Category: Phony soldiers

SGT K and David Thul sent us this link to the story of a Native-American female, Elizabeth McKenzie, whom no one in her hometown noticed that she wasn’t in the Army. They awarded her some local honors;

There was a tribal drum ceremony and a reception line. Accepting the town’s gratitude, McKenzie talked about the close calls she’d had and a war injury that brought her home. She led the march in the high school gym, carrying the American flag, and the local newspaper documented the hero’s return.

But none of it was true. The 20-year-old McKenzie was never injured in combat, had never been to Afghanistan, never been deployed anywhere. In fact, she’s never been in the military.

A recruiter at the local college brought up the fact that MacKenzie had been in class when she claimed to have been in Afghanistan. Some of the veterans noticed that the rank on her cap and her blouse were different and neither matched the rank she claimed.

I guess the liar class are more diverse than we could imagine.

In a telephone interview with Lakeland Public Television, McKenzie said she wanted to honor family members who had served in the military and then said she would be willing to accept help if anyone was willing to provide it. Her mother, who lives in Two Harbors, told the station that McKenzie had struggled with mental health problems for years, which had led to her estrangement from family members.

Ah, the old Veterans for Peace ploy of honoring their family members with stolen valor. And throw in the “mental health problems” excuse for good measure. Her family didn’t notice she wasn’t in Afghanistan?

Doug Sterner sends us this link of a former Marine who endangered the lives of his girlfriend and anyone else within shotgun range of his apartment;

David J. Searight, 40, of Adam Street, City of Tonawanda, was living in a second-floor apartment on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda at the time of the April 25 incident. No one was hurt when the rounds went through the apartment below his and lodged in a ceiling joist in the basement of the building, Assistant District Attorney Susan B. Bjornholm said.

She sought the maximum two-year jail sentence for Searight’s guilty plea to two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment, but Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III imposed three years’ probation and 25 days in the county work program “in light of the defendant’s whole life. . . . I just don’t see how a sentence of incarceration is appropriate.”

Searight’s lawyer, Robert Convissar, said his client won the Navy Cross and two Purple Hearts in the Middle East and had no prior criminal record. “He had one bad night,” Convissar said.

Yeah, no Navy Cross and no Purple Hearts – but as long as the lawyer says it out loud, the judge believes it. maybe two years was a little excessive, but no jail time for missing by two feet a bed normally occupied by two children? Because of a lie? The newspaper reporting it doesn’t check either. Now that the 9th Circus has decriminalized war stories, everyone gets in on the act.

CNN reports that Yupeng “David” Deng not only pretended to be a soldier, he convinced 100 other Chinese nationals to join his unit as a path to citizenship;

Recruits were allegedly charged initiation fees ranging from $300 to $450, with annual renewal fees of $120, according to Deputy District Attorney Richard Ceballos. In addition, authorities said, recruits could increase their rank in the fraudulent unit by making cash donations to Deng.

The recruits were provided with phony U.S. Army uniforms, fake documents and fraudulent military identification cards, authorities said. Deng also allegedly instructed them to report to his office in the Los Angeles suburb of Temple City — which authorities said was decorated to look like an official U.S. military recruiting center….

I’m sure if there was a Stolen Valor Hall of Fame, this dude’s picture would be at the front door. Even though he’s facing child porn charges, too.

See, there’s a lesson in there for the rest of you phony soldiers out there – if you can’t summon the testicular fortitude to join a special unit, form your own.

This guy has been in the POW.net radar since December of last year when he was making claims that he was a war hero in Iraq. But what makes this more interesting is that he claims that he need money to get Congress to petition Congress to approve the Medal of Honor that he claims he so rightly deserves.

Hello, My name is SPC. Jasper Lake and I am 26 years old. My clans are Manygoats born for the Bitterwater people. My maternal grandfathers are Towering House people and my paternal grandfathers are Walking Around people. I was born in Monument Valley, Utah Sept 20,1983. My parents are joe and alice lake. i have 2 brothers and 1 sister. i am the youngest of the family.

I did my Base traing in FT.Leonardwood,missouri. after completing my base training I was station out in Seattle, Washington.

Awards I well also be getting is Purple Heart,Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Star.
I feel that I deserves this award conspicuously for my gallantry and intrepidity. I SPC. JASPER LAKE distinguished myself by risking my own life above and beyond the call of duty for my platoon while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States.

I believe that I have earned this prestigious achievement when I put my own life endanger to help my squad team return back to the Stryker. Me and my platoon were in a pit while under a line of fire. I volunteered to stay behind and protect my platoon from enemy cross fire. This mission took place in Mosul, Iraq.
The MEDAL OF HONOR is awarded to those individuals who have performed heroic duty. I have taken the opportunity to prove this to my platoon, leaders, and myself that I have the courage and assisted when I was needed.

I am also asking for your help and support in donations this well help me with the expenses of my travel to get my awards.DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT ANY WELLS FARGO. Acct#9991208399 and Routing#122105278. thank you for your help. If you have any questions or need further documentation, I can be reached at my e-mail

Your donation well be very much appreciated.
gah_owl2010@yahoo.com

He is also trying to get others to do the same thing for him as well.

The Kayenta Veterans Organization Corporation, a new non-profit agency with a 501c3 status, has several goals in place that they feel will fall into place easily if Kayenta Monument Valley High School alumni and U.S. Army Veteran Jasper Lake receives his Medal of Honor from the U.S. Congress in the near future. “Right now, we are lobbying on behalf of Jasper Lake. Our next goal is to find the monies to lobby at the State and Federal levels,” says Rick Gray Wednesday night at the Kayenta Chapter meeting. Jasper Lake’s story is an odyssey, so much so that it is his own Platoon that nominated him for the Medal of Honor while he was in the Middle East.

