{"id":69541,"date":"2016-12-24T08:27:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T13:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=69541"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:53:22","slug":"art-medina-phony-marine-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=69541","title":{"rendered":"Art Medina; phony Marine in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=69381\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69381\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Art-Medina-368x333.jpg\" alt=\"Art Medina\" width=\"368\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Art-Medina-368x333.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Art-Medina-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Art-Medina.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, we wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=69372\">Art Medina<\/a> who was sent to us by the folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/guardianofvalor.com\/phantom-furry-fake-grunt-fund-raiser-maestro-arturo-art-medina\/\">Guardian of Valor<\/a>. He claimed to be a Fallujah Marine and told folks that he was raising money for injured warriors. It seems that he was supposed to be organizing the NFL&#8217;s Toys for Tots program this year, too. The truth is that he spent most of time in the Marines as a deserter. Our buddy, Dan Noyes, at <a href=\"http:\/\/abc7news.com\/news\/i-team-marine-impostor-exposed-for-stolen-valor\/1671297\/\">ABC7<\/a> busted him on camera;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"476\" height=\"267\" src=\"http:\/\/abc7news.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=1671277\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Redwood City Chapter of the NFL alumni Toys for Tots program is bouncing back with the help of some real marines after the man who organized the toy drive had to resign after getting caught lying about his military record.<\/p>\n<p>Art Medina says he didn&#8217;t think he&#8217;d ever get caught for the lies he told to so many people even though the San Jose man has seen all the stories ABC7 Investigative Reporter Dan Noyes has done on people who falsely claim to be war heroes.<\/p>\n<p>For three years, Medina was the NFL&#8217;s military liaison responsible for arranging color guards and fund-raisers. He has left behind angry football players and military veterans.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=69380\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69380\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-FOIA-257x333.jpg\" alt=\"Medina FOIA\" width=\"257\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-FOIA-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-FOIA-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-FOIA-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-FOIA.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=69379\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assinments2-257x333.jpg\" alt=\"Medina Assinments2\" width=\"257\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assinments2-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assinments2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assinments2-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assinments2.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=69378\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assignments1-257x333.jpg\" alt=\"Medina Assignments1\" width=\"257\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assignments1-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assignments1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assignments1-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-Assignments1.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=69375\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69375\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-and-Mattis-332x333.jpg\" alt=\"Medina and Mattis\" width=\"332\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-and-Mattis-332x333.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-and-Mattis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-and-Mattis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Medina-and-Mattis.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>But the Supreme Court says that Stolen Valor is a victimless crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, we wrote about Art Medina who was sent to us by the &hellip; 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