{"id":83125,"date":"2018-11-29T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=83125"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:42:58","slug":"peter-helton-phony-wounded-ranger-scout-sniper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=83125","title":{"rendered":"Peter Helton &#8211; Phony Wounded Ranger Scout Sniper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-acu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-acu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-acu.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-acu-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-acu-204x333.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryphony.com\/2018\/11\/28\/peter-thomas-helton-u-s-army-ranger-scout-sniper-two-purple-hearts-blog-of-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Phony<\/a> send us their work on this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rugbyhelton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Thomas Helton<\/a> fellow.<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult to make out, but it appears that in the photo above that Helton has the 75th Ranger Regiment on his left arm, but oddly, no jump wings\u00a0or air assault badge. He also appears to have a 1st ID patch on his right arm.<\/p>\n<p>Helton claims he was in the US Army for 8 years, as a &#8220;scout sniper.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-scout-sniper.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83132 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-scout-sniper-500x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-scout-sniper-500x140.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-scout-sniper-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-scout-sniper.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He claimed to have lived near a lot of Army bases.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-places-he-lived.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-places-he-lived-276x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-places-he-lived-276x333.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-places-he-lived-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-places-he-lived.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHe also claims that he was the recipient of two (2) Purple Hearts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-2x-purple-heart-recipient.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83133 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-2x-purple-heart-recipient-500x99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-2x-purple-heart-recipient-500x99.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-2x-purple-heart-recipient-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-2x-purple-heart-recipient-768x152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-2x-purple-heart-recipient.jpg 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also has a RANGER plate on his jeep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-jeep.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83134 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-jeep-477x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-jeep-477x333.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-jeep-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-jeep-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-jeep.jpg 879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A search for his military records consistently comes up with one thing\u00a0&#8211; a null result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-dodmanpower-redacted.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-dodmanpower-redacted-250x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-dodmanpower-redacted-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-dodmanpower-redacted-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-dodmanpower-redacted-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HELTON-FOIA-RESULT-redacted.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HELTON-FOIA-RESULT-redacted-255x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HELTON-FOIA-RESULT-redacted-255x333.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HELTON-FOIA-RESULT-redacted-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HELTON-FOIA-RESULT-redacted-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HELTON-FOIA-RESULT-redacted.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We think that he served in an Indiana State level military unit.\u00a0 That said, if Helton would have gone to Army sniper school, or had any Ranger schools, it would have shown up on his NPRC records.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-83139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform-331x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform-331x333.jpg 331w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-uniform.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Helton is in the security industry, as depicted above in the photo.\u00a0 We see\u00a0he was charged with a felony a while back but we are still looking for a conviction on record which would preclude him from carrying a firearm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-ball-cap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-83143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-ball-cap-444x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-ball-cap-444x333.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-ball-cap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-ball-cap-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/helton-ball-cap.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe there are some more records out there somewhere, we just can&#8217;t find any official military records to back up any of his nonsense.\u00a0 One would think a guy with two Purple Hearts would want to clear this all up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The folks at Military Phony send us their work on this Peter Thomas Helton fellow. 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