because now he feels like a failure, you weak-kneed no-load pus-nuts pisspants needle-dicked cockroach-fucking slug-licking bucket of lying cockroach shit!, Ball Basting Boy Wondor, What an oily little meatgazer, planetary level atomic flaming douchebag, Santorium, lying shitbag wanna-be fucknozzle cleaner, Impacted breaching turtle head, Rumpleforeskin, parasite on society, What in the bipolar fuck, fuckstain skidmark on the underwear of life, anal bum cover (LOL SNL Jeopardy), taint cookie, Mr. Men’s Room Wide Stance toe tapping glory hole hero, Fartleberry, Some NCO Should have beat you within an inch of your life, insult to humanity, I hope his ego hits the floor like a turd from a tall cows ass, shit-filled meatsack, masturbates to videos of Jar-Jar Binks, pisses off more people than the clackers on an abacus, prepare your anus, karma is going in dry, You are a moron. A window pane licking, urinal cake eating, lying moron, YOU’RE THE REASON ALIENS COME TO EARTH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND STICK THINGS… Read more »
Remember to reference “Sarge” and request the Staff Summary Sheet of Shame
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Oh and one time Blake Morgan said: “ I swear I was hearing “O Beautiful for spacious skies… For amber waves of grain” playing as I was reading this…. “
So without further ado, here is a link to the New York Orchestra performing America the Beautiful, at Carnegie Hall, for your listening pleasure, if you want a musical accompaniment to the The Hemisphere of Insults®™
Patton Quote added to the end …
On George S. Patton: (Multiple sources but… http://www.pattonhq.com/speech.html )
“He could, when necessary, open up with both barrels and let forth such blue-flamed phrases that they seemed almost eloquent in their delivery. When asked by his nephew about his profanity, Patton remarked, “When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon tea party, but it helps my soldiers to remember. You can’t run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An Army without profanity couldn’t fight its way out of a piss-soaked paper bag.” “
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It reached a tipping point that it would have been disrespectful to NOT do the HoI.
ChipNASA,
Thanks for the Elvis setup.
This is Johnny Devlin,
the “Elvis of New Zealand”.
This video is a BEATLES concert,
and Devlin got to open for the Beatles for their concerts in Australia in 1964.
They’re actually pretty good.
But it’s not Elvis,
just a poor imitation.
With the imitation swivels and shakes.
Enjoy!
Only “Big O”, Mr. Otis Redding himself can do proper Justice to this AMEN!
BDA 100/100 On Target Chipster, you have fired for effect! The Gun Bunny weeps for Joy at the Deployment of the TAH HoI!
Sarge we haven’t seen the Staff Summary Sheet of Shame in awhile, you are cleared HOT!
🙄🤦♂️🏼🤮
“smarmy smirk”
And it’s a really, really good one at that.
I can’t imagine being a Soldier and sucking so much Marine cock
Embarrassing and pathetic
Usually the Navy’s job to self-fellate…so yeah.
Chip and I were walking down the street one day, and we spotted a large ugly mutt licking his balls on the sidewalk. Chip says, “I wish I could do that!” I reply, “Go ahead on, Chip. But he might bite your face.”
I think this might be his other Facebook profile
https://www.facebook.com/chipp.reid
Sailor Jamie.
Yes. Good Catch.
Chipp has (at least) 2 pages on the Book of Fake.
And this 2nd page is fake, too.
Chipp just changed the cover photo, only 1 hour ago.
But he still has a Marine photo up.
From 2016.
It’s like a homeowner’s property warning sign.
“This property is protected by a United States Marine
who has a serious lack of negotiating skills,
but is absolute hell in a gunfight.
If you do not belong here, please leave.
You have now been properly negotiated with.”
It’s right here.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10208670353614466&set=ecnf.1179558427
I don’t see any time listed for actually going to Basic Training or Advanced Individual Training…could it be that he was discharged as an E-1 because he never went to Basic or acquired an MOS? It says he was an Interrogator, back then it would have been a 97E, and required language training as well. He should have had at least 10 weeks Basic training, and 18-20 week AIT on active duty, plus language school at Monterey, CA. Sounds like he just kept avoiding passing Basic and AIT and getting an MOS, getting paid to drill on the weekends, and the Army finally said enough…”either get trained or get out!”
That certainly looks like a possibility but how the flop do you Sham for 9 years?
This dude should probably get this (I saved it for later, my own award…I wish modmins could image share of they so choose)
https://imgur.com/B860C8V
Even if you don’t show up for weekend drill or ditch the two week obligated active duty per year, I don’t think they reduce you in rank. You just don’t get a good year.
Something else must have happened that got him reduced in rank. Since his imagination seems to run wild, he could have benefited from advice to put the crack pipe down. Just put it down and walk away.
I was hoping for a bronzed shammy.
At that point in the reserve it was very normal to keep “ghosts” on the manning roster for USR purposes. What is very likely is that he was supposed to go to basic training and for whatever reason was unable to go. He likely got injured and wasn’t able to start. (Broken ankle, leg, Vagina, etc.) Something that required a lengthy recovery period could’ve kept him in an IET status and it would be up to the unit to chapter him out. After a while it is likely he just disappeared and prior to 2006, if you stopped showing up to your unit for drill weekends they would just transfer you to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). In the IRR no one called you, checked on you, etc. You were just “there” until your contract was complete. So, he entered at E1, most likely was injured and couldn’t start basic, disappeared, transferred to the IRR and they didn’t bother with him until his contract was completed. Then he was discharged as an E1 with honorable status. (Very common back then.) Once reserve units got critically short of personnel for deployments in 2005ish, the Army Reserve started sending mobilization orders to IRR members who would mostly ignore the order, or never received it because their records weren’t up to date. (I believe it was something around only 30% actually reported for duty?) Because of that, Soldiers who stopped showing up were no longer just transferred to the IRR, they were discharged with a general or other than honorable status, which is what this dipshit should’ve received. The Army Reserve CG at the time lost a lot of credibility because he was stupid enough to say the Reserve could fulfill the mission requirement not realizing (or wanting to realize) that a large percentage of his “personnel” were ghosts he would never see. The worst part was, they didn’t even bother doing anything derogatory to those that didn’t report for duty. They just discharged them because that was “easiest” (then the army times reported on it and all the IRR types who DID… Read more »
Sand in his vagina?
