Posted on 05/15/2009 9:12:19 AM PDT by george76
A Denver-based veterans organization has voted to disband after accusing its founder of fabricating an identity as a former Marine captain who served three tours in Iraq and was at the Pentagon on 9/11.
Thirty-two-year-old Richard Glen Strandlof, who used the name Rick Duncan, founded the organization, the Colorado Veterans Alliance, 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.
Strandolf appeared several times as a campaign spokesperson attacking Republicans in 2008 on national security issues.
Colorado Republican State Chairman Dick Wadhams said "It is appalling that Mark Udall and other Colorado Democrats were either willfully deceptive or terribly careless in using an imposter posing as a veteran."
"We now know the shameless lies used against Republicans last year were as credible as this fake veteran,"
(Excerpt) Read more at thedenverchannel.com ...
We can whine and complain but the election is over.
Why didn’t Dick Wadhams, state GOP chairman, know about this and why was there was not opposition research going on?
Republicans here need to grow a set of b@lls and address the dirty politics we are facing with the state Democrats.
IIRC, wearing unawarded ribbons or insignia or uniforms is not legal, but I can't find the right key words to search this.
I might also add that this creep-of-creeps might have many fellow traveling comrades in many locations (and for some reason, the tentacles of the military-hating, community-organizing Obama "team" comes to mind, but who knows?)
As a vet, and a Marine and Navy Dad, I have a special reciprocal regard for this alleged person.
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Nice to see he was caught red handed.
Thanks for the ping.
I think it is still a crime to impersonate a military officer.
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