How to Shoot like a Scout/Sniper (PodCast) April 5, 2024
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Devil in Black Boots- Snipers in Somalia PodCast March 31, 2024
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Stolen Valor in a Small Town.. “DD214-Recon, Scout/Sniper…and…Now ;)” February 22, 2024
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Update Again!…I have been contacted by someone with a text from the person in question who has offered his “DOD Number”..so I can “check on him”. Well..all I have asked for is the person’s DD214. I have already requested from the US Archives. My belief is he never served in ANY capacity but I may be wrong and get an actually DD214.
The post below was originally written in 2012 when I first began investigating Stolen Valor. Recently, I had a particularly interesting story come to light. While the Supreme Court has upheld that Stolen Valor(United States v Alverez) is constitutional free right to speech under the 1st Amendment..it does not mean we cannot expose them. It is also a crime for those who fabricate military honors to defraud others through those efforts.
I was contacted by a few people in a small Kentucky town called Stanford, KY. It has a population of about 3,500. I lived in Kentucky as a child. Beautiful place, and fine people. There is, apparently, one individual who is making outlandish claims about being a Marine Sniper. Some of what I have heard from those who know him (we will just call him Mick T for now) is that he is a “Ghost” (I don’t know where this originated but it is a common statement among valor thieves). Claims to have “over 200 confirmed kills”…”best friend with Chris Kyle”…”records are all sealed” BS, BS, and more BS. He is, by accounts, profiting from his fraudulent claims. Lies.
I have personally reached out to this person for clarification on his claims. Instead of answer the simple question “Have you ever claimed to be a sniper”…he decided the best defense was a good offense and began disparaging me. Well..this has only happened about 50 times in the last 10 years. Read the post below from 2012. It includes my DD214(my last one..I have an earlier one, as well). BTW>.that is a pic of me on the left..
So..YES….I am a real, legit, Marine Sniper..unlike Mick T. I am a real, qualified Recon Marine. I have worked Stolen Valor for years and will continue to pursue this case. I have not published the organization to which he is a president out of a request from members.
I will continue to update this post as I gain more information. It is troublesome when someone steals valor to promote themselves. I invite “Mick T” to contact me (3rd request) to resolve this. Guarantee, I hear nothing but crickets. It really makes my white hackles….get raised when someone lies about their service like this.
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Strangely, someone has been doing a number of searches on subjects such as “chris mark USMC fraud”, “chris mark military fraud”, “chris mark no sniper” and various other topics. How do I know this? Good question! I use the standard WordPress analytics plus Google Analytics! For those companies wondering the value of Google, this should demonstrate that at the very least, you can see what people are trying to find on you!…but…I digress. To assuage the person, or persons fears that I was not in the military or was somehow fabricating my experience, I have attached the single ‘God like’ document that shows one’s military experience. The mysterious, yet reliable DD214! This is available to any US citizen in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). yup..you can request a DD214 on me, your grandfather, your dad, or the president (if he had served). You can get an FOIA on anyone who has served. Simply go to archives.gov and check it out!…The picture attached is me, in 1995 with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company in Hawaii during our June 1995 amphibious operations. I am top row first on the right while AP is bottom row, second from right. This happens to be the same month that Scott O’Grady was rescued from Bosnia after being shot down in his F16. Look closely, and you may recognize some faces 😉
It should be noted that I was on active duty twice…once with the USMC and then with the USN as an officer. This DD214 is my second…it shows the schools and awards but not my units (like 3/6 STA) while enlisted. That is a separate DD214…
Guns, Games, and Videos- a Marine Sniper Talks On Violence and Killing February 19, 2024
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Recently a man attacked and wounded 10 people at Ohio State University. As we approach the holiday seasons where gifts are exchanged I am hopeful that I can shed some light on killing and violence and the real issues that influence violence in our society.
“I left the sky in the middle of the night
I hit the deck and I’m ready to fight.
Colt .45 and Kabar by my side
These are the tools that make men die.”
-Infantry Cadence
This post is not a position on gun control rather it is intended give some insight into a side of the issue few outside of specialized jobs probably recognize or acknowledge. That of the human weapon.
There is an expression every Marine learns in Basic Training. “The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.” Without justifying the statement (we Marines are very good at self-promotion), the statement is insightful and applies equally to the Rangers, Airborne, SEALS, RM Commandos or any other combat troop. (more…)
President Trump and the Goldwater Rule February 15, 2024
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Originally posted in 2018 but, given the current events, I have updated with a podcast to discuss Goldwater and Biden…
On December 8th, 2017 the President opened the doors to allow press to watch the bipartisan discussion over immigration. Dr. Brandy Lee of the Yale School of Medicine conducted apparently watched the testimony and conducted an interview in which the resulting article was titled “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” . In this gripping article, the esteemed Dr. Lee (notice I use the honorific while she excludes such courtesy when talking about the President of the United States). In her interview Dr. Lee sounds alarm bells about President Trump’s mental fitness to be president, etc. etc.
In fact, Dr. Lee was invited to “brief” members of congress on December 5th and 6th. The group included “at least 1 Republican who they would not name.” No doubt.
This is on course with the current Democratic position of applying the 25th Amendment to remove the President from Office. As one example, in May 2017, the NY Times (surprise) wrote an article extoling the virtues of leveraging the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office (and not doubt try to replace with Hilary).
In May 2017, the same Dr. Lee was commented in an article on Liberal Outpost (no kidding) titled: “Yale Psychiatrist says Trump (again..no honorific) has a grave ________disability”. Interestingly (to those of us who care about the rule of law and actual process) the article begins with the following:
“Psychiatrists in the United States are blocked from commenting on the psychological wellness of politicians due to the 50 year old Goldwater Rule, which states that they cannot openly diagnose the mental health of public figures who they have not personally examined.
However, the case of President Donald Trump is so extreme and potentially consequential that some noted psychiatrists have felt compelled to speak out despite the rule.”
Then, in an admitted violation of the Goldwater Rule, Lee (honorific removed) states definitively:
“This situation has come to such a critical level. In fact, a state of emergency exists and we could no longer hold back. We have an obligation to speak about Donald Trump’s mental health issues because many lives and our survival as a species may be at stake.”
So what is the Goldwater Rule? For a short history, (thank you Wikipedia) Barry Goldwater was running for President in 1964 when a magazine named Fact published an article The issue arose in 1964 when Fact published the article “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater”.[3][5] The magazine polled psychiatrists about U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater and whether he was fit to be president.[6][7] The editor, Ralph Ginzburg, was sued for libel in Goldwater v. Ginzburg where Goldwater won $75,000 (approximately $592,000 today) in damages.[3]
Does this sound familiar? There are experts trying to “diagnose” a sitting president for no other reason than their adorned queen did no win and ascend to the presidency. This is nonsense. Now…the “argument” by those on the left are that the Dr. is not making a “diagnosis” under the DSM rather is simply expressing an opinion that any citizen can express. Let me ask you. If I said someone was crazy would you give it the same weight as a professor of Psychiatry from Yale with a DM and who has briefed congress? Of course not. This is nonsense and we all know it.
I will be at the Javits center next week. (where Hillary was to have her coronation…sorry…her “acceptance speech”)…I will look up at the large glass ceiling and thank God (yes GOD) that it was not Hillary that broke that ceiling.
“Dr” Heal Thyself or at least go…..”something” thyself.
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