{"id":99562,"date":"2020-05-11T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=99562"},"modified":"2020-05-11T16:22:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T20:22:39","slug":"jack-macleod-another-walter-mitty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=99562","title":{"rendered":"Jack MacLeod – Another Walter Mitty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So this chap Jack MacLeod figured he’d have a go at being a hero of a British parachute regiment. He even tattooed his arms with the appropriate insignia.<\/p>\n

The Daily Record<\/a> reports that things didn’t go so well for ol’ Jack.<\/p>\n

He looks every inch the hero in the\u00a0Parachute Regiment\u2019s\u00a0famous maroon beret and smart blazer.<\/p>\n

Jack MacLeod even had the\u00a0elite unit\u2019s insignia tattooed on his chest and told how proud he was of his service in the illustrious airborne unit.<\/p>\n

But there is just one problem with his breathtaking tales of derring-do \u2013 he\u2019s a fantasist who has never been in the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

The Walter Mitty was exposed after he continued to attend reunions and falsely claim to be a veteran of 15 Battalion.<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old even travelled to the Netherlands for a special commemoration of the\u00a0regiment\u2019s\u00a0history.<\/p>\n

But MacLeod, of West Calder, West Lothian, found his lies started to unravel when he failed to produce paperwork that proved his service.<\/p>\n

Curious veterans also struggled to find any other evidence he was a former comrade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When he was outed, he apologized:<\/p>\n

\u201cI totally respect you guys and wanted to be one of you. My dad was one of you and I wanted to be like him. I didn\u2019t think I was doing any harm but things went too far and, before I realised, I was in too deep.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am totally ashamed of myself and it\u2019s not the type of thing a grown man should do. I can only apologise for my behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not only disgraced myself but also my family but you have my word this sort of behaviour will never ever happen again. I have truly learned my \u00adlesson on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

MacLeod has shut down his Facebook page, where he also published a picture of real paratroopers, falsely claiming to be part of the same unit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But some veterans will have none of it saying his bogus claims spanned many years.<\/p>\n

For those that don’t know, the British call people that perpetrate Stolen Valor “Walter Mitty”s among other things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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