Papotia Reginald Wright in the news

The New York Post writes about phony Green Beret Papotia Reginald Wright in this morning’s edition. We wrote about him late last month.

The Post interviewed some of the people in Wright’s “unit”, the 8th Special Forces Regiment New York Honor Guard and they really should have known he was fake, reading some of their stories;

[Jeff] Johnson said Wright told wild stories about his Army days, once recalling how someone ran up behind him, cut him open and removed his kidney.

“He said he was living off half a kidney,” the aspiring actor said. “He’s an amazing storyteller because he will get into details.”

Wright, who ran the vets organization with his wife, gave Johnson a Special Forces patch to put on his uniform, claiming he’d filled out all of the appropriate “paperwork” so it was above board.

“I did feel odd wearing it,” he said. “There’s a sacred aura to it.”

Wright would also refer to Johnson as a “colonel” when they were in public, which made him feel awkward since he was a major.

During his stint with the organization, he attended a Johnson & Johnson gala with Wright in New Jersey, and another gala for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which was attended by Meghan McCain and retired General David Petraeus.

“When I look back on it I realize why he needed me there — to make it look legit,” Johnson said.

It figures that IAVA would like him since Paul Rieckhoff, their executive director, is a valor thief.

Yeah, when people hand you patches and rank insignia you didn’t earn, well, that’s the time to start questioning what you’re involved in. Don’t wait for us to come along and bust you.

Category: Phony soldiers, Valor Vultures