Dude broke his taint… gave him the PTSD
On the surface, a ghost soldier sounds kind of scary-cool.
Knew a few of those in my day.
Never fucking around when shit needs to get done.
He’s got an ASR and is listed as a 97E on his 2-1 so he completed BCT and AIT
Nope, that 97E1L listed on the 2-1 is only a unit’s duty slot position, not proof of completing either BCT/AIT and being awarded an MOS.
And if he completed BCT / AIT at that time, he would’ve been awarded the NDSM.
In The Curse of Oak Island video, as Chipp Reid was talking this guy’s facial expressions and body language were priceless.
I’m a big fan of Oak Island and this is quite teh Funny.
Oh FFS. Hell no.
What MOS does he falsely claim? Hmmm. Let me guess.
Sniper? Force Recon?
Assclown.
This dude has the look of a schoolhouse instructor.
Probably teaches a “Rear Forced Entry” class or such.
Basic Butt Sniping… course held at Brucies Bath House (Entrance in the Rear).
No NDSM?
Chipp often includes in a short bio that he is a “Cold War Veteran.”
He must have had to do some major Matrix-style dodging of bullets to avoid getting the NDSM.
The Brotherhood of the NDSM breathes a collective sigh of relief today.
No NDSM just dates his ‘service’. Was not awarded post-VN for 16 years, for instance.
By his dates of service he should have been awarded it…unless he was not ever qualified to actually serve in the Army (no MOS), and therefore could not have contributed to the National Defense!
The following may shed some light on this.
Recall that he was discharged as a Private after having exactly nine years of service.
The Character of Discharge is something that is not releasable under the FOIA guidelines.
HOWEVER… The Department of the Army regulations state:
You can take what you want from that statement.
Nope, he never even went to/completed Basic/AIT or else he’d have some level of a Marksmanship Badge annotated on the FOIA to go along with the Army Service Ribbon.
This is a good example for Peoria Reporter Andy Kravitz to see that the services will track you even though that individual never spends a day on active duty time./smile
Phil,
NDSM requires 2 things.
– During a conflict.
– Active Duty.
No active duty = No NDSM.
National Guard and Reserves part time duty doesn’t count.
From Wikipedia: “For service in the Persian Gulf War, members of the Reserve Components, to include the National Guard, were initially awarded the NDSM when called to active duty service, but this was later expanded to include all members of the Reserve or National Guard in good standing in the Selected Reserve during the eligibility period.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal
Key words being “in good standing.” The light is slowing coming into the room and we see the ugly.
Buffalo Chipp couldn’t even manage that.
Post-Vietnam, the reserve components get it for showing up to work too.
Certainly can’t speak for everyone, but my entire military career was in the reserve component. Earned the NDSM 3 times. Yes, for 3 different conflicts. Yes, for being on short bursts of active duty but not permanently assigned to an active component. A few days here, a few months there. It all adds up.
Absolutely, I did waaaaay more active duty than this Reid clown did, and at least as much as he did in the Corps. Oh, wait. I had to train some Marines a few times. That’s not the same thing, huh?
Paying homage to Marines by playing dress up. Reminds me of Four Leaf Tayback.
His Fruit Salad consists of:
Purple Heart, N/MC Commendation, N/MC Achievement, N/MC Good Conduct, NDSM, Southwest Asia Service, Kuwait Liberation.
Entered into the FY21 Verified Valor Vultures log as 1/2 Army, 1/2 Marines.
Dude look like he tosses some fruit salad as well.
With jelly… no syrup
I alerted the Naval Institue Press, but please feel free to send something as well:
Naval Institute Media Inquiries: media@usni.org
General Information Inquiries: customer@usni.org
Next, the FBI. There are two field offices in Annapolis, MD. Can’t find a local website to file a tip/complaint. This may be done at the national level.
Annapolis Maryland FBI Office
185 Admiral Cochrane Drive Annapolis, MD
Phone: 410-224-3344
Annapolis Maryland FBI Office
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD
Phone: 410-224-3344
Fax: 732-388-8942
Maybe someone should alert this guy.
https://www.cbsnews.com/team/chip-reid/
At least he got his “chip” from his real name
Charles Henry unlike our phony here.
How do you get Chipp out of Douglas?
Even his name is phony.
This may be a stretch, but “Chip” Douglas from My Three Sons.
And he has a website:
http://stanleylivingston.com/
That’s like that famous line from “Analyze This” — “And he’s even got a business card and everything.”
Chip Douglas was one of the “My Three Sons”.
Reporter Chip Reid reports on Stolen Valor:
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/video/stolen-valor-lying-about-a-military-award/
Different Chip Reid.
Yep, I know. 26Limabeans mentioned the OTHER Chip Reid and said we should alert him. I should have said it was ironic that THAT Chip Reid did a report on Stolen Valor.
His full name is Douglas Reid II. Chipp is a nickname often given to sons who are the seconds/ named after their fathers. If the son is the third person to carry that name their nickname is often Trey.
Name edited to protect PII.
AW1
Daisy Cutter,
Outstanding.
Perhaps the historical community will get the irony
of a historian, who
(despite documented history to the contrary)
invents and fabricates his own personal history.
Will the historical community respond with historics, or hysterics?
To be, or not to be.
That… is the question.
From the History Channel after a submission referencing Season 7 Episode 5 in which Chipp Reid appears.
“Your HISTORY support request (642197) has been received and is being reviewed. To add additional comments, reply to this email.”
