{"id":66890,"date":"2016-07-16T11:19:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T15:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=66890"},"modified":"2022-01-23T23:30:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T04:30:27","slug":"lawrence-patterson-phony-canadian-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=66890","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Patterson; phony Canadian hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=66891\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66891\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry1-316x333.jpg\" alt=\"Larry1\" width=\"316\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry1-316x333.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry1-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry1.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Our pals in Canada send us this fellow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lawrence.patterson.79\">Lawrence &#8220;Larry&#8221; Patterson<\/a> of Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Claims he was a reservist serving with the 2nd Bn Princess Patricia&#8217;s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) Battle Group in Croatia in 1993. He solicited members of A Coy, 2 PPCLI on the Op HARMONY FB page, to vouch for his operational service and to validate the injuries he received from an IED strike in order to support a fraudulent Veterans Affairs Disability Award application. Not one soldier stepped forward to help an &#8220;injured brother&#8221; because, Patterson isn&#8217;t one! <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=66892\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66892\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Patterson-Facebook-conversation-360x333.jpg\" alt=\"Patterson Facebook conversation\" width=\"360\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Patterson-Facebook-conversation-360x333.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Patterson-Facebook-conversation-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Patterson-Facebook-conversation.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Larry the Liar is not listed on the Battle Group&#8217;s nominal roll, he&#8217;s not on the chalk assignments for the outbound flights to Croatia, and he&#8217;s not listed as a recipient of the CinC Commendation&#8230; There can only be one conclusion to draw from that information, Patterson never served in Croatia with 2 PPCLI! <\/p>\n<p>Any soldier will know particulars of their overseas service, and would be able to repeat the details in a heart-beat if asked.  Soldiers remember the names of their section mates, their commanders, and the dates and locations of significant incidents. Patterson cannot provide this information nor, can any one of the dozens of soldiers we have spoken with vouch for his claimed operational service.<\/p>\n<p>Sources have indicated that there are a number of ongoing investigations regarding Patterson&#8217;s fakery including identity theft and fraud. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He claims that he was injured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/insight\/2013\/09\/14\/medak_pocket_canadas_forgotten_battle.html\">Battle for the Medak Pocket<\/a> in 1993 against Croatians. 45 minutes of background on the battle;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lPnnhi3RszM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=66894\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry2-250x333.jpg\" alt=\"Larry2\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry2-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Larry2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>That didn&#8217;t work out for him;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=66893\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66893\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pattersonfinal-1-209x333.jpg\" alt=\"pattersonfinal (1)\" width=\"209\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pattersonfinal-1-209x333.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pattersonfinal-1-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/pattersonfinal-1.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our pals in Canada send us this fellow, Lawrence &#8220;Larry&#8221; Patterson of Nova Scotia. 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