{"id":86784,"date":"2019-05-07T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86784"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:31:53","slug":"keith-ramsey-not-a-coast-guard-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=86784","title":{"rendered":"Keith Ramsey &#8211; NOT a Coast Guard SEAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-all.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-all.jpg?resize=1391%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1391\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-all.jpg?w=1391&amp;ssl=1 1391w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-all.jpg?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-all.jpg?resize=768%2C299&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-all.jpg?resize=500%2C195&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphony.com\/2019\/05\/06\/ernest-keith-ramsey-u-s-coast-guard-seals-man-awarded-u-s-navy-seal-trident-in-private-ceremony-blog-of-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Phony<\/a> sent us their work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rockusxg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ernest Keith Ramsey<\/a>.\u00a0 He primarily goes by Keith and his first name is spelled both &#8220;Ernest&#8221; and &#8220;Earnest&#8221; according to alias listings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT:\u00a0 <\/strong><em>(or better know as the &#8220;BLUF&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keith Ramsey has a plethora, cornucopia, surfeit &#8211; &#8220;boatload&#8221; for those that are trailing &#8211; of images on his Facebook page that gives the impression that he was a Coast Guard SEAL.\u00a0 This includes SEAL Tridents and logos and a lot of photos of SEALs in the field.\u00a0 He interlaces these photos, by accident or design, with photos of himself &#8211; which further gives the impression he was a Coast Guard SEAL.<\/li>\n<li>When confronted by real SEALs and other folks that are curious, Ramsey does not claim that he was a SEAL but claims that he was awarded the SEAL Trident in a private ceremony that apparently was sanctioned by the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy SEALs themselves. Unless he can supply documentation of his award of the SEAL Trident, we can&#8217;t help but think the worst but will remain optimistic and several U.S. Navy SEALs would love to learn more about the program Ramsey was in.<\/li>\n<li>To help clear things up for anybody that may be confused &#8211; Keith Ramsey was NOT a Navy or Coast Guard SEAL.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure that he would want to provide clarity as well so folks do not assume he was. The images and logos on his Facebook profiles is certainly no help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-facebook2-trident.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86791 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-facebook2-trident.jpg?resize=500%2C248&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-facebook2-trident.jpg?resize=500%2C248&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-facebook2-trident.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-facebook2-trident.jpg?resize=768%2C382&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-facebook2-trident.jpg?w=1127&amp;ssl=1 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On his Facebook profile, he calls himself a &#8220;U.S. Coast Guard Seals-man [sic]&#8221; and notice the dates of Coast Guard service listed as 1986-1992.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man-86-92.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man-86-92.jpg?resize=500%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man-86-92.jpg?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man-86-92.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man-86-92.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man-86-92.jpg?resize=491%2C333&amp;ssl=1 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another section of the profile, another &#8220;Seals-man [sic]&#8221; claim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86794 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man.jpg?resize=300%2C81&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man.jpg?resize=300%2C81&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-seals-man.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another claim on Ramsey&#8217;s Facebook timeline of 1986 &#8211; 1992.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-timeline-redacted.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86795 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-timeline-redacted.jpg?resize=300%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-timeline-redacted.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-timeline-redacted.jpg?resize=341%2C333&amp;ssl=1 341w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-timeline-redacted.jpg?w=743&amp;ssl=1 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In case the images disappear, we wanted to show you a sampling of the photos that Ramsey uses on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?resize=600%2C586&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?w=2523&amp;ssl=1 2523w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?resize=768%2C750&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?resize=341%2C333&amp;ssl=1 341w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-montage.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desktopbackground.org\/wallpaper\/navy-seal-wallpapers-482208\">stock images<\/a> of Navy SEALs, one is from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/v1.escapistmagazine.com\/gallery\/view\/35\/9681\/764.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medal of Honor: Warfighter | The Escapist<\/a>&#8221; but some are Ramsey:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86797 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?resize=500%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?resize=500%2C156&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?resize=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?resize=768%2C240&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?resize=960%2C300&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-ramsey-photos.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This photo, which depicts a U.S. Coast Guard LT (O-3) wearing the SEAL Trident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-usnavy_seal_trident.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86798 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-usnavy_seal_trident.jpg?resize=500%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-usnavy_seal_trident.jpg?resize=500%2C309&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-usnavy_seal_trident.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-usnavy_seal_trident.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-usnavy_seal_trident.jpg?w=1181&amp;ssl=1 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Coast Guard ran a program a few years back where they were allowed to send men to the U.S. Navy BUD\/S training.\u00a0 A few of these men made it through the training and earned the Trident.<\/p>\n<p>As luck would have it, a SEAL at Military Phony spoke with the LT in the photo above.\u00a0 We can confirm that this is NOT Keith Ramsey.\u00a0 He does not claim it is him, but he does not say otherwise and it is mixed in with the same photos depicting U.S. Navy SEALs.<\/p>\n<p>In one Facebook Private Message, Ramsey detailed what he did in the Coast Guard&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-other.