{"id":96361,"date":"2020-02-29T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=96361"},"modified":"2020-02-28T19:44:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T00:44:40","slug":"florida-todays-segment-on-phony-gwot-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=96361","title":{"rendered":"Florida Today’s Segment on a Phony GWOT Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The growth of the Internet, social media, “citizen journalists”, etc. should be a factor before one makes claims about their military service.\u00a0 Florida Today highlights one of many cases of stolen valor.\u00a0 (Florida Today)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ninja came across a Florida Today video featuring one Craig “Doc” Glynn. According to their video, he did serve in Vietnam as a medic. Glynn made additional claims to include deployments to Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. However, he left in 1972. Since that time, he gained a different type of experience. This included a self-inflicted “involuntary deployment” to prison. The video transcript is quoted below.<\/p>\n

Transcript of the Florida Today video:<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you seen this man? Craig “Doc” Glynn was introduced to the ceremony last year honoring Vietnam Veterans as a retired green beret medic, an Army Master Sergeant who served in Vietnam and later in Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The audience was told that Glynn was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, ten Bronze Stars, and nine Purple Hearts among other military commendations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While Glynn did serve in Vietnam as a medic, the rest is not true. His military service ended in 1972.<\/span> <\/strong>Military veterans have a term for lying about military service as Glynn has done… Stolen Valor. In 2006, President George W. Bush signed the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 which made it a federal offense to falsely claim you have earned any military honor.<\/p>\n

But the Supreme Court Struct that law down in 2012 saying that it violated the First Amemdment freedom of speech guarantee. In 2013 President Barack Obama signed a reworked version of the law that made it a crime to falsely claim to have received any of several specified military awards with the intent to obtain money, property, or some other tangible benefit.<\/p>\n

Several states including Florida have similar laws. While Florida Today did not uncover any information that Glynn was illegally receiving benefits based on his deception, the years since his service ended have included prison time for fraud and forgery.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several websites that track stolen valor that can help you verify if somebody’s military service claims are accurate. They include valor.defense.gov. This site, run by the Department of Defense, lists the names of all persons who have won the nation’s highest military awards… www.fakewarriors.com, militaryphony.com<\/span><\/strong>, and www.stolenvalor.com.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additionally, from Jacksonville.com on April 6, 2019:<\/p>\n

Speaking of our nation’s highest award for valor, retired Army Master Sgt. Craig “Doc” Glynn’s phenomenal combat record from his Vietnam service — he had already been decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross — is reportedly being reviewed at the highest levels for possible upgrade to the Medal of Honor.<\/strong> <\/span>Glynn was at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery last weekend visiting with Tavares Vietnam vet Rich Cox and others for a 50-year Vietnam War Commemoration event.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Ninja for this Jacksonville.com link<\/a>, Florida Today video<\/a>, and Glynn’s Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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