OAK ISLAND
Also, Oak Island seems to also promote and sell podcasts and reading material highlighting Chipp Reid. They got a notification as well.
https://www.theoakislandpodcast.com/episode-12
https://www.oakislandtours.ca/store/c8/Oak_Island_Research_.html
You have to be joking about notifying the Fan Belt inspectors. The Schantags spent about three years aggressively trying to get the feds to do something about Rick Cayton’s false POW claims. Even when he was finally prosecuted, they let him cop a plea into some diversion program. He is likely collecting a disability pension from the VA for the dreaded PTSD for his RVN service, in addition to his CSM retired pay.
I am sure the FBI’s were more interested in looking at the pull down ropes for Bubba Wallace’s garage doors last week than they will ever be for any tip/complaint about this clown. Besides, they are just too busy investigating Trump supporters; they just raided Giuliani’s apartment in NYC. Political enemy fit-ups (as the Brits say) are their priority these days.
I know exactly what you are saying. It’s the same scenario with filing a VA fraud complaint with the VA IG – never hear anything and nothing gets done.
However, if I never file anything I’m 100% sure nothing will get done. So I’d rather do a few clicks, cut and past and Submit. I figure it’s not on me and it can hang over the “perp’s” head.
I submitted this case to the FBI a few hours ago.
I can also say years from now that I’ve submitted XX complaints and never heard anything come out of any one of them.
I believe there has to be high visibility, large sums of money or politics involved as you say.
I am SO fucking stealing “Fan Belt Inspectors” these days, it’s so apropos and they probably suck/can’t even do THAT right.
This guy will definitely end up on To Catch a Predator in the coming years.
For someone that’s a well-respected Naval and Marine Corps historian, it’s ironic that he can’t even get his own history correct.
bmorgan,
Full card BINGO.
(See above, under Daisy Cutter’s replies)
🙂
Backwards/Reversed EGA’s?! Have to admit that the quick glance I took at picture 2, caused me to do a double-take and left me a bit surprised that no one’s has subjected this POS to a year-long kick in the nuts. But in all fairness, I guess you can’t kick what you can’t find… However, things seem to be looking up! Looks as though Daisy Cutter is lining up a couple of really good kicks for those with a want-to. Doom on Chipp…
Think my old friend’s expression pretty much sums it all up for me –
This guy should be an inspiration to all those sad sacks who wanna-be-a-sojer or whatever. He does need a tailor to take control of his wardrobe, but gee whiz, folks – he knows how to spin a tale… or a tail… or maybe spin a donkey or two.
Yeah.
Terrible tie.
Even a seasoned and experienced serial poser would not be caught dead wearing that reto-80’s yard sale monstrosity.
Hell, even Phildo would put his foot down on this one.
It was part of a bundle – the POSer Starter Kit.
It was inspired by the Madonna Starter Slut Kit as referenced in the comic strip Bloom County.
I love and miss Bloom County.
The book that Reid co-authored with the late-Stanley L. Quick must have Stan turning over in his grave.
Chipp knows.
His Book of the Fake was hammered with comments and links (to MP) last night.
A few clicks, too.
Today, all the new comments are gone. POOF.
But he leaves his page wide open for more punishment.
Irony, look at Chipp’s choice of FakeBook URL.
I predict the entire page goes POOF before the weekend,
to be replaced with chippreidfakehistorian,
or something.
https://www.facebook.com/chippreidusni
The USS Chipp Reid (BS-00) took a torpedo to the starboard side. He’s taking on water. It must be remembered that a P-250 water pump doesn’t do near as good a job as a scared man with a bucket.
Eventually, Chipp will realize he can’t be attentive to Social Media assets 24/7 – he’ll eventually scuttle the ship.
Daisy Cutter,
That cocksucker Chipp is online right now,
DELETING fresh comments with fair questions.
In the time it took me to click and reply to 1,
it went poof, too.
Ugh, that prick.
Him working frantically deleting all posts about this is a sure sign of guilt.
Chipp, if you’re reading this – Just come clean, man. It sucks, but it will be a lot more efficient. Sometimes you just have to cowboy up and take a bite of a dirt sandwich.
Know that many in this community stay up late at night and some rise ridiculously early in the morning. Although not a coordinated effort, you can look at it like we work in shifts.
If you plan to keep your social media accounts up until such time as the History Channel, Oak Island, the Naval Institute, and perhaps the FBI get in touch with you, I hope you don’t have anything else planned for the next week. Good luck there, Sparky.
Daisy Cutter,
Chipp can always post his DD-214 somewhere publicly,
to vindicate himself and his documented military service.
Or not.
What else would be the appropriate response, from a “historian”?
Daisy Cutter,
Wow.
Check the new comment from O4-E below.
Asking to keep secrets?
Perhaps he’ll now understand,
that a PUBLIC full disclosure and apology,
is his best (and only) way to minimize the damage
he has caused to others, no less himself.
Just wow.
I imagine he is slipping out his backdoor and headed home to All-Points Logistics.
Green Thumb,
Facebook update, 7pm.
Chipp Reid updated his bio.
5h
Historian, author, specializing in naval and maritime history and Spanish North America
From Douglas “Chip” Reid’s book of face today:
“Friends and fans — I have to admit to an embarrassing, stupid and immature boast that took on a life of its own and has now become an albatross. I am guilty of embellishing my military career. It started off as more of a mistake than anything else, not an attempt to extract benefits or much of anything. However, I do not want to live falsely and want to apologize profusely for any pain, insult, anger, frustration (all warranted) I have caused. I am truly sorry and can only ask that you all will allow me to regain your trust.”
OK, all is forgiven- NOT!
This “apology” is also part of the poser starter pack, isn’t it? Same thing from all these roaches when the light shines on them.
Mason,
If, by this weekend,
the post is still up,
and Chipp’s Book of Fake account (#1 of 2 or more)
doesn’t magically go POOF,
I’ll be seriously surprised.
I already got the screenshots.
More ammo, above, the SailorJamie comment,
and our joint URL links to Chipp’s 2nd Book of Fake.
You know… with his US Marines
property owner warning sign (posted in 2016).
As a scroll saving courtesy, here it is again.
