{"id":61854,"date":"2015-09-16T08:57:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T12:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=61854"},"modified":"2022-01-23T23:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T04:34:10","slug":"roger-gagnon-the-va-is-lying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=61854","title":{"rendered":"Roger Gagnon; &#8220;The VA is lying&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61855\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61855\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-456x333.jpg 456w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon.jpg 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphonies.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/14\/roger-paul-gagnon-jr-irony-with-the-case-of-the-va-is-lying-spokesman-blog-of-shame\/\">Military Phonies<\/a> send us their work on this fellow, Roger Paul Gagnon who recently made a name for himself when he bought a billboard which declares that the &#8220;VA is lying&#8221;;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61856\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61856\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VA-is-lying-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"VA is lying\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VA-is-lying-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VA-is-lying-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VA-is-lying.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>They say that Gagnon has been on several news programs because of the stunt. Gagnon was a Beirut veteran and he claims that the VA has forgotten about Beirut veterans. Himself included, of course. I&#8217;m not sure that the VA classifies veterans by their conflict, or that they&#8217;re even able to &#8220;forget&#8221; about certain engagements with our nation&#8217;s enemies, but then I&#8217;ve heard veterans claim that the VA has forgotten about Desert Storm veterans, too, so what do I know?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, while Gagnon would like you to believe that he was involved in the bombing of the Beirut barracks on October 23, 1983, he was actually on an extended vacation during that period;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61861\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61861\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-FOIA-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon FOIA\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-FOIA-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-FOIA-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-FOIA.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61857\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61857\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon Assignments\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61858\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61858\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments2-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon Assignments2\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments2-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments2.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61859\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61859\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments3-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon Assignments3\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments3-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments3-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Assignments3.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It seems that Gagnon was a problem child during his Marine Corps service. He had one honorable discharge and then reenlisted. He was an auto mechanic, and became a security guard, until he started acting badly and they sent him back to being an auto mechanic. Then he went AWOL, did some time in the brig when he came back and then finally deserted and never came back, so The Corps discharged him.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61860\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61860\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-explained-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon explained\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-explained-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-explained-444x333.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-explained-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-explained.jpg 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Somehow or another, the VA is paying him for 100% disability, that&#8217;s where he got the money for the billboards, the back pay. Our VA OIG friends might want to look into his claim. He continued his bad behavior after he deserted from the Corps. Military Phonies have documented his criminal record. Here are some of his mugshots;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=61862\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61862\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Mugshots-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Gagnon Mugshots\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Mugshots-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Mugshots-500x185.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roger-Gagnon-Mugshots.jpg 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Military Phonies link goes into greater detail about this fellow, you&#8217;ll want to click over and read about Gagnon over there. I don&#8217;t want to hijack their hard work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The folks at Military Phonies send us their work on this fellow, Roger Paul Gagnon who &hellip; <a title=\"Roger Gagnon; &#8220;The VA is lying&#8221;\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=61854\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Roger Gagnon; &#8220;The VA is lying&#8221;<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-phony-soldiers","category-valorvultures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61854","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}