{"id":81422,"date":"2018-08-26T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T14:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81422"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:34:12","slug":"fernando-o-fundora-phony-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81422","title":{"rendered":"Fernando O Fundora &#8211; Phony SEAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphony.com\/2018\/08\/14\/fernando-o-fundora-fake-seal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Phony<\/a> send us their work on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fernando.fundora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fernando O. Fundora<\/a> fellow.\u00a0 Fernando raised a few eyebrows with several retired Navy SEALs and they alerted Military Phony.<\/p>\n<p>In this photo, he wears both a Trident pin and a SEAL Team Three insignia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-shades.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-shades.jpg?resize=250%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-shades.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-shades.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-shades.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fundora claimed he was a SEAL and spoke about how much it meant to him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-ring.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-ring.jpg?resize=500%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-ring.jpg?resize=500%2C234&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-ring.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-ring.jpg?resize=768%2C359&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-ring.jpg?w=1033&amp;ssl=1 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Him being a SEAL even came as a surprise to people that knew him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-didnt-know.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-didnt-know.jpg?resize=500%2C249&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-didnt-know.jpg?resize=500%2C249&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-didnt-know.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-didnt-know.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-didnt-know.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He even dresses his son up with SEAL bling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-son.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81431\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-son.jpg?resize=459%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-son.jpg?resize=459%2C333&amp;ssl=1 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-son.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-son.jpg?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-son.jpg?w=1299&amp;ssl=1 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0the U.S. Navy remembers Fundora&#8217;s service a little differently.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81433\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?resize=258%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?resize=258%2C333&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?resize=768%2C992&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_005.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_007.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_007.jpg?resize=257%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_007.jpg?resize=257%2C333&amp;ssl=1 257w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_007.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_007.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_007.jpg?w=1699&amp;ssl=1 1699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_006.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-81434\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_006.jpg?resize=258%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_006.jpg?resize=258%2C333&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_006.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_006.jpg?resize=768%2C992&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FUNDORA_006.jpg?w=1698&amp;ssl=1 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fernando\u2019s summary sheet shows he was in the Navy for approximately 5.5 months and was discharged as a Fireman (E-3). \u00a0He did not complete Machinist Mate \u201cA\u201d school. His entire time was just in Great Lakes, so NO BUD\/S, NO SEAL Command.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The folks at Military Phony send us their work on this Fernando O. Fundora fellow.\u00a0 Fernando raised a few eyebrows with several retired Navy SEALs and they alerted Military Phony. In this photo, he wears both a Trident pin and a SEAL Team Three insignia. Fundora claimed he was a SEAL and spoke about how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":667,"featured_media":81428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[319],"class_list":["post-81422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-navy","tag-seal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fundora-shades.jpg?fit=720%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4ozh1-lbg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81422","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\/667"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/81428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}