Presenting… The #2 (of 2 more) Book of Fake.
https://www.facebook.com/chipp.reid
I love how they always go with the generic, vague “I embellished my military service” or I “boasted” about my service. They never admit their specific lies.” So the reader of the “apology” doesn’t know specifically what they have done and said.
Maybe Bob Neener should include this type of generic apology in his starter pack of fake medals/certificates for POSers, so they will have it in hand when they are exposed.
Mustang Major, Mason, and rgr769,
Chipp Reid’s #1 FakeBook account just went chain links POOF.
This apology along with it. POOF.
Crap, did I predict this one.
Do the admins have the screenshot?
I can email it to them.
Ugh.
At the risk of kicking a man when he is down and dissecting an “apology” – I have to say that he makes it sound like it was *his* choice to come clean and turn over a new leaf.
“… I do not want to live falsely”
It didn’t have anything to do with being outed today, did it? Or was that merely a coincidence and people unfairly jumped on him after he came out of the closet with his fake military career?
At least he didn’t say:
“I’ve decided I do not want to live falsely”
Also of note – Chipp turned off the ability for anyone to comment. Most will not know what he is talking about – by design.
First law of crisis management with Social Media – “Show us your warts.” People forgive. Many veterans won’t, but most others will.
Daisy Cutter,
Only for the Pinned Post,
and a few recent posts.
Scroll about 3 posts down further,
and everything on down remains wide open.
He isn’t too bright on FakeBook settings either, apparently.
Shhhh.
Don’t tell anyone.
A military career needs to exist before it can be embellished. He seems to have fabricated a military career, not embellish one.
AverageNCO.
Exactly.
Embellishment is putting
1 extra cluster on an earned medal,
1 extra rank stripe from 3 to 4, or
1 more combat sleeve hash from 1 to 2.
Chipp invented a branch, then rank, AND medals.
From nichts.
That’s not embellishment.
That’s LYING.
2 Phony Purple Hearts is STOLEN VALOR at it’s worst.
And trying to minimize it now with puff language..
is nearly as bad.
He has no idea the longevity of Google Fu.
As I often say… Google is your friend. Until….
Fucking loser.
He looks like the type of guy who would say his Eagle, Globe and Anchor devices aren’t backwards, they only appear that way because of the reverse mirror effect in how the picture was taken and published later.
(They’re still backwards, fuck-tard!)
Even if you flip the image per mirror effect, they will still be backwards.
Having said that – by stating this he may fool about 22% of the people.
Like this?
https://youtu.be/PVRD7A7PiG4
And if the picture was a “mirror image” then his awards would be on the other side.
Just sent this from Chip via text:
Me: “You can’t keep hiding comments forever guy. Best to fess up and hope you aren’t prosecuted”
Chip: “You are entirely correct. I have already reached out to folks to explain. I became caught up in a stupid, immature, entirely disgusting — not even sure what to call it. As you can see, at least I have never ever used my claims to sell books. I even asked the Oak Island folks NOT mention anything about my service. I was wearing a USMC sweatshirt when I was there. All i ever say is I am a veteran, which is true. I sincerely apologize and will never, ever, purport to be anything other than who I am. All I really want is to be left alone, write my books that few people read anyway, and fade away. I apologize to you and everyone I have insulted.”
The fat fuck is sorry he got caught.
Green Thumb.
B column. Top row. Middle row.
Letter F BINGO!
Me: “You didn’t make all this BS up because you thought it would hurt your book sales. No jury on earth is going to buy that story.”
Chip: “I have no defense, no excuses, no possible explanation. it was a mistake that got away from me and took on a life of its own. I know you have no reason to believe anything I write to you, given the hugely stupid thing I have done. If you look at my book bios, they make no mention of anything more than being a veteran. Again, I cannot apologize enough and only wish to continue my work on Samuel Ball, and, more and more Spanish North America. I really do not want any trouble, or to cause anyone any pain or anger, although it is far too late for that. I simple ask to be left alone.”
O-4E,
Great job.
I am putting this here,
so Chipp Reid can read about ANOTHER author.
Perhaps Chipp can now research Martin LeBlanc (Blank),
and see what the ex “Ghost Warrior” is doing today,
only 13 months later.
He can also find out what’s happening with Janet Gottlieb Salian,
the not so ghost writer of the “Ghost Warrior” book.
Janet’s on the Book of Fake, too.
[Martin LeBlanc -Real Supply Clerk, Fake POW, Fake Purple Hearts, Fake Secret Operator
| March 12, 2020]
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=96886
Well, at least Marty probably got laid.
J-Facts,
Not for long.
And not anymore.
Looking at the dynamic duo’s Books of Fake,
all the couples photos are gone,
no mention of each other anywhere now,
and no comment clicky contact since October 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/martin.blank.1481
This suggests he did not retain an attorney yet and doesn’t have the inclination to dispute it. An attorney would have advised him to admit to nothing… at least until they’ve assessed what claims are out in the public and what his defense would be.
Then again, lawyers aren’t the best avenue. It’s surprising how far coming clean with a little bit of honesty will go.
He’s got to accept the fact that his credibility as a historian will suffer from here going forward. His temptation for ‘street cred’ was possibly just too much.
It sucks, but he is the one that put himself in this situation. As they say in the game of Poker, sometimes you just have to play out a bad hand.
If one can’t tell the truth about one’s own personal history, how can readers have faith in his stories about someone else’s history.
He writes Marine history which is already very much filled with myth. Who would question anything he writes as long as it’s glowing and complementary
Other than stolen valor, here is another problem with Douglas “Chipp” Reid: Author credibility.
Doing proper historical research uncovering new knowledge is time-consuming work. The temptations of plagiarism (Doris Kearns Goodwin) and outright fabrications (Janet Cooke) offer unethical and intellectually weak researchers and writers an easy out from hours upon hours of research. Is this the case with Douglas “Chipp” Reid and his work?
Pretending he is a Marine NCO saved Douglas “Chipp” Reid a lot of time and trouble en route to creating personal credibility. His unexplainable short time in the Army, and discharged as a private, presented no problem to “Chipp” dressing up like a Marine and claiming USMC service. (Wearing an unearned Purple Heart is reprehensible.)
