Steve Robinson, SEAL and stolen valor warrior, passes away

Steve Robinson

Snake noted the recent passing of a friend in the stolen valor community. Steve Robinson has passed at the age of 75. Snake worked with him on a few phony SEAL cases. Steve was the OG outer of fake SEALs in the days before Don Shipley brought his glorious hair and sardonic wit into the fight.

Robinson was a Vietnam-era SEAL, who spent about nine years in the service, was a government contractor and naval reservist, then became a blacksmith. He literally wrote the book on fighting fake SEAL claims, publishing No Guts, No Glory: Unmasking Navy SEAL Imposters in 2002. He was on the board of directors for the POW Network.

Steve is survived by Sharon, his wife of 34 years, five children, 11 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. His obituary can be found here.

If you’d like to read more about Steve and how he got into the stolen valor game, KSMU wrote him up some years back for it.

Category: Navy, SEALs