William G. Hillar Special Forces FRAUD

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Originally Posted by Uncertain

Just like the title says, I am a personal friend of Bill. Please put your weapons down. I have known Bill for over 7 years. This all comes as a shock as well as a heart-ache. Since I’ve known him he has eluded to a military past. When I visited his home, there were no awards, decorations, plaques or any other sign he served. However, I never inquired further. This was because I was more interested in the man he was, not his military achievements. I understand the anger expressed in this forum because the sacrifice made to earn the title of any Special Forces program is extensive, to say the least.

I would like to describe the Bill I know. It may appear I am defending him, but that is not my job. He will be responsible for that. The reason I am willing to describe him is because he was not one of those people who made it a point to boast or push his military (or non) accomplishments in social settings. He rarely spoke about it (now I know why). He primarily spent his time helping people and causes. He made people feel good about themselves and was always the first to extend a helping hand. He always had a kind word and rarely did he ever say something negative about someone. He always took time to listen to someone, which is truly rare these days. This is what makes it so hard to swallow what has occurred.

Unfortunately, what has happened here is not unique. I knew of a Green Beret who placed a "Ranger" tab on his uniform when he didn't even attend the course. He got caught. What would posses this person to do this? There was a point in my career where I was surrounded by a lot of people pumping up their resumes. For example, telling us all how bad "it was" in Iraq. Or claiming they were an employee of the NSA, CIA…etc. At the time, I didn’t know better. Later I found out these same people never left the confines of the Mega-Walled US Embassy in Baghdad. Or that they weren’t actual employees of NSA or CIA, but college interns or contractors who worked on projects which were used by one of these agencies. It seems stretching (or fabricating) accomplishments is business as usual.

I had the fortune of getting called-out early in my career. When I was in the service, I eluded that I completed a course. As fate would have it, a friend of mine did attend it. He started finding holes in my story and called me out. I was embarrassed, really embarrassed. Fortunately, he was sympathetic. He then relayed a story how the same had happened to him. At that point, I realized I didn't need to make shit up to be more important. Furthermore, I started telling others that I didn’t care what they did, I was more interested if they could do the job they were hired to accomplish.

With respect to whether he had the qualifications to teach the courses he offered; let’s be real. For anyone who serves or works for the DOD, we know that anyone can earn a certificate in any of these. The DOD has 2 hour on-line training courses in Counter Terrorism. Who of us who didn’t go to Iraq receive the “Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal?” As for anything Bill instructed at universities, it was all academic or from a policy perspective.

I don’t know what is going to happen to Bill, but if anyone wanted a real challenge (ie get out of this hole), this would be it. I hope that if everything that is on this forum is true, he will come clean. Before you bash me for my comments, keep in mind I’m trying to process what has happened to someone who is a good friend. If I ever re-establish contact with him, rest assured, I’ll ask him why. And I’ll tell him that he would have been the same friend if he was nothing more than a civilian.

Apologies for a person with no honor, integrity in the negative numbers, and a penchant for lies to make von Munchhausen ashamed only reduce you as a person. I suggest you stop while you are behind, hide, and let the angry mob sweep by you unnoticed. When said angy mob is gone - run the other direction so as to place as much distance between yourself and Mr. Hillar as possible. This will reduce the shrapnel wounds, pressure injuries, and other collateral damage of being in the vicinity of Mr. Hillar when the artillery strikes and/or he implodes spontaneously from the vacuum in his soul.