The only problem is that the none seems to know who this person is. The 25th Infantry Division Association has no data on him at all. Nether does POW.net after three FOIA requests came back with nothing. Also considering what he claiming that he has done that there should be something about him and his actions.

In that spirit, Jasper Lake, one of my former students joined the United States Army. Not a distinguished student or great athlete, although his name is still listed on my weightroom record board for doing a clean and jerk of 115 kg (253 lb) at a bodyweight of about 190 lb. Jasper worked as a welder for a few years then enlisted. One day well on patrol in Iraq his unit was pinned down by enemy fire coming from all directions. Jasper, who was Striker (armored personnel carrier)driver and mechanic raced through the enemy fire dodging bullets, retook the vehicle and drove back in a rescued his unit taking some shrapnel from an explosive along the way. It was hard for me not to be emotional when he thanked me for the physical preparation he recieved and credited it for the physical toughness he had which allowed him to perform when it counted. He related that he had always maxed out on his PT (physical training) and he said it started here in our weight room.

Oh lets not forget that since there is no records of him at all means that the photo of him wearing the awards to include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge are enough to be considered a violation of the Stolen Valor Act.

Oh and if anyone is wondering he claims that his unit is 73rd Engineer Company.

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Here is a closer look at his Flash.

The Oak Ridge Military Academy in North Carolina discovered they had a phony soldier, William Northrop, as a commandant after a student’s parent questioned his creds;

Northrop claimed in a 1992 book profiling veterans that he served as a Special Forces officer in Vietnam and Laos and also saw duty with the Israeli military. He provided intimate stories about life in the war zone and told the author of “Saigon to Jerusalem” that the experience still haunted him. Oak Ridge’s archives, which Northrop helped develop, likewise say he served with the Army in Vietnam.

Yeah, Northrop and the school are engaged in a cover-up;

He refused to discuss his past or explain the discrepancies in his record to an Associated Press reporter. The academy’s president would not discuss Northrop’s background either.

How hard is it verify your employees’ claims of former employment, especially as it relates to the job you hire them to fill? Especially when the previous employment is a matter of public record? And a dumbass like me can get records on pretenders. But, I’m hate these scumbags, but I hate their enablers even more.

Yeah, I don’t read legal decisions, especially the drivel which emanates from the 9th Circus, so I rely on others. David Lat from Above the Law blog quotes more from the imbecile known as Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. You might remember we quoted his long list of things we say that equate in his tiny, closed mind to “I was a Marine and was awarded the Medal of Honor”;

We lie to protect our privacy (“No, I don’t live around here”); to avoid hurt feelings (“Friday is my study night”); to make others feel better (“Gee you’ve gotten skinny”);to avoid recriminations (“I only lost $10 at poker”); to prevent grief (“The doc says you’re getting better”); to maintain domestic tranquility (“She’s just a friend”); to avoid social stigma (“I just haven’t met the right woman”); for career advancement (“I’m sooo lucky to have a smart boss like you”); to avoid being lonely (“I love opera”); to eliminate a rival (“He has a boyfriend”); to achieve an objective (“ButI love you so much”); to defeat an objective (“I’m allergic to latex”); to make an exit (“It’s not you, it’s me”); to delay the inevitable (“The check is in the mail”); to communicate displeasure (“There’s nothing wrong”); to get someone off your back (“I’ll call you about lunch”); to escape a nudnik (“My mother’s on the other line”); to namedrop (“We go way back”); to set up a surprise party (“I need help moving the piano”); to buy time (“I’m on my way”); to keep up appearances (“We’re not talking divorce”); to avoid taking out the trash (“My back hurts”); to duck an obligation (“I’ve got a headache”); to maintain a public image (“I go to church every Sunday”); to make a point (“Ich bin ein Berliner”); to save face (“I had too much to drink”); to humor (“Correct as usual, King Friday”); to avoid embarrassment (“That wasn’t me”); to curry favor (“I’ve read all your books”); to get a clerkship (“You’re the greatest living jurist”); to save a dollar (“I gave at the office”); or to maintain innocence (“There are eight tiny reindeer on the rooftop”).

But, because I don’t read legal opinions, these are new to us;

And we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk, as reflected by the popularity of plastic surgery, elevator shoes, wood veneer paneling, cubic zirconia, toupees, artificial turf and cross-dressing. Last year, Americans spent $40 billion on cosmetics—an industry devoted almost entirely to helping people deceive each other about their appearance. It doesn’t matter whether we think that such lies are despicable or cause more harm than good. An important aspect of personal autonomy is the right to shape one’s public and private persona by choosing when to tell the truth about oneself, when to conceal and when to deceive. Of course, lies are often disbelieved or discovered, and that too is part of the pull and tug of social intercourse. But it’s critical to leave such interactions in private hands, so that we can make choices about who we are. How can you develop a reputation as a straight shooter if lying is not an option?

Yes, wood paneling is exactly like claiming military honors which weren’t earned. Eye make up is like wearing a Purple Heart when the wearer wasn’t wounded in combat. Cubic zirconia is just like claiming to have served in combat when you’ve never left Fort Living Room.

Lat thinks this is cute of Kozinski. I think they’re both shallow, disrespectful, ignorant turds.

And as a long-serving Federal Appeals Court Chief Judge, I’ve determined that they’re both wrong on points of law, too. Suck that.