"I love my right-wing friends who talk about the tree of liberty is water of the blood of patriots," he said. He boasted of a Purple Heart, Bronze Star. Good job Guardians of the Green Beret. Steve Morales claimed to have been a Green Beret with a Purple Heart. It must have felt good. Mr Prouix needs to be exposed. Here is a link to where he is profiled as a sponsor of the Red Tail TuskegeeAirman:Removed Richard served in the Vietnam War as an Army Combat Medic and earned the Purple Heart. Lifelong crinminal and con man. He refused to call us. This is almost unbelievable. This is not a bullying or shaming forum. He questioned why someone would be looking into him. He and I were BEST FRIENDS during the time he CLAIMS 7th GP 18D (MY MOS and MY Duty assignment - ODA 755/754, O&I, SWC G Co SFAS, 1st Bn S3). Neither time were they able to produce records that baked up that statement. We were in Westarea Fire Department TOGETHER and he lived in a trailer on Haretown road. Don't do this to your family and friends. Either that or there's another guy with that name living in his house without his knowledge. Never even attempted the Special Forces Qualification Course. Welcome to the Hot Topic Bambi Collection, the best selection of Disney Bambi merch, apparel, accessories, gifts, and more this side of the Thicket or the Meadow. If I reported Ron to his employer (a private academy in Dayton? It also looks like he added a Ranger Tab to his website. He was NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH, ASSIGNED TO, in SUPPORT OF, or attended ANY TRAINING that would qualify his claim of being an 18D. This guy wanted to be a Green Beret so bad he faked it to the grave. We did a search in our pay-to-play programs and found the data needed to check his records and saw he wasn't the Green Beret as he has been claiming. Richard Calvert, fake Green Beret was sent to us about a year ago. We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. I guess he never thought he would hurt and shame his family to the extent he ended up doing so. It seems he has around 35ish civil chargesand several criminal charges. I had no idea this problem was so widespread. Others reached out again so we reached out tothe SF schoolhouse and they saw no record of him having attempted Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) much less the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC). Of course SFA National refused and nothing came of his idle threat. This guy wanted to be a Green Beret so bad he faked it to the grave. Copyright 2023 by Guardians of the Green Beret, Captain Humbert Roque Rocky Versace, MOH recipient for actions as a POW, Hall of Heroes. They give a false representation of who we are, what we are, and what we represent. Richard was a Special Forces combat medic in the 8th Medical Brigade who was assigned at various times to many different fighting groups in Vietnam. We won't share your name or email address. As a perfunctory thing I reached out to ALL those whom the cadets asked to give them their oath to provide a copy of their ORB (or service equivalent) to ensure everyone was good to go and we wouldn't face any fraudulent commissioning issues later in professional life (it actually happens). To any potential fakers. XXXXXXknew Ron for almost 10yrs, was friends w/ Ron's wife (USAF SSgt ETS'd). Taken from his facebook. I called MSG(R) XXXXX and shared the same. When we got to the gate, he provided his driver's license to the guard and I didn't think anything of it when he said he left his CAC at home. In honor of our fallen Green Berets, SF Brothers in collaboration w/ Excalibur Industries, have come up with these high quality Remembrance Chips. They give a false representation of who we are, what we are, and what we represent. Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937 - September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decorationthe Medal of Honorfor his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. I was introduced to Ron by my predecessor XXXXXXXXXXXXas a "friend of the program" who tagged along on FTXs to assist as alternate cadre. Later that day I remember we went to the Shoppette and Ron was eating a hotdog and said something about being diabetic not sure why that stuck in my head but didn't raise concern then. 15 talking about this. Shop John Hatter & Co online from Hatstore.co.uk. We will never outsomeone unless we are100% certainvia FOIA and Bragg. #AnthonyTravis, #AnthonyTravisNielsen, #AnthonyRaids, #TravisAnthony #LiveFastCollective, #LiveFastBrand, 20) Anthony Travis Nielsen the fake Green Beret. Richard jumped 54 times in Laos and Cambodia. He probably never will. "If you need to work about taking on the federal government, you need some F-15s. My SEL MSG XXXXX and one of our cadre, CPT XXXX XXXXXXX, had similar thoughts seemed weird to all 3 of us. The next day he was sent a screenshot of his name, date of birth, age, and current address. I told him that it is impossible that he had 54 combat jumps in Vietnam, he said that they all were with the ARVNs and thus not documented. They believe they remembered that Ron asked them to leave rank offof the memo. Sergeant First Class Eugene