My advice to people, institutions, and organizations regarding Douglas “Chipp” Reid is to view his work with skepticism.
Douglas “Chipp” Reid should publicly renounce his false claims of service to the organizations he deceived, as well as the public that may have read his works. He should also apologize to every Marine, past, and present for donning a USMC uniform and claiming USMC service.
He can go hang out with Stephen “Ranger” Cio Burrell and J. Max “Iceman” Taylor and help co-author “Next Weekend Rimjob with Rick and Ralph”.
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=47439
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=29679&cpage=4
That’s “Next Weekend Rimjob with Rick, Reid and Ralph”.
Good ol’ Ranger Burrel
They don’t make em like him anymore
Or Niko “Kaha” De’Lezoda
Another thing to point out is Reid is frequently seen with a USMC lanyard around his neck and a USMC flag pin on his lapel.
Steve Balm,
Really?
Well (to add to my comment above to O4-E)…
This is for Chipp Reid to watch, and learn.
This is what happens when a Phony Green Beret writes a book,
goes on a speaking engagement book selling tour
(with his not so ghost writer girlfriend)…
and some legitimate Green Beret veterans show up.
With questions.
And then more questions.
Q – Where is Martin LeBlanc (Blank) today?
I remember this old shitball.
I left some love for him and his BS POSer book over at Amazon. There are still two copies available for about $15 a copy. He now has 60 reviews of the book all but one are one star and they all out him as a phony.
Man, I thought that was Signal Corps flags…I thought for sure he was legit! No ones claims to be the Signal Corps…its like being in the Air Force and saying yeah I worked in hospitality services as a waste management assistant (aka I took out the trash at the gym and hotel).
MI Ranger:
We have several TAH commentators that proudly served with the US Army Signal Corps.
And they were Boots on the Ground Troopers (Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq).
If we’re doing our jobs right, you don’t even know we exist.
true…but alas…LOL
top 3 results from Google-Fu are all links about his phony Marine service. As Jonn liked to say “The internet never forgets.” Good Luck in your future endeavors, Chippie.
Dude attended Widener University in Chester, PA from 1982-1986.
Majored in English and History.
Was Sports Writers for the University newspaper “The Dome”.
Is this him?
https://openpayrolls.com/douglas-reid-ii-45288053
https://govsalaries.com/reid-douglas-60075763
Same guy – the irony here is that his Army Reserve records were supplied by the very organization that he works for. Different department, I’m sure.
Could be the one and the same guy. A lot of Annapolis residents fight traffic to and from DC every day. (Of course, now they sit at home, err “work remotely.”
I hope this guy didn’t pick this embellishing shit from his Father and if he did, then he’d be a Chipp off the old block.
Badda Bing, Badda Boom.
Maybe he is the type of Chipp that causes explosive diarrhea.
Chipp-ed Beef on Toast
or
Chipp on a Shingle
Ft Polk had the best.
They actually integrated a little mint.
Sound nuts.
But it was extra delicious.
News Tips, Capitol Gazette (Annapolis): tips@capgaznews.com
The Navel Institute is located on the Naval Academy grounds. The Academy Superintendent should ban Douglas “Chip” Reid from the Naval Academy grounds.
Mustang Major,
Agreed, 100%.
In reality, Chipp has NO eligible ID, need, nor reason
to step foot on the USNA.
(Coming from a proud USNA Dad,
who went through those gates a few times.)
Note – He lives nearby.
I should show up at his front door,
wearing my Proud Marine Dad ball cap,
and Marine Dad front license plate,
which pokes out in Maryland, a 2 plate state.
Hopefully USNI (I’ve been a member for almost 40 years) will kick the Stolen Valor turdsickle known as Douglas “Cow Chipp” Reid to the curb.
Is he REALLY a Licensed Ship Captain?
https://www.usni.org/people/chipp-reid
He HAS written for other newspapers…mostly for hometown newspapers in the CT area.
However, an award winning columnist? Not too sure about that one.
Most likely, he’s hiding something about his past.
So sad.
ninja,
Good question.
Worthy of a poll.
Or verification.
Eating the fried assorted seafood Captain’s Feast platter
at the restaurant overlooking the Annapolis sailboat docks
doesn’t count, Chipp.
ninja,
Notice the “War veteran” in Cold War veteran?
Stick the word “Times” in there somewhere.
Even “Cold War Times veteran” is a stretch with Captain Chipp.
And now, minimizing with the word “embellishing”.
What a weasel.
A lying Stolen Valor Phony Purple Heart weasel.
MarineDad61:
Ole Chipp is hiding something from his past.
We see this all the time with embellishers and liars.
Remember Ole Rick Jowers from Texas?
😉😎
ninja,
I remember the phone call from Jowers,
the sob story he gave me (and others),
the excuses he tried to pass off,
and then the direct advice I gave him,
which he largely ignored.
More than Jowers,
it would be interesting to know where fellow Sheriff election candidate LeRoy Foley is cooking his beans and grits these days.
Now there are a couple of Turd-bo losers.
So what kind of coin does an E-1 over 9 rake in? He can finance a Dodge Charger with no money down and only 29.7% interest, and still have enough to make it rain at one of the lesser strip clubs outside of base.
E-1 over 9 rakes in $1,785.00 per month.
But that is only on AD. He apparently never spent a day on AD, per the FOIA response. I still can’t believe it took nine years to kick him to the curb, even if a large portion of it was IRR.
I have seen the type.
But you are talking about a new car.
I have seen that rate on a 2000 Ford Aerostar that sounded like it had the flu when cranked up. It would also make a right turn if you let go of the wheel. Not to mention the bondo and cigarette burns. It happens.
Fast Jacks Auto Sales and Joe having no or horrid credit. Oh, toss in the max insurance payment allotted by law as well.
I’ve seen used car dealers do that to a Joe with a 16 year old V6 Camaro with 120+ thousand miles that had a new paint job and an aftermarket stereo that Joe thought sounded good.
