Reply . You can check it out at the link below: Click here:Article on him in the CityView. If you want what we have, just join the military. Wil Hamilton should practice "Thou shalt not bear false witness". I took screen shots. We won't use your name or email address. To any potential fakers. He refused to call us. Please keep comments civil or you'll be removed from the forum. Vietnam. If you want what we have, just join the military. Not!! We've identified all men in the picture. Guardians of The Green Beret - YouTube Our new website is online.Still a few issues we need to iron out but you can check it out:http://guardiansofthegreenberet.comAnd our. Having 46,000+ followers on Instagram and claiming to be a Green Beret, does NOT make you a Green Beret unless you've gone through the training. He said he would handle it. NOT!! I was introduced to Ron by my predecessor XXXXXXXXXXXXas a "friend of the program" who tagged along on FTXs to assist as alternate cadre. So we have Ron's trajectory he showed up as a MAJ w/ XXXXX, was "promoted" when XXXXXwas, and just kept the same facade thru XXXXto me, at which point we discovered his fraud. You can click this link to hear him in his own words. A former student he helped mentor at the University of Cincinnati ROTC saw him at an exercise with the Ohio Military Reserve wearing Sergeant rank (E-5) when he had known him for years as a Green Beret, Lieutenant Colonel assigned to 19th Special Forces Group. In the summer of 2016, Ron travelled down to Fort Benning and pinned jump wings on one of our cadets at Fort Benning following graduation from jump school. Ron Fernandez, you'll now be added to guardiansofthegreenberet.com hall of zeroes forever. What are the chances a personsit down across the desk from a guy youre trying to impress and potentially get a job from and you're BOTH Green Berets? People probably don't realize what it would be like for me to ever actually meet a phony Green Beret. 13) Ron Fernandez the fake Green Beret in his fake uniform. Neither time were they able to produce records that baked up that statement. They collected evidence of his alleged Stolen Valor over a few weeks at the request of the Green Beret Foundation. It APPEARS that he has taken some of MY SF TRAINING, HISTORY and BACKGROUND, claimed it as his own, and further EMBELLISHED those stories for his own video game centered bravado. Same question, same answer -- no record back to 1995. I just want to thank Guardians of the Green Beret. Ron told me he was thinking of harming himself and I told him to seek help, but that I wouldn't pursue anything else. I'm sure he could have joined the military. He told the GBF his last name wasn'tNielsen. Strst utbud av kepsar, mssor & hattar. There are 3 emails apologizing as the last 3 pictures in the picture section. His beret was black. I took screen shots. I'm sure he could have joined the military. He was a CAR STEREO SALESMAN and INSTALLER on Yadkin Road the ENTIRE TIME I KNEW HIM. Never served in the military? The Guardians of the Green Beret just posted a case on Joseph Paul "Joey" Galindo. If you want what we have, just join the military. James Cooper should do some research. This is what we see him accomplishing in the military. You can see Richard Calvert's claims. At the time, we thought problem solved. But we had so many other things going on we didn't give it any further thought. Feeling like a hero, getting recognition, and being treated like a hero in addition to fellowship with real warriors was too much to pass up. Records say different Stephen "Grizz" Dukeman claimed to be a LTC with 2 Silver Stars, a CIB with a star, and 2 Purple Hearts Not so fast. When will this clown give it up? Ron Fernandez, Green Beret, Lieutenant Colonel, 19th SFG(A), with a CIB? We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. If you're going to confront him, I'm in Columbus 11-13Jul for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program nationals (my son is competing). Their work is endorsed by Special Forces associations and foundations. We're not sure when Rudi Gresham started living the lie but from a picture he shared, it looks like it dates pre'71. Ron XXXXXcontacted last week, approximately 12 Feb 2020, and asked for a status update on the Calvert situation. Gunmaker with DoD Contacts Falsely Claims to be a Green Beret. Blaine Campbell, Green Beret? Guardians of the Green Beret 6.33K subscribers Our Website Home Videos Playlists Community Channels About Uploads 13:51 Steven Morales, Green Beret? He still claimed that wasn't his last name. When you get to the bottom of the picture section, click on the red bar to expand more pictures. 