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Oh lawdy, where to begin...
Had the neighbor's son over and he saw my "I love me" wall. Procceded to tell me how he was a sniper in Desert Storm where they used special ceramic bullets.
Went on to tell me he was with some Marine unit (true tuck and roll tacticals) that took high ranking objectives, and that he was in from 82 to 88.
Couldn't provide an MOS, didn't know when the Beirut bombing happened, and never heard of Chesty Puller.

I didn't know whether to weep or reap.
Fer sure I'll never lend him my lawn mower.

Now I sit here Three beers down, and peeved at the world.
 
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Posers

Seems like there's one in every crowd no matter what the sport or occupation is. We had one guy at the local parts store hanging out telling us about his Barrett 50BMG , we asked how it shot, he said he had no place to shoot it. One guy offered to let him bring it out to his farm; the poser said yeah maybe when the weather's better. The next time we asked he said he didn't have any ammo, had to order some. Few days later the owner of the parts store told him that he had just come into some 50 BMG ammo..........The poser says " oh yeah well I got a good offer and sold it yesterday". None of us ever saw the Barrett.

Another time a co-worker told us he used to Race NASCAR but had to quit after a bad wreck at Taladega.....in his story the wreck happened a few years before the track was built.

So now I just smile and take it all with a grain of salt.

Jim in Iowa
 
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The Military Posers are the worst in my book. I've known some
fellas who told tall tales but pretending to be ex-military will
get you knocked out in my book. Too many good men have
died for this Country. Those who pretend to be someone they
can only dream about will get called out quick if i'm around.
My father was a 20 year Marine so i don't have much patience
for this type.

Chuck
 
I don't remember whether it was Full Metal Jacket or The Boys of Company C, but on the first night at boot camp they are all in their racks, and the DI is standing in the barracks.

Repeat after me.

Gung Ho. GUNG HO!

Gung Ho! GUNG HO!

Goodnight Chesty, wherever you are. GOODNIGHT CHESTY, WHEREVER YOU ARE!!

He turns and leaves and the lights click off. Silence for a few seconds, and then someone stage whispers, "Who the hell is 'Chesty'?"

Someone else whispers back "Who the hell is 'Gung Ho'?"

Now, I knew who Chesty was. Chesty Morgan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Made perfect sense, to me at the time, for a Marine to be saying goodnight to a stripper. :D

Few years later and I found out about Chesty Puller.
 
Agreed

Posers are a pain in general but I agree with Chuck There is no room for those that would usurp the honor that rightly belongs to those who have served our country, they are the last to tell about it.

Jim in Iowa
 
Gunslinger808 said:
Oh lawdy, where to begin...
Had the neighbor's son over and he saw my "I love me" wall. Procceded to tell me how he was a sniper in Desert Storm where they used special ceramic bullets.
Went on to tell me he was with some Marine unit (true tuck and roll tacticals) that took high ranking objectives, and that he was in from 82 to 88.
Couldn't provide an MOS, didn't know when the Beirut bombing happened, and never heard of Chesty Puller.

I didn't know whether to weep or reap.
Fer sure I'll never lend him my lawn mower.

Now I sit here Three beers down, and peeved at the world.
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I busted a kid over this about 18 months ago. Claimed he was in Iraq and the other sand box, didnt know who Audie Murphy was (I asked because he said he served in the 3rd I.D.) and he gave me deer in the headlights stare when I asked if he carried a S.A.W. telling me he carried a gun, not a saw, and some other stuff.
 
The State of Tenneesee takes a strong approach on Veterans vanity tags for your vehicles.

There are tags available for every conflict the US Military has been involved in. You have to provide proof that your were actually there in order to be issued one of those tags.

When I got mine for my car and motorcycle, I took my DD214 to the county clerks office. All 4 pages. And she read the whole thing. It took her awhile. When she was done, she looked up at me and smiled and asked "How many vehicles do you need tags for sir? And thank you for your service."

I become irate when people misrepresent themselves. But I guess in todays society people accept that and move on..

I just can't do that...:mad:
 
About a month ago I was talking to a guy that said he was Vietnam vet. He said he was in the Air Force and was a PJ. that's a para rescue. He said he had been awarded the med of honor for saving one pilot and having to stay behind with a second wounded pilot and evade the NVA. The event is true. I knew the man that did it. I was stationed with him and attended his funnel. When I confronted him he about cropped himself.
 
There is a guy, Skip something, that exposes frauds posing as SEALs. I have heard him a few times on the Firearms Radio Network. That guy really will bust your chops for pretending to be one of the elite. And rightly so, those guys go way beyond the call of duty. I do have the honor of personally knowing 2 generations of SEALs having been born and raised for 39 years less than 4 miles from Little Creek Amph Base. That being said, I find that people who join the services out of feeling of duty to country are the most down to earth, reserved, and honest folks you will ever have the pleasure to meet.
 
99% of the time the guys who (we're there and done that) are
the last to talk about it and certainly the last to brag about it.
My father was in Nam and he never once spoke of what he saw
or did there. Not to me anyways. Maybe with his Corp brethren
but not to anybody else unless asked. I once did ask "Pops"
what it was like and he told me he would tell me one day but
that day never came. And i never again broached the subject
when we talked. I just figured somethings are better left alone.
He had earned that right.

Chuck
 
In from '82 to '88 and a sniper in Desert Storm, which was in 1990-91.
Poseurs are ALWAYS "Special Forces", Specops, snipers, always some sort of elite unit, never a line unit, or a support troop. Ceramic bullets ? That's a new one on me.
 
I once roomed with a "Poser' He posed as a nobody! It was during the Korean War and we were room mates attending the Officer Candidate course at the Artillery School,, Ft. Sill, OK. At the mid course, we were ordered to appear in Class A uniform for a parade, wearing any medals, decorations or awards we had earned. He appeared wearing the Medal of Honor! He had received it honorably in WW2 as an enlisted man and now wanted to be a commissioned officer, so had applied to OCS. None of us knew he had it until the parade. He said he never told us as he did not want the students, Cadre and Officers having to constantly salute him, which is a requirement for any military member passing a MOH winner in uniform. Ed.
 
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Yup I listen to all that stuff. Once while hunting a friend of my cousin stopped by and said he made a 100yds head shot on a deer with a bow and arrow. After he left my cousin turned to me and a 100yds head shot? Robin Hood couldn't do that.

One of my co workers said he was in nam shoveling empty brass out of a chopper. We found out later he was never in the service.

Why do they tell these stories or lie?
 
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