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CSB · 07-23-2019, 10:32

What are his claims?

With a date of birth of 1946 he is no youngster, and much of his service
-- if any -- would have been back before centralized and computerized
record keeping existed, and that means falling back onto paper records
in the National Archives.

Here is a page on a web site that investigates false claims of military service:

https://valorguardians.com/blog/?page_id=39605

It provides instructions and forms.

You are correct that "the Army" would be the first place to look.

It is the only place to look for members of "The United States Army Special Forces." These are the men who wear the Green Beret. There are other
"Special Operations Forces" in the other branches of service (Navy SEALs for example) and "Special Operations Forces" in the Army (such as Army Rangers),
but there is one and only one United States Army Special Forces.

In fact, that is often a telling indicator of false claims of qualification or experience:

"Yeah, I was an operator for Marine Special Forces and was allowed to
wear the Green Beret by classified orders ...".

Also, if your subject offered a photograph of himself in uniform, such photographs
often give lie to claims of service.

07-23-2019, 10:32	#4
CSB Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 1,159	What are his claims? With a date of birth of 1946 he is no youngster, and much of his service -- if any -- would have been back before centralized and computerized record keeping existed, and that means falling back onto paper records in the National Archives. Here is a page on a web site that investigates false claims of military service: https://valorguardians.com/blog/?page_id=39605 It provides instructions and forms. You are correct that "the Army" would be the first place to look. It is the only place to look for members of "The United States Army Special Forces." These are the men who wear the Green Beret. There are other "Special Operations Forces" in the other branches of service (Navy SEALs for example) and "Special Operations Forces" in the Army (such as Army Rangers), but there is one and only one United States Army Special Forces. In fact, that is often a telling indicator of false claims of qualification or experience: "Yeah, I was an operator for Marine Special Forces and was allowed to wear the Green Beret by classified orders ...". Also, if your subject offered a photograph of himself in uniform, such photographs often give lie to claims of service.
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