Fakers, Liars & Stolen Valor in One Package (Marine Reacts) 

I served under Colonel Sanders, covert ops to secure top secret herbs and spices. I did a 3 piece.....extra crispy with a biscuit.

I'm a real veteran 1974 - 1985. Any real veteran doesn't show off or dress up. We are humble and quiet. We don't think of ourselves as heroes, just soldiers (or other military) who did the job the best we could.

Space Force: my job is to kill aliens Random Civilian: aliens don’t exist Space Force: you’re welcome 😉

this dudes intros are the best "you read the title, lets look at some more village idiots" 4 seconds and the video starts. not a stupid 5 minute intro about sponsor, how long it took, talking about a stone he found on mission etc. love it

she's a colonel and said, "yes sir" to the recruiter.

You missed something with the 1rst guy who said he fought in Korea. He would have had to be 7 years old when he enlisted. I'm 75 now and I was 5 years old when the Korean war started.

I’m a veteran of the battle of Endor. We lost a lot of good Ewoks that day.

Lol the one who said “My MOS is to kill and survive” 😂

My father is a USMC, Vietnam vet. He’s an incredible man. Never had any ptsd, although he never talked about it. But he’s 82 and 100% mentally there. It’s such an insult to steal what my father went through, among many other of you hero’s.

My grandpa fought for us in WW II, a pilot for the AF. His plane was shot down and he and his guys had to jump, POW for 14 months in Germany, recieved a purple heart and I know that because my Nana talked about it often. Not my grandpa. He never discussed any of it. My dad was also in the AF and fought for us in Vietnam. Never talks about it and never wants to. Im proud of them beyond belief and never once did either of them wear their uniforms. They are neatly tucked away somewhere. Hero's dont tell people they are heros. They just are.

The Vietcong definitely taught that first junkie some sick Martial Arts moves.

My youngest daughter is a Marine - told me to look Jameson Travels up - WOW! This is awesome, and so many people have no shame or pride! Great work Jameson!

I don’t often steal valor, but when I do... I steal a lot of it.

When I first started to watch this, I was rather angry. Watching the several encounters has changed my anger to sadness and pity. I hope that each of these poor fellows gets the help he needs.

Just using my father as an example, he never wore any part of his Marine uniform after marrying my mom in 1946, he never did one thing to glorify his service in the Pacific, he wouldn’t use VA services (survivor’s guilt) even when his monthly medication took half of his pension payment, he never attended reunions or met up with war buddies, and he only _very rarely_ talked about anything having to do with his service. Yes, he had horrible PTSD (“battle fatigue”) and he liberally self medicated with alcohol. So when I see these yo-yos pretending to be Marines I just shake my head. There was nothing my dad was less proud of than his military service.

"My MOS is to kill and survive... " Wait so you were a cook?

The only thing the first guy served, is himself another drink.

Jameson, you seem like such an open minded and calculated guy. It's an honor to get wisdom from you. Thank you for your service!

That first guy is probably at a point in his life where he has remorse and wishes he did more. I think that's where most of this comes from. They didn't serve and now see people thanking vets and giving them discounts. They feel left out. They didn't have the courage or desire to risk their lives, but now want to reap the benefits.

If I had a dollar for every time I heard “put that in the comments”, gives a good laugh when I hear it😂

"they said it was a million dollar wound, but the government must have kept that money because I never saw a penny of it" - Forest Gump

I had old guy at my grandpa's American Legion tell me that he was a Green Beret in the Marines🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was homeless for a couple of years. When I went to the VA they told me that since I was homeless for a year they qualified me for housing. It was actually my primary doctor at the VA that set it in motion. Then three years later I was able to get my rating. From my experience I was left with an impression that they select homeless vets that are ideal candidates as they put it. Due to the number of housing voutures available. So it felt good that after 6 months I was able to get my own place, and open up an opportunity for someone else. It did feel good to see it all work out in the end. Kinda was a very tough stretch for awhile, lost alot of faith in the system, only for it to be restored. Your Videos really help me out in some kinda way. So thanks.

