The Wannabee!

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“once the horses are out of the barn, there ain’t no gettin’ them back.”

Very good story in the Chicago Tribune today.

Concerns a topic that has been the subject of prior blog entries.

That very odious, sorry, sad-sack type of individual that deserves universal opprobrium!!

"op·pro·bri·um –noun 1. the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy."

The military imposter/poseur’/charlatan/prevaricator/hustler/scam artist!!!

Persons that claim to have served their country in a noble, brave, courageous fashion, performing the most dangerous duty in elite units, winning all sorts of medals, decorations and awards, being wounded repeatedly, etc.!

[“I was a Navy SEAL/Army Ranger/Special Forces/Marine/Delta Force/Special Operations!!” NEVER A COMMUNICATIONS CENTER SPECIALIST!!]

Persons that are being constantly unmasked and detected by dedicated amateur investigators using the Internet! MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, PERSONS THAT HAVE TO BE PITIED??!!

Consider this smattering of cases: [All persons considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law!!]

“‘D.R.’ showed up in Yorkville [IL.] saying he was a homeless Vietnam veteran who had lost everything in Hurricane Katrina”

“In Atlantic City, Mayor Bob Levy stopped showing up at work last week amid a reported federal probe into his false claims about his Vietnam military service”

“the leader of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe on Cape Cod, . ,. . stepped aside recently and apologized for lying about his military record. He falsely claimed to have received a Silver Star and five Purple Hearts.”

“eight men [in Seattle] who allegedly faked their military service in conflicts stretching back to World War II.”

“a local man [Indiana] had won two Silver Starts in combat in Iraq.”

“An Oak Park [IL.] man named John Dietz was asked to lead the 4th of July parade this year on a Wednesday Journal newspaper account of repeatedly being wounded in combat [Vietnam]. (He also claimed to have played linebacker at the University of Michigan.)”

[Dietz is telling one big whopper!? Also claimed to have a brother that was killed in Vietnam. NO SOLDIER NAMED DIETZ WAS EVER KILLED IN VIETNAM!! When this fact was presented to John, the reply was, “at that time, we did not go by the name of Dietz!”]

And perhaps the most egregious and villainous example of the military imposter/poseur’/charlatan/prevaricator/hustler/scam artist is Jesse Macbeth:

“embraced by peace activists eager to discredit the Iraq war after he claimed to have joined other Army Rangers in slaughtering hundreds of unarmed civilians in Iraq. In fact his service was limited to a few weeks in Army boot camp before he was kicked out”

“That guy [Jesse] made a 40-minute DVD that the anti-war movement was using” . . . and he’s very graphic about how he killed people, how he tortured them, how he shot the baby, dragged the mother out and blew her brains out - - on and on an on. It’s [the DVD] been translated into Arabic and it’s now being used as a recruiting tool for suicide bombers.”

[I am sure the jihadi recruiter does NOT mention any sort of disclaimer!! NOT ANY OF WHAT JESSE SAID HE HAD DONE WAS EVEN REMOTELY TRUE!! ]

DOES THIS FOOL [JESSE] EVEN HAVE ANY CONCEPTION OF THE DAMAGE HE HAS DONE?? PERHAPS FOR DECADES TO COME!! THESE TYPES OF “STORIES” HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN!! JESSE IS DOING FIVE MONTHS IN PRISON. HE SHOULD BE DOING FIVE DECADES!!

coolbert.