I wonder what Phildo is driving these days?
Taxpayer-funded ride or out of his pocket?
Maybe even an old Jaguar that smokes everything in sight thanks to worn out piston rings?
I don’t know but I’m sure it’s some serious bank.
Enough that he wouldn’t qualify for Medicaid when the time comes unless he transfers all of his assets over to someone else.
It was probably political that he got passed over for 8 and a half years.
At some point the gravy train had to end.
The good news is he was groomed for an SES slot within the federal government.
MarineDad61:
Ole Chipp is hiding something from his past.
We see this all the time with embellishers and liars.
Remember Ole Rick Jowers from Texas?
😉😎
Dude has a 4 year college degree.
Which means he joined the Army as an E3/PFC.3
E1?
Dude is hiding something.
Fa-kheem, what else is that sphincterhead hiding?
FBI Anonymous Tip: https://tips.fbi.gov/
Can a few people do this submission. Just say a little bit and provide the links to the blogs. If a few people submit, it may increase chances they will look into it. Thanks for your consideration.
Come on man! Dude just wants to be left alone to write his books no one reads
New bio: “When Chipp Reid isn’t researching or writing a book, he loves to spend time with his dog, cooking, or polishing the medals he didn’t earn in his non-existent service in the Marine Corps.”
Or: ““When Chipp Reid isn’t researching or writing a book, he loves to spend time with old pal Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) swapping bullshit stories about their felching sexual prowess, fruit salad recipes, drug and alcohol tolerance, stolen valor proclivity all the while wallering each other’s fartbox as they brag about medals for acts of heroism and bravery they didn’t earn in their respective non-existent US Navy SEAL ans Marine Corps service.”
I’d think about leaving ole ChipPEE alone but he has had the gall to use my GOOD NAME and I might be able to swallow that and let it go if all he did was parade around in some harmless finery BUT, this shitbag wore a PURPLE FUCKING HEART!! TIMES TWO.
People fought, bled and died who were awarded that. Other than the POW medal, it’s another one that no one wants to earn.
FUCK YOU CHIPP, I along with others will NOT give up on this because it is UNFORGIVABLE.
If I have anything to do about it, I want Chipp’s ass PROSECUTED for wearing an unearned Purple Heart.
DONE.
ChipNASA,
Should I go knock on his door,
and request he hand over his Purple Heart
(*with Gold Star device)?
Anything else on that Marine E-7 uniform that needs to be surrendered?
For example, any Campaign Medals?
Happy to make the trip. 🙂
For example,
IF those are Southwest Asia and Liberation of Kuwait (Kuwait) medals
on that bloated US Marine uniform,
this Gulf War Veteran feels completely justified in requesting that
Chipp Reid surrenders those medals, too.
Rumor has it that ChippNASA will be joining the group soon.
GODDAMN IT!!!!!
STOP IT!!!!!
Fucking Soup Pot Stirrer!!!!
😀
To Chipp Reid,
and everyone here.
I plan to depart for Annapolis in the next 2 days.
I am taking along a printed letter,
to leave in Chipp Reid’s door handle, in the event no one answers.
If someone answers, I’ll present the letter.
(paste)
Attn: Chipp Reid,
I am in town, here to request from you,
that you surrender to me these 3 medals from your US Marine uniform jacket.
1. Purple Heart (with gold star device).
2. Southwest Asia Campaign Medal.
3. Liberation of Kuwait Medal.
I will be in the area for a few hours.
If you wish, you can leave them in a bag on your front door handle.
Text me at xxx-xxx-xxxx, and I will return to receive these 3 medals from you.
Thank you.
XXXXX XXXXXX
Gulf War Veteran
Father of 2 Marines (CPT and SGT).
(end of paste)
Let’s hope Chipp Reid sees this blog,
and has the 3 medals in a bag, ready for a trouble free pick up.
No personal contact necessary,
if I see and recover the bag of medals.
Open for advice.
I wish you luck and success AND if I thought you needed one, I’d bring a clean and new bowling bag along with which to assist in carrying your BALLS. Just sayin’.
Good on you MarineDad61
“Carry the *fuck* on!”
Looking forward to the AAR
ChipNASA,
Thanks.
ETA Annapolis, Maryland – Friday morning.
Lunch nearby at Chick & Ruth’s.
https://www.chickandruths.com/
UPDATE —
Departing early Friday morning for Ocean City, Maryland.
Via Annapolis.
I haven’t eaten at Chick & Ruth’s in 5 years,
since my son was at the US Naval Academy.
So, meet or no meet,
Annapolis for lunch is on the GPS for this trip.
I reached out directly to Chipp Reid, via FaceBook PM.
(PM paste)
Good morning. I wish to meet.
Anywhere in public where you (and I) feel safe is fine.
I will be in Annapolis today, Friday, passing through.
—
I placed this blog comment on the VG website for you.
(screenshot of above)
Please let me know the best time and place for you.
My cellphone / text number is xxx-xxx-xxxx
—
Sincerely,
XXXXX XXXXXX,
Gulf War Veteran,
father of 2 US Marines,
and a fan / follower of the of the VG and MP websites.
(end PM paste)
Many of you may recall my visit to Bob Walker in Chadds Ford, PA,
which went (very) well under the awkward circumstances.
This will likely be awkward, too,
but at least I have made the effort
to be discrete and non-confrontational,
for the safety of everyone.
I am taking my laptop along,
so there may be a beach motel AAR.
No promises on this one,
motel wi-fi varies, and is often lousy.
A sincere Thank You
to those of you who sent me some wise advice
via FaceBook PM and email.
MarineDad61: Offer a lunch meeting. I don’t see Douglas “Chipp” Reid passing up a free meal (or any meal), so you should you have a good chance of meeting.
Good morning, Chipp.
I trust you got a good night’s sleep, are well rested and can look forward to a full day of banging on the keyboard, answering questions, answering phone calls, and contemplating future sales of your books now that you have been exposed as being untruthful.