My Dad was a Lance Corporal in the Marines. He was a Tank Driver stationed at Camp Lejune, North Carolina. He also spent some time on Okinawa, Japan but came back in '88 before I was born.

Thank you for spot lighting the Liars and Scammers. True Vets need the Help. Liars and Scammers need to be locked up.

I'm a disabled Vet also, and I have never received any money from a Veteran organization either. Just the Va.

Word is... she’s still trying to put that folder in that bag 😅

I was a Major General in the Boy Scouts....until I discovered the Girl Scouts.....and I ate all the brownies.

As a disabled war veteran I have seen a lot of people collection to help the war vets yet I have never seen a nickle from any of these organizations. You are spot on. We have the same experiences and same opinion.

I am not a veteran, I do not claim to be one, I do none of these activities, but I do appreciate our military men and women who allow me to do what I do day in and day out, but I will be a lot more conscious of where I donate my hard earned money, and I appreciate your take on some of these videos. The aggression seems not so neccessary. Let’s get the money where it needs to be. The most impactful statement is when you said I never saw a dime of that money. That needs to change!!!

I'm in Korea right now at Osan AB, so it's the Fourth of July here already, so Happy Fourth of July to you all!

*Guy starts doing random Kung Fu moves* "Is that your PTSD kicking in?"

I have to say thank you for all your services to our country, and its greatly appreciated. And I have to say I like your rational thoughts. You understand that a lot of these people have mental illnesses. Let's always approach these people with some sensitivity. Stolen Valor is a serious problem. And mental illness is terrible.

I’m a veteran of the meme wars. I don’t like talking about it.

I was a Seal at the Aquarium of the pacific. My MOS was ball spinner and clapping specialist. I've got countless confirmed treats ingested. Get to my level posers.

That's exactly right! I've never seen one red cent from any of these so called disabled veterans organizations. But I see several of these type of scammers infront of stores , gun shows, ect.

I used to dress up in camo when I was a little kid and play war with some of my friends in the neighborhood. We did a lot of things we're not proud of and I'm not going to use the "I was all hopped up on Kool-Aid" excuse. We lost a lot of good boys. Not because they died or anything. They just moved away for one reason or another. Every time I see a toy gun I'm right back there again.

0:40 Korea was 1950 to 1953 so you couldn't spend 4 whole years... MASH was on for 11 years!

Best intro ever. "You've read the title... Let's go" No messing around, I like it. Great to hear your perspective on these videos. Thanks!

Bruh this lady the “Colonel”, actually walked off into a damn recruitment office and tried to sell some BS to recruiters. This is actually mind blowing lol. Sadly it’s probably not a skit. Some NCOs probably got a good laugh out of it at the Recruiting station though.

I worked 36 years as a firefighter. I worked in the part of town that dealt largely with transients. Almost all of them claimed to be combat veterans in Vietnam. The math often didn’t work out, with their age/ Vietnam war years. There were many real veterans as well. Anyway my point. Street people often claim wild stories to build street cred in order to protect themselves from the others on the street. Pretty sad really, the streets are tough.

If you want to help service members, go to a uso. Donate food, or your time

My uncle is a Vietnam vet. He had an A-3 shot out from under him and watched his shipmates burn on the Forrestal. He never wore any military fatigues or insignia and never told any "Nam" stories. ( I only knew this from my Grandmother and recently asked him about it because I wanted his take on a certain senator starting the fire.) He didn't suffer any of my BS and made me learn knots.

HOW DARE YOU. I did a 7 year tour on the moon with the MOS kill and survive. he is a great guy, killed more aliens than I could count.

I cannot believe these people have the balls to impersonate a soldier! A LTC walks into a recruiting station looking for a free hand out, LMAO!

