{"id":145359,"date":"2023-08-05T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=145359"},"modified":"2023-08-05T17:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T21:55:56","slug":"zinnerman-the-hits-just-keep-right-on-comin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=145359","title":{"rendered":"Zinnerman – The Hits Just Keep Right on Comin’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We wrote about Zinnerman here<\/a>, and he has since been removed from his post at the Montford Point Marines Association.<\/p>\n

Now, they’ve discovered that a top official vouched for Zinnerman saying Zinnerman distinguished himself in combat in Iraq – but later it was determined Zinnerman was never there.<\/p>\n

The official – Lt General Walter Gaskin – was confronted and to his credit admitted to writing the letter. It seems he visited a unit that was not his own and talked to a SgtMaj he hadn’t met before. When Zinnerman spoke to Gaskin years later, Gaskin assumed he was the same SgtMaj. Gaskin seems like an honest man, but he squirmed a bit when confronted. If anything, he did not confirm things before endorsing Zinnerman based on Zinnerman’s word.<\/p>\n

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But now, Gaskin is in the news due to the letter he wrote for Zinnerman.<\/p>\n

Stolen Valor | North Carolina military leader vouched for discredited veteran<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Akilah Davis WTVD | Friday, August 4, 2023<\/p>\n

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The ABC11 I-Team has discovered that North Carolina Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Lt. General Walter Gaskin wrote a letter of recommendation vouching for a former Montford Point Marines Association member who’s been thrown out of the group for claiming military honors he didn’t earn.<\/p>\n

There’s been a major shakeup at the national nonprofit the Montford Point Marine Association. Our sister station KGO originally reported three organization officials were caught exaggerating their own military records and awards, according to military records obtained by KGO.<\/p>\n

Billy Ray Zinnerman was the Western Region Public Relations Officer and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Our sister station, KGO found he was kicked out of the group for faking a decades-long military career. He claimed to have a 25 year military career in which he earned medals for being injured in combat and Desert Storm.<\/p>\n

The ABC11 I-Team has learned the North Carolina Secretary of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Lt. General Walter Gaskin wrote a recommendation letter for Zinnerman last year when he ran for city council in Maricopa, Arizona.<\/p>\n

In the letter written by Gaskin, he stated he witnessed “first-hand” Zinnerman’s “superior performance, bravery and dedication to duty while in combat in Desert Storm\/Desert Shield in Iraq and the Liberation of Kuwait.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When asked, Zinnerman said “no comment”, but also denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Reminds me of the Tasmanian devil cartoon…\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

… you can’t get too close to it while it’s spinning or you get drawn into the vortex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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