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Reuben Phony
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Phony Marine49, USA, VirginiaSummary of Claims made by Mr. Byrd over the past several months: Claim: Service in USMC, Honorable Discharge…True Claim: 4 and 6 years service in USMC…NOT True see service record, only served 2yrs 4 months. Claim: Lt Colonel USMC…NOT True Rank at DISCHARGE was Lance Corporal with pay grade of PFC (This claim was made while drinking at Shenanigans and witnessed by several SY employees) Claim: Did so well on entrance exam he entered USMC as a Commander…NOT True see above. (This claim was made during a telephone conversation and can be verified.) Claim: While serving in USMC he suffered a broken leg while fighting in a jungle. The bone was protruding from his leg. He reset it himself and marched out of said jungle 34 miles…NOT True. Note on service record there is NO record of foreign service of any kind. (This claim was made at a staff meeting while screaming and can be easily verified by several managers.) Claim: While serving as a Company Commander in USMC he took a stand on random drug testing and it took the Base Commander to come to him to enforce this…NOT True see above. (This claim was also made at a staff meeting and can be verified by several managers.) Claim: General Al Gray Retired Commandant USMC delivered the quote “Take the LZ Gentlemen without casualties” directly to Mr. Byrd after which Mr. Byrd led his men into battle and secured the LZ without casualties… NOT True see above also see attached picture of the quote Mr. Byrd wrote on the conference room white board on 8/10/10. (Also at a staff meeting and can be verified by several managers.) NOTE: ALL OF THE ABOVE FALSE CLAIMS ARE FEDERAL CRIMES IN THE USA UNDER THE “STOLEN VALOR ACT” of 2005 Claim: Awarded full football scholarship to Virginia Tech…NOT True. See attachment which is a list of all Letter Winners for football at VA Tech. Reuben K. Byrd did not play football at VT let alone receive a full scholarship for such. Claim: Attended VA Tech college program…NOT True. A query of the Department of Enrollment Verification revealed he did NOT attend VA Tech at all. See below email from Enrollment Verification Department of the Registrar’s Office. Mr. Byrd also claimed he attended VA Tech on his Work Permit Application for Bahamian Immigration From the Virginia Tech Registrar’s Office Department of Enrollment Verification: Forwarded Message From: To: Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 3:53:06 PM Subject: : Query Reuben K. Byrd jr. XXXXXX, I looked up the name you provided and we do not have any information. Mr. Byrd simply did not attend VT, not on a football scholarship nor any other program including our satellite campuses. Office of the University Registrar 250 Student Service Building Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 From a retired USMC General who will be contacting Byrd directly. Official Marine Corps records indicate the following: BOTTOM LINE: This individual was a Marine, but his claim to be a decorated former [Commander] or LtCol is complete fabrication. [His rank at time of discharge was that of a Lance Corporal pay grade equivalent to Private First Class.] THE FACTS: Reuben Kary Byrd, Jr. was born in 1962, and served in the Corps from 13 Aug 1982 to 12 Dec 1984. He was assigned as an amphibious assault vehicle Crewman and his entire post-training time was spent at Camp LeJeune. He was thrown out of the Marine Corps for failure to meet weight standards. [In other words the man was thrown out for being obese.] NOTE: There is correspondence from a FOIA request from the P.O.W. NETWORK who was investigating Byrd through their phonies and wannabe’s fraud department. A Marine who is discharged for obesity is usually discharged under Honorable Conditions, but it depends on the character of his service. In this case, he had not committed any offenses, so I’m sure that he didn’t have a Dishonorable Discharge (which can only be awarded by a court martial). Reuben K. Byrd Mr. Byrd, I am a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Marine Corps and, like all honorable Marines, I protect with considerable vigor the integrity of the Corps. If the information in my possession is correct, you do not. If the evidence that I have is correct, you have represented that you served in the Marine Corps with distinction (including acts of bravery) and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. The truth, as you know, is that the Marine Corps found you to be substandard after two years of service and discharged you for obesity. You never served at a higher rank than lance corporal, you never served overseas, were never wounded in combat, and you never received direct orders from General Al Gray. While the mistruths and bombast in which you appear to have represented yourself are grave offenses to the honor of the Corps, in fact the misrepresentations may be a good deal more serious. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 makes it a federal crime to represent that you received awards that you didn’t earn. If you ever indicated that your invented exploits resulted in an award, you have violated federal law. If in fact you exaggerated your service, there are multiple organizations and individuals who would relish in taking your case to court. You will cease representing yourself as a Marine that you were not, or I will turn your case over to the organizations and authorities who would pursue legal action. If I do not hear back from you to this effect, I will assume that you have elected not to comply, and I will take action. You can, of course, deny any and all of the accusations against you. If you can corroborate your statements, then I will compare them to the statements I have and will turn them over to other agencies to review. Copy to: Hannes Babak, Derek Harrington |