Veteran questions Fake Marine who claims he is ‘Black Ops’

RallyPoint Shared Content — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:02:01 -0400

From: Popular Military

The supposed Marine veteran continued to say he was stationed in Kuwait in the mid-1980s and was responsible for instigating the Gulf War. Bill said he sensed the homeless panhandler was “full of sh*t” and decided to lead his story to see if he would agree with it. He asked him if he was part of the Black Ops team that tried to kill Sadamn Hussein before the first Gulf War. The panhandler did not offer up to much more information.

If the panhandler wanted to legitimize his “Black Ops” story in Kuwait he could have mentioned the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait in 1983 or the high jacking of Kuwait Airways flight 221 in 1984, but he did not.

At this point Bill asked the question that usually seals the fate for someone trying to steal valor. He asked “Do you have a VA card?” The panhandler replied, “I had one on me but someone stole my backpack.” In the video you can hear either Bill’s girlfriend or Josh’s wife reply “That’s convenient.”

At this point Bill ends the conversation, shakes the panhandlers hand and tells him “good luck.” Bill claims he did not want to call the guy out because he has seen a ton of stolen valor videos of veterans “losing their cool.”

Popular Military has not verified whether the panhandler is a Marine veteran or not, but we do know that special operations vets do not refer to themselves as ‘Black Ops’. If this man is a fake Marine and collecting money by convincing people he is a vet, he is breaking the law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ38fdMsnAY

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Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 7 at 2015 4:05 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:05:17 -0400

This stolen valor nonsense must stop. It sullies the names of good men and women who died serving our nation.

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Aug 7 at 2015 6:27 PM

Capt Mark Strobl — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:27:32 -0400

Anyone who boasts of being "Black Ops," "Force Recon," "SEAL," "PJ," or "Ranger" has already fibbed. However, I'd love to have a $1 for every time I've heard. Regretful.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Aug 8 at 2015 2:22 AM

COL Charles Williams — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 02:22:46 -0400

Isn't every veteran (and wanna be) black ops?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2015 4:12 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:12:07 -0400

I love watching these. These guys are so stupid. It is funny how he is such an operator but he still wears a MC shirt like a Boot.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 8 at 2015 4:15 AM

PO1 John Miller — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:15:56 -0400

I never felt the need to steal valor or claim to be something other than what I was and am.

People ask me what I did during OIF and I tell them the truth. I reset network passwords, fixed email, and fixed computers. There was no one quite as handy with a Gerber pocket tool as I was! I made Active Directory my bitch and there was no network outage that kicked my ass!

Response by SPC Brandon Tarpley made Aug 10 at 2015 5:18 AM

SPC Brandon Tarpley — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:18:07 -0400

I love watching videos like this! To see people steal valor just to get discounts on things because they don't have the money or can't afford it sickens me! I did 4 years in the army as a military policeman. Was stationed in Germany for 2 of the 4 years and came back and was stationed at benning! This is just ridiculous. Many of my brothers and sisters in arms have put on this uniform and died for this country and to see people do this..........RIDICULOUS!!!

Response by SFC Marcus Belt made Dec 17 at 2016 1:22 AM

SFC Marcus Belt — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 01:22:08 -0500

So....a homeless panhandler told a bunch of lies and told them poorly.

C'mon man, picking on a homeless panhandler, I don't care what he says, is not really worthwhile. There was an old homeless dude in my housing project that was, alternately the mayor, governor or president, and occasionally he claimed to be Henry Kissinger.

Homeless people often have mental health issues. Let's move on

Response by CW4 Scott Hyde made Oct 20 at 2017 6:16 PM

CW4 Scott Hyde — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:16:59 -0400

More wasted energy. Go home and mow the lawn, pick up trash on your street, maybe help the neighbor get the washer and dryer hauled off that you have been moaning about for six years. No, let's screw with a homeless guy who has such a great life and probably just wants some attention and a few bucks.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2018 10:45 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:45:05 -0400

SMH