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John Giduck; Stolen Valor Bully

Macduff

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Here's an interesting read for those of you interested in Stolen Valor and the effect of the recent Supreme Court decision.

A man named John Giduck misrepresented his military service while selling his supposed expertise to military and law enforcement groups as a trainer. After being called on his lies by Socnet, a group of active and retired Special Operations Soldiers, he has filed suit in a Colorado court to silence them. Socnet, however, is fighting the lawsuit. Some of you might have read about it on ThisAin'tHell, a military blog. Here's the beginning of their write up on the situation and how you can help, if you're inclined.

Click here for the full article.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A week or so ago, I was honored with a request of some folks from SOCNET for our help in assisting them in a legal battle they’re having with a stolen valor thief turned bully who happens to be a lawyer. John Giduck was discharged from the Army after a lengthy career of 58 days and proceeded to build another career based on lies about his military experience – you know because all of that Drill & Ceremony gives him a distinct advantage in the world of private security. Well, the folks at SOCNET outed him as a phony and started damaging his business, so like some of the phonies we’ve had here, he struck back. I’ll let the folks from SOCNET explain the whole story</div></div>