Looking for some help exposing a fraud claiming to be in Beirut in 83

10/23/12 | Abathar

[Abathar]

I was wondering if anyone had information on the Marines who were stationed in Beirut 30 years ago today when it was attacked, perhaps a list of survivors or those who received a metal for valor on that day.

A former employee of mine who left the business about 10 years ago has it on his Facebook page that he was not only there, but received a metal from then President Reagan for heroism. I hired him and worked side by side for 2 years with him, heard all his stories and he never ONCE mentioned this to me. I know he got a dishonorable discharge for desertion when he refused to deploy to the Philippines, but the thing that really gets my goat was we graduated HS both in the class of 83. He told me he was an NBC specialist who mostly ran tear gas testing drills later, but he is so full of [crap] that I want to really blast him for claiming this if it wasn't true, but I won't unless I have some kind of proof.

If anyone knows of any info out there with names of those who served while it was attacked that would be great.

Thanks

[Abathar]

I ran a check with a local PI before I hired him and he reported back saying he was clean.

I was not amused when he confessed that he had to hide his guns because he wasn’t allowed to have them anymore because he deserted, not at all. He left not long after that and his new wife was friends with my wife, so that is kind of how I got on his Facebook friends list.