Re: WANNABE HUNTERS

[<DasHaas@aol.com>]

In a message dated 7/8/2001 12:48:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
firegod@kansas.net writes:


> What I don't understand is how they get VA benefits ???
> Glen


 Glen, some of these fakes were in the military, some even in Vietnam. They 
simply didn't come close to doing what they now describe as their heroics.  
At a  4th July party last week I met a VA counselor and popped the question 
to him as to whether they screen these hero stories or what?  He told me that 
as long as the vet doesn't make a claim for VA disability payments, they 
generally let him rattle on with his war stories.  The theory being the guy 
is really screwed up and needs their help.  It's only when he goes for 
benefits that they start to check him out and maybe challenge his story.

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