01-21-2011, 01:13
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Dug through my 12th Group stuff and found this. His name is just above mine...LOL. Still don’t remember him but the name and SSN match. Don’t know if he ever went to the Q course. There were a lot of guys on teams that were waiting to go. Don't know anything about any of his other claims but I'd have to say someone with the name and SSN he's using was in 12th Group.
Edited to remove SM's full SSAN from Hazardous Duty orders - Richard.
Last edited by FiveOpopo; 01-21-2011 at 01:59.
Reason: Swapped the pic.
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01-21-2011, 07:59
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#107
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Matt Courage
Matt Courage was in my class, the tallest (6'8") 18D I ever knew. He towered over me (I'm 6'3") and during pay day activities Nick Rowe made a comment about how his boots looked like small canoes (they were something like size 14). I'll try to look him up to see if he remembers this guy.
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Originally Posted by 219seminole
On page 128 of his book Harris says he received his Green Beret the same day as Duncan Lill and Matthew Courage, a graduating class of 3. Are they known?
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01-21-2011, 08:16
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#108
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3 people?
Graduating classes have shrunk since I went through.
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01-21-2011, 08:27
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3 people? Graduating classes have shrunk since I went through.
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Me, too. There were 12 of us who graduated from our Medic class. 
Richard 
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01-21-2011, 18:33
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#110
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Looks like SF Brothers has verified that he is SF qualified.
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01-21-2011, 20:06
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So that means he was qualified as an SF medic but never served as one?
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01-21-2011, 22:11
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Looks like SF Brothers has verified that he is SF qualified.
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Exactly what does that mean? How did they verify?
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01-22-2011, 06:02
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Exactly what does that mean? How did they verify?
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Who and how? Did the School house verify? If they did why has no one from his old Group 12 SFGA remembers him?
Here is what we do know.
1 - he is not a Ranger School Graduate
2 - He did not serve in 1/75th
3 - He never served in any unit of 7th SFGA
4 - He lies about his service in operations in Central America.
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01-22-2011, 12:56
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Originally Posted by SF_BHT
Who and how? Did the School house verify? If they did why has no one from his old Group 12 SFGA remembers him?
Here is what we do know.
1 - he is not a Ranger School Graduate
2 - He did not serve in 1/75th
3 - He never served in any unit of 7th SFGA
4 - He lies about his service in operations in Central America.
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Along with being a convicted felon.
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01-22-2011, 13:24
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Originally Posted by FiveOpopo
Dug through my 12th Group stuff and found this. His name is just above mine...LOL. Still don’t remember him but the name and SSN match. Don’t know if he ever went to the Q course. There were a lot of guys on teams that were waiting to go. Don't know anything about any of his other claims but I'd have to say someone with the name and SSN he's using was in 12th Group.
Edited to remove SM's full SSAN from Hazardous Duty orders - Richard.
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That's the first set of orders I can remember seeing that didn't have middle initials.
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01-22-2011, 19:52
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Here's what was posted:
Gents... I was able to contact JFKSWCS Spt Bn Academic Records Branch today..... He is, in fact, on that set of orders.
To clarify... Permanent Orders 96-21, dated 31 July 87, awarding the SF Tab. As he had posted in his FB page. I have no knowledge at this time if there is a Q course graduate certificate at all. He has TAB orders.
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01-22-2011, 20:15
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Throw his rucksack in the hallway and be done with him.
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01-22-2011, 22:12
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I love it when people remember enough to write a book, but not enough to recall major details of their claims, like the units they served in. 
Remember when Hillary wrote a book, but under oath, repeated her lack of recollection of events time after time?
This guy is full of shit as a Christmas goose.
TR
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01-22-2011, 22:28
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I totally agree.
The Clintons:
Can't remember shit when legally questioned but remember enough to write their memoirs. ???????????????????????
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01-25-2011, 00:31
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I hang my head in shame that I believed this guy's BS; and was even friends with him on FB...his page is no longer available. I was going to buy his book and he even emailed me his book in PDF. But as I got to talking to him on FB (and I kick myself for not keeping a record of those conversations as hdgb did), I began to have reservations about him. I threw a few real names at him and a few bogus names and said they were all in Panama when he was there, etc. I got back the same crap about PTSD and how he was awarded 100% disability for it.
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I just got a 100% service-connected rating for my PTSD related to C.A. Because of my book, my next book and my petition about getting recognition for C.A. Vets, I have been "reminded" to limit what I say
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<~ his words
Which made me really wonder but I never questioned him. I certainly can remember most of the close friends I served with and as well as most of my close friends in other units. When I asked him about a certain friend that was killed in El Sal, he said that that was classified information and he couldnt discuss the particulars about it. Well, its not classified that he died.
He also informed his FB friends that Oprahs Book of the Month club had picked up his book and was going to publish it further. I don't know if this true but took his word for it at the time.
I found this today: http://www.examiner.com/books-in-san...reria-martinez
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José N. Harris at Libreria Martinez
January 13th, 2011 1:43 pm PT.
Detroit born José Harris will appear at Libreria Martinez Books and Art Gallery in Santa Ana this Saturday, January 15, 2011 from 1 PM to 3 PM. Harris, graduate of two distinguished California universities, University of California Irvine and University of California Berkeley is author of MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love.
Harris, an academic, has a lived a life that is chock full of unique experiences. Not only was he a foster child, he has worked as a psychologist, nurse, and social worker. Furthermore, he is a United States Army veteran, who served in the 1980s. At present, he is an Orange County resident, living in Anaheim.
About Libreria Martinez
Martinez Books operates as a center for building a love of reading and arts in the Orange County community. Martinez Books is committed to providing often-overlooked, quality books that are written in Spanish. The store, itself, describes itself as “a cultural experience” that “features some of the best local art.”
Continue reading on Examiner.com: José N. Harris at Libreria Martinez - Santa Ana Books | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/books-in-san...#ixzz1C1dfXbpw
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I still have his email with the book PDF, if anyone wants it. I also have his contact info, mailing address and phone number.
So I am guessing he is not done with his charade. I really hope you guys find out the truth about him. I feel like an idiot for allowing myself to trust his word, since he purported to be a faithful Christian as well. I should maybe stop looking for the good in people anymore? 
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