{"id":59423,"date":"2015-04-22T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59423"},"modified":"2015-04-22T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T14:48:18","slug":"leo-keligan-old-phony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59423","title":{"rendered":"Leo Keligan; old phony"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Leo<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Someone sent us this article<\/a> about 88-year-old Leo Keligan who spoke at a Tribute to veterans last year;<\/p>\n

\"Leo<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Starting in just the twelfth grade, Captain Keligian has been a part of the Coast Guard, Navy Seals, and the United States Army. During World War II, he participated in the war in the Pacific Theatre, and was active from the South Pacific to Japan. After World War II concluded, he was sent to the U.S. Army and promoted to Captain. He was on active duty during the Korean War, and six years later during the Berlin Crisis. In 1983, he was redeployed with only four hours’ notice. He did not return back home for three long, exhausting years. Captain Keligian is one of the most inspirational Veterans I have ever met. My eyes kept reverting back to his olive green coat, which was decorated and adorned with many medals. But what made him noteworthy were not the medals, but his humility.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, his humility. When World War II drew in the United States, he had just turned 15 years old. By the time it ended, he was 18, so just the math ruins his story. He was never a SEAL nor was he in the Coast Guard. During the Korean War, he was in the Army Reserve and he didn’t deploy to the war. The only thing that might be true about his narrative is that he was activated for the Berlin Crisis in 1961;<\/p>\n

\"Leo<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

I don’t know what would have tempted the Pentagon to call him back to active duty in 1983 for three years when he was a 57 year-old retired captain, but that isn’t listed on his FOIA, either. Mary sent his whole narrative to the NPRC and they verified none of it. <\/p>\n

\"Wings<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leo<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leo<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

The EIB was an odd choice, along with the EOD badge. The Army of Occupation Medal probably doesn’t belong above his self-awarded Soldiers Medal either. <\/p>\n

Yeah, I know, I’m a big meanie for picking on this old guy, but it’s more than likely that he’s been telling these lies for decades – you know, because of his humility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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