{"id":144681,"date":"2023-07-21T07:30:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=144681"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:28:46","slug":"greg-ouimette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=144681","title":{"rendered":"Greg Ouimette &#8211; Another Purple Heart and Bronze Star Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">We have several cases that we will be publishing soon.\u00a0 It seems the Biden Administration has hired a lot of new and clueless individuals at NPRC.\u00a0 Some of the paperwork we get back is not what we asked for.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">One case is a clown who has been running around doing motivational Guest Speaker events and claims his Silver Star is currently pending an upgrade to the Medal of\u00a0 Honor.\u00a0 I hate it when the Army forgets to enter your Silver Star into your records, it makes doing the upgrade to a MOH all that much harder.\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>Evidently, sending a list of authorized awards on that individual is beyond the abilities of some new hires.\u00a0 Seems pretty straight forward to me.\u00a0 I guess they are trying to be all they can be.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>In the mean time,\u00a0 we have cases like this guy who has some need to embellish his actual service beyond recognition.\u00a0 \u00a0He must have served with Gunny Highway in Grenada and probably helped rescue Dutch from that predator thing in Columbia.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_144682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144682\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144682 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory Ouimette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">The folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphony.com\/2023\/07\/20\/gregory-ouimette-us-army-ranger-ssg-e-6-purple-heart-bronze-star-grenada-blog-of-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MilitaryPhony<\/a> sent us their work on this Greg Ouimette fella.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-ouimette-14a33780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gregory Paul Ouimette<\/a> comes to us from Keymer, Maryland.\u00a0 At the time of this writing, July 2023, Ouimette is 58 years old.<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>In Ouimette&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-ouimette-14a33780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn profile<\/a>, there are claims of being a combat veteran of Operation Urgent Fury &#8211; the U.S. Invasion of Grenada in 1983 &#8211; and his receiving a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for that operation. The profile also claims that he completed Ranger training and was a Staff Sergeant (E-6) in the Army.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_144683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144683\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-linkedin-army.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-linkedin-army-500x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-linkedin-army-500x197.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-linkedin-army-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-linkedin-army-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-linkedin-army.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SOURCE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-ouimette-14a33780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-ouimette-14a33780\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There&#8217;s also a claim of attending and graduating from the United States Military Police School in Fort McLellan [sic] Alabama but we are uncertain if this was a military or civilian pursuit and qualification.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_144684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144684\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-military-police.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-military-police-500x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-military-police-500x152.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-military-police-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-military-police-768x233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ouimette-military-police.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SOURCE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-ouimette-14a33780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-ouimette-14a33780\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d8c5a7;\"><strong>. . . . .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote><strong>ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY MILITARY PHONIES<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The servicemen that were wounded in the 1983 Grenada invasion is well-documented and Ouimette&#8217;s name is not listed.<br \/><br \/>Gregory Paul Ouimette&#8217;s military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. We filed with the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to account for his service claims. \r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d8c5a7;\"><strong>. . . . .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FOIA RESULTS<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n <strong>NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER<\/strong> (NPRC)\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_144687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144687\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-summary.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FOIA &#8211; NPRC &#8211; Ouimette &#8211; Summary Sheet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_144688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144688\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-photo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-photo.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-photo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-photo-266x333.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FOIA &#8211; NPRC &#8211; Ouimette &#8211; Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_144689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144689\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments-431x333.jpg 431w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/foia-ouimette-assignments-2048x1583.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FOIA &#8211; NPRC &#8211; Ouimette &#8211; Assignments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d8c5a7;\"><strong>. . . . .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<strong>DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER<\/strong> (SCRA)<br \/><br \/>We searched the DoD Manpower Data Center database and found no active duty service listing for Gregory Paul Ouimette. This database was searched for any active duty to the present day. It did not show any other service dates, but sometimes the database is unreliable for recall to active duty from reserve status. However, this result appears to be consistent with Ouimette&#8217;s NPRC FOIA response, since it stated that all of his service was &#8220;RESERVE TIME ONLY.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #d8c5a7;\">. . . . .<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As Jonn Lilyea would often say &#8211; &#8220;the NPRC remembers things differently.&#8221; Ouimette was discharged from the Army Reserve as a Private 2nd Class (E-2) vs. the SSG (E-6) claimed, no Ranger school listed for military training, no record that Ouimette served in combat, let alone serving in Grenada. He would have had to serve in combat to be a recipient of the Purple Heart. There was also a claim of a Bronze Star from Grenada, which his records did not support.<\/p>\r\n<p>Greg, do me a favor.\u00a0 If you come across that blowhard Blain that was with you in the jungles of Columbia, tell him we all know he lied about being in the Viet of Nam and he was never a SEAL.\u00a0 Just like you were not in Grenada and never a Ranger.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"malwarebytes-root\">\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY MILITARY PHONIESThe servicemen that were wounded in the 1983 Grenada invasion is well-documented &hellip; <a title=\"Greg Ouimette &#8211; Another Purple Heart and Bronze Star Fake\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=144681\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Greg Ouimette &#8211; Another Purple Heart and Bronze Star Fake<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":654,"featured_media":144682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[392,479,687,461,457,408,686],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armyposer","category-bronze-star","category-grenada","category-purple-heart","category-ranger","category-stolen-valor","category-urgent-fury"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=144681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/144682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=144681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=144681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=144681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}