{"id":63471,"date":"2015-12-24T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=63471"},"modified":"2022-01-23T23:31:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T04:31:51","slug":"joel-paul-pittman-phony-marine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=63471","title":{"rendered":"Joel Paul Pittman; phony Marine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63474\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Whisper-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"Whisper\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Whisper-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Whisper-248x333.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Whisper.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Someone sent us this fellow, Joel Pittman, who claimed to have been a Marine for twenty years. He was a member of the now-defunct Motorcycle Club, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/talons.rc\/timeline\">Talons Riding Club<\/a> in Kyle, Texas. He claimed to his &#8220;brothers&#8221; that he was a Marine First Sergeant, earned a Purple Heart, and a Combat Action Ribbon;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63473\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Pittman1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Pittman1\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Pittman1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Pittman1-188x333.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Pittman1.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63475\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63475\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1458604_333056063542520_2884498021470298178_n-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"1458604_333056063542520_2884498021470298178_n\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1458604_333056063542520_2884498021470298178_n-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1458604_333056063542520_2884498021470298178_n-204x333.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1458604_333056063542520_2884498021470298178_n.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, well, the National Personnel Records Center says &#8220;Who?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63472\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63472\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Paul-Pittman-FOIA-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Paul Pittman FOIA\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Paul-Pittman-FOIA-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Paul-Pittman-FOIA-318x333.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Joel-Paul-Pittman-FOIA.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;limited information&#8221; that they searched for his records on was his social security number. But he knew that when he applied for VA benefits and they responded;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63492\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63492\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-001-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"USMC PROOF 001\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-001-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-001-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-001.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-004-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"USMC PROOF 004\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-004-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-004.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63495\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63495\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-006-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"USMC PROOF 006\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-006-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-006-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-006.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63496\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-007-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"USMC PROOF 007\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-007-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-007.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=63497\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-008-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"USMC PROOF 008\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-008-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/USMC-PROOF-008.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone sent us this fellow, Joel Pittman, who claimed to have been a Marine for twenty &hellip; 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