If you're down Manchester England brother I wouldn't mind a drink and listening to the the stories you've got to tell for sure

I'm a Korean war vet. I spent my 18th Birthday on a ridge in Korea in1952. I'll soon be 86. So Korean War Vets are going to be some OLD guys.

I've never served but I absolutely love your content. You're funny without being rude, and you know how to address your audience and interact with us without being cheesy!

i got out of the army in 1971....went out of my way to wear nothing military until 2003.....after i heard all the crap reasons from george w crew for the invasion and occupation of iraq i started displaying my military history....bumper stickers, hats, shirts, where ever i could....i was in the rear with the gear during my one year in vietnam....my dad was career army, i volunteered for the army and vietnam....i never even fired a gun but i was there and i am real...not like people that make up false histories...with modern technology it hard for these posers to get away with their lies......i have known two people that made up military experiences....we WERE friends till i called them out.....wage peace not war....

Hope you have a good 4th my favorite Marine. Second clip - 3:14 "My family fought and died in THAT uniform!" ...If they fought in parade uniforms I'm not that surprised they died.

I'm a totally disabled vet, you used to be able to call the VFW post and they would send real vets to talk to them, always fun to watch. When they call me I tell them "Thank god your sending me help". They hang up.

"I can't walk far in my boots"...but claims to be a colonel.

If you talk to a lot of the Vietnam era "veterans" you'll come away with the impression that the only guys in Vietnam were SEALs, airborne rangers or green berets.

I’m glad you have pointed out the “vets” scam. I may have fallen victim to this on occasion

I love it when he calls them, “Village idiots”.

I met a "vet" who claimed he won 2 MOH and 25 Navy Crosses on a dating site, I laughed so hard that I actually wet my panties, but I decided to play along with him and when he came over he showed up in a WW2 Class A uniform with Jungle boots on, smh

I like how he calls the cops on himself even though once they do come and verify him, they’ll charge him with a felony.

That guy who was supposedly in Viet Nam and Korea reminds me that when I was in Viet Nam in 1967, our C-rations came in crates labeled 1952. The USMC takes pride in being frugal.

You appeared in my RU-vid feed and I've been watching your vids and enjoying them. New subscriber. Thank you for your service sir!

I had neighbors that were upper military, a Lt Colonel in the Marine Corp, a General in the Marine Corp and an Army General and these guys were some of the most polished, nice, guys with strong character and they seemed financially secure to say the least.

I love the way the vets scream and say things like, "That's MY uniform." No it's the government's uniform and sir if you scream like that you are as bad as the Walt.

Jim I see these "Homeless Fake Veterans: all the time, one guy had a sign that said anything will help,, So I said here is my help you have Veteran spelled wrong and so is Marine. I told him to use a crayon to write Marine, lol

My dad served 20 years in the Air Force and retired as a major. He flew B-52s and WC-130s and served during the Vietnam War. The only evidence that he keeps of his 20 years of service in the Air Force are his retiree military ID which gets him access to the BX and the commissary and his DD-214. With this whole stolen valor thing, I have become very skeptical of people who claim to have served when they do the whole military dress up thing. I never served in the military because playing college football at a Division III school seemed to be more attractive than doing Air Force ROTC. Thank you for your service to our country and keep up the good work.

I have to give credit to the lady who just walked into the recruiting station. That is balls of steel Stolen Valor.

As a six star general, this appalls me.

The worst part about souring the community is the fact that there may be a real vet somewhere that needs help but people are reluctant to trust.

Shouldn't a colonel have their own driver?

The last accuser said “anybody that’s been in the military has a ID card”, when I got out in 1989 after six years I didn’t get a ID card.