4th is at a function w/ my predecessor XXXX XXXXXXXXX(far right), Ron is 2nd from left; others in the pic are my former XO MAJ XXXX XXXXXand SEL MSG XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. Contact us. The song's refrain is used by Mariah Carey in her 1994 cover of the Christmas hymn "Joy to the World". Franco K Webb the fake Green Beret will now be added to Guardiansofthegreenberet.com hall of zeroes forever. His actual records are toward the end. DET A-101 (LANG VEI), C CO, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV Dana claimed he hurt his knees because of too many parachute jumps and couldn't run across the battlefield anymore. 250 Ft tower (Master Jump Classification):False, his statement about the 250ft tower and Master Classification isludicrous That's not how it's done. is that white shirt even a thing? He questioned why someone would be looking into him. He just didn't think it was worth it. It seeks make this information available. is that white shirt even a thing? He doesn't show it on his ribbon rack but claims it in his Legion announcement. These phonies do a great disservice to all us real Green Berets. This is almost unbelievable. We think when we hammered him with the fact we had the YouTube video, he finally came clean. Lance claimed Airborne Ranger Green Beret with a CIB who was shot in the shoulder in combat. "If you need to work about taking on the federal government, you need some F-15s. Mr Prouix needs to be exposed. He also said he used a Barrett 50 Caliber Sniper rifle as a Special Forces Sniper. We also found a YouTube video of him claiming to be an 18D (Special Forces Medic). This guy is to me obviously mentally ill. He just didn't think it was worth it. When Green Beret Is Sentenced To Jail, Security Camera Catches Judge Going Into Cell Facts World 670K views 2 years ago This Man Terrified The NVA (*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*) Franklin D Miller. SGM Fernandez responded to a cold email I sent and called me. These chips are designed to be placed on the grave markers of war fighters who have worn the Green Beret in the past and present. He just didn't think it was worth it. He was NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH, ASSIGNED TO, in SUPPORT OF, or attended ANY TRAINING that would qualify his claim of being an 18D. Ron never showed up for commissioning, disappeared from social media, and we left well enough alone at that point. -- we were all in Service Dress. Let this guy be a lesson to you. Don't do this to your family and friends. NOT! Steve Balm | July 12, 2022 Our friends at the Guardians of the Green Beret (GotGB) recently posted a case on this Ron Fernandez fella. #RonFernandez, #RonnieFernandez, #RonRFernandez, #RonnieRFernandez. I feel sorry for his family. These phonies do a great disservice to all us real Green Berets. It also looks like he added a Ranger Tab to his website. We were in Westarea Fire Department TOGETHER and he lived in a trailer on Haretown road. If you've heard Franco K Webb the fake Green Beret make claims of being SF, Green Beret, 18D, MSG, or anything other than a 29E (Radio Repair), send us an email. Some people should do more research to at least get the uniform correct. Aim Low, Boys. We were in Westarea Fire Department TOGETHER and he lived in a trailer on Haretown road. It also looks like he added a Ranger Tab to his website. When will this clown give it up? Richard jumped 54 times in Laos and Cambodia. There's no one assigned to this brigade by that name, and we have no SF officers assigned to us in any capacity." I remember the weather was bitterly cold and windy and we bivouacked just outside the FKKY boundaries on a local training area. Along with MAV-SOG in Vietnam. It APPEARS that he has taken some of MY SF TRAINING, HISTORY and BACKGROUND, claimed it as his own, and further EMBELLISHED those stories for his own video game centered bravado. He just didn't think it was worth it. Ron asked to tag along and I didn't see any reason why not. The calls with them can be heard here: Call with 1st student that wrote the memorandum. Nathan Ball was sent to us by multiple neighbors with emails of him claiming to be a Big Bad Green Beret. In the video above, you clearly hear him claim to have gone through selection and the Q-course and became an 18D. This guy is to me obviously mentally ill. Asked my Recon buddy. Let him stew. I didn't have any reason not to, so we did. As we approached spring commissioning in 2017, one of the cadets asked Ron to give them their Oath of Office. We will redact your name and email address. #AnthonyTravis, #AnthonyTravisNielsen, #AnthonyRaids, #TravisAnthony #LiveFastCollective, #LiveFastBrand, Categories: Hall of ZeroesNumber of views: 26005. I contacted Richard Calvert and asked to have coffee with him. Had not kept tabs on it. These phonies do a great disservice to all us real Green Berets. Medal of Honor recipient for his valorous actions on September 17, 1969, while commanding the Third Company, Third Battalion of the IV Mobile Strike Force near Chi Lang, Vietnam. It must have been awesome to him to take on a persona. I spent 23 years in the Army and retired in 2006 and although would have loved to to be a part of a Special Forces or Ranger unit and go through