tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post1665121772970144613..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Another Military Fraud ExposedGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-48218529873164089692011-10-21T10:53:46.063-04:002011-10-21T10:53:46.063-04:00This guy even looks like a turd.
REAL former US Ar...This guy even looks like a turd.<br />REAL former US Army, Combat Medic 68W, non-purple heart, non-medal of honor but did earn my Combat Medical Badge, ARCOM,WLC Honor Graduate, AAMs and other citations/awards. OIF 06-08, OIF 09-10.<br /><br />People like this McClanahan piss me off! They make the rest of us who have done tours in OIF/OEF or any other war/conflict look bad. They raise public expectations that everyone who has ever done anything is decorated to all hell. I did my job and took care of my soldiers, just like 99% of my fellow medics who served overseas with me. Yes I have PTSD, and I have injuries (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH WOUNDS) related to combat. Tough. I left the service and now WORK full time for a college doing veteran support work. I believe anyone who commits this level of fraud should be tried by military tribunal and serve a minimum of 10years in Guantanamo and let the Marines stationed there have fun.Wounded Warrior and Vet Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276992599878668222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-40766115874475034312010-08-25T10:19:41.002-04:002010-08-25T10:19:41.002-04:00If you want to read about military fraud take a lo...If you want to read about military fraud take a look at the biography of the 35th Surgeon General of the US Navy, Donald C. Arthur: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Arthur.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168643002230767046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-50194233159978129682009-03-15T13:57:00.000-04:002009-03-15T13:57:00.000-04:00How did this document FOREVER change American and ...How did this document FOREVER change American and world history?<BR/>users.cis.net/coldfeet/ang22.gif<BR/>(explain block #24)TSUMRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460229054485460588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-18794428088926796442007-08-13T12:43:00.000-04:002007-08-13T12:43:00.000-04:00Debbie--The sad fact is that most reporters don't ...Debbie--The sad fact is that most reporters don't have the military background to ask the right questions AND they're too lazy to do the research. In many cases where these frauds are exposed, they've been masquerading as military heroes for years; some have even been interviewed by the media, or served as guest speakers at events covered by the press. <BR/><BR/>GeeRayz--thanks for the update. BTW, please contact me (when you have a moment) at my e-mail icspook86@hotmail.co; I'm interested in the number of complaints that Congressman Thornberry's office receives in this area. As you indicated in your comments for the Amarillo paper, it's more of a problem that people realize. I'd like to highlight that problem in future posts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-27684489517121667262007-08-10T14:52:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:52:00.000-04:00Dear Spook, thought you and your readers would wan...Dear Spook, thought you and your readers would want to know that Richard David McClanahan pled guilty and faces 31 years in prison for his stolen valor and financial crimes, see the full story at http://www.amarillo.com/stories/081007/new_8196135.shtml Thank you for your service and thanks for keeping the public informed.<BR/>George Rasley<BR/>Director of Communications<BR/>Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13)GeeRayzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969952943901703474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-16387130339683713782007-08-10T02:06:00.000-04:002007-08-10T02:06:00.000-04:00What I find truly impressive are the combination o...What I find truly impressive are the combination of corporal's chevrons and "hashmarks" (i.e., service stripes each signifying three years of service) indicating he'd been in uniform for over six years.<BR/><BR/>Not exactly a "fast-burner."Consul-At-Armshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391037582103556978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-15352281534188434382007-08-09T23:10:00.000-04:002007-08-09T23:10:00.000-04:00And then we have Senator Harkin representing Iowa ...And then we have Senator Harkin representing Iowa to this day who in 1984 was exposed by Senator Goldwater as being in air combat in Vietnam which was then changed to combat missions over Cuba (?) and who finally admitted he had ferried aircraft from Japan to the Philippines. He repeated this during his short bid for the presidency in 1992. So it is obvious to me that even those in flyover country show no real distain for fraudulent claims of military valor. However as a veteran and patriotic American that does disgust me. Link: http://instapundit.com/archives/017246.phpamrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351633653335252003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-7642115161243036282007-08-09T22:27:00.000-04:002007-08-09T22:27:00.000-04:00Well, if he was claiming the Legion of Merit, he h...Well, if he was claiming the Legion of Merit, he hurt his case by wearing the Meritorious Service Medal where the LOM should go....<BR/><BR/>And <I>Stolen Valor</I> is an excellent book.Mark Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-38489054190079719242007-08-09T18:08:00.000-04:002007-08-09T18:08:00.000-04:00I say send him to a few days at a SOF school for h...I say send him to a few days at a SOF school for his punishment.gr8scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301711756689943500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-89953396826363197872007-08-09T17:38:00.000-04:002007-08-09T17:38:00.000-04:00I read Stolen Valor and loved it. Learned way too ...I read Stolen Valor and loved it. Learned way too much, and even remembered most of it-LOL. <BR/><BR/>The way to ID a fraud is that they talk about "Black Ops" and that they were in all of the branches of the SOF's - Navy SEAL, RECON, Green Berets, PJ's, Rangers, and any other SOF you can name. <BR/><BR/>The frauds deserve exposure and punishment. However, I think it is not against the law to <I>claim </I>you are an Medal of Honor recepient. It is only a crime to <I>wear</I> the Medal of Honor if a person hasn’t been awarded it. <BR/><BR/>Shame on any reporter who does not do the homework when interviewing these types. That Reporter will not only look foolish but lazy. <BR/><BR/>And Bravo to those reporters who expose the frauds.DebbieKinILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069956422123937194noreply@blogger.com