Someone wrote a few weeks ago about some dingus he’d met by the name of Miles Benjamin Whittington who was telling war stories in his group of friends about his various adventures as a Special Forces medic. A cursory search of AKO turned up 188 Whittingtons, none of whom even closely matched his name. So off he went to Mary at Fake Warriors, who discovered that he had no discernible service.
Today, Mary gets an email from him;
Dear Sir(s),
I am writing because I recently hear that my name was among the many on your wall. I am deeply sorry for the claims, awards, and reputation that were used. I never met to hurt anyone by using misleading information. All of the awards have been taken down and destroyed and the apparel has been disposed of. I truly regret that it has come to this and make a promise that such claims will not be made again. I also edited the online profile in question so none of these claims are listed. I humbly ask that you remove my name from the list, as I NEVER intend to mislead any more individuals regarding this matter. Thank you so much for your understanding and consideration.
Deeply Regretful,
Miles Whittington
Sorry, Miles, but we are neither understanding nor considerate in these matters.
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25 responses to “Miles Benjamin Whittington; another phony warrior”
Well, at least he owned up to being a lying sack of shit.
Of course, it would be better if he’d avoided being a lying sack of shit in the first place.
And will forever live on in infamy…on the internet…..CHAIRBORNE KEYBOARD HP PRINTER RANGER HOOWAHHH
Retard….(and I apologize to all retards out there)
Hey Benji………..kiss my Irish ass!
“Sorry, Miles, but we are neither understanding nor considerate in these matters.” You’re damn right, Jonn!
Maybe I should forward this to my friend, who actually is a Special Forces medic and see what his take on this “apology” is.
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To my mind, he owned up to being a lying bastard, but he did it out of self interest.
I give these guys a chance in my mind until they get to those fateful words “I humbly ask that you remove my name from the list”. That makes their claims of being sorry ring hollow to me.
Oh, golly gee, folks — just wait ’til DW finds out about it.
Turd.
Once caught, it’s easy to be contrite. It’s like carrying a Bible into the courtroom on one’s sentencing day.
The thing that kills me is these clowns go as far as obtaining fake certificates; as such, from sites like this one: http://www.citationexpress.com/
Nik et al: don’t get too hung up on the “remove my name from the list” wording if the individual is being quoted writing to Mary Schantag at the Fake Warrior Project (formerly POWNetwork).
Mary maintains three lists at the FWP. One is False POW Claims; the second is Other False Military Claims; and the third is Apologies. Mary will remove someone from her “Phonies” pages and move them to her “Apologies” page if they offer a sincere apology. If they start faking again, they go back on the appropriate Fakes page. She’s pretty up-front about this on her site. Her late husband Chuck had the same policy at the older POWNetwork.
I’m guessing this was the apology the guy sent to Mary to get off her “Other False Military Claims” list. Yeah, he probably wants her to remove him entirely from her site. She won’t, though. She’ll move him to her “Apologies” pages – where he’ll stay, unless/until she gets a report of new malfeasance.
Two parts:
While I don’t know, and have never conversed with, Mary at FWP, She and Chuck have done great work. I think the three sections are a great idea and moving from Claims to Apologies is a pretty good system. I’ve nothing but respect for FWP and their work.
That said, I’m seeing nothing but crocodile tears in these types of “apologies”. I’m pretty certain they weren’t sorry until they saw their claims exposed. Further, if sites such as TAH and FWP didn’t exist, I’m certain they still wouldn’t be sorry.
However, I’ll allow that I might well be wrong and they’re asking to be removed from the roles of active fakers to apologies.
I love Green Thumb’s response to ALL these posers:
Green Thumb Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Turd.
@9:
“The thing that kills me is these clowns go as far as obtaining fake certificates; as such, from sites like this one: http://www.citationexpress.com/”
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Sir:
When I clicked on that link and looked at the variety of United States Army certificates, I was shocked to see a certificate for completing the SCREAMING EAGLE REPLACEMENT TRAINING SCHOOL (i.e., “S.E.R.T.S.”) course at Camp Evans, Republic of Viet Nam.
When I completed that course, I never received, nor even saw any such certificate.
All we got were orders assigning us to our units.
But, many, MANY years later, when I was serving in the Utah State Guard (that’s right – – – I said “STATE” Guard!), I read about the creation of the Air Assault Qualification Badge in “SOLDIERS” magazine (the official publication of the United States Army).
So, I wrote to the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division requesting that he issue a blanket order awarding the Air Assault Qualification Badge to EVERY veteran who had served in the Republic of Viet Nam with the 101st Airborne (similar to the blanket order awarding the Republic of Viet Nam Cross of Gallantry Medal with Bronze Palm Unit Award), as they all unquestionably qualified.
At the time, I was unaware that the Air Assault Qualification Badge could not be awarded retroactively.
Anyway, in response, I received a certificate, with a pair of silver wings pinned to it, from the Commandant of the Air Assault School.
Here is the URL where you can view my certificfate:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/writesong/7919536416/in/set-72157600591053018
I reckon it’s the same reason guys who were in the Republic of Viet Nam don’t get the United States Army’s newly created Combat Action Badge, even though they obviously qualify.
After all, who in the Republic of Viet Nam was NOT under fire?
MAYBE a few guys at Cam Ranh Bay – – – , MAYBE?
When I researched the criteria for the award of the Combat Action Badge, it stated that it could not be awarded retroactively.
So, that definitely eliminates Viet Nam veterans from ever receiving it.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
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I keep it simple.
Why go on and on when one word sums it up?
@ 14 ROG that, WILCO OUT!
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I have been known on occassion to include a few select adjectives and adverbs depending on the level(s) of shitbagginess.
This fool appears fairly mild compared to some.
But a Turd is a Turd.
Green Thumb’s characterization is accurate, regardless. They’re all lying sacks of shit (LSoS). They’re just divided into 3 different lists at the Fake Warrior Project – LSoS/fake POW, LSoS/fake-other, and LSoS/apologized.
My boys lost a SF medic friend during OIF. Whittington is a mutant scumbag.
Fuck him.
What a tattered rag of humanity.
Wow, Medic Intel? WTF? Usually the type of person it takes to work counter intel and the type of person it takes to be a medic are not the same…. this shit is funny.
“A turd by any other name smells just as bad.”!? *with apologies to Mr. Shakespeare
I’m with Jonn and Hondo.
Forgive slowly, forget never. You dun fucked up, Mr. Whittington.
Shitbag.
If he never intended to hurt anyone or mislead them, why the f**k did he buy the stuff in the first place?
He’s not sorry he did it, he’s sorry he got caught and called out.