{"id":74647,"date":"2017-09-13T11:05:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=74647"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:47:55","slug":"phil-haberman-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=74647","title":{"rendered":"Phil Haberman in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, we wrote a bit about Phil Haberman<\/a> and I mentioned that there was some media interest in his story as a phony Special Forces soldier. I found a story from Reuters<\/a> today and how he couldn’t help but tell his phony story while he was helping storm-ravaged victims of Hurricane Harvey;<\/p>\n

Phil Drager commanded a fleet of rescue boats, closed a highway, and flagged down a helicopter when he led efforts to rescue flood victims in Texas as waters rose after Hurricane Harvey, citing as his credentials a record in U.S. military special operations.<\/p>\n

His actions as a volunteer were real, but some of what he told victims, volunteers and officials about himself – including his name and the details of his military background – was not.<\/p>\n

Drager was born Phil Jason Haberman but said he uses an assumed name for personal reasons. He served in the Marines from 1990 to 1991, according to military records. He also served for a year and a half in the Army National Guard where he was discharged in 2006 under “other than honorable conditions,” a National Guard spokesman said.<\/p>\n

Drager told Reuters the records were “not accurate.” He later said additional paperwork filed in Florida showed his National Guard discharge was overturned to become honorable. The National Guard spokesman said he was unable to find those records.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are his “inaccurate records” in case you forgot;<\/p>\n

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After initially saying he could not retrieve information he had at home relevant to Reuters’ comment request because he was traveling, Drager sent copies of records showing he joined the Army Reserves and was assigned to active duty in Georgia in April 2008 for a term that expired a year later. Multiple military representatives did not immediately respond to requests to verify the records.<\/p>\n

There is no evidence Drager acted illegally. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, he did good things in Houston, but he could have accomplished those good deeds without telling his phony story about his military career. <\/p>\n

But phonies gotta phony.<\/p>\n

Folks in Houston who run into Haberman, should keep their hands over their wallets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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