Posted on Jul 9, 2015
"Fake Marine In Reno, Gets Called Out By Female - Claims He Is On High Alert"
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Fake Marine In Reno, Gets Called Out By Female Claims He Is On High Alert
This video was sent to us by a lady out of the Reno, Nevada area. This guy was walking around pretending he was a Marine. When asked for his name he responde...
WARNING!: STRONG LANGUAGE!
From: Stolen Valor on YouTube
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This video was sent to us by a lady out of the Reno, Nevada area. This guy was walking around pretending he was a Marine. When asked for his name he responded that, "He was on High Alert, and couldn't give that out."
He then said he was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, which have been deactivated sine 1970. The Marines do have a 26th MEU(Marine Expeditionary Unit), but it doesn't have a 3rd Battalion.
He was trying to get a discount on or a free venue for his wedding using the claims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYC_plBwpuU
From: Stolen Valor on YouTube
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This video was sent to us by a lady out of the Reno, Nevada area. This guy was walking around pretending he was a Marine. When asked for his name he responded that, "He was on High Alert, and couldn't give that out."
He then said he was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, which have been deactivated sine 1970. The Marines do have a 26th MEU(Marine Expeditionary Unit), but it doesn't have a 3rd Battalion.
He was trying to get a discount on or a free venue for his wedding using the claims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYC_plBwpuU
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A technique I used once (and worked) was to approach the Stolen Valor soldier (Airborne, SF, Ranger, Pathfinder with a Navy Cross) and ask 'so, I see you got the word?' He responded with 'what word?' I show him my military ID and inform him that I had been directed to collect the Airborne Ranger at this location for a special mission in Iraq. About this time, he asked about the mission. I informed him that I was instructed to prepare him for a HALO jump into Iraq to extract critical intelligence and that I need to contact the military police, to escort us to the nearest base for our briefing. It is at this point that he got a little worried. So, I asked if he had his military ID, to ensure we could get on base for the briefing. His response was, 'darn, I must have left it at home. Let me go get it. I'll be right back.' For some reason, the guy leaves and never comes back.
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In the early days of AOL, there was a critter who was claiming to be a Private Investigator. At one of the early lunch meetings, he was bragging about cases he had worked. At that time I was working for Pinkertons as a PI, and calmly laid my ID on the table and asked to see his. After some stuttering, he pulled a self printed "business card" as his ID. He never claimed again to be a PI.
HOWEVER, he then started claiming to be a Green Beret... I had spent some time as a candy bar with the 2/19th SFG in Huntington WV, and still knew a few of the ADT's. I talked with one and like you, we arranged a phone call where he was "re-called to active duty and was to report that weekend because we were so short of personnel and he was being involuntarily reactivated". He quickly told us we must have the wrong person, he'd never been in the service, wasn't a Green Beret and didn't know how we got hold of information to contact him, then hung up the phone.
The phone conversation was recorded and changed into a .wav file and e-mailed to almost all regulars in the chat room he frequented trying to be important. At that time, you could play a .wav file in the chat rooms, as long as the other person had the file on their computer. Each entry into the room, he was greeted with {S.filename, and the conversation would be played. He had no idea what it was for a couple weeks before someone finally sent him the file and he understood the laughter. That was the last time anyone ever heard from him :)
HOWEVER, he then started claiming to be a Green Beret... I had spent some time as a candy bar with the 2/19th SFG in Huntington WV, and still knew a few of the ADT's. I talked with one and like you, we arranged a phone call where he was "re-called to active duty and was to report that weekend because we were so short of personnel and he was being involuntarily reactivated". He quickly told us we must have the wrong person, he'd never been in the service, wasn't a Green Beret and didn't know how we got hold of information to contact him, then hung up the phone.
The phone conversation was recorded and changed into a .wav file and e-mailed to almost all regulars in the chat room he frequented trying to be important. At that time, you could play a .wav file in the chat rooms, as long as the other person had the file on their computer. Each entry into the room, he was greeted with {S.filename, and the conversation would be played. He had no idea what it was for a couple weeks before someone finally sent him the file and he understood the laughter. That was the last time anyone ever heard from him :)
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Apparently he had to go home and clean out his pants.
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Although stolen valor bothers me a lot , mostly I feel pity for these people. For whatever reason they never served and want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Looking for recognition and a handshake makes them feel special
Myself I don't like being thanked for my service, I did it for the love of my country and keep it to myself when I can.
Correct them , explain to them it is wrong and move on. Publicly shaming them to post makes me pity you as well. Now you are trying to be something you you are not
Myself I don't like being thanked for my service, I did it for the love of my country and keep it to myself when I can.
Correct them , explain to them it is wrong and move on. Publicly shaming them to post makes me pity you as well. Now you are trying to be something you you are not
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Like everyone on this thread I dislike those who pretend they served and did not. I also agree with the comments about the man's possible mental illness. We should feel honored that so many civilians want to protect our service so zealously, even if their methods are a bit over the top. In this case a little compassion would have gone a long way. I personally feel just about anyone who would don a uniform they did not earn the right to wear almost has to have some sort of mental issue. It's somewhat gratifying that many of those who do not share our bond of military service, feel they have missed out on being part of something larger than themselves. Having served honorably in the U.S. Military is the single highest distinction of my life. No one falsely wearing a set of clothes can take what lies in all of our hearts, nor will that honor ever reside in theirs. Finally, we need to remind ourselves and others that they are not the enemy, they are simply misguided civilians. We served to protect them as well.
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Ewwwww! What a mouth she had! He sounded like he wasn’t all there, so no I don’t think it was stolen valor. A mental case, yes. But she really didn’t need to use that language!
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So many of these “Stolen Valor” videos are various mentally ill people that are seriously accosted for wearing some BDU or ACU uniform that anyone can pick up at a surplus store or Ranger Joes online. None of it is “Stolen Valor”, as defined by the Act. Most of us realize that it doesn’t cover the uniform, only medals and awards which are fraudulently leveraged for monetary gain. Additionally, because people, including these veterans making the videos, on the street are generally idiots...the local cops can’t show up and make an arrest for violating the Act. It’s a federal law, therefore requires someone with federal jurisdiction. Honestly, who cares if they wear some weird version of fatigues and pretend they’re John Rambo?
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Obviously this "lady" (and I use the term "lady" loosely) doesn't know or understand the Stolen Valor Act. There is NO law against a civilian wearing any uniform, not even a law against wearing medals......UNTIL said person receives money or other "tangible benefits", then and ONLY then is that person in violation of the Stolen Valor Act
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