See more ideas about stolen valor, steal, navy memes. In one of the most highprofile stolen valor cases in recent decades, adm. A command sergeant major at fort sill has been convicted of wearing unauthorized military insignia, including a ranger tab and the pathfinder badge command sgt. Exwalter reed csm sentenced to 6 months military times. Stolen valor is one book that every vietnam veteran should read. Green berets at war goodreads meet your next favorite book. Im sure all that any genuine vietnam vet would ask of anyone would be is to read this book stolen valor by b.
A veterans affairs employee from las vegas was indicted this week in a case of stolen valor and stolen benefits. Jul 23, 2014 an explosive video posted online on sunday shows two u. Fort sill command sergeant major convicted of stolen valor. Kenneth lovell iii was removed from his post as the infantry battalions sergeant major on monday march 23 due to a loss of confidence, said 1st lt.
Stolen valor act of 20 amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds himself or herself out to be a. Almon henthorne, us marine, force recon, combat wounded, blog. Stolen valor can also be a problem among activeduty troops. Joseph davis, director, public af fairs, veterans of. Burkett, a vietnam veteran, and glenna whitley, an investigative journalist. Malone is a quarter master at post 4412 of the vfw in hudson, fl and a member of detachment 567 of the marine corps league, holiday, florida. The stolen valor act of 2005, signed into law by president george w. An explosive video posted online on sunday shows two u.
Updatedon 21 february 2015, kelsie hoover, used a fake persona by the name of michael cipriani and posed as commissioned officer of the united states army. The law amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a person to claim they have served in the military, embellish their rank or fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the act, with the intention of obtaining money. Real veterans who commit stolen valor are just the absolute. In 2012, the supreme court struck down the stolen valor act, which made lying about military honors a crime. Attorney jonathan turley agrees that stolen valor is offensive, but argues that its also constitutionally. We are not on facebook, we are not on twitter, we do not have a blog nor do we confer with any authorities other than military personnel center and the veterans. If you use any of the internet search engines such as or and enter the keywords stolen valor, you will be rewarded with a large number of responses. How the vietnam generation was robbed of its heroes and its history 1998 is a selfpublished book by b. These incidents keep happening for a few reasons, sterner said. Mar 27, 20 a former command sergeant major at walter reed army medical center in washington, d. We read or hear much about the false heroes and veterans claiming honors that they never earned. Vietnam veteran accused of stolen valor by younger marines. Stolen valor can also be a problem among activeduty troops a combat action badge is displayed on a multicam uniform minutes after the soldier received it. Anyways, he should be arrested for false valor regardless if he is in the military or not.
Army command sergeant major convicted posted on april 12, 2015 by kevin hobster when some runofthemill dummy steals valor for retail discounts or to get free food or to pick up a girl at the bar, we all shake our heads but at the same time understand why a desperate attentionseeker would stoop that low to commit that. Sergeant major relieved after claims he embellished awards. Jun 05, 2015 these incidents keep happening for a few reasons, sterner said. In 2012, the supreme court struck down the stolen valor act, which made lying about military honors a. Mcneill sentenced for stolen valor mcneill brent henry. Ken malone came to one of our readers attention all the way back in 2010. Androsky, showed up for a graduation ceremony at fort benning sand hill, on wed, 15 jun 2011, wearing the uniform with 15 rows of awards and decorations, and 7 badges from. During the stolen valor trial of angel manuel ocasioreyes. We took a pause on listing these due to site cleanup. Perelman, who claimed to have received a purple heart medal, is the first known prosecution in nevada under the stolen valor act of 2005, which outlawed false claims of military honor. According to the new york post, army veteran papotia reginald wright claimed to have earned a purple heart, bronze star and a number of other commendations during his 25year career as a green beret.
Almon henthorne from orlando florida appears to make claims that he is a highly decorated combat wounded marine from the vietnam war. Dec 18, 2017 a new york man has been caught lying about his military career in a particularly egregious example of stolen valor. Jun 26, 20 but its looking likely that these claims are exaggerated, and in some eyes are veering towards stolen valor territory. Usmc stolen valor points out fraudulent citizens that claim they have earned the title of marine. A spokesperson for the united states army says the items on.
