Friday, May 15, 2009

Phony Soldier Exposed, 'Veterans' Group Disbands

Naturally the Associated Press gives zero credit to the bloggers who exposed this fraud and the Democrats now find this guy radioactive.

Hopefully he's brought up on charges.
A Colorado-based veterans organization has voted to disband after members accused its founder—a former Nevada man—of fabricating an identity as a former Marine captain who served three tours in Iraq and was at the Pentagon on 9/11.

Richard Glen Strandlof, 32, who used the name Rick Duncan, founded the Colorado Veterans Alliance in Colorado Springs about two years ago. Major Carl Redding, spokesman for the U.S. Marines, said there is no record of Richard Glen Strandlof or Rick Duncan serving in the Marines.

The accusations were first reported by The Gazette of Colorado Springs.

Strandlof's grandfather, Richard Kenneth Strandlof of Dayton, Mont., also said his grandson never served in the military.

Alliance Spokesman Dan Warvi said, "We feel his actions permanently damaged the reputation of Colorado Veterans Alliance to the point that no future efforts can go forward."

Police arrested Strandlof Tuesday night on an outstanding traffic warrant from El Paso County. He is in custody at Denver City Jail on $1,000 bond.

David Walsh, a member of the alliance, told the Denver Post the group found evidence that Strandlof was a patient in a mental hospital in Washoe County, Nev., at the time of the roadside bombing in Fallujah, Iraq, that he claimed left him severely wounded.

The group contacted the FBI field office in Denver, which began investigating in early May and arrested Strandlof on Tuesday night in downtown Denver on a traffic warrant originating in El Paso County.

According to Walsh, federal authorities are looking into fundraising by Strandlof conducted under his real name in Nevada. He purportedly raised $25,000 during a New Year's Eve event near Reno on Dec. 31, 2006.
The blogs leading the charge on this have been This Ain't Hell, Mudville Gazette and Blackfive, and Michelle Malkin really helped blow the lid on it this week.

Democrats are always getting indignant when one of their own are exposed as phony soldiers. Expect deafening silence on this story.

A reminder for the future as well. Whenever you see purported 'vets' trashing our troops and casually talking about war crimes and atrocities, remember this fraud and the Jesse MacBeths of the world.

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