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| Public figure busted for lies about his military record! |
| 2004-09-13 |
| But look who it is! (Bernard Goldber) Rather's voice started quivering, and he told me how in his young days, he had signed up with the Marines — not once, but twice!" This is not the first time Rather has hid behind the flag and his own military service claims to deflect criticism of his reporting, Burkett (Stolen Honor author) said. Burkett added that Rather is greatly exaggerating his record. First, Burkett says, Rather "misspoke" when he claimed he signed up for the Marines twice. He didn't. And Burkett is flabbergasted that Rather continues to proudly describe himself as a "Marine." Burkett notes that Rather "never got through Marine recruit training because he couldn't do the physical activity." (i.e. he failed out of boot camp!) From 2002 |
| Posted by:OldSpook |
| #5 Ok. Now I understand. My bad, Badanov. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-09-13 10:14:18 AM |
| #4 Oops Here's another short bio of Burkett. Also I had put the "ABC's 20/20" and "Stolen Valor" comments in bold, but it got lost in the shuffle. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-09-13 10:12:36 AM |
| #3 The other Burkett, the leftist, was with the Texas AIR National Guard, and is at the center of the Rather forgeries. Not the same guy. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-09-13 10:10:52 AM |
| #2 HUH? Seems like the same guy to me. B.G. Burkett, a military researcher, was co-chairman of the Texas Vietnam Memorial with President George Bush as Honorary Chairman. Mr. Burkett has been the object of an award-winning segment on ABC’s 20/20, as well as much acclaimed articles in Texas Monthly and Reader’s Digest. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. He served in Vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Vietnamese Honor Medal, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He is the author of Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History. http://web.utk.edu/~csws/cf_2002_bios.htm Here's another short bio of Burkett. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-09-13 10:07:29 AM |
| #1 Old Spook: It's not the same guy... See here. from the site: B.G. Burkett, a military researcher, was co-chairman of the Texas Vietnam Memorial with President George Bush as Honorary Chairman. Mr. Burkett has been the object of an award-winning segment on ABC's "20/20," as well as much acclaimed articles in Texas Monthly and Reader's Digest. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. Burkett also served in Vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Vietnamese Honor Medal, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-09-13 7:36:02 AM |