[RonDog]

I don't know if he's certain that this guy in the pic is the same guy who's been posting on FR or not.

All that I know for certain is that all of the e-mail from "Socomofficer" that I have posted on this forum have come from the same (non-military) e-mail address that I got from the man who calls himself "Captain Mike Pierce" and who at least one time posted here as "Socomofficer."

The SECOND posting on Free Republic from "Socomofficer" [this thread] and the most recent e-mail from the e-mail address given to me by "Captain Mike Pierce" may have both been posted by one of his men, after he was injured, and presumably transferred his e-mail and FR password and user name.

And all of the images of "Captain Mike" posted on this forum from the Oscar FReep in Hollywood and from the Sean Hannity event in Redondo Beach are all of the same man who gave me that e-mail address after the Oscar FReep.

I have also been at several pro-Bush rallies with him in Santa Monica, where I understand that he has been an active participant for several months PRIOR to my meeting him there.

FWIW, I did not personally inspect his military credentials, nor did I commission an FBI investigation into his childhood indiscretions.

It is so HARD to get people off their butts, and out from behind their terminals to actually engage in "street action" FReeps, that I generally do not give them the "third degree" as a standard procedure.

Yes, I generally TRUST people to be men of their word, particularly people who have demonstrated their intestinal fortitude by FReeping with us.

I am a (relatively) old dog, and have had that trust betrayed before -- so I may be wrong again here -- in trusting "Captain Mike" to be who he said he was...

...but I am not yet convinced, and unless I am, I will continue to defend my friend.

[StarCMC]

FWIW, I did not personally inspect his military credentials, nor did I commission an FBI investigation into his childhood indiscretions.

LOL!! FWIW, I'm not challenging you either - I hope this all turns out to be for real and I am assuming as much until proven otherwise. Just trying to flesh it out.

[GummyIII]

Good for you RonDog. The truth will eventually come out. We FReepers tend to be a cynical bunch at times (with good reason) when something "doesn't smell right", but sometimes our noses are messed up. If he's for real, we'll eventually hear something. And, as Star said, prayers are never for naught.

[The_Victor]

Wow. I missed a lot of the discussion here that took place after I first saw the thread. Any word from CPT Mike? Injuries, confirmed or denied identity, anything at all...