He also claims to have been with the 2nd Division. The 2nd Division was never in VN and remains at Camp Lejeune where it's been like forever.
Also, there is no MOS in the Marine Corps ..."0311-Bravo." This guy is 100% Bravo Sierra.
Semper Fi ...
Posted on 10/10/2010 9:28:40 AM PDT by rex regnum insanit
Semper fake! For years, Brooklyn commuters have opened their wallets for Robert McMahon, handing cash to this heroic and heartbreaking figure, a Vietnam vet in combat fatigues, his left arm missing and his right leg crippled, as he panhandles on Ocean Parkway in Kensington.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/but_fake_vet_limb_flam_man_SRdm9m4V2RRTY0jA7ziJxO#ixzz11yP51nHM
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Used to have a neighbor who was a very experienced police detective. I asked him once about the panhandlers in our area. He told me they are ALL (no exception) frauds, never give them money.
Totally correct. Give any bum $ and you become an enabler. I watched one of the cardboard sign holders who stood on “HIS” corner, finsih the day and go over to a new SUV and drive off.
DD-214 time. Though I´d bet he´s a phoney.
I was in...Sang Bang... Dang Gong... I was all over the place, a lot of places. What unit? I was with the Green Berets, Special Unit Battalions... Commando Airborne Tactics... Specialist Tactics Unit Battalion. Yeah, it was real hush hush. I was Agent Orange, Special Agent Orange, that was me.
If he’s 53 now then he was 15 when he served in Viet Nam in 1972. Now that’s a patriot.
Does anyone even know if any elements of the 2nd Marine Division were deployed in Viet Nam that late in the war?
Life imitates art.
You’d think that genuine VFW folks would come out and protest these phonies.
Far as I’m concerned, he’s just a survivor. You’re all making too much of this.
Where could he get a living wage with those injuries?
By wearing the military fatigues, he makes TWICE as much...or more.
I’ve given money to the ‘road-median beggars’. I did deeper for those with missing limbs.
And so should you.
This is NOT the same as Blumenthal’s lie about serving in Vietnam, or John Kerry’s tales of bullsh*t.
Ya’ll need to lighten up.
- 1958 - 1985 -2 nd Marine Div.
Elements participated in the landing in Lebanon, July-October 1958
Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October December 1962
Elements participated in the intervention in the Dominican Republic, April-June 1965
Participated in numerous training exercises throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s
Participated as part of a Multinational Peace-Keeping Force in Lebanon, August 1982-February 1984
Elements participated in the landing on Grenada-Carriacou, October-November 1983
Elements participated in Operation Just Cause in Panama, December 1989- January 1990
Participated in Operations Desert shield and Desert Storm from August 1990-May 1991
Yup, I encourage everyone to read “Stolen Valor”. (Used to
be my tagline)
Didn’t you fly 50 missions over Suzy Wong?
Did you go to the link? There is a picture of him walking away, counting his money — with both hands. He’s a poser.
Check the link. He has no injuries, they are fake. They have pictures of him counting money with two hands. He hides one in the jacket when scamming. His legs are fine too.
He has a string of arrests. Pure scum.
The reason I asked him about the local panhandlers was because I was particularly curious about the female schlub who stood at the corner smoking, had a dog, and manicured fake nails. She always used to stand just across the street from a fast-food restaurant that had a big banner that said “now hiring.” I shoulda taken a picture of her!
UGH!
I hate excerpts!
The result? A spike in homeless and the prisons and jails becoming the number one mental health care providers.
But there are still bums who are bums because they want to be. Booze and grifting are preferable to work.
In a weird way, he’s giving the donors a chance to reflect and to feel good about helping the helpless.
Some preachers do that every Sunday.
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