{"id":138926,"date":"2023-03-20T07:50:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=138926"},"modified":"2023-04-10T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:20:25","slug":"verlon-james-fake-navy-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=138926","title":{"rendered":"Verlon James – Fake Navy SEAL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Verlon Clinton James (Sr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The folks at MilitaryPhony<\/a> send us their work on Verlon James<\/a>, who claims to have been a Navy SEAL, served in Vietnam and Iraq, and retired after 20 years. James comes to us from Toledo, Ohio and at the time of this writing is 66 years old.<\/p>\r\n

James likes to wear a Navy SEAL Trident and in the photo above, has a small one just in case you missed the big one on his cap. Can never have too many if you want to drive the point home – I guess. He is wearing what we call a BAST – Big Ass SEAL Trident.<\/p>\r\n

His Twitter account claims that he was in the Navy from 1974-1994, retired, and served as a U.S. Navy SEAL.

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On his Vietnam Veteran cap, there’s a U.S. Navy SEAL Trident on the side above the flag pin.

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But there’s another ball cap that states ‘Iraq veteran,’ which also has a U.S. Navy SEAL Trident on the side of it.

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But wait, there’s more… \"\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n

He was asked a few questions in a Facebook PM. James said he was in from 1974-1994 with SEAL Team 5, and became an officer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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A news organization did a story<\/a> about a charity that had funds stolen from them. James has been interviewed for the story, but later, when questions arose regarding his military claims, they pulled back on the story.

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MilitaryPhony confirmed that James was not in the UDT\/SEAL database, nor was there any record of “Verlon Clinton James” or any other variation of his name ever completing BUD\/S Training or being assigned to any SEAL teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Verlon James’ military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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FOIA RESULTS<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER<\/strong> (NPRC)\r\n
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FOIA Results – NPRC – Verlon James – Summary Sheet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\nThere is a photo in the Commissarymen section of the 1975 USS Halsey<\/a> (DLG-23\/CG-23) cruise book. Here, a photo shows SN James operating a meat slicer. \"\"<\/a> It would be hard to be a SEAL in Vietnam in 1975 while serving as a Commissaryman on board the USS Halsey. Here’s an article<\/a> in 2002 where James talks about registering as a sex offender. James is quoted in the article…<\/blockquote>\r\n
“Convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 1984 and 1986, Verlon James doesn’t argue that he should be on Lucas County’s sex offender registry.

\u201cIf I had a predator next door to me, I’d want to know,\u201d he said. \u201cI’m a sex offender. I don’t lie. I don’t glorify it. I don’t try to sugarcoat it.\u201d

But, he said, \u201cmy kids have been badgered and harassed: `Your dad’s a rapist.’\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/div>\r\nHe claims to have been a Navy SEAL during this time but being a sexual predator would not be compatible with serving as a Navy SEAL. Then, there is this article<\/a> in 2010, where he was being hunted as a sexual predator.

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James was part of a national sex offender registry database…<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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

<\/p>\r\n BUD\/S – SEAL
<\/strong>There is no record of Verlon James graduating BUD\/S-SEAL training and no record of him serving with a SEAL Team.

RANK
<\/strong>There were no claims of rank to confirm.

TIME IN SERVICE
<\/strong>James claimed that he served from 1974-1994 and retired from the Navy. His military service record does not support that claim.

VIETNAM
<\/strong>James’ record does not support his claim of serving in Vietnam or Iraq.

AWARDS
<\/strong>The only award that James has is a National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) which is given to most people out of boot camp.

SUMMARY
<\/strong>If Verlon James has used any of these claims to gain anything of value, he could in violation of the Stolen Valor Act.\r\n

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In the article<\/a> where they were searching for James, it said he spent 15 years behind bars. I guess it’s a better story to say you were in the Navy during that time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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