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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe Polk County Ledger<\/a> tells the story of David Scott Broxterman who was a professor at Polk State College in Florida who apparently used fake transcripts to get his teaching job there. Folks began wondering what else he was lying about and of course, they found a completely false military career that he bragged about;<\/p>\n Assertions Broxterman made that are not reflected in official records include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Serving in Mogadishu, Somalia, on a special forces team from October 1993 to September 1995. Records show no indication he was ever in Somalia or part of the special forces.<\/p>\n Being wounded by sniper fire on a ground mission in Somalia. There is no indication he was ever wounded anywhere.<\/p>\n Receiving a Purple Heart, Bronze Star with V for valor and a Legion of Merit. The Purple Heart is awarded to those wounded or killed in combat. The Bronze Star is the fourth-highest individual military award, and the V is given for an act of combat heroism. Records show no combat-specific awards. <\/p>\n Achieving a rank of lieutenant colonel, a commissioned officer, in the Individual Ready Reserve and a master sergeant, a noncommissioned officer, in the special forces. There is no record that he was ever a lieutenant colonel. It is impossible to have both ranks at the same time, said Master Sgt. Michael Chann, a representative for the Army Human Resources Command.<\/p>\n State Attorney’s Office investigator David Lyon wrote in a report that he thinks the information on Broxterman’s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was a “misrepresentation of him and was utilized to further his scheme to defraud Polk State College.”<\/p>\n Army records do show Broxterman:<\/strong><\/p>\n Had a 24-year Army military career, serving from December 1976 through January 2001.<\/p>\n Served first in the Army Reserve, then the inactive reserve, and then on active duty.<\/p>\n Was stationed in Italy and Germany for almost four years.<\/p>\n Received numerous medals, including expert or sharpshooter marksmanship badges for various weapons, three Meritorious Service Medals and four Army Commendation Medals.<\/p>\n Reached the rank of master sergeant….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The prosecutor’s office isn’t pursuing stolen valor charges but they are looking at his academic credentials which seem to be forged according to the article. <\/p>\n If Polk County, Florida sounds familiar, that’s because it’s where Ed Cameron<\/a> had his face plastered on the side of a bus for his phony Purple Hearts, where Harold Kaufman<\/a> had been bragging for years about his Purple Hearts and Bronze Star and where Mark Hicks <\/a>had been parading around with numerous unearned awards.<\/p>\n Thanks to Chris for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"