He was never on any Recon Team or saw any combat action and he was never in the infantry. He is what is referred to as a Rear Echlon service member, providing support. See his military records from the National Record Center at the end of this page. He never served in Panama or attended the Jungle Warfare School, he was never wounded or hospitalized for any injuries. He never served with the any Special Forces Group. As to the rank he is wearing, he is wearing Sergeant Stripes, he was never a Sergeant, which is a leadership position.
He was a Specialist E-5, operating in a technical field. The rank he should be wearing looks like this:. Note input from the SOG field regarding the photo's:. The picture on the right just happens to be Dennis Wiley. Dennis and I went through Pathfinder school together we graduated in June he was honor graduate of our class.
The picture was taken by a team mate with his pet monkey. We all have a story about that damn monkey and his court marshal and firing squad. I have no idea who the guy in the picture on the left is. I called and spoke to him, giving him the opportunity to correct his claims. I reviewed the claims he made with him and he confirmed his story, but insisted he had to get off the phone, he seemed quite uncomfortable talking to me and cut the conversation short saying he had to talk to his tax advisorβ¦.
Sparks full Claim. Input from SOG community. Military Records. He made an articulate and informative 45 minute verbal presentation of his military service.
The following are excerpts from his talk as best of my recollection. He was very cordial and easy to talk to. I didn't "interrogate", but exchanged in a getting to know you conversation. He did say he was in SFTG when the new buildings were nearing completion, but unable to retrieve a few dates, ascribing to memory difficulties at times as a result of 4 concussions in the past.