all of the training, never did it. Offensive is not the word. According to the article posted by the Second Amendment Foundation's Investigative Journalism Project, Campbell has issued an apology to the Guardians of the Green Beret, but we haven't seen it posted anywhere yet. But all of a sudden Ron had a home emergency and his wife drove down from Dayton late Sat to grab him and he disappeared. I shared all of this w/ MSG XXXXXand Ms. XXXXX, she was as upset as XXXX XXXXXX. This is the point at which I smelled bullshit. #RonFernandez, #RonnieFernandez, #RonRFernandez, #RonnieRFernandez. This guy is to me obviously mentally ill. Never a Green Beret. We continued to gather information and told him we would move forward with the article. I just want to thank Guardians of the Green Beret. We were in Westarea Fire Department TOGETHER and he lived in a trailer on Haretown road. Guardians of The Green Beret (Rally Point) The former Green Beret reveals that because of pressure and the idea that those in his network will be fired from their positions or lose job benefits over speaking out against the woke political agenda, it forces them to remain silent, even if that means having to go against their own values and beliefs. We won't share your name or email address. Guardians of the Green Beret lists dozens of cases on its website of individuals the group said falsely claim to be members of that special forces unit. He told them we had the wrong guy. With him admitting that was his address, we knew we had him. You can hear those claims here: A 2nd video of him claiming to have been stabbed.. SaytheirName. He just didn't think it was worth it. Their work is endorsed by Special Forces associations and foundations. My Recon bud says based on what Calvert said that it seems obvious that he has been challenged before and has learned that if he sticks to his guns people give up. He's alsobeen evicted for nonpayment of rent too many times to count, declared bankruptcy twice, and lied in writing on a city of Fayetteville-provided job application when he applied to be on the HRC. Galindo lives in Fresno, CA and is 60 years old at the time of this write-up - Aug 2021. This guy wanted to be a Green Beret so bad he faked it to the grave. Here is a link to where he is profiled as a sponsor of the Red Tail TuskegeeAirman:Removed Richard served in the Vietnam War as an Army Combat Medic and earned the Purple Heart. James Davison, the fake Green Beret created a fake profile to talk to himself and back up his lies on social media. It must have felt good. We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. Don't do this to your family and friends. He was a 13B in the Utah National Guard. He and I were BEST FRIENDS during the time he CLAIMS 7th GP 18D (MY MOS and MY Duty assignment - ODA 755/754, O&I, SWC G Co SFAS, 1st Bn S3). Ribbon rack shows 4, he told the American Legion he had 5:False, he never went to Vietnam he never saw combat. I had no idea this problem was so widespread. XXXXXX was pissed and thought I was railroading Ron; she mentioned Ron was close w/ one of our former instructors now at Xavier, MAJ(R) XXXX XXXXXX, a former Infantry officer. Yes!! Rudi Gresham, Fake Green Beret for 30 plus years? XXXXthen called Ron and confronted him. We believe he was hoping he could get it to use as his own since he had already had 2 instances of being asked to produceone to enter a military installation and not being able to when asked. The red beret is a military beret worn by many military, paramilitary, commando, and police forces and should not be confused with the maroon beret worn by airborne troops all around the world. In the spring of 2015 we did our fall FTX at Cp Atterbury, IN. (paste) Response to posted messages on this page that Martin Le Blanc / Ghost Warrior is a fraud: Members of the Guardians of the Green Beret - a self-appointed group of presumed former Green Berets - attended a public presentation about the book Ghost Warrior on March 9 and loudly proclaimed their opinion of fraud. I'm a YG95 guy, I assumed Ron was a few yrs senior to me (maybe YG92-93?). Not so fast Nicholas A. George, Green BeretNOT!!! We were in Westarea Fire Department TOGETHER and he lived in a trailer on Haretown road. Never. We put him on the action item list and as all too often is the case, he slipped into the abyss as other more pressing cases came in. READ BEFORE POSTING/JOINING. We started looking into Ron and found someone who had known him back in the mid-'90s that saw Ron participate in a live-fire event. First of all, thank you folks for what you do, what youve done, and what youre willing to do. If you have any questions, please, contact me. I guess he never thought he would hurt and shame his family to the extent he ended up doing so. Not hard to do the math at that point. Anthony Travis Nielsen was still claiming we had the wrong last name but also wonder why would have his address? 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