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-other.jpg?resize=500%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-other.jpg?w=1046&amp;ssl=1 1046w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-other.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-other.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-other.jpg?resize=482%2C333&amp;ssl=1 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a post about his unit in Niquragua [sic] which had comments that were later edited.\u00a0 The following shows the original comments as well as the edited comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86799 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?resize=500%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?resize=500%2C250&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-nicaragua-my-team.jpg?w=1560&amp;ssl=1 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a post about, what seems to be, his unit in Bolivia&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-columbia.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86800 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-columbia.jpg?resize=500%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-columbia.jpg?resize=500%2C173&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-columbia.jpg?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-columbia.jpg?resize=768%2C265&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-columbia.jpg?w=1375&amp;ssl=1 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ramsey started getting some challenges from ex-SEALs that worked drug enforcement.\u00a0 Ramsey spoke of going after Pablo Escobar and having a snowfall of cocaine after blowing up drug labs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-05.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86801\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-05.jpg?resize=250%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-05.jpg?resize=202%2C333&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-05.jpg?resize=182%2C300&amp;ssl=1 182w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-05.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-08.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-08.jpg?resize=250%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-08.jpg?resize=218%2C333&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-08.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-08.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ramsey was asked about the SEAL Trident and he said it was given to him at a private ceremony&#8230; with the blessing of the U.S. Navy SEALs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-03.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-03.jpg?resize=250%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-03.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-03.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-03.jpg?resize=217%2C333&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-04.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-04.jpg?resize=250%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-04.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-04.jpg?resize=181%2C300&amp;ssl=1 181w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-04.jpg?resize=201%2C333&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is much more over at <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphony.com\/2019\/05\/06\/ernest-keith-ramsey-u-s-coast-guard-seals-man-awarded-u-s-navy-seal-trident-in-private-ceremony-blog-of-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Phony<\/a> but we wanted to capture the main points here.\u00a0 The bottom line is that many of these exploits may not be detailed in a service record &#8211; only general assignments.\u00a0 Point being, they may be hard to counter.<\/p>\n<p>The focus at this point became the SEAL Trident and the private ceremony that it was awarded.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey&#8217;s official military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-foia-nprc-summary_sheet.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-foia-nprc-summary_sheet.jpg?resize=450%2C583&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-foia-nprc-summary_sheet.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-foia-nprc-summary_sheet.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-foia-nprc-summary_sheet.jpg?resize=768%2C995&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-foia-nprc-summary_sheet.jpg?resize=257%2C333&amp;ssl=1 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ramsey was in the U.S. Army for a brief period &#8211; Fort Benning, GA.\u00a0 However, he served in the Coast Guard from 1988-1992 vs. the 1986-1992 as he claims.\u00a0 Maybe nothing, but it is interesting that he was in the Army in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>There is no SEAL Trident listed in his &#8220;Decorations and Awards&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<p>He also seemed to have some trouble with the law&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-opium-heroin-guilty.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-opium-heroin-guilty.jpg?resize=450%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-opium-heroin-guilty.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-opium-heroin-guilty.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-opium-heroin-guilty.jpg?resize=452%2C333&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-opium-heroin-guilty.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">01\/12\/2009 \u2013 TRAFFICK OPIUM\/HEROIN 4-13 GRA (ATTEMPTED) [GUILTY]<br \/>\n01\/24\/2009 \u2013 OBTAIN CONTR SUBST BY FRAUD (PRINCIPAL) [GUILTY]<br \/>\n09\/15\/2008 \u2013 OBTAIN CONTR SUBST BY FRAUD (PRINCIPAL) [CONVICTED]<br \/>\n10\/27\/2008 \u2013 OBTAIN CONTR SUBST BY FRAUD (PRINCIPAL) [CONVICTED]<br \/>\n11\/28\/2008 \u2013 OBTAIN CONTR SUBST BY FRAUD (PRINCIPAL) [CONVICTED]<br \/>\n12\/26\/2008 \u2013 OBTAIN CONTR SUBST BY FRAUD (PRINCIPAL) [CONVICTED]<\/p>\n<p>Seems ironic that someone who was running and gunning in the jungles of Columbia blowing up coke labs &#8211; went over to the other side and was found guilty of Trafficking Opium\/Heroin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-02.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86808 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-02.jpg?resize=332%2C333&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ramsey-pm-02.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, as I said in the BLUF &#8211; if anybody out there is confused let me clear this up for you \u2013 Ernest Keith Ramsey was NOT a Navy or Coast Guard SEAL.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure he will be pleased that we were able to provide this clarity and eliminate any confusion.<\/p>\n<p>If Keith Ramsey has any documentation that would confirm his award of the SEAL Trident for the unit he was in, many of us would love to read about this little-known part of history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The folks at Military Phony sent us their work on Ernest Keith Ramsey.\u00a0 He primarily goes by Keith and his first name is spelled both &#8220;Ernest&#8221; and &#8220;Earnest&#8221; according to alias listings. &nbsp; BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT:\u00a0 (or better know as the &#8220;BLUF&#8221;) Keith Ramsey has a plethora, cornucopia, surfeit &#8211; &#8220;boatload&#8221; for those that 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