He was a Major. Major Numbnuts of Fubar Coy, and his 2IC, Captain Catastrophe - behind enemy lines slowing up US progress in both theatres. Great upload bro. The rule with hair when I served in REME, ‘89 to ‘94 was - everything under your beret was yours, everything else belonged to the Army. I had the standard N°4 on top, and 2 back n sides with a tapered neck - say that to a civvie barber and you come out looking like it was cut with a Flymo hover mower. If you wanted a moustache you needed the permission of the RSM, and 14 days to grow it, or so it was visible to the RSM at Monday morning parades from where he was standing. I’m happy to say I grew a ‘tache that even he would be proud to wear - sadly though, coupled with only 3 chest hairs, it wasn’t a look that women fantasised about when dreaming of a lean, green, fighting machine from Arborfield Barracks - ever plucked a nipple hair? I was only 19 though, now at 51 they’re growing out my bloody nose and ears….. Before anyone says REME is a Corps so they don’t fight anyway - *everyone* is a soldier first before becoming anything, Tels Tech or SAS Trooper, Basic is Basic (or was) which is why in ‘93 all Basic was moved to The Guards Depot at Pirbright. There’s 2 vids on RU-vid called Cfn in Training (Craftsman in Training) which follows the recruits from civvie up to passing out - then a weekend’s leave, followed 2 weeks of stagging on - learning ‘guard duty’ disguised as ‘awaiting posting’ hence 12 weeks training, week 10 was prep for posting etc…… I’ll stfu.

I don't like when they mess with the old drunks, that old guy wasn't trying to profit from stolen valor. Come on guys, pick better battles.

He was a rear admiral in Gilligan's navy. Have a happy and safe fourth of July. Go Navy🇺🇸

I'm a disabled vet and have used services before, the paperwork to get help is A LOT, these people begging money really piss me off.

No skit bro the recruiter was trying so hard not to laugh the whole time 😂

Came upon a panhandler with a sign that said “disabled vet”. Gave hm a couple bucks and asked him if he was a war disabled vet why wasn’t he getting VA benefits. To make a long story short, he was in the military for a time, but received a Dishonorable Discharge. Plus he was not a Vietnam Vet as he claimed unless he served when he was 8 years old.

Thank you for calling these fakes out! Its people like this that are a waste of OXYGEN

Is it common for people to do this ? In Lebanon We honour warriors/Soldiers here Lebanese are strong people and we hope to repair our Nation

2:09 he was reenacting Martin Sheen in his hotel room

“Heroism doesn't always happen in a burst of glory”. Soldier to Soldier, great videos…

I’ve met a guy like the first one when I was young and working in a liquor store. Claimed to be a Vietnam vet (we just assumed he was). He kept switching between being our best friend, to telling us he could kill both of us whenever he wanted with a very rapid change in demeanour. This switching lasted for about 5 minutes before the manager came out and talked him out

Bahahaha ha ha I thought she was in a bank. She’s trying to get a loan from the recruiters office. That recruiters like, “best day ever!” LOL

A) We found the boogie woogie bugle boy! B) Most people dress imperfectly when nobody is watching.

“My M.O.S was to kill and survive” My M.O.S is to breathe and maintain heartbeat

The first guy looks too young to have fought in korea

I had a CDL instructor. Tell me this giant elaborate story. He was in for 6 years, a gunny, he was the highest rank in his unit. His unit wore civilian attire with a little pin to signify there unit. Told me a full bird colonel would walk into chow hall and they wouldn't even acknowledge him because there unit was so tight. He did not know the Marine Corps birthday, he also told me when I asked him what his MOS was when elisted (before being selected for this top secret Marine, Army, Navy, Airforce- special ops team) he told me it was killing people. Couldn't remember mos # or anything.

Thanks for your entertaining videos Jamesons Travel. I've run into a few of these goofballs as well, my favorite was the guy who was NCOIC of the Ranger Battalion. He also said he served with 3d Special Forces Group on Honduras in 1983; Third Group wasn't stood back up until 1988 plus there's no such thing as an NCOIC of a battalion.

2:33 "Is that your PTSD kicking in?" "yep"

Advisors were sent to Nam in 59, had to have security clearance. I was in Officer Personnel, in 62 and saw a lot of officers volunteer.

