{"id":18312,"date":"2010-04-01T05:05:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T10:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=18312"},"modified":"2010-06-26T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2010-06-26T17:32:46","slug":"sgm-john-letuli-info-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=18312","title":{"rendered":"SGM John Letuli: info request"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We received this last night through various dependable channels. The Sergeant Major in the middle of these Sergeants Major pictured above is SGM John Letuli. He’s wearing a Special Forces combat patch in this picture. According to the folks at Professional Soldiers<\/a>, they’ve contacted the Special Warfare Center and he’s never served with a Special Forces unit. Letuli is currently an operations sergeant in the North Carolina National Guard.<\/p>\n

According to the people who emailed us yesterday, several investigations into this sergeant’s background have begun, but the various commands involved seem to want to sweep this under the rug. Apparently they won’t even respond to an Army Times reporter.<\/p>\n

Of course, because he’s currently in the service, we won’t be able to get his OMPF through our usual channels in order to set the record straight, so we’re asking you guys for any information you can provide us. Someone out there knows this guy and can verify or refute his claims. You can contact anonymously with the form at the “Contact Us” link in our header our at the email address. <\/p>\n

ADDED: <\/strong>I am aware of all of the possibilities that might have led to the SGM wearing an SF combat patch, I, myself, am authorized to wear either the 1st ID or 2AD patch for the same combat tour. Apparently these possibilities have all been negated by the folks at Professional Soldier, the SWC and the SOCOM CSM.
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\n2nd ADDED:<\/strong>Seems that is not only the thing that is in question.<\/p>\n

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Besides the SF tab, he’s wearing the Soldier’s Medal and the Purple Heart. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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