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Author: Dave Hardin

  • Thomas Burke – Phony Wounded Vietnam Green Beret

    The folks at Military Phony sent us their work on Thomas Burke, who claims to be a Vietnam vet and a Purple Heart recipient.

    Last June, the A&E Network profiled a Church in Pennsylvania on their series Cults & Extreme Beliefs.  In the episode, a man is shown taking part in church services wearing a green beret with a Special Forces flash.  A search of the church’s YouTube channel revealed an interview with the man, Thomas Burke, conducted by the head of the church, Sean Moon.

     

    In the video, Burke states he served in Vietnam as a Special Forces soldier. Here is a synopsis of some of his claims:

    1. Green Beret in Vietnam
    2. Purple Heart Recipient
    3. He also wears a CIB on his beret
    4. Claims he was selected for Special Forces in part because of his Native American tracking abilities.
    5. Claims he worked for MACV-SOG, but refers to the SOG as Special Operations Group when the acronym actual meant Studies and Observation Group.
    6. Claims  “I seen rivers of bodies that looked like a beaver dam…”

    The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) could not find a record for Burke…

    Burke also claims on his Facebook page that he was the 1959 “World Pistal [sic] Champ”…

    Since he wasn’t specific as to this being a military accomplishment, it is hard to pin this down.

    One of our ninjas tracked down the following information:

    Regarding the 1959 World Pistol Champ claim – the International Shooting Sports Federation holds its World Championships every four years. It held events in 1958 and 1962, but nothing in 1959. There was a National Shooting Championship held at Camp Perry in Ohio. Army MSgt Huelet L. “Joe” Benner won his sixth title in 1959. If Chief Burke competed in some other World Pistol Championships, he is welcome to submit evidence.

    According the Church Facebook page, “Chief (Burke) will be advising the King (Moon) in combat tactical training with Sanctuarians.”

    Thomas Chief Burke goes by “Wounded Bear”.  We wonder if this is related to his Purple Heart that he claims he received for Vietnam?  If that is true, then he would have gotten his Native American name later in life.  Either that, or he was injured as a young child and the name was bestowed on him at that time.  At this point, we can only wonder if he is actually more than 1/1024th Native American.

    In any case, if Wounded Bear is leveraging some wampum from his stories of being wounded in Vietnam, he may be putting himself at risk of being in violation of Stolen Valor laws.  This case could even be a nice test of the brand new Pennsylvania Stolen Valor Act put in place last year.   What would the Indian name for “full of shit” be?

  • Mark N.S. HALDEN III – Commanding Officer SEAL Team 4? No, he’s a weasel in frogman’s clothing… – Stolen Valour Canada

    Mark N.S. HALDEN III – Commanding Officer SEAL Team 4? No, he’s a weasel in frogman’s clothing… – Stolen Valour Canada

    Our friends north of the border Stolen Valour Canada send us their case on

    Mark N.S. HALDEN III

    We have Senior Chief Don Shipley’s confirmation that Mr Mark Halden, who has been known to wander around St Catharines, Ontario wearing choker whites trading war stories for free drinks, was never a SEAL. (RECORDED HISTORY)

     

    Halden was born in 1955 so, it’s most unlikely that he was a 18 – 20 year old USN Naval Flight Officer /F4 Phantom back-seater flying in the Vietnam War. The USN stopped flying combat missions in 1973 although, an aircraft carrier remained on station until 1975. (SIMPLE ARITHMETIC)

    His claim of being blowed up in Beirut in 1983 doesn’t really matter either as he was never there. But, he has no problem insulting the service and sacrifice of those who were there.

    Victims of the Marine Corps Barracks bombing Beruit Lebanon 23 Oct 1983.

    Another fake Beirut Veteran?  How many of these clowns have we exposed so far?  If you were in Beirut I either know you or know somebody who does.  None of us know any Mark N.S. HALDEN III being deployed to Beirut.

     

    From a SVC Supporter

    Mr Halden was encouraged by SVC to stop his military masquerading, apologize for his reprehensible actions, surrender the bogus uniform / insignia for appropriate disposal action and just fade away…

    On the morning of 3 Dec 2018, Halden emailed us a series of images, confirmed that uniform / insignia would be sent to the US Consulate in Toronto, and committed to never wearing any uniform again.

