Re: WANNABE HUNTERS

[Tom Hickcox <cometkazie@earthlink.net>]

At 05:30 7/10/01, Shem Samuel wrote:
> > All three claims
> > are false.
> >
> > But they've helped gain favors and affection from a string of women,
> > Bailey
> > says.  "He is truly a predator," Bailey says. 
> > "He beds these women, he takes
> > their money.  He gives them all kinds of
> > problems."
>
> I'd like to point out that it isn't just fake vets who perform this kind
> of predatory snow job on women. Some real vets do it too. I could name
> [but won't, for personal reasons - he brought a very good friend of mine
> to the point of attempted suicide, and she can do without the added
> publicity now] a Gulf War veteran whose specialty is using his service
> record to impress unsuspecting women and con them emotionally and
> financially. This guy is married, with kids, still a serving officer
> despite known booze and drug abuse, as well as abuse of women [and of
> course his family]. Much though I despise all fake vets, it isn't just
> guys who WEREN'T there who can bring the US defence forces into ill
> repute.

Both of my children are serving officers in Army/NG.  They tell me
it is difficult for a person who uses drugs to get by with it.  I
wonder how this person manages?

Tommy