Never even attempted the Special Forces Qualification Course. We're former and current Green Beret's, finding fake Green Berets, verifying they are not what they claim, and "Outing" their lie. And it just amazes me the lengths that people will go through to embellish military service. Offensive is not the word. 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: contact@guardiansofthegreenberet.com. We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. Records show a different story. Also, if Franco Webb the fake Green Beret has taken your money without performing services, send us an email. In honor of our fallen Green Berets, SF Brothers in collaboration w/ Excalibur Industries, have come up with these high quality Remembrance Chips. Fast forward to when he ran for mayor a second time. Ron had reached out to each of them (Former students in the UC ROTC program) and asked them each to write a memorandumfor him. It also looks like he added a Ranger Tab to his website. To any potential fakers. We were in Westarea Fire Department TOGETHER and he lived in a trailer on Haretown road. If you want what we have, just join the military. I guess he never thought he would hurt and shame his family to the extent he ended up doing so. 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). Stephen "Grizz" Dukeman, Green BeretNOT!! It's really pathetic that people try to get away with this type of stuff. Don't do this to your family and friends. I was introduced to Ron by my predecessor XXXXXXXXXXXXas a "friend of the program" who tagged along on FTXs to assist as alternate cadre. Ron failed to respond, and when I pursued him he had every excuse in the world as to why he couldn't produce it. At the time I didn't put 2 and 2 together that Cp Atterbury's AC/RC unit is under 1st Army (USAR). SGT Gordon Douglas Yntema, Hall of Heroes. We are a store with 100% focus on headwear. We think his history in and of itself shows when he takes money and doesn't NOT provide the services promised is yet another form of deceiving people. I have been watching this story and it disgusts me that there are people who would assume to receive the accolades deserved, but never sought, by better, braver, stronger men. As we were writing this,Anthony Travis Nielsen the fake Green Beret texted us a message that we asked him to email. 13) Ron Fernandez the fake Green Beret in his fake uniform. He could have everything without dropping a single iota of blood, sweat, or tears. Ranger, Combat Diver Qualification Course, SFOD-D, Airborne, Pathfinder, Military Freefall., Special Forces All false. 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. He was a CAR STEREO SALESMAN and INSTALLER on Yadkin Road the ENTIRE TIME I KNEW HIM. Offensive is not the word. I remember the weather was bitterly cold and windy and we bivouacked just outside the FKKY boundaries on a local training area. RememberourBrothers. Offensive is not the word. When you scroll through the pictures, the bottom red bar will expand more if you click on it. If you're going to confront him, I'm in Columbus 11-13Jul for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program nationals (my son is competing). Guardians of the Green Berets first posted on Instagram that a well known Social Media Influencer was a fraud. You can click this link to hear him in his own words. My intent was to explain his options: The Easy Way and the Hard Way. But he is still listed to speak here, its great reading, very entertaining: I explained this morning to Richard his options. Either that or there's another guy with that name living in his house without his knowledge. He went to basic and AIT. This is almost unbelievable. He was NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH, ASSIGNED TO, in SUPPORT OF, or attended ANY TRAINING that would qualify his claim of being an 18D. Fernandez having ever done thru the Q Course back to 1994. - Guardians of the Green Beret IAS | February 19, 2020 This was reported to us the other day by someone: Those were mighty bold claims coming from someone we had never heard of before. He had not handled it, had done nothing. Never even attempted the Special Forces Qualification Course. I just didn't give it any more thought. We are former and current Green Berets who find and investigate those who falsely claim to be a Green Beret. This guy is to me obviously mentally ill. Calvert called me 3 times this afternoon in the span of 10 minutes. 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. The song is featured prominently in the film The Big Chill. 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. For someone with 54 Combat Jumps, you'd think he would have some time of Airborne wings on his uniform. I feel sorry for his family. Once we sent him his passport, he changed his mind and decided to call us. Ron never showed up for commissioning, disappeared from social media, and we left well enough alone at that point. Good job Guardians of the Green Beret. Once said it cannot be undersaid. He probably never will. He told them we had the wrong guy. What are the chances a personsit down across the desk from a guy youre trying to impress and potentially get a job from and you're BOTH Green Berets? He and Mike Mika (President of SFA Ch 34) threatened to sue the SFA National if they didn't rescind the letter they sent us, give Rudi a formal apology, and re-instate him as a member in good standing. Yes, I am a Green Beret. I'm sure he could have joined the military. He agreed: AnthonyTravis Nielsen,AnthonyTravis, Travis Anthony, Travis Raids, or whatever you're going by at this point in time, you'll now be added to guardiansofthegreenberet hall of zeroes forever. What peaked my suspicion was our winter 2016 FTX where we went to Fort Knox rather than Cp Atterbury. Don Albares seems to like shiny awards he didn't earn as he wore many. If you've had contact with Ron Fernandez and know him to have portrayed himself off as an LTC in 19th Special Forces Group or any type of military unit whatsoever, send us an email: contact@guardiansofthegreenberet.comwith his name in the subject. Dana claimed he hurt his knees because of too many parachute jumps and couldn't run across the battlefield anymore. This is almost unbelievable. We might have held off on that as that was a lost day of nothing but messages, texts, and calls from people that have had dealing with him. After all of this, and before commissioning, Ron called me again and offered excuses. Mr Prouix needs to be exposed. When will this clown give it up? Looks like he did 2 years active duty. Ron arrived in ASUs and bloused boots w/ just enough stuff that seemed legit and didn't draw questions. 