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John Giduck files lawsuit against SOCNET, and Soldier who outed him as a Phony

This Story has been Updated with more recent information and links. We received this story from a guy over at the SOCNET.COM site. They outed this guy, John Giduck, as a phony a few years ago after he made claims of being an SF operator among other things. But what is worse they say, is in retaliation for outing him he released the Personal Information of a current Active SF Operator. Not only placing this man’s life in danger but also the lives of his family as this Soldier is…

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Congressman Troy Nehls CIB Controversy: Unauthorized Wear of Combat Infantryman’s Badge

11 June 2024 Congressman Troy Nehls(R-TX) continues to wear a Combat Infantryman’s Badge lapel pin even after he has been notified by the Pentagon and several other organizations that he is not authorized this award. Congressman Nehls has continued to double down on wearing the CIB, even after being presented with documentation that his CIB was revoked because it had been erroneously awarded to him in the first place. We sent for the Congressman’s records over 6 months ago, after several people who were familiar with his 2008 deployment raised…

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Jason Matthew Scaletta, Fake Ranger SF, Arrested On Gun Charges, Fake 214’s Found

Jason Scaletta NANTICOKE, Maryland – Our colleague Jonn over at thisainthell sends us his work on one Jason Matthew Scaletta. Jonn outed him last year for claiming medals and tabs he never earned. He claimed he was Special Forces qualified and had earned the Ranger tab. He also claimed two Bronze Stars with Valor, a Purple Heart, and three CIB’s among other awards. He also claims to have PTSD and a TBI received in combat from shrapnel to the head. He was the director of an organization called VSCOAPAWS, an…

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Thomas Joseph Heben Phony Special Forces, Living In His SEAL Brothers Shadow

  Thomas Heben This is a case that we have worked on for a while alongside our brothers within the SF community. Thomas Joseph Heben spent several years claiming to be a Green Beret to family, and friends, to acquire work, and to pick up women. First, we want to say that after being confronted by members of the SF community, Thomas came clean. Below is the apology sent to us: To All: How and where to start to address a community such as this? This has been a nightmarish situation…

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Sammy Samford Radio Hosting SEAL

    We did not out Mr. Samford, our friends over at POWNetwork  had already begun the investigation when he was brought to our attention, and they have concluded that not only was Mr. Samford never an elite Navy SEAL, and he also never served in any branch of the U.S. Military. Mr. Samford likes to tell people who listen or call into his web-hosted Radio show that he was a Navy Seal, who saw action in Grenada and Iran. He claims his plane crashed in Iran years ago and…

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