Military Phony sent us their work on this Michael Edward Stone fella, who claims that he was a Navy SEAL with SEAL Team 3 in Vietnam.
He seems to love to wear the SEAL Trident on his ball caps.
His official military records tell a different story, however…
Michael Stone retired from the US Navy as a Chief (E-7) vs. a Senior Chief (E-8).
He was a second class diver but there is nothing in his records to support his claim of being a Navy SEAL. There is no BUD/S or SEAL training listed.
There are no medals or assignments that would support his claim of being in Vietnam, let alone his claim of being with SEAL Team 3.
As a sidenote – Stone is qualified as a divemaster.
I wonder how many people go on dives with him and listen to him speak of Vietnam and SEAL Team 3?
Chief E-7 Stone had an honorable career that spanned several decades. Anyone that has a record as he does should not feel the need to embellish. Depth does not make the diver and embellishing does not make you a Navy SEAL.