Posers are FUN!!!
smaple correspondence from my own poser busting adventure:
From genuine 82nd vet after talking with fake 82nd vet:>
> As you inform me, more and more holes appear in this saga. All he told
>me at the Gap was he was in 314PIR and made a jump with some pathfinders in
>the Gulf War. 314PIR never existed to my knowledge, and if it did, its
>lineage would be from a former glider Rgt/Bn as denoted by the 300 series of
>its designation. If it was reactivated and on jump status, its designation
>would be AIR for Airborne Infantry Rgt. The units that were parachute
>delivered then and to this day, the 500 series designated Rgt/bns, are the
>only ones designated as PIR's or Parachute Infantry Rgts. That was hole # 1.
> I returned to the 82nd Airborne Division after the Gulf War
> and went to the 325 AIR and served there for many
>years after , 4 to be exact. Many of my soldiers were in the Gulf (about
>90%) and always griped about not jumping into combat there. This was a
>bonafide group of individuals that ate, slept and breathed about military
>parachuting. None ever mentioned any combat jumps by anyone while in the
>Gulf. The Airborne community is not that huge and is a closely knit small
>world of itself. If anyone hears anything about anyone doing something like
>that, its story spreads to all of us quite quick. In short, no one made any
>parachute jumps in the Gulf war except for some pilots from stricken
>aircraft. Maybe this guy flew a Stealth fighter? Well, that was hole # 2.
> After that routine, I just ignored him and had my beer with Mike D. He
>may have sensed that I did not believe him because he left the AO. This may
>be a coincidence but I am strongly speculating the former. I felt like
>telling him that he was lying at the time, ( and in hindsight I wish I had as
>we would not be going through this nonsense now) but all I said was never
>heard of that unit or any combat jumps in the Gulf. He gave me the "Yeah,
>Yeah there was" routine. "Small unit...not much written about it." Call me
>Crazy, but a Rgt or a Bn is NOT a small unit. And the 314 PIR (if it ever
>exists) would have to be at least a Bn in size to get that designation.
> Now I understand that he claims to have made E-7 in like 6 years! I made
>E-6 in 4 and only cause I had a college degree which gave me a lot of points.
> I wasn't even hoping to make the E-7 list, not promotion until at least 4
>more years. That is just the way the military works. OML's, slots, time to
>be able to leave the unit ect. His DD-214 that he claims must be an
>incredible forgery! If I saw it, I would not believe it unless I saw all the
>documents that generate it. Orders, certificates of completion, course
>evaluation reports from the NCODP courses, and all that other crap we save in
>a firesafe or hang on our "me walls" in our dens!
> In closing, This guy is too much. I will reiterate, as according to him,
>I am one of the witch hunting buddies. How he got that about my involvement
>is beyond me. Maybe I'll sue Him for slander. Ha Ha.
> Rehash: I know what he said to me at the Gap. I know what I told you
>about him. I saw the Letters from St. Louis. These are all the facts as I
>know them firsthand. As at the Gap, I still think he's lying.
>
>That's my story and I'm sticking to it!