Schroeder sentenced

We first heard about Paul Schoeder nearly two years ago, when it was discovered that as a PTS counselor in Texas, he had told wild tales of his adventures as a phony special forces soldier with two Purple Hearts, Silver & Bronze Stars as well as a CIB and a boatload of other stuff. That, in itself, was bad enough but he was the director of counseling at the PTSD Foundation of Texas. So in a link sent to us by David from the Houston Chronicle they gave him just 30 days in the local hoosegow;

But on Monday, Schroeder admitted it was all a sham. His true records showed 10 years of Army service but as a military policeman stationed in New York, Panama and Texas. He was discharged before the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan even began.

The investigation against Schroeder began after April 2009 when he applied for a set of special military meritorious service license plates with the Texas Department of Transportation.

While filling out the application, Schroeder indicated he had received the Silver Star – the nation’s third-highest decoration for military valor.

Authorities said Schroeder presented state officials his military discharge papers, which showed he had been awarded the Silver Star.

FBI agents compared the document Schroeder presented with his actual service record from the Department of Defense. The legitimate forms showed no Silver Star or a record of attending the elite military schools he claimed, officials said.

He also got a $3000 fine, but that’s hardly worth time to try. It was forgery of government documents, FFS.

Category: Phony soldiers