Posted on May 3, 2016
If you could confront an internet warrior, what would you do?
39.1K
165
73
17
17
0
With the internet, you can be a stud, a beautiful woman, a SEAL, GB, ANYTHING. Normally you see these Hero's talking the most junk or talking about how bad ass they were on deployment. Then the "new" caliber of internet hero's are the SuperVets...the guys who have gotten 15 PH,'s was nominated for the MOH and served in the Blackest units. If you could meet one what would you do?
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 36
I used to let my wife handle it. She's patient enough to let them dig a deep hole then she essentially bulldozes the dirt back on top of them. On one forum we belonged to, there was a guy who claimed to be at nearly every hot spot that came up. Started out he was in the Army, then the Marines, and even both at the same time. He claimed to be in Beirut during the bombing in '83 and then part of the invasion of Grenada (for those that don't know, the bombing and Grenada invasion were two days apart; October 23 was the bombing and the 25th was the invasion). Of course, he later deployed to Panama, then Desert Storm. He then claimed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. In between all that, he and his "group" were "tasked with black ops and missions of a sensitive nature for the FBI and CIA". He then "retired" in 2005.
My wife let him dig and dig and dig. When it appeared he had revealed his entire story, she fired up the dozer and pushed. She reminded him about the dates of Beirut and Grenada and hit him with the fact that 14 year olds cannot enlist in the military. She then reminded him that the unit he claimed to deploy with to Panama did not actually deploy. She threw him a bone and said, "thank you for your service in a Desert Storm, my husband was there too, though his stories aren't so epic as yours." Then the real punishment began. She asked him how he could perform these "special missions" while he was living with his parents at (she then listed the street name and city, even provided a Google earth image of his parents' house). Asked him how he could deploy with units after receiving a bad conduct discharge. And there were other details she nitpicked on. Then she told him he must have been a pies poor soldier and/or marine because none of us has ever known anyone with a minimum 23 years of active duty military service, multiple combat deployments, and retired an E-6.
We never heard from him again.
You see, my wife was a research analyst for the FBI's Joint Terror Task Force. This means she knows how to find information and she's very patient.
My wife let him dig and dig and dig. When it appeared he had revealed his entire story, she fired up the dozer and pushed. She reminded him about the dates of Beirut and Grenada and hit him with the fact that 14 year olds cannot enlist in the military. She then reminded him that the unit he claimed to deploy with to Panama did not actually deploy. She threw him a bone and said, "thank you for your service in a Desert Storm, my husband was there too, though his stories aren't so epic as yours." Then the real punishment began. She asked him how he could perform these "special missions" while he was living with his parents at (she then listed the street name and city, even provided a Google earth image of his parents' house). Asked him how he could deploy with units after receiving a bad conduct discharge. And there were other details she nitpicked on. Then she told him he must have been a pies poor soldier and/or marine because none of us has ever known anyone with a minimum 23 years of active duty military service, multiple combat deployments, and retired an E-6.
We never heard from him again.
You see, my wife was a research analyst for the FBI's Joint Terror Task Force. This means she knows how to find information and she's very patient.
(12)
(0)
SPC Darren Koele
PO3 Sandra Gomke - You and me both. I lack the patience to do any in-depth research and definitely to sit quietly while the target slowly digs their own grave. Though she is no longer with the FBI, she maintains her contacts in all the alphabet soup. Kind of frightening when she says, "so, I talked with my friend in the ATF", or "my friend in 'an agency' says _____". Now she investigates money-laundering and loves it. Strange woman, my wife. Blond haired, 5'3 inches tall, and loves taking part in investigations that catch terrorists, those that support them, and cartel members. I met her online so I like to tell people that I'm probably the only guy who had to pass an extensive FBI background check to have a girlfriend.
Should have seen what she did to a lady on the same forum. This lady truly did suffer Islamaphobia if there is such a thing. She thought she knew so much about Arab and Muslim culture but was not aware my wife was fluent in Arabic, A middle east specialist, did part of her training under Muslim imams. Again, my wife let her dig, then asked why the FBI has a file on her and had, in fact, listed her as "psycho" (not the actual term, but it was basically a file stating she probably suffered from paranoia and delusions due to several dozen calls from this lady). This unnerved the woman something awful but she didn't stop. Then my wife refuted more of her story, aging by her street name and city along with a brief employment history. It's all just too cool really. I just like to sit back and watch the show anymore.
Should have seen what she did to a lady on the same forum. This lady truly did suffer Islamaphobia if there is such a thing. She thought she knew so much about Arab and Muslim culture but was not aware my wife was fluent in Arabic, A middle east specialist, did part of her training under Muslim imams. Again, my wife let her dig, then asked why the FBI has a file on her and had, in fact, listed her as "psycho" (not the actual term, but it was basically a file stating she probably suffered from paranoia and delusions due to several dozen calls from this lady). This unnerved the woman something awful but she didn't stop. Then my wife refuted more of her story, aging by her street name and city along with a brief employment history. It's all just too cool really. I just like to sit back and watch the show anymore.
(3)
(0)
Capt Daniel Goodman
Ya know, the really weird part of that is, I really did actually accidentally get to meet some of the USMC guys who'd been injured in that whole barracks thing....I'd just listened, I'd had a clinical thing where I'd been where they were, I just rather listened in awe as I heard them all chatting about it...I didn't say anything, I'd just listened, for the most part, honest, though I really did meet them, albeit just very briefly, of course....
(1)
(0)
SSgt (Join to see)
One of them was a freind of mine back in Colorado. I did not know him when the incident happened but as we got to know him we found out a little detail here, one there. No braggadocio. He was in a side door when the bomb went off - blown out of the building and unconscious.
(0)
(0)
SSgt (Join to see)
A nibble here, a nibble there, once bit 4 times you can call it a nibble. 2 nibbles make a byte.
(0)
(0)
Read This Next