Ashley, Jr. Hall of Heroes. But we had so many other things going on we didn't give it any further thought. Secondly, it is my hope that Mr Prouix owns up to his lies. I took screen shots. #RonFernandez, #RonnieFernandez, #RonRFernandez, #RonnieRFernandez. When you get to the bottom of the picture section, click on the red bar to expand more pictures. Mike Mika has twice, along with Rudi Gresham the fake Green Beret claimed that Rudi spent 12 years in the S.C. National Guard and that's where he attained the rank of LTC. We believe he was hoping he could get it to use as his own since he had already had 2 instances of being asked to produceone to enter a military installation and not being able to when asked. Soooo, what are his claims vs what the facts show: Silver Star x2:False, he never went to Vietnam, he never saw combat. We checked with our friends over at Guardians of the Green Beret and found out they already had his records and were ready to post their case on this guy. Blaine Campbell, Green Beret? Thats it. Yes!! So we move forward anyway. We assume he was in the National Guard and he confirmed that over the phone. This is what we see him accomplishing in the military. We tried calling him a number of times throughout the day and into the evening with no success. We did a formal dining out at the Covington, KY, Marriott late-2016 and Ron showed up in Mess Dress. If you want what we have, just join the military. It must have been awesome to him to take on a persona. Sandi Sturgeonclaimed to Be a Special Forces Sniper to both people in Canada and the United States yethe said he never claimed to be a Green Beret. e had Greg Buck a while back and he slipped through the cracks. Yes, I am a Green Beret. He was NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH, ASSIGNED TO, in SUPPORT OF, or attended ANY TRAINING that would qualify his claim of being an 18D. Let this guy be a lesson to you. Let this guy be a lesson to you. I didn't have any reason not to, so we did. It's funny,he still said we had the wrong last name. For someone with 54 Combat Jumps, you'd think he would have some time of Airborne wings on his uniform. On July 7, the Guardians of the Green Beret group made an internet post questioning how Fernandez a Wayne High School and Wittenberg University graduate had represented his military. ______________________________________________________________. This is almost unbelievable. As we approached spring commissioning in 2017, one of the cadets asked Ron to give them their Oath of Office. He said he'd reach out. NOT!! The 1st time I met Ron he was in ACUs w/ typical combat flair (i.e., SF patches on both sleeves, Ranger tab, CIB, abn/aaslt wings). At the time I never really registered the difference in RC components (ARNG vs. USAR), and Ron passed it off as having "just changed command" in Morgantown, WV, and just getting settled in at Cp Atterbury (but this wasn't his drill weekend). RememberourBrothers. Why we do this, and what is "Special Forces"? #RonFernandez, #RonnieFernandez, #RonRFernandez, #RonnieRFernandez. It seems they all say that. From the video, Richard Calvert, Fake Green Beret showing his unearned stuff. After, This is a living document so we will continue to add emails/statements to this article even years from now, so if you read this and want to make an anonymous statement, send an email to: [email protected]. A former student he helped mentor at the University of Cincinnati ROTC saw him at an exercise with the Ohio Military Reserve wearing Sergeant rank (E-5) when he had known him for years as a Green Beret, Lieutenant Colonel assigned to 19th Special Forces Group. It's really pathetic that people try to get away with this type of stuff. We will never outsomeone unless we are100% certainvia FOIA and Bragg. This guy wanted to be a Green Beret so bad he faked it to the grave. I spent 23 years in the Army and retired in 2006 and although would have loved to to be a part of a Special Forces or Ranger unit and go through all of the training, never did it. Ron had reached out to each of them (Former students in the UC ROTC program) and asked them each to write a memorandumfor him. He and I were BEST FRIENDS during the time he CLAIMS 7th GP 18D (MY MOS and MY Duty assignment - ODA 755/754, O&I, SWC G Co SFAS, 1st Bn S3). I called Ron and confronted him w/ all the info from SWC, 4th RTB, 1st Army G1/S1 and he denied it all. We found several places where he had claimed Special Forces including his own Linkedin account. He was a CAR STEREO SALESMAN and INSTALLER on Yadkin Road the ENTIRE TIME I KNEW HIM. I called the 1st Army S1 for the AC/RC BDE at Cp Atterbury and asked the same thing -- "No, Sir. I'm a YG95 guy, I assumed Ron was a few yrs senior to me (maybe YG92-93?). In the spring of 2015 we did our fall FTX at Cp Atterbury, IN. Our meeting this morning (1000-1030hrs, 17 Feb 2020): We met at a Starbucks near his home. I'll stretch it out just to be there let me know. They give a false representation of who we are, what we are, and what we represent. 