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Papotia Reginald Wright in the news

by Jonn Lilyea••49

The New York Post writes about phony Green Beret Papotia Reginald Wright in this morning’s edition. We wrote about him late last month.

The Post interviewed some of the people in Wright’s “unit”, the 8th Special Forces Regiment New York Honor Guard and they really should have known he was fake, reading some of their stories;

[Jeff] Johnson said Wright told wild stories about his Army days, once recalling how someone ran up behind him, cut him open and removed his kidney.

“He said he was living off half a kidney,” the aspiring actor said. “He’s an amazing storyteller because he will get into details.”

Wright, who ran the vets organization with his wife, gave Johnson a Special Forces patch to put on his uniform, claiming he’d filled out all of the appropriate “paperwork” so it was above board.

“I did feel odd wearing it,” he said. “There’s a sacred aura to it.”

Wright would also refer to Johnson as a “colonel” when they were in public, which made him feel awkward since he was a major.

During his stint with the organization, he attended a Johnson & Johnson gala with Wright in New Jersey, and another gala for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which was attended by Meghan McCain and retired General David Petraeus.

“When I look back on it I realize why he needed me there — to make it look legit,” Johnson said.

It figures that IAVA would like him since Paul Rieckhoff, their executive director, is a valor thief.

Yeah, when people hand you patches and rank insignia you didn’t earn, well, that’s the time to start questioning what you’re involved in. Don’t wait for us to come along and bust you.

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49 thoughts on “Papotia Reginald Wright in the news”

  1. I don’t see the problem, people call me Major all the time. It’s just usually followed Dumbass.

  3. (snorrttt!) Sorry, but this story is funnier than a sock full of frogs.

    It’s amazing how tough Papotia is – losing a kidney to a kidney thief, and with NO anesthetic. He must be tougher than a jar of marshmallow creme.

    1. That’s great phrasing right there. I just pictured the camera thief from full metal jacket stealing this dude’s kidney on a crowded street. Like “Ha Ha, got ya kidney bitch whatcha gonna do now?”

    3. “Funnier than a sock full of frogs.”

      *S*N*O*R*T*

      Never heard that one before. Thanks for the mid-morning giggle, Ex.

      JSF

      2. That is a more compelling visual than “dumber than a box of rocks.” I can just see them jumping and trying to find their way out. Sort of like whatever Popotia is doing in response to his exposure.

  4. I had a friend whose given name was Colonel. Must have caused a few problems when he enlisted in the Army.

      1. I knew a Petty Officer Petty and a Chief Seaman when I was in Lejeune….we also had a Sgt. Major at 1st Recon. 🙂

          1. How about Sgt.Major last name “Marine” out of Hawaii in the 80’s with HMM-364, i remember waiting for my pizza and they kept calling Marine your pizza is ready!
            We all thought is was a joke until the SgtMaj arrived to pick it up..

            1. I knew an Ordinary Seaman Staynes…..lol and a Captain Kirk

              Still waiting for a Captain Obvious though

        2. I worked briefly with a Nurse Corps officer named LT Pogue. I just about died. I have a picture of his PQS book somewhere.

    2. There was an officer in the Navy named Jay Gee. Went from LtJg Jay Gee to LT Jay Gee. Gee……that’s interesting. Also knew an officer whose last name was Mister. Junior officers are all referred to as Mister (last name). So for the first half of his career, or so, he was called Mister Mister.

      1. Later on, he led 1980’s pop band notes for such hits as Kyrie and Broken Wings. Of course, when he would tour South America, he was billed as Sr. Senor.

  5. I was only an E-4/PO 3rd Class, but a lot of people call me chief.

    You know like Chief Shitting Bull, Chief Come-on-I-wanna-lay-ya, and so on.

    1. I had a Samoan Drill Sergeant, who called all of us “Hey Chief!”

      Can’t imagine the shit he would catch for that today.

  6. Grin. Thinking we nailed this sonovabitch by sharing Jonn’s post with some folks in New Yawk.

  7. I vaguely remember the come from behind kidney removal technique taught during combatives training at Ft. Knox in week 4 of Basic.

    2. In the hand to gland segment, down at the close combat pit. Yeah, now it’s coming back to me! KILL!

    3. Hey, I’ve saved a lot of lives with that technique. A little kidney goes a long way. You can save three lives with just one larger man’s kidney- and f*ck him if he doesn’t want to give it up.

  12. I wonder how soon we’ll hear about some Prosecutor investigating and bringing him up on fraud charges?

  13. Papotia Reginald Wright heard someone ask “How stupid can you be?” and decided to try for a World Record.

    Next thing you know he will be running for a seat in Congress.

    2. Why not? The same folks elected Carlos Danger, Adam Clayton Powell, Charlie Rangel, and many others.

  14. New York Honor Guard? And it has a SFG, too? Where do I sign up? Say what? Just when I thought I’d heard it all…

  15. I saw the story about this joker on Fox this morning and I thought wow we are getting two fake Green Berets in two days; and thus, Army was at last getting ahead in the Army-Navy POSer playoffs. Then I saw his name and realized he is one Jonn already outed last month. So, Manchu, I’m thinking their is no hope for Army POSers to pull ahead this year.

  16. We know old Pap Smear Papotia is full of shit. I can’t help but wonder what the fuck kind of Field Grade Officer Maj Jeff Johnson was to fall for this shit sniffer? Were you really a commissioned officer or did you get your commission from old Paps 8th Special Forces Regiment NY Honor Guard?? I believe I’ll find hobby horse shit before a shred of honor amongst these shitbirds!

    1. I can’t help but think of the line from Simon & Garfunkel’s, “The Boxer”: “Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest”.

    2. I suppose the Major in one of the photos is Pap’s “Colonel.” If that is Major Jeff in the photo, one has to wonder about the present level of intelligence in the Army’s Military Intel officer branch.

    1. Now that comment is some serious dark humor, Hack. Especially since we know a mind has clearly been wasted on a certain ex-wheeled vehicle driver.

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