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As a combat hardened Dog Faced Soldier, I found this story incredible from Savannah Morning News:
Ginger Cucolo knew something was fishy when her husband’s online Skype account still wasn’t set up for video calls.
Then he started ending all his sentences in “Love.”
That didn’t sound like her Tony.
“It was when Tony first deployed,” said Ginger Cucolo, wife of Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo, the 3rd Infantry Division’s commanding general. “We were Skyping, but the visual still wasn’t on so it was basically like texting back and fourth. After the third day of the visual not working, I realized either something is wrong, or you’re not my husband.”
When her husband called a day later – allowing them a conversation longer than the brief moments they had shared online – he confirmed her suspicions. He had been so busy getting his troops situated in Iraq that he still hadn’t set up his Skype account.
This is crazy that even the spouse of one of the military victims is targeted and yet we seemingly can’t do anything about it. I love how Christopher Gray, from Army CID, is getting all the attention on this since they’ve worked so hard “exposing” this (at least since the CNN piece). But, I’m not bitter. I’m just glad the word is getting out there. I don’t care who the messenger is as long as the message is shared.
What can we do? For one, I beg everyone out there in the military that is reading this to make your Facebook, MySpace and other sites where you share photos private! I have been “trolling” the internet looking at military profiles and was surprised at how many troops are posting deployment and personal photos out there for just anyone to look at. This is how they steal these photos. PLEASE protect yourselves!
Now, all together, let’s sing the Dog Faced Soldier Song!!
I Wouldn’t Give A Bean
To Be A Fancy Pants Marine
I’d Rather Be A
Dog Face Soldier Like I Am
I Wouldn’t Trade My Old-O D’s
For All The Navy’s Dungarees
For I’m The Walking Pride
Of Uncle Sam
On Army Posters That I Read
It Says “Be All That You Can”
So They’re Tearing Me Down
To Build Me Over Again
I’m Just A Dog Face Soldier
With A Rifle On My Shoulder
And I Eat Raw Meat
For Breakfast E’V'RY Day
So Feed Me Ammunition
Keep Me In Third Division
Your Dog Face Soldier’s A-Okay
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Antonia Markova
Hello,
I just received a very weird message from an American soldier on a Bulgarian dating site…Here’s the link to his profile: http://www.elmaz.com/index.php?page=profile&aid=1703337
He sent me the following message:
Hello pretty lady, how are you doing over there now .? i saw your pic and you are so beautiful so i decided to send this shot note to let you know how i fee for you now.
I m General David Douglas, from New York Cityt Bronx. i m here for love to get the real true love of my heart who gonna be there for me because now i m at Iraq with United Nation’s for my second peace keeping mission which will end soon and i retire and return home.
i will like to have you wait me at your country so that as i m getting my retirement certificate i will fly over to meet yopu over there oky. here is my msn ID if you will like to send your pictures or i will like to have your ID too so that i send my pictures for you to know me as well i will also like to know you more. douglasdavid11@live.com so add me for us to chat online too okay.make sure you give me your hotmail or live .com so that i can add you online so that we can chat .
Regards General David.
The message speaks for itself…
That’s the photo he used: http://img.elmaz.com/uploads/img/00/01/70/33/37/1703337/1703337-1-rr.jpg
Best wishes,
A.M.
Ruth
Anyone know something about kennith or george preston
ikay marquez
any news from a certain Ludvik Scott (he claimed himself…Sgt.Scott..
GGV
Anyone else heard of Col. Teddy Jayson claiming to be working for Blackwater (XE)? Says he’s stationed in Iraq, but from Iowa.
Katherine Overee-Schmidt
I am chatting with someone on Skype who claim himself has Col.Teddy Jayson who works for XE Blackwater Worldwide, but he said he is base in Afghanistan. He is from Iowa,US
Syahida
Does anyone knows about :
- Colonel Eng. Bradon Torres, He said his duty now is in Iraq.
Please kindly inform me if he is really in Iraq or what so ever about him.
Thank you,
Syahida
Leonie Yasso
Can you tell me if there is a sgt. David Grisham serving at the moment in Afghanistan??????? Also a sgt. Donald Smith, sick and tired of scammers using these guys id and pics, promising the world and delivering nothing in return, only heart ache and empty bank balances…..
CJ
Leonie, I’m willing to bet that “SGT David Grisham” is using photos of me since I’m in Afghanistan. Do you have photos? Please send them to my email cj[at]soldiersperspective[dot]us.
virginia
i received gifts from a soldier i was talking to so i beieve him eddie_mrb@yahoo.com ( capt boby e robinson) .he sent me a email to write to so he could get leave usarmy.welfare.unit@armymail.com. they wrote back and said i would have to take full financial respnsablity for this cos of being personal. so i desided to check out who ordered the gifts found out they were ordered from a lucy maggio. .i dont know what to do im very hurt .can u plz tell me how to handle this? thank you
Anonn
Virginia the scammer purchased the gifts for you online with a stolen credit card he now has your address which means he will now use your name and address to try to scam a Man by using your pics pretending to be you go to scamwarners.com and romancescam.com for support ASAP Anonn
Madison
Ladies, beware, Sgt Calvin Clerance is also Paul Graves, Sgt51 on MyDailyFlogs.com, scammer is using same picture of soldier in both scams. You can go to scamwarners.com for account of scammer’s activities. He is busy.