As they said in Full Metal Jacket: “It’s a big 5#1T sandwich and we’ve all got to take a bite.”
I think All-Points Logistics has a specific class that is taught that addresses these issues.
In this bio he is Walter fucking Chronkite:
https://www.historicnavalfiction.com/authors-a-z/other-authors/chipp-reid
Had to jump on the wayback machine, but I found the Oak Island FB post with his episode and left some MP love there.
UPDATE – ANNAPOLIS TRIP BRIEFING.
Home safe.
A successful trip from PA to Annapolis, Md today.
If you remember,
I drove to Annapolis to collect 3 medals, in a small bag.
I brought home a whole lot more.
Chipp Reid texted me this morning,
just as I crossed the US50/US301 Bay Bridge,
asking when I will be in Annapolis, and my expected arrival time.
Back and forth texts, and he agreed to have me stop by his home.
I honked, he came out, and he gave me a large trash bag.
I put the trash bag in my car trunk, took out my lawn chair,
and we spoke in his front yard for 40 minutes.
When I left, I drove to Navy MC Stadium, and examined the contents of the trash bag.
– Marine dress coat.
– Marine dress blue trousers with red stripe.
– ALL the medals (custom fabricated, can not be separated).
– All inside a black suit bag with a gold logo for The Marine Shop.
I took photos at Navy MC Stadium.
Now home, I just scanned the medals and devices.
I emailed 2 photos and 1 scan to a website admin.
I have asked the admin to post the photos, for all to see.
I’m whipped.
460 miles of driving over 13 hours (side trip pitstop in Ocean City),
beautiful weather, but constant high winds.
I need a nap.
AFTER ACTION REPORT with more details TOMORROW.
Will include trip details, and bits and takeaways
from the 40 minute conversation with Chipp Reid.
I did assure Chipp that I will be fair and reasonable
with anything I type on this page.
Yes, he’s remorseful,
enough so to voluntarily give me his fake Marine E-7 dress uniform
and phony medals with excessive phony devices.
========================= PHOTOS ==========================
[NOTE: For larger version, right-click on each one and open in new window]
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Hardcore.
Way to lead the fight.
Get some rest.
Green Thumb,
Thanks.
Rested, but feeling like a next day hangover.
Hopefully, the AAR is up tomorrow.
Wow! Nice work, MarineDad61. Can’t wait for the after action report.
Just wondering, was Chip aware of TAH or MP prior to his day in the sun?
BTW: I spent a fair amount of time in Annapolis and the Academy. We had Navy season tickets for a few years. We also sponsored midshipmen for a number of years. Nice memories.
Mustang Major,
Thank you.
I’ve only been inside the stadium twice,
1 home game, and graduation.
I saw senior year Army/Navy game in Philadelphia.
To my knowledge, no.
I told Chipp my own personal family Phony Navy SEAL story,
and he wasn’t aware of anything online about Phony SEALs, either.
I thought EVERYONE in Annapolis was on the phony watch
for anything Navy or Marines.
Obviously, I was way off.
The Army Navy in Philly with the rain, sleet, snow and wind? I was there!
Mustang Major,
No, December 2015.
Beautiful day.
lol
Kudos! You really did some yeoman’s service on that mission.
rgr769,
Thanks.
I had to look that up!
🙂
BZ for your work…
HMCS(FMF),
Thanks.
The big BZ goes to MP and VG.
Happy to contribute some occasional voluntary “mop up detail”.
“took out my lawn chair”
26L,
Got you a lawn chair photo (above).
Not quite the new sheriff in town.
Not exactly Blazing Saddles.
But I anticipated the possibility of a similar town welcome.
While I am writing notes and working on the AAR,
I have some new questions.
What would everyone like me to do with…
1 – The uniform?
2 – The custom medals rack?
A friend suggested a ceremonial video Hibachi burning of the medals.
But the jacket and trousers are too large for a Hibachi.
3 – Is there a Stolen Valor museum, or a collector,
who acquires (and displays) phony gear?
4 – Shall I call out here (for Google Fu internet posterior)
the 2 companies that worked together to build a custom medals set,
cashing in, and in effect acting as Phony Enablers,
since neither company bothered to verify 2 Purple Hearts?
5 – Would a local Army/Navy or Military Surplus
be a place to sell the jacket and trousers
(and enable me to DONATE the proceeds to MP)?
Or, is a Marine dress jacket with sewed on E-7 too rare,
and only serve to enable a present or
future phony?
If anyone has questions for me as well, now is the time.
Thank you again, to all of you, who brought this story to life,
and assisted me in making yesterday’s trip a success. 🙂
https://marineshop.net/2014/12/20/medal-and-ribbon-mounting-2/
Trip photos posted by admins, above.
1 – Chew toy for Valor Guardians fans and followers.
Medal rack, on my scanner.
2 – Suit bag and contents in the trunk of my car
(alongside the aforementioned lawn chair) at Navy MC Stadium.
3 – Suit bag logo for The Marine Shop.
Question: Did he talk about ever doing (even one day) any actual active service?
Claw,
Chipp talked about several instances of being “mobilized”,
including to Europe, but I didn’t dig further.
From what I remember him telling me,
it could all have fallen under the 2-3 week windows of Annual Training.
Chipp Reid likely has the
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon,
with a number on it
(just as I do, for 2 Annual Training trips to Germany).
But there is NO medal version of this ribbon,
and it’s likely Chipp checked this out at The Marine Shop.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Service_Ribbon#Army_Reserve_Components_Overseas_Training_Ribbon
Send the to All-Points Logistics.
They can place them in their “Hall of Honor” for the fallen and exposed.
AAR soon, hopefully tomorrow.
Until then….
“The light is strong and the man is weak
And the world walks in between”
This page just topped 200 comments,
and whether he knows it or not,
Chipp Reid is now entering the major league all-star game,
and not in a good way.
Hey man, I hate to say this, and when I do, I am going to come across as a hypocrite.
But you did state the clown was remorseful, you gave a fairly detailed synopsis of the meet and he, in turn, surrendered (voluntarily) his poser gear.