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. Rudi Gresham, Fake Green Beret for 30 plus years? Nielsen is 35 y/o and lives in Riverton, Utah but is originally from Huntington Beach . 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. He wasn't even Airborne. The Guardians of the Green Bere t have released their report of the joint investigation of Tennessee gunmaker Blaine Campbell, who falsely claimed he was a Special Forces weapon sergeant. Ron walked our land nav lanes and his advice to the cadets was never out of sorts. When you get to the bottom of the picture section, click on the red bar to expand more pictures. In the video above, you clearly hear him claim to have gone through selection and the Q-course and became an 18D. COL Bob Howardserved five tours in Vietnam and is the only soldier in our nation's history to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor three times for three separate actionswithin a thirteen month period. Had not kept tabs on it. 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. It must have felt good. 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. Let this guy be a lesson to you. When will this clown give it up? Ron Fernandez, Green Beret, Lieutenant Colonel, 19th SFG(A), with a CIB? I took screen shots. 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. He and Mike Mika (President of SFA Ch 34) threatened to sue the SFA National if they didn't rescind the letter they sent us, give Rudi a formal apology, and re-instate him as a member in good standing. He was NEVER ASSOCIATED WITH, ASSIGNED TO, in SUPPORT OF, or attended ANY TRAINING that would qualify his claim of being an 18D. Our partners at Guardians of the Green Beret share their work with us on this fellow, Bradford Hynde, who wanted to be a member of the VFW so badly, he pretended to be a combat veteran special forces soldier. i never knew that, Ol' "Sarge" here talking all kinds of crap and stuff after he was exposedLOL. We took a pic together and for the 1st time and I had a pic of him he finally didn't hide his medals. Butch Hansen told one of our investigators anexcuse as to why he claimed to be a Green Beret and then told us a different excuseon the phone. We found several places where he had claimed Special Forces including his own Linkedin account. lLt 0-2, 5th SFG(A), FOB 2 Kontum, Ops 35, MACV SOG, KIA-RR Medal of Honor Recipient. Details Home Tees Pop Culture Tees The Lord Of The Rings Sauron Girls T-Shirt 1 Review $19.92 $24.90 4 interest-free payments available on orders over $35 with Learn more 20% Off Color: NAVY size: SM Size Chart SM Copyright 2023 by Guardians of the Green Beret, Captain Humbert Roque Rocky Versace, MOH recipient for actions as a POW, Hall of Heroes. I had no idea this problem was so widespread. 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 never knew that, Ol' "Sarge" here talking all kinds of crap and stuff after he was exposedLOL. I feel sorry for his family. Anthony Travis Nielsen, Green BeretNOT!! Of course SFA National refused and nothing came of his idle threat. Secondly, it is my hope that Mr Prouix owns up to his lies. Let this guy be a lesson to you. The 1st time we had a unit social -- winter dining in? Wil Hamilton should practice "Thou shalt not bear false witness". At least until you reached out a few weeks ago. The video struck me as full of problems, so I shared it with the SF List. Guardians of the Green Beret 6.15K subscribers Carl was sent to us after he gave someone a business card of his claiming to be retired SF with VA diagnosed PTSD (on the card) and he should be. It might take a while, but we will get to you. 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. 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. The Guardians of the Green Beret just posted a case on Joseph Paul "Joey" Galindo. 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. 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. My Recon bud says based on what Calvert said that it seems obvious that he has been challenged before and has learned that if he sticks to his guns people give up. #AnthonyTravis, #AnthonyTravisNielsen, #AnthonyRaids, #TravisAnthony #LiveFastCollective, #LiveFastBrand, Categories: Hall of ZeroesNumber of views: 26005. 11) Ron Fernandez the fake Green Beret pretends he knows what he's looking at after Land Nav. A non profit group set up to help former Green Berets. We will redact your name and email address. He told the GBF his last name wasn'tNielsen. Franco was sent to us long ago when someone saw a news articleabout him while he was running for mayor of Fayetteville NC. He showed me as proof of his being SF a ring that has a skull on a 5th Gp flash, that no SF guy would wear. i never knew that, Ol' "Sarge" here talking all kinds of crap and stuff after he was exposedLOL. Feeling like a hero, getting recognition, and being treated like a hero in addition to fellowship with real warriors was too much to pass up. If you have any questions, please, contact me. is that white shirt even a thing? To any potential fakers. I made the officer cadre wear their mess dress as a rule-of-thumb, I realize now Ron would always mimic us, whomever was in charge in particular. If you want what we have, just join the military. I never saw this until I saw all the pics together at the same time (see below). I've retracted everything," he (Campbell) said. Ron Fernandez, Green Beret, Lieutenant Colonel, 19th SFG(A), with a CIB? We think when we hammered him with the fact we had the YouTube video, he finally came clean. 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). Although we knew beyond doubt we were on the right guy, it's always nice to get a confirmation. If he did, he'd screw an honest young officer down the road if the commission was determined to be fraudulent in any way. Medal of Honor Recipient. XXXXwas pissed he'd been taken for a ride for so long. !, lifelong criminal and con man. XXXXXX was pissed and thought I was railroading Ron; she mentioned Ron was close w/ one of our former instructors now at Xavier, MAJ(R) XXXX XXXXXX, a former Infantry officer. Secondly, it is my hope that Mr Prouix owns up to his lies. 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