{"id":94420,"date":"2020-01-14T08:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=94420"},"modified":"2020-01-14T09:53:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T13:53:44","slug":"greg-witter-back-on-the-trail-of-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=94420","title":{"rendered":"Greg Witter &#8211; Back on &#8220;The Trail of Tears&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94426 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?resize=333%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?resize=333%2C333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-hat.jpg?w=1104&amp;ssl=1 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of you may recall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100009686831730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gregory Earl Witter<\/a>, whom MilitaryPhony wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphony.com\/2015\/08\/29\/gregory-earl-witter-aka-greg-lonewolf-native-american-special-forces-sniper-us-army-ranger-poser-blog-of-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and Jonn followed up and wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=61608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-ranger.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-ranger.jpg?resize=333%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-ranger.jpg?resize=187%2C333&amp;ssl=1 187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-ranger.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-ranger.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/witter-ranger.jpg?w=1062&amp;ssl=1 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Greg has gone by Greg Lonewolf, Greg Lakota and Greg Wolf, perhaps in an effort to secure a love interest.\u00a0 He pitches himself as &#8220;the last of his people&#8221; (i.e. Last of the Mohicans) being <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphonies.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/lonewolf-born.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">born on a Native American reservation<\/a> and his father beaten if he spoke his native language.\u00a0 His ancestry was traced and his father and mother worked at Pella Windows, a mere 600 miles from the reservation he claimed he grew up in.\u00a0 That would have been quite a commute.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphonies.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/greg-witter-birth.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">birth announcement<\/a> in the newspaper disputes his claim of being <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphonies.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/lonewolf-born.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">born on a reservation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once exposed, he moved to the Philippines but perhaps that was already planned.\u00a0 He opened up a gym over there and started pitching the same Native American, US Army war hero shtick.\u00a0 He didn&#8217;t seem to stay over there long.\u00a0 He maintained his many <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greglonewolf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Well, he&#8217;s back!\u00a0 This time he goes by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gregory.mitchell.129142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeClan Lonewolf<\/a> and has moved to Texas.\u00a0 Witter may even have a new girlfriend, probably someone not familiar with his various iterations.<\/p>\n<p>Witter compliments his new reincarnation with the Trifecta of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gregory.mitchell.129142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeclanLonewolf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tilvalhalla65\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> accounts.\u00a0 Also, no social media reemergence would be complete without the bathroom selfie. <em>(Disclaimer: Uploaded for educational purposes only. Ladies, please try and control yourselves.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94421 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?resize=500%2C249&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?resize=500%2C249&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?resize=768%2C382&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-bathroom-selfie.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, Witter is still rocking the story about him being a First Sergeant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-1SGT-blurred.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94422 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-1SGT-blurred.jpg?resize=500%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-1SGT-blurred.jpg?resize=500%2C329&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-1SGT-blurred.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-1SGT-blurred.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-1SGT-blurred.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even his dog appears skeptical&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-dog.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94423 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-dog.jpg?resize=250%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-dog.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-dog.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-dog.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lonewolf-dog.jpg?w=1104&amp;ssl=1 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, Witter claims:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230; that he retired from the Army as a Master Sergeant in 2010, that he was with Task Force Ranger in Somalia, that he has combat tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, that he was a Special Forces soldier, and that he was the lone survivor of his final mission and spent a year at Walter Reed recovering from his injuries which abruptly ended his career.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to his awards, he has one rotation to Afghanistan, he earned an Expert Infantryman Badge along with a Combat Infantryman Badge (a stellar accomplishment right there).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may recall Gregory Earl Witter, whom MilitaryPhony wrote about here and Jonn followed up and wrote about here. 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