Whenever people are dressed in 'military' gear outside of actually serving I find it to be a bit of a giveaway. Why would you wear your work uniform outside of work?

Wait she walked into a recruiter's office, and try to convince the recruiters. That she is a colonel in the army, while in a army recruiter's office.

I’m not military but he doesn’t carry himself the right way. I salute you guys that serve or served.

His hair... maybe in the Air Force. 😂😂😂 That made me laugh!

"Vets" selling stuff on the street? Been there. When I went to the dedication of the Vietnam wall in DC (my wife sent me). I noticed there were no vendors that had souvenirs to remember the event. No biggie. Some time later when they dedicated the Three Soldiers statue, my wife and I decided to make something to sell to the folks coming in. We made a silkscreen bandana with the wall and the statue images. The graphics were done by our neighbor, a Korea vet. We had them printed by a vet owned company. It cost $500 to get the permit to set up a table to sell from. We'd get up around 5am to set up before other vendors got there. We had a LOT of vets coming by. And many of them had brought stuff their local Nam vet groups had made as fund raisers, to sell to pay for the trip. But they had no way to sell it. No permit, no table. So, we had them put things on our table, and sold it for them. They got the money. They had come from all over by planes, trains, automobiles, and thumb. The things they brought were: 45 records of songs they wrote; photographs; poems; artwork; books; etc. We had a sign in book they could all put in their names and look through for buddies. When it was all over, there was a ton of stuff that hadn't sold. But we were in contact with all the guys. Soooo.. We took it home and printed up a catalogue of all that left over stuff, and new stuff from the groups we were in contact with. In one newspaper story they called us the biggest such outlet. Of course other stories would show up saying we were grifters and worse. And with that start, we became the official vendor for the NY ticker tape parade. Which put us in competition with the army of "regular" street vendors in NY. We were screwed. We had sold a ton of stuff, and finally counted the cash in our hotel room. As I recall we had $45,000. And none of it was ours. It all went to the folks who made the stuff. I believe we paid everyone we could(who all were vets or vet businesses) what money there was. But we had never planned to be a business. And went completely down the piss tube. My wife went back to being an engineer and scientist, and I somehow got into computers.(partially from putting our catalogue together.) B-) Done that.

I love talking to that first guy. I have instigated those guys to say funny things. It’s fascinating. He was in battle of the network stars

My grandpa was a cook in the army and he was in the Korean war and hes 88 years old this year in 2020.. so he was 18 in 1950.. I doubt that drunk was in the korean war

7:54 Not being able to walk long distances in your boots might be a problem in the army LOL

The real fact is most people in the military, people that have deployed and done anything take an active role in masking it. Don't want to be recognized, just want to pass through the airport, and more than likely drink too many beers, get on the plane and go home. Not out there waving a uniform around because if you're a real 10+ year vet you're just trying to make your way through life and not submit to suicide. That's why so many of these videos exist, because the real vets have friends that aren't with them anymore.

Met up with a guy that was a disabled homeless vet. A Navy guy with a purple heart. Got pretty disconnected from family and friends. I connected him with a couple of vet support organizations and got him hooked up with the VA. Took a while to get his disability kicked in but definitely worth the time spent. This kind of thing does happen. I have a real soft spot for these guys. Sometimes the PTSD is really bad and they don't even know what they are dealing with so they are self medicating with Alcohol and drugs and it isn't getting the job done. Take it easy on these guys of you find them out somewhere. Many of them have paid a heavy cost to protect our freedom. You can't even imagine the work it took getting this guy his discharge papers and medals sent out. Fakers out there disgust me!

"I can't walk far distance in boots" Bruh you infantry girl

That house near the cement works - I was a young kid - the beds were wooden-sided platforms raised quite high off the floor - the bedding wasn't too bad, in contrast to the very greasy, bare wooden floor boards. The ladies, who were on the heavy side for the early 70's, were polite and nice to me. It was different enough for me to be curious about it.