Army deserter pleads guilty to impersonating federal officer

An Army deserter who admitted he spent years masquerading as a federal law enforcement agent and Special Ops sergeant who earned the Purple Heart is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. Simon Emilio Zablah, 29, of Broward County, pleaded guilty last year to two charges of impersonating a federal officer and one count of credit card […]

Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs Steals Valor

The highly troubled Department of Veteran’s Affairs secretary has, as so many before him, become ensnared in a case of stolen valor.  The incident happened last year when Secretary Robert McDonald was meeting with homeless veterans.  A homeless man told him that he was in Special Forces.  In a lapse of judgement, Secretary McDonald replied, “Special Forces? […]

Time to Fire Brian Williams

There are things in life you forget, and there are things you never forget.  Being shot out of the air by an RPG is on the “never forget” list.   But Brian Williams, Anchor of NBC’s Nightly News would have us believe the opposite – that that heart-stopping terror of being in a Chinook taken […]

Why I Don’t Care About Stolen Valor

It was a snowy night in Prague. I bought a round of beers for my Ranger buddy and two Brits we had just met at the bar. One of the Brits decided to show me a small pin he had stuck inside his wallet. “You know what that is?” he asked. I knew what I was […]