So,
This Mike Langford was a member of a non-vetted SF forum on Facebook. he claimed to have been a Green Beret in Vietnamin 5th Group as an 18D (Special Forces Medic). The funny thing is, is he's to young to live that lie and the 18 series hadn't been established yet. He was born in 1955. SF left Vietnam in March of 1971, meaning he'd have had to have been about 15 when he entered the service to have been SF in Vietnam.
That being said he actually claims to have entered in 1972 and served in Vietnam from 73-77. Yet again the math and the dates don't add up.
He claims he graduated the Special Forces Qualication Course in 1973 (Vietnam claims don't add up using this date) and then went and trained in "Swamp School" at Elgin. Elgin is NOT a typo as he used that spelling multiple times. You'd think anybody who spent time at Eglin would know how to spell it. He claimed he spent time as SF in Cambodia while Vietnam fell. He claims PTSD from his time in Vietnam.
Some guys aren't worth the time but this cat was actively asking for dates, places, names etc to use in bolstering his own lie later down the road.
We reached out to a Motorcycle Club he was a member of... I say Was, as they reahed out to him when what we sent them and he immediately quit and said he knew this was coming.
So what are his claims vs the fact:
Sergeant First Class (E-7): False, False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Training at "Swamp School" at Elgin (Correct spelling Eglin); False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Airborne: False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Graduate of SFQC (Special Forces Qualification Course) in 1973: False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Special Forces Qualified 18D: False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Time in 5th SFG(A): False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Service in Vietnam: False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Time spent in Cambodia while Vietnam fell: False, He never spent a single day in the service. NOT ONE.
Mike Langford will now be added to Guardianofthegreenberet.com hall of zeroes