{"id":115605,"date":"2021-07-19T07:55:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T11:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=115605"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:31:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:31:12","slug":"doug-reeves-fake-navy-seal-diver-persian-gulf-war-participant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=115605","title":{"rendered":"Doug Reeves – Fake Navy SEAL Diver, Persian Gulf War Participant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The folks at Military Phony<\/a> send us a case on Douglas Robert Reeves<\/a>.\u00a0 Reeves lives in Hialeah, Florida which is in Miami-Dade county.\u00a0 Although Reeves is 64 years old at the time of this writing – mid-July 2021 – he will be 65 years old in a few weeks.<\/p>\r\n

Reeves is a real estate agent \/ realtor<\/a>.\u00a0 On one of his realtor profiles, Reeves claims he was a “Navy SEAL diver” as well as being a “participant in the Persian Gulf War.”\u00a0 This profile is written in the first person.<\/p>\r\n

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SOURCE: https:\/\/www.coldwellbanker.com\/Coldwell-Banker-Realty-12629c\/Douglas-Reeves-7507197a<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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On another of Reeves’ profiles, the same claims are made that Reeves was a “Navy SEAL diver” as well as being a “participant in the Persian Gulf War.”\u00a0 This profile is written in the third person.<\/figure>\r\n
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SOURCE: http:\/\/www.simplyrealtyfl.com\/local-real-estate-agent-realtor<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\nA similar profile with the same claims exists on Zillow<\/a>.<\/div>\r\n

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After the UDT\/SEAL database was checked, it was determined that there is NO record of “Douglas Robert Reeves” or any other variation of his name ever completing BUD\/S Training or assigned to any SEAL teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Douglas Reeves’ military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Due to his age and claim of service dates, we filed with the Department of the Navy which maintains records from the mid 1990s-present.\u00a0 The Department of the Navy indicated that Reeves’ records were kept with NPRC due to a release from the Navy in 1988.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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FOIA RESULTS<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER<\/strong> (NPRC)\r\n

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NPRC FOIA Results – Douglas Reeves – Summary Sheet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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NPRC FOIA Results – Douglas Reeves – Assignments 1976-82<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n
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NPRC FOIA Results – Douglas Reeves – Assignments 1986-88<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

<\/p>\r\n BUD\/S – SEAL<\/strong>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\nThere is no record of Douglas Robert Reeves graduating BUD\/S-SEAL training and no record of him serving with a SEAL Team. There was an entry in Reeves’ assignments that was not legible, and it corresponds with a period that BUD\/S Class 93 classed up in 1977, so it is possible that Reeves went to BUD\/S training.\u00a0 However, there is no indication that he graduated and as stated above, there is no record of him serving on a SEAL team.\r\n

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As a side note – although used occasionally, the term “Navy SEAL diver” is a bit awkward if not odd and sends up a red flag.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

. . . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\nGULF WAR<\/strong>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\nReeves makes the claim of being a “participant in the Persian Gulf War.”\u00a0 Since this was combined with a reference to being in the Navy and in the context of duty stations, one would take this to mean Reeves was a Gulf War veteran. However, there is nothing in his official military records to indicate that he served on active duty during the Gulf War.\u00a0 There is a possibility that he meant that his ship was patrolling waters in and around the Middle East when there was some friction, but the statement is misleading.\r\n

 <\/p>\r\nSemantics aside, Reeves has no medals that signify he served during the Gulf War.\r\n

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<\/p>\r\n If Reeves has used false claims to gain anything of value – he may be in violation of the Stolen Valor Act at worst or represent unethical behavior at best.\r\n

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