Robert Korzick; Stolen Gold Star Valor (Updated)

AverageNCO sends us a link to this story from Wallingford, Connecticut in regards to a fellow who claimed to be a Gold Star father and a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War when he called into the regionally popular radio show, the Chaz & AJ Show. He told the tearful story of losing his son in combat in Afghanistan on December 15th.

Korzick, who identified himself as a disabled Vietnam War veteran of the Marine Corps, said he had learned the night before that his son, also named Robert Korzick, was killed in action in Afghanistan on Dec. 15. He said his son’s unit came under attack by the Taliban. He said six other soldiers were injured and his son, a lance corporal, tried to rescue them when he was shot several times and killed. He said his son was supposed to come home Dec. 22 for the holidays. He expressed guilt that he had encouraged his son to join the Marines and was consoled on air by the hosts who told him he is not to blame, that his son died a hero.

Of course, he went on to tell how his son was receiving the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor for his actions that day – first trigger; no one would know whether their family member was being awarded the Navy Cross or the Medal of Honor the day after they were reported killed. It doesn’t work like that.

Anyway, the Marine Corps says that they’ve never heard of the man or his son and there were no Marine Corps casualties in Afghanistan on December 15th;

Marine Corps representative Capt. Dustin Pratico said there are no records of anyone named Robert Korzick having served. “That person does not exist in the Marine Corps,” Pratico said.

He also said there were no Marines killed in combat on Dec. 15.

There’s no entry for anyone with the last name of Korzick having served in the Marines from World War II to present day, according to Yvonne Carlock, deputy public affairs officer for the Marine Corps’ Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department.

They spent an hour on the phone with the guy, and apparently, on a Facebook group for the community is discussing how to open their hearts to the family. But, you know stealing valor, even like this, has no victims. This is why we can’t have nice things.

UPDATE: This looks like it’s him from his mugshot. It says that he’s a two weeks older than me, and I was too young for Vietnam;

It looks like he’s been playing the PTSD and Vietnam vet scam for several years.

From White Pages, he lived in the Tampa area before he moved to Connecticut;

Category: Dumbass Bullshit