Posted on 08/18/2008 2:51:29 PM PDT by Interesting Times
John Smith said he was a Navy SEAL who was imprisoned in Vietnam after his helicopter was shot down.
Troy Brodrick spoke in schools about his 30-year military career in which he earned three Purple Hearts and flew President Eisenhower as an Air Force One pilot.
William Whitely, a former University of Oklahoma professor, told stories of his career as a Navy SEAL while he served as a mentor to Naval ROTC students who wanted to follow in his footsteps.
Trouble is, they were lying.
Smith, Brodrick and Whitely are among a growing nest of military imposters, people who make up military careers or exaggerate their service.
Such lies might seem harmless, especially when legitimate veterans have been known to tell aggrandized tales to make their service seem a bit more exciting. But it's a source of frustration for those who truly earned such accolades, and in many cases it's a violation of federal law.
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
There is some truth to that.
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