    SVC will follow the words of US President Ronald Reagan from 1986 “Trust, but verify” /  “Doveryai no proveryai”

    Outstanding work by our Canadian comrades.

     

    Source: Mark N.S. HALDEN III – CO ST4? No, he’s a weasel in frogman’s clothing… – Stolen Valour Canada

  • John Casselman – Phony SEAL Team Six OBL Raid Commando

    John Casselman – Phony SEAL Team Six OBL Raid Commando


    The folks at Military Phony send us their work on John Brandon Casselman, who claims he was a Master Chief (E-9) U.S. Navy SEAL that participated in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

    Since Casselman promotes these SEAL stories on dating sites and Facebook, readers may not only get an insight into how the U.S. Navy SEALs work but also get to see a couple of pages out of Casselman’s dating playbook.  We don’t want to overhype it, but we assure you he brings his “A” game… you be the judge.

    If we can just keep the ladies on the sidelines and ask that you not run out on the playing field until the game is over and we finish presenting this case.

    On his Zoosk dating profile, he says he was a SEAL and in the Navy for 11 years…

    Casselman was not intimidated when Don Shipley’s name was thrown out.  No, he was more concerned about the lack of trust in a newly developing relationship – that was the issue.  Not his Navy SEAL-ness.

    Read about it below if you would like…

    I wonder if Don Shipley knows he is a living legend or if he likes running a dating concierge service with screening SEAL claims?   Long live The HAIR!  Don did take a timeout from tending his gaggle of geese long enough to confirm little Johnny  Casselman was never a Navy SEAL.

    So, we consulted with all of the logical resources.

    We could find no record of military service with DoD Manpower/SCRA or with the Department of the Navy.  Having no military records puts any claim of him being a Master Chief, a SEAL or on the Osama Bin Laden raid in a state of doubt.

    However, we did find that some other records do exist for John Casselman.

    And here: https://indiana.arrests.org/Arrests/John_Casselman_34497680/

    Now, we all would like to put our best foot forward, but honestly – which do you think is the more recent photo?   Or stated another way, the before and after?

    OK ladies and or fellas, here is your chance to date that Fake military hero with fantasy bullshit stories about his accomplishments and he comes complete with an arrest record.  Don’t miss your chance to be his next EX.

  • Census confirms: 63 percent of ‘non-citizens’ on welfare, 4.6 million households

    Census confirms: 63 percent of ‘non-citizens’ on welfare, 4.6 million households

    A majority of “non-citizens,” including those with legal green card rights, are tapping into welfare programs set up to help poor and ailing Americans, a Census Bureau finding that bolsters President Trump’s concern about immigrants costing the nation.

    Good news for the far left.  The parasitic nature of Liberalism at work.

    Source: Census confirms: 63 percent of ‘non-citizens’ on welfare, 4.6 million households

  • Police Department Asking Residents to Provide Firearm Serial Numbers

    Police Department Asking Residents to Provide Firearm Serial Numbers

    A Georgia Police Department is asking residents to provide serial numbers to all firearms to help police find them if they are stolen.

    The Chatham County Police Department is asking residents to provide the serial numbers to firearms in order to help police find them if they are stolen.

    WTGS reports that numerous guns are stolen in the county, 90 have been stolen since February 2018 alone.

    CCPD Capt. Daniel Flood said, “Unfortunately, we’ve seen a big increase in the number of guns that have been stolen from unlocked cars. From burglaries and that type of thing.” He added, “About a third of them don’t have serial numbers. [The gun owners] don’t record the serial numbers.”

    Flood is asking county residents to provide their serial numbers via a database so that if their guns are stolen police will have the information. He says that will enable police to find the gun if it is taken to a pawn shop in another county or state too.

    The serial number website is called ReportIt and Flood says if your gun is stolen you can tell police, “Hey my gun is logged into ReportIt with Leads Online.”

    What a great idea, you people should scurry over to ReportIt and enter the serial numbers to all of your weapons.  When you get done with that drop off  a DNA and urine sample at your local crime lab so they can confirm you have nothing to do with any crime.

    I would join you in this fine effort but if I  had ever owned a gun of any kind I am sure it was lost during a recent boating accident along with what little responsibly purchased ammo I might have had.  Gosh, I sure wish I had entered all that data into this database of theirs.  Citizen, support your local government.

