Eric Winstead – Phony SEAL & Fake MoH

The folks at Military Phony give us their work on Eric James Winstead who lives in Rockmart Georgia.  Winstead claims to be a retired Master Chief and Navy SEAL.

Winstead passed around a resume claiming he retired after serving for 22 years in the Navy, achieved the rank of Master Chief (E-9), obtained a “Department of Defense Level 5 Clearance” (whatever that is), was Commanding Officer of SEAL Team 7, and…

… [drum roll, please] …

… was awarded the “Presidents Medal of Honor.”

He offered proof of his Medal of Honor citation…

The Department of Defense Manpower Data Center showed no active duty service for Winstead.

The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) referred us to the Department of the Navy…

… and the Department of the Navy could find no records on him and referred us to the NPRC…

The Medal of Honor citation looked an awful lot like the one awarded to SEAL Michael Monsoor…

Here are the citations for comparison…

So, it goes without saying that someone needs U.S. Navy service to become a SEAL in the first place.

Then, one needs to be in combat and distinguish themselves to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

NO Master Chief, NO 22 years, NO SEAL, NO Medal of Honor, NO Navy – NO record of any of these achievements.

Category: Fake SEAL, Navy Poser, Phony SEAL, Valor Vultures