And if he is, you've got his picture, name and rank on this thread. Loose lips, y'know.
Guys impersonate SF and Special Ops guys all the time.
The odds of him faking it are greater than the odds of him getting injured and 'dictating an e-mail before he lost consciousness'....
Well, I'll just add to my prayers--"Lord, if this guy Mike is a fake, please apply my prayers to a real soldier. Amen."