     

    Source: Police Department Asking Residents to Provide Firearm Serial Numbers

  • George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94

     George Herbert Walker Bush, the president who managed the end of the Cold War and forged a global coalition to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait, has died at age 94.  In a political career that spanned three decades, he lost his bid for re-election and lived to see his son win the Oval Office.

    The death of Bush — nicknamed “41” to distinguish himself from son George W. Bush, “43” — was announced in a statement released late Friday.

    “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” his son, former President George W. Bush, said in a statement released by family spokesman Jim McGrath. “George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41’s life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens.”

    His death, which was announced by his office, came less than eight months after that of his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush.

    Mr. Bush had a form of Parkinson’s disease that forced him to use a wheelchair or motorized scooter in recent years, and he had been in and out of hospitals during that time as his health declined. In April, a day after attending Mrs. Bush’s funeral, he was treated for an infection that had spread to his blood. In 2013, he was in dire enough shape with bronchitis that former President George W. Bush, his son, solicited ideas for a eulogy.

    But he proved resilient each time. In 2013 he told well-wishers, through an aide, to “put the harps back in the closet.”

     

    On the day he turned 18 years old, Bush both graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and enlisted in the Navy, little more than six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Less than a year later, when he was still 18, he received his wings and officer’s commission, believed to be the Navy’s youngest pilot.

    For the next two years, with World War II at its peak, Bush flew torpedo bombers off the USS San Jacinto. On Sept. 2, 1944, his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire while he was on a bombing run in the Pacific. Bush bailed and was rescued by a submarine, but his two crewmembers were killed. Bush would later say he thought of them every day.

     

    Source: George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 

  • Sorry, I have been Deployed on important missions.

    I have spent the last month on the move mostly.  A lot of it was Secret so I can only talk about it on this Interwebnet thingy.

    The Soviet is now a Certified Open Water Diver.   I promised to do it all with her and I have to admit that it was not as easy as it was 30 years ago.  We then went and did 8 dives all around Florida while the rest of you got cold.  Sorry I have not been posting for a while and a giant THANK YOU to those who carried the load while I was suffering through long days and nights in 85 degree water.

    Best Regards to all.

  • Puck Yourselves, University Hands Out Hockey Pucks : NPR

    Puck Yourselves, University Hands Out Hockey Pucks : NPR

    For Defense Against Active Shooters, University Hands Out Hockey Pucks

    Hockey pucks: They’re small and heavy and — one Michigan college thinks — may be the perfect weapon against an active shooter on campus.

    Oakland University, a public school in Rochester Hills, near Detroit, is distributing thousands of 94-cent hockey pucks for just that reason.

    The distribution, which began earlier this month, stemmed from a March faculty active-shooter training session, which followed February’s shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school that left 17 dead.

    A participant at the training asked Oakland University Police Chief Mark Gordon what items people could use to defend themselves on the campus, which has a no-weapons policy, the Detroit Free Press reports.

    A hockey puck was a “spur-of-the-moment idea that seemed to have some merit to it, and it kind of caught on,” Gordon said.

    The faculty union followed up on the idea, purchasing 2,500 hockey pucks: 800 for union members and 1,700 for students, the Free Press reports.

    The school conducts active-shooter training sessions multiple times a year, teaching the “run, hide, fight” method, which emphasizes fleeing an active-shooter situation above all else, hiding if fleeing isn’t an option — and fighting if hiding isn’t, either.

    Fighting, with a hockey puck or other means, should be “an absolute last strategy,” Gordon told the Free Press.

    The faculty union at Michigan’s Oakland University purchased 2,500 hockey pucks to be used as a potential weapon of last resort. The pucks also double as a fundraising tool.

    Here is the quote of the week:

    “If you threw [a hockey puck] at a gunman, it would probably cause some injury. It would be a distraction, if nothing else,” Gordon told WXYZ, a local ABC station.

    I could be wrong but it would only distract a gunman long enough to put a bullet in your ass.  I doubt a bunch of prissy libtards prancing around with hard rubber is really all that new.   I think rubber dicks might be an even bigger distraction.  Not sure if they make good door stops though.  Maybe one of you fine people would know about all that.

    I do like that each puck is serialized…do they require a background check or can any loon purchase one?

     

     

    S ource: For Defense Against Active Shooters, University Hands Out Hockey Pucks : NPR