# Guy fakes being a vet for attention **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 11, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707 "2009-06-11T18:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/1 "2009-06-11T18:04:00Z")
:facepalm > **[Fake military veteran hid under 'ocean of lies' - CNN.com](https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/11/veteran.imposter/index.html)** > > Richard Strandlof said he survived the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon. He said he survived again when a roadside bomb went off in Iraq killing four fellow Marines. He'd point to his head and tell people he had a metal plate, collateral damage from the... > Richard Strandlof said he survived the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon. He said he survived again when a roadside bomb went off in Iraq killing four fellow Marines. He’d point to his head and tell people he had a metal plate, collateral damage from the explosion. > > Richard Strandlof says he didn’t mean to cause harm when he lied about being a military veteran. > > Crowds ate up his story. He canvassed Colorado appearing at the sides of politicians. Inspiring and seemingly authentic, he spoke on behalf of veterans at the state Capitol. > > It turns out the whole thing was a lie. He wasn’t at the Pentagon. He was never a Marine. He never served his country. He never graduated from the Naval Academy. He claimed his name was Rick Duncan. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/2 "2009-06-11T18:06:30Z")
Travis got a name change, huh? ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/3 "2009-06-12T05:27:18Z")
Sounds like a kid I went to school with. The day 9/11 happened he claimed he was on the 54th floor or something like that in one of the World Trade Center buildings. He was definitely dreaming it all up because that very day this happened, he was passed out in the corner of my math class. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmerz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmerz/32/6370_2.png) [@Jimmerz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimmerz)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/4 "2009-06-12T06:26:35Z")
what a dickbag ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/5 "2009-06-12T07:19:19Z")
> [@Review: Borat](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-borat/19259/6): > > Sounds like a kid I went to school with. The day 9/11 happened he claimed he was on the 54th floor or something like that in one of the World Trade Center buildings. He was definitely dreaming it all up because that very day this happened, he was passed out in the corner of my math class. Sounds like Rainard (sp?). ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/6 "2009-06-12T10:27:37Z")
make believe war heroes, love them ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/7 "2009-06-12T10:46:34Z")
> [@Sabres closing in on Leafs' mark](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sabres-closing-in-on-leafs-mark/19265/5): > > Sounds like Rainard (sp?). hahahahaha yup! Rainer. Nick (AMD Is The Best) knows who i’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/8 "2009-06-12T13:20:41Z")
:Idiots ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/9 "2009-06-12T13:51:06Z")
> [@Friendly callout: people in the 12'ish?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/friendly-callout-people-in-the-12ish/19194/25): > > :Idiots X2 ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/10 "2009-06-12T17:07:37Z")
Anybody see the episode of “operation repo” with the dude bs’ing that he was a marine, and hes in a wheelchair w/ one leg. Then he gets pissed as their going to take his van, and jumps up on two feet! ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/guy-fakes-being-a-vet-for-attention/244707/11 "2009-06-13T16:44:14Z")
that guy is a real jerkjac