Dude is a shitbag, for sure. And you stepped up for the meet and “forced” the apology. For this, respect.
Lets just see where it goes.
Can’t foster the peace accords then talk shit until the fuck up.
Keeping it simple, but the point is clear.
Green Thumb,
Well, I hope I helped to wrap up this one properly.
Kudos to MP and VG for nailing him with great accuracy,
E-1 being the only (and quite understandable) error (E-2).
AFTER ACTION REPORT – The April 30 Annapolis Trip. Note – I didn’t expect to see Chipp Reid, no less actually have a conversation. Again, my sole reason for traveling from PA to Maryland was to pick up 3 big unearned medals in a small bag. So, there were few questions from me, and I took no notes. I am going on home notes and memory. As I promised Chipp Reid, this will be fair and reasonable QUOTES – I will begin with quotes from Chipp Reid. “Angry at myself.” “I couldn’t say no. Until now.” “I’m a piece of shit.” “I deserve everything I get for this.” “Shame” “Embarrassment” “Remorseful” “I know now…. that I’ve insulted everyone that wears that uniform or any of those medals. I truly apologize to all veterans, and every Marine, that wears this uniform and these medals.” “This will never happen again.” RANK When Chipp was discussing his service in the Army Reserves, I asked him the highest rank he achieved, his final rank (E-1 or E-2), and the reason for the final rank. Chipp rose to the rank of E-4. He explained that… – On multiple occasions, he submitted a letter to his OIC or LT, stating that he would be absent from drills for a period of time. (1 letter was for a 6 month absence.) He wasn’t asking for permission. He was informing them, and then splitting for the amount of time and drills he listed, whether approved or unapproved. – On multiple occasions, he would “mouth off”, explaining that “I couldn’t keep my mouth shut” with junior officers, and this led to 2 separate demotions. E-4 to E-3, and years later, E-3 to E-2. He also explained that his service in his MOS was actually valuable, he was respected for this work, and his undermanned unit could not replace him easily, so he was not booted for the insubordinations, nor the absences, but he was not treated all that well by officers, NCOs, nor peers, either. I did not ask for further specifics, but it is clear that his lousy… Read more »
“Chipp Reid is a trove of knowledge about 18th and early 19th century colonial US and world maritime history”
Shame that all that knowledge is painted with skepticism
due to the less than honest actions of the holder.
There is a certain punishment in continuing to do what
one has always enjoyed but having it also serve as a
constant reminder of our own failings.
It’s One thing to claim military service to be accepted by those you socialize with, but it took it up several notches by not only verbally making those claims, but went to the effort and expense of acquiring a Marine Corps dress uniform and medals. That is not the action of a casual poser, but one who was fully committed to living the lie.
And to what benefit did he gain from these lies? He could have been a successful military historian without the outright lies, but now with his reputation destroyed, through his own actions, his credibility has dropped to zero. And every Marine knows that Credibility is a Leadership Trait. Much like those who start a charity to help veterans, but believe that they need some war stories to attract attention to their cause. When it comes to light, the entire charity crashes down, tarnishing the reputation of anyone associated with it.
Chipp is remorseful now, but he needs to deal with the consequences of his web of lies spanning decades. Sucks being him.
Hack Stone,
Your wisdom precedes you.
“When it comes to light, the entire charity crashes down”
Based on your comment, I looked up a familiar charity’s webpage.
For those who don’t remember, it’s Nevada’s
Elko POW*MIA Awareness Ass.
OMG.
POOF.
Gone. The Verizon dead URL page comes up.
[Verizon /
Sorry… www elkonvpowmia org could not be found.
It may be unavailable or may not exist.
Try using the suggestions or related links below,
or search again using our web search.]
Perhaps this charity lives on, so I checked the Book of Fake.
Last post, April 16 meeting at VFW Post 2350 Hall.
2 Like clicks, 3 shares, 0 comments.
Valuable history lesson at the link below.
[Les Brown – Even in Death, The Claims Persist
Steve Balm | February 9, 2021]
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=110353
For those of you blessed with the Book of Fake,
the Elko POW*MIA Awareness Ass
has not generated 10 clicks
on any FakeBook post since February 9,
when they verified NO Chili Feed for 2021,
and then blatantly asked for donations (sans Chili).
28 clicks. $50 raised.
https://www.facebook.com/Elko-POWMIA-Awareness-Association-106848159338009/
Coincidence.
February 9 is the SAME DAY
as the last Valor Guardians story
on Les Brown (link above).
IMHO,
not a coincidence.
Yeah, par for the course.
They always defiantly vow to fight on… but it fizzles out when their support withers away.
Sort of like Will Ferrell’s character Frank the Tank in “Old School” when he stripped off his clothes and encouraged everyone to follow him to go streaking… and he ended up running down the street naked all alone.
Daisy Cutter.
Cool. Never saw that.
Here, (Everybody Loves) Raymond revolts against nemesis neighbor and PTA member Parker,
over getting screwed out of the
(faux Pokemon) Hackidu Scrammy-Saur card.
“Let’s go!”
lol
Here’s the webpage URL link.
POOF.
http://www.elkonvpowmia.org/
“Good luck, Chip”. No. GFY, Chip. You wear a Purple Heart you didn’t rate.
Sounds to me like he manned up and licked the spoon from the pot that he stirred up over the years. Time will tell, and IMHO his wounds are self-inflicted but I hope that he picks himself up and stays straight.
What usually seems to happen is that after a while, the poser really misses the attention from the lies and slips back into the phony life. In this guy’s case, his lies about this will inevitably cast a shadow upon his research and writing. Will he be able to continue to cope with his loss of status? Only time will tell. Owning it is a good first step but there are many more to come.
Chipp sounds genuinely contrite and reconciled to his fate as a poseur.
As an old geezer with countless mistakes that he’s now sorry for when looking back on his eight decades of existence, ol’ Poe suggests we might want to cut this guy some slack.
But that’s essentially a call for you Jarheads lurking here to make–it was your valor he stole…