{"id":157228,"date":"2024-05-31T09:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=157228"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:51:41","slug":"semi-bird-gubernatorial-candidate-previously-reprimanded-for-false-military-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=157228","title":{"rendered":"Semi Bird, gubernatorial candidate, previously reprimanded for false military claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Semi Bird, Republican candidate for the Washington gubernatorial race, was reprimanded while he was in the Army. The reprimand accused Bird of perpetuating fraud against the U.S. government. The U.S. Special Forces accused Bird of stolen valor. They accused him of misrepresenting his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.\u00a0 Bird was also accused of wearing awards and badges that he didn’t earn, of falsifying documents, and of seeking career advancement via deception.<\/p>\n

From 770 KTTH Conservative Talk Radio:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As outlined in the reprimand letter, Pagan told Bird the investigation found he “wore awards and badges that you had not earned.” Additionally, Pagan said Bird knowingly “submitted false documents for the sole purpose of gaining an unfair advantage against other individuals” seeking entry into the Warrant Officer Corps. Entry into this program would have afforded Bird a significant increase in pay and responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Pagan also discovered Bird “manipulate(d) the system for your personal gain by aiding in the drafting of NCOERs (non-commissioned officer evaluation reports) which you knew to be false” and “enlisted the help of senior NCOs and Officers to perpetuate this fraud against the government.” He said Bird was seeking “personal gain” at the expense of the “good order and discipline of the armed forces.”<\/p>\n

“The submission of false information to gain a promotion amounts to fraud against the United States Government,” Pagan wrote.<\/p>\n

Pagan began investigating after members of the Special Forces community raised questions about the veracity of many of Bird’s claims. Some heard him claim he was from a unit they knew he was never with. Others said he attended schools that they had been to, but Bird was never able to confirm his attendance.<\/p>\n

“Your actions represent a serious departure from the high standards of integrity and professionalism expected of a Special Forces Solider in this Command. Your conduct in this matter causes me to seriously consider your suitability for continued service as a Solider in the United States Army,” Pagan added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional reading, including copy of reprimand letter:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rantz, J. (2024, May 28). Rantz exclusive: Semi Bird reprimanded for fraud against US Army, after ‘stolen valor’ claims. 770 KTTH Conservative Talk Radio<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Semi Bird, Republican candidate for the Washington gubernatorial race, was reprimanded while he was in the Army. The reprimand accused Bird of perpetuating fraud against the U.S. government. The U.S. Special Forces accused Bird of stolen valor. They accused him of misrepresenting his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.\u00a0 Bird was also accused of wearing awards […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[408,122,226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stolen-valor","category-veterans-in-politics","category-veterans-in-the-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4ozh1-ETW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=157228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=157228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=157228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=157228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}