2) Ron Fernandez at a UC ROTC function. Meet Colonel Fred H. Meyling wannabe "Green Beret", registered nurse, counselor, holder of multiple college degrees, and Citizen of the Year. I don't think there is a word for all the things that would go through my mind. But all of a sudden Ron had a home emergency and his wife drove down from Dayton late Sat to grab him and he disappeared. NOT!! Not close. Richard Calvert, Fake Green Beret showing his fake beret. Brad Hynde; phony Green Beret. is that white shirt even a thing? Not hard to do the math at that point. I don't think there is a word for all the things that would go through my mind. Never even attempted the Special Forces Qualification Course. The 7th Grp picture he pretends is his is an ODA from the mid-'80s. That might not be his birth name, but it is the name he used while he attended Basic Training. XXXXthen called Ron and confronted him. He said all his LRRP missions were with ARVNs so no US LRRPs would know him. These phonies are almost always criminal otherwise in my opinion. Here's the link to the 2nd call from the 2nd former student that wrote a memo for Ron Fernandez the fake Green Beret: Call with a 2nd student that wrote a memorandum for Ron. False, Records do NOT support this claim. He was a CAR STEREO SALESMAN and INSTALLER on Yadkin Road the ENTIRE TIME I KNEW HIM. In honor of our fallen Green Berets, SF Brothers in collaboration w/ Excalibur Industries, have come up with these high quality Remembrance Chips. I took screen shots. (paste) Response to posted messages on this page that Martin Le Blanc / Ghost Warrior is a fraud: Members of the Guardians of the Green Beret - a self-appointed group of presumed former Green Berets - attended a public presentation about the book Ghost Warrior on March 9 and loudly proclaimed their opinion of fraud. If you're going to confront him, I'm in Columbus 11-13Jul for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program nationals (my son is competing). There's no one assigned to this brigade by that name, and we have no SF officers assigned to us in any capacity." It APPEARS that he has taken some of MY SF TRAINING, HISTORY and BACKGROUND, claimed it as his own, and further EMBELLISHED those stories for his own video game centered bravado. Update on our channel and how we move forward.Check out our website with over 100 fakes listed:http://guardiansofthegreenberet.com These phonies are almost always criminal otherwise in my opinion. Yes, I am a Green Beret. We've identified all men in the picture. These phonies are almost always criminal otherwise in my opinion. 12) Ron Fernandez the fake Green Beret attended one of the many Balls he attended over the years. "Goat school". SGT Gordon Douglas Yntema, Hall of Heroes. As we were writing this,Anthony Travis Nielsen the fake Green Beret texted us a message that we asked him to email. 222 views2 hours ago 10:46 Ron. Neither time were they able to produce records that baked up that statement. His beret was black. His family had asked him for years to stop claiming to have been in the service. This. It also looks like he added a Ranger Tab to his website. "I'm a combat vet. Mr Prouix needs to be exposed. i never knew that, Ol' "Sarge" here talking all kinds of crap and stuff after he was exposedLOL. We had already sent for both Californiaand Utah Guard records. I just looked at his personal website, and it still has a picture autographed by General Yarborough, and a statement that says he served as Yarboroughs Aide. Afterward, we shared all of this w/ the cadre, then w/ the seniors (cadets). I tracked him down and he rolled out of his rack unshaven and was going to go do the RSO thing until I told him to shave as a good example to the cadets. We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. And it just amazes me the lengths that people will go through to embellish military service. 10) Ron Fernandez the fake Green Beret pretends he knows what he's looking at after Land Nav. Good job Guardians of the Green Beret. And he was a decent and easy-going guy. I feel sorry for his family. I contacted Richard Calvert and asked to have coffee with him. Do you think you have an individual making claims of being a Green Beret falsely? He said he was in the Utah National Guard. Let him stew. I just want to thank Guardians of the Green Beret. With him admitting that was his address, we knew we had him. Contents 1 Military police 2 Commando forces 3 Paramilitary forces 4 Other military units 5 Police forces 6 Carlists 7 Non-military When Green Beret Is Sentenced To Jail, Security Camera Catches Judge Going Into Cell Facts World 670K views 2 years ago This Man Terrified The NVA (*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*) Franklin D Miller. 5th is our 2015 dining out; I'm far left, Ron is hiding behind then-SFC (XXXXX) XXXXX XXXX, and the other tall guy is then-MSG XXXX XXXXX(now MSG(R) and the recruiting opns officer at UC Army ROTC). I just want to thank Guardians of the Green Beret. For the first one, the Guardians of the Green Beret just published a case on Anthony Travis Nielsen . At the bottom of the picture section, click the red bar to expand more pictures. In. We also found a YouTube video of him claiming to be an 18D (Special Forces Medic). We knew immediately he was a fraud. 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