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Ranger Fraud
By John
This guy is a total fake. Disgraceful.
This same imposter crap happened during the Vietnam War, only back then they got away with it. Today it's impossible, due in large part to the milbloggers.
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Good catch on this guy - he existed as a "war hero" for a very short period of time. It's also important to note that claiming to be a war hero is a federal crime. (18 USCS § 912 - quoted here: Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such, or in such pretended character demands or obtains any money, paper, document, or thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.) We'll see if his local U.S. Attorney investigates. If this guy received any money or thing of value for his claims, he could be fined or imprisoned. I push for the latter - Mr. Killing Hajjis Hobby Guy can go to Gitmo to hang with the boys.
He is entitled to one ribbon and one only - the JBB ribbon (jihadist butt buddy)
It's funny, as soon as I saw the picture of him I thought "How could that pencil neck wimp have been any sort of infantry grunt?
It's impressive how stupid he was. His deception deserves maximum media exposure- but here's guessing the MSM buries it!
We have all run into those questionable "veterans". And it ticks us off to say the least. The fact that they are still stupid enough to think they can get away with this crap in public is totally amazing.
Perhaps to even the playin field we should all present ourselves as Haji's and proclaim to the world that we murdered countless civilian women and children. We would be harder to spot, there is no uniform code to catch us with, and Allah willing we can out the bad guys with impunity.
Ah no wait they already do that themselves.
The sad part is the people who believe what he says do not care that he is a fraud.
We can point out all day long that he is a fraud, but they will ignore us because he is saying what they want to hear.
In looking at his video I'm beginning to think this was just a set-up to draw the response it is getting - "battle buddy", that was my favorite and I think this guy deserves a look from a Prosecutor.
Speaking of poseurs, check out this guy:
http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2006/05/exposing_a_pose.html
I was in JROTC in High School. Does that mean I can wear the red arrowhead / black dagger of Delta and slander them, too?????
Legislation was introduced in 2005 (below) that would make it a crime to falsely make claims of military service. Call your congressman and tell them to pass it. Vietnam era Stolen Valor was enough.
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3352
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 19, 2005
Mr. SALAZAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Stolen Valor Act of 2005'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) fraudulent claims surrounding receipt of the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished-Service Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Navy Cross, the Purple Heart, or any other medal or decoration awarded by Congress or the armed forces damage the reputation and meaning of these medals;
(2) Federal law enforcement officers are currently limited in their ability to prosecute fraudulent claims of receipt of military medals; and
(3) changes to the current statute are necessary to allow law enforcement personnel to protect the reputation and meaning of these medals.
SEC. 3. MILITARY MEDAL PROTECTIONS.
Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting `purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt,' after `wears'; and
(B) by inserting `attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters or exchanges for anything of value' after `sells';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting `or (b)' after `subsection (a)'
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
`(b) False Claims About Receipt of Military Medals- Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
`(d) Other Medals- If a decoration or medal involved in an offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a Distinguished Service Cross awarded under Section 3742 of title 10, an Air Force Cross awarded under section 8742 of section 10, a Navy cross awarded under section 6242 of title 10, a silver star awarded under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, or a Purple Heart awarded under section 1129 of title 10, or any replacement or duplicate medal as authorized by statute, in lieu of the punishment provided in that subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.'.
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hello friend excellent post about This guy is a total fake. Disgraceful.
Great article, fraud is a thing that happens on every part of the world. So sad.
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