{"id":75497,"date":"2017-10-21T16:13:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T20:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=75497"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:47:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:47:24","slug":"elijah-warden-phony-green-beret-phony-vietnam-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=75497","title":{"rendered":"Elijah Warden; phony Green Beret, phony Vietnam Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-267x333.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Our partners at the <a href=\"http:\/\/guardiansofthegreenberet.com\/elijah-eli-warden-green-beret-not\">Guardians of the Green Beret<\/a> share their work on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eli.warden.1\">Elijah &#8220;Eli&#8221; Warden<\/a> fellow who claims that he&#8217;s a Sergeant Major, a Special Forces soldier who was wounded and served in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75499\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75500\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1-500x313.png 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75501\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75502\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-4-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-4-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-4.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75503\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-1-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-1-267x333.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-5-1.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75504\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-6-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-6-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-6-291x333.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-6.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75505\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75505\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-claims-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-claims-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-claims-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-claims-500x313.png 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-claims.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You just know he&#8217;s legit because he plays in a band and he wears his Green Beret on stage &#8211; and, oh, there&#8217;s a vest involved. What kind of jerk would do all of that if he wasn&#8217;t legitimate;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75506\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-2-181x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-2-181x300.jpeg 181w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-2-201x333.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-2.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75507\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3-281x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3-281x300.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3-312x333.jpeg 312w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-3.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Well, a jerk like Eli would, I guess. He spent about seven months in the Army during Vietnam, but he never left the US. His only award is the National Defense Service Medal. His rank when he left was Private not CSMAJ, whatever that is.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=75509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-FOIA-AA-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-FOIA-AA-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-FOIA-AA-259x333.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Elijah-Warden-FOIA-AA.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our partners at the Guardians of the Green Beret share their work on this Elijah &#8220;Eli&#8221; &hellip; <a title=\"Elijah Warden; phony Green Beret, phony Vietnam Vet\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=75497\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Elijah Warden; phony Green Beret, phony Vietnam Vet<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75497","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\/75497","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=75497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}