Re: WANNABE HUNTERS

[<DasHaas@aol.com>]

       Quite a good article.  We had someone in our Special Forces and 
Special Operations Assocs. who just recently dropped out when the Assocs. 
confronted him with a demand to show some documentation to support his 
SpecOps claims.  Somehow he apparently slipped through the net years back. 
This guy, Jim Hawke, has attained quite a position over the years with the 
State of Nevada government.  

       I'd love to look at his initial application form for employment--see 
what if any are his claims of Vietnam service in SpecOps are--but of course 
that ain't gonna happen.  Odd thing is, he worked quite hard in the SOA, even 
serving on committees.  Neither Assoc. has chosen to do anything with the 
fakes they expose, other than to kick them out of the organization.  The 
SEALs as the article notes, are more agressiveness in presenting these guys 
with a pricetag for their affront.

       The whole concept is so foreign to me.  The only thing I can figure is 
that they start the lie early in life to get ahead--or get into someone's 
pants--and they just can't stop after that.  Wonder what they're thinking as 
they come to the reunions, shake hands, gain people's trust, lie to the other 
members, their wives, their children.  Spooky.

Col. Mike Haas, USAF, ret., author
In the Devil's Shadow: UN Special Operations during the Korean War
Apollo's Warriors: U.S. Air Force Special Operations during the Cold War
Member: Air Commando, Special Forces, UDT-SEAL, and Special Operations 
Associations