{"id":90218,"date":"2019-08-26T08:05:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T12:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=90218"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:42:57","slug":"ron-daronche-another-elko-nv-phony-cib-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=90218","title":{"rendered":"Ron DaRonche – Another Elko NV Phony CIB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The folks at Military Phony<\/a> send us their work on Ronald “Vito” DaRonche<\/a>, who is another POW*MIA Elko Awareness Association partner of Les Brown.<\/p>\n

In fact, DaRonche was listed as the Senior Vice Commander under Les Brown when the organization was first formed and created a website.<\/p>\n

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DaRonche claims he is a twenty-five (25) year Army veteran…<\/p>\n

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Like Les Brown, Ron DaRonche wears a Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB)…<\/p>\n

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Here are the photos placed side-by-side for comparison…<\/p>\n

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Ron also has some postings around the internet that suggest he was in Vietnam and with the 511th Military Intelligence Company.<\/p>\n

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A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was made for DaRonche’s records…<\/p>\n

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We also came across this when searching for his records…<\/p>\n

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

DaRonche got out as a Sgt (E-5) but there were no rank claims in question.<\/p>\n

DaRonche served in Vietnam but that claim was also not in question.<\/p>\n

DaRonche served his country in Vietnam and that is saying a lot. Many people avoided service in Vietnam so to answer the call is worthy of anyone\u2019s respect.<\/p>\n

However\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The years listed in DaRonche’s official military records add up to just shy of eleven (11) years. They don\u2019t add up to the twenty-five (25) year Army veteran that DaRonche claimed in the newspaper article.<\/p>\n

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DaRonche does not<\/strong> have the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) listed under his awards and he does not<\/strong> have the medals or assignments that would support his claim of being in infantry.<\/p>\n

DaRonche does not have awards or medals suggesting that he was mobilized for Operation Desert Shield\/Storm that possibly would have earned him the CIB. He was in Military Intelligence as an Ariel (sic) Photographer and later in the National Guard\/Reserve in an Engineering unit as a vehicle driver.<\/p>\n

These are all extremely noble duties in the military but the point is they were not infantry and therefore would not put DaRonche in line to have been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB).<\/p>\n

Members of the POW*MIA Elko Awareness Association have suggested that they somehow wear these military awards to honor those that have served vs. an accurate depiction of their own service.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey talk about things we wear on our vests that we didn\u2019t earn. Well, we all wear something on our vests that we didn\u2019t earn.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Les Brown \u2014<\/p>\n

SOURCE: https:\/\/elkodaily.com\/news\/local\/local-head-of-pow-mia-under-fire\/article_195a40c4-ee66-5db5-b5bc-7885b33384ac.html<\/a><\/p>\n

If Ron DaRonche used these claims to gain anything of value he could be in violation of Stolen Valor laws. State laws may also apply.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Due to the shenanigans of Les Brown, combined with Brown’s refusal to come clean about his unearned CIB, DaRonche has Brown to thank for bringing sunshine to his situation as well. Not only that, but we wonder about people in that entire organization since they don’t seem to place much emphasis on accurate representation of their military service.<\/p>\n

Stated another way – gross<\/em>, incompetent<\/em> and intentional<\/em> misrepresentation.<\/p>\n

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