{"id":85616,"date":"2019-03-15T07:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T11:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=85616"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:32:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:32:25","slug":"arvil-gene-reed-us-navy-seal-lieutenant-navy-cross-silver-star-two-purple-hearts-blog-of-shame-military-phonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=85616","title":{"rendered":"Arvil Gene Reed \u2013 US Navy SEAL Lieutenant, Navy Cross, Silver Star, Two Purple Hearts, Blog of Shame"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were contacted by several people who have been working to expose Arvil Reed as the phony embellishing Valor Vulture that he is.\u00a0 They asked if we could get his official records and a picture of him to post where anyone who wants to know about his service can review it for themselves.\u00a0 \u00a0The results of that investigation were posted on militaryphony.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Arvil Reed Phony Navy SEAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Arvil Gene Reed comes to us from Riverside, California but has spent time in different parts of the United States. He grew up in California. Arvil is 51 years old as of March 2019.<\/p>\n

Arvil shows up to an American Legion claiming he was a Navy officer and that he was a member of the elite U.S. Navy SEALS. He had a DD-214 and official looking letters from the Navy showing he received the Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Bronze star with \u201cV\u201d and a couple of Purple Hearts along with other lesser ribbons.<\/p>\n

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On the DD-214 above, it shows over 20 years of active duty, time as a Special Warfare Officer (SEAL), a Navy Cross, a Silver Star, a Bronze Star Medal with \u201cV\u201d and two Purple Hearts.<\/p>\n

Here is the Navy Cross citation\u2026<\/p>\n

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The above citation is for Gothic Serpent (Somalia 1993). You may notice some similarities to the movie \u201cBlackhawk Down\u201d such as \u201cSUPER SIX ONE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arvil shows up to this American Legion and talks about his SEAL days to anyone that is willing to listen. There were decorated combat veterans present and some began to doubt Arvil\u2019s stories because an awful lot of the medals did not seem legit and the dates were all from the time frame of 1990 to 1995.<\/p>\n

One of the SEALs that works with Military Phony knew of most of the SEALs that participated in Gothic Serpent \u2013 and certainly knew of the officer. Things seemed more than suspicious.<\/p>\n

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ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY MILITARY PHONIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

After contacting the UDT\/SEAL archives, the Naval Special Warfare Center and checking the UDT\/SEAL database we found that there is NO record of Arvil Gene Reed ever completing BUD\/S Training or being assigned to a SEAL Team.<\/p>\n

Arvil Gene Reed \u2018s military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.<\/p>\n

FOIA RESULTS<\/h3>\n

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CRIMINAL, NEWSPAPER AND OTHER RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several records on Arvil Gene Reed show different dates of birth. Same exact day, but on some it shows 1967 and others 1969. Oddly enough, his military records will show on either date of birth as long as other information is correct.<\/p>\n

This criminal record displays 1967.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/mugshots.com\/US-Counties\/California\/Riverside-County-CA\/Arvil-Gene-Reed.54604292.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a judgement against him from the San Mateo County Department of Child Support Services.<\/p>\n

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It is quite common when people have a criminal record or are trying to avoid child support payments to provide an alternate date of birth. This will make finding them more difficult.<\/p>\n

The lady listed as a plaintiff married Arvil on 2 Feb 1991 but it does not appear they are still married. She may be interested in where Arvil is hanging out these days since there may be a court ordered judgement against him.<\/p>\n

US NAVY CRUISE BOOKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reed\u2019s photo was located in the USS Conte de Grasse\u2019s cruise book from 1989, further confirming his rate as an Operation Specialist. Here he is shown as an E-2 in 1989.<\/p>\n

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Here, Reed is shown later in the same cruise book as an E-3.<\/p>\n

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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SUMMARY SHEET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arvil Reed\u2019s summary sheet shows under four years of active duty. He was discharged from the Navy as a Seaman Recruit (E-1).<\/p>\n

The summary sheet shows that he went on deployments due to Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, but he does not have the valor awards that he claims \u2013 Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star with \u201cV\u201d or Purple Hearts.<\/p>\n

Arvil appears to have supplied organizations with an altered federal document \u2013 a DD-214 since he could not have been in Gothic Serpent since he was not on active duty in 1993.<\/p>\n

This is in violation of the Stolen Valor Act and probably other things as well.<\/p>\n

Nothing in his military records support Arvil\u2019s claim of training to be a Navy SEAL or serving with any SEAL units.<\/p>\n

STOLEN VALOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

The official military records for Arvil Reed do not support many of his claims \u2013 many of which are in violation of the\u00a0Stolen Valor Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If these claims were leveraged by Arvil for something of value over the years, including monetary gain, work positions, or advertising SEAL experience to further a business, Arvil may be in violation of the Stolen Valor Act. Individual state laws may apply as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There you have it.\u00a0 His records and other results are now available\u00a0to anyone who might like to check on his actual military service.\u00a0 We understand that Local Law Enforcement may have been contacted and we encourage them to follow their own investigation to fruition.<\/p>\n

No Thespians were recruited or injured during our investigation.\u00a0 Arvil Reed was never a Navy SEAL.\u00a0 It appears he likes to use misinformation when confronted about his phony claims.\u00a0 What phony doesn’t?<\/p>\n

“Thank you”, to those who came forward to expose this clown.\u00a0 The Google Gods may now spread the truth.<\/p>\n

Source: Arvil Gene Reed \u2013 US Navy SEAL Lieutenant, Navy Cross, Silver Star, Two Purple Hearts, Blog of Shame | Military Phonies\u00ae<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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