Apr 08, 2015 a command sergeant major at fort sill, oklahoma, has been convicted of wrongfully wearing the ranger tab and pathfinder badge. Us marines confront fake sergeant major after military. The fake history from a real historian that fooled presidents and publishers by r. But the marines apparently thought davis uniform looked odd. The book is subtitled a memoir by one of the deadliest american soldiers of. Okay, so he wrote a book that exposes the total lack of integrity of hollywood and the media toward the way they treated treat vietnam veterans and exposed. An elected officer of the state or a city, county, city and county, or district in this state forfeits his or her office upon the conviction of a crime pursuant to the federal stolen valor act of 2005 18 u. Denver, co april 26th, 2014 in recent months the internet, specifically youtube, have been under siege by comedic sensation and former army ranger mat best. Csm guilty of wearing unearned ranger tab, pathfinder badge. Feb 27, 2015 updatedon 21 february 2015, kelsie hoover, used a fake persona by the name of michael cipriani and posed as commissioned officer of the united states army. Perry mcneill was found guilty by a military judge. Jul 24, 2014 davis continues to claim that hes a sergeant major and that hes in the army. Mar 09, 2010 the stolen valor act of 2005 makes it a federal crime to claim unearned military honors.
Author of the first modern books for military drill teams and honor guard units, education. Phony sgm davis is a symptom of a much larger problem. Met a lad on holiday last year claiming he was a bootneck and that he was a firearms teacher and that on prmc his sgt told him he was the fittest lad he had ever seen. Ask a group of folks to name a hero from world war ii. Kelsie hoover uses fake michael cipriani persona, poses as. Burkett, and glenna whitley should be required reading for all americans.
In a facebook post, the group explained that it would never post a stolen valor video that contained physical confrontation, nor would it accuse anyone of stolen valor without investigating those. Csm wesley davis is a native of bloomfield, new mexico and enlisted in the army in july 1995 as an. These marines werent going to let stolen valor slip on by. Gentlemen, here is another case that we had been working on for the past year, remember awhile back, i field the claims of the guy who claimed to be a medic in germany and the next day he was in the middle of vietnam doing special ops stuff in 1974 for a year and presented various documents from some nonexistant command in vietnam to a command outside of vietnam requesting them to award him. He first made waves through the military and special operations community with his video how to be an operator, which was a satirical look at members of elite special operations units and currently has nearly 600,000 views on youtube. Real veterans who commit stolen valor are just the absolute worst posted on february 5, 2016 by jeff edwards as much as watching every humpty dumpty to ever play call of duty throw on a uniform and commit stolen valor might bother me, i honestly dont really get that worked up about it. Jul 06, 2015 stolen valor can also be a problem among activeduty troops a combat action badge is displayed on a multicam uniform minutes after the soldier received it. Real veterans dont advertise their deeds and claim unbelievable acts of heroism. See stolen valor pp 435443 this guy is in a class by himself, hes written about a dozen non fiction books and all are lies. For you haters that think youre man enough, come at me bro. Command sergeant major charged with claiming false honors. Nov 23, 2015 guardians of valor, an organization dedicated to verifying military status and rooting out stolen valor, condemned the marines who attacked hughes. A command sergeant major at fort sill, oklahoma, has been convicted of wrongfully wearing the ranger tab and pathfinder badge.
Wptv spoke with the man in the video, who refused to go on camera and said he was angry at the social media postings. See more ideas about veterans discounts, military benefits and women figure. Marines confronting a man who they accuse of impersonating a military veteran at a funeral in florida because his uniform featured a mix. Thats called false valor, marines in florida tell allegedly. A command sergeant major at fort sill has been convicted of wearing unauthorized military insignia, including a ranger tab and the. Jul 31, 2014 the gentleman earlier said he thought he was a e8 master sergeant, the rank is 3 upper stripes, 3 lower stripes and a star in the middle is a sergeant major, with a wreath and star is a command sergeant major. Give me another badge, i want another, usaf msgt nickolas j. Outting people who falsely claim military service andor claim unauthorized medals or tabs. Stolen valor names names and backs up the uncovering of these honor thieves with facts. It reveals that numerous people claiming to have been mentally injured by serving in the vietnam war never served there. He identified himself as 44yearold cornelius davis, showing dog tags and scars. Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Fake army ranger to face possible charges for stolen valor by knightsofni in army ipatchbooboos 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 years ago 0 children you know. The former command sergeant major at walter reed army medical center is facing up to 16 years in prison on charges he falsified his official record and wore a litany of decorations and.
Just when you thought chit couldnt get any more crazy. A little something for all of my fans to thank them for their loyalty and undying support. How the vietnam generation was robbed of its heroes and its history by b. Jun 21, 2017 instances of stolen valor and the reactions of veterans and service members. Marines confronting a man who they accuse of impersonating a military veteran at a. Jun 17, 2011 i once wrote a story on here about the stolen valor act this guy to the right and below, purportedly mr.
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