[Lazamataz]

A simple Google search will turn up multiple mentions of both, including pictures. Anyone with half a brain can figure out that the two are not the same. But this simple step is apparently beyond the reach of the simpletons who keep making fools of themselves conflating the two on this forum. When one is busy proving himself to be an idiot, reading the articles, following the threads, and doing a few minutes of checking is not required.

I hate me, too.

[centurion316]

I took the bait, too, at first. But, like you, I did some checking and figured it out. In fact your post (subsequently retracted) was what piqued my curiosity about who this guy was and why your information didn’t match the byline info.

The truth is that you smoked out the truth before anyone else and now, days later, we still see pictures and stories about the NY State Guard guy. BTW, it does appear that the NY State Guard guy was at one time a member of the NY National Guard. He’s either now retired or resigned from the National Guard.