Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Miguel A. Valles-Ramirez National Archives (NPRC) FOIA Response

Monday, November 14, 2022

US Government Records show Miguel "Mike" Valles served less than two years in the U.S. Army - Was Not a "Green Beret"  

https://rkcolejr.blogspot.com/2022/11/update-miguel-mike-valles-served-one.html




After resubmitting a previous FOIA request to the NPRC, I have received the following response:

The response provides an NA Form 13164 and includes the previously requested information that shows Valles served 5 months in Vietnam assigned to the 503rd Infantry Regt.,  173rd Airborne Brigade.

503rd Infantry Regiment


NARA Cover Letter


NA Form 13164

173rd Airborne Brigade

Duty Assignments



Decorations and Awards


    

  


Combat Infantryman Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Rifle Marksman Badge (not shown), Pistol Expert Badge (not shown)


Summary:

Miguel Angel Valles-Ramirez enlisted in the US Army on March 30, 1970. The NPRC shows his "Place of Entry" as Ft. Bragg, NC in April 1970 where he completed Basic Training. After completing Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Ord, California in August 1970,  Valles then reported to Basic Airborne Training at Ft. Benning, GA from August 15 to September 12, 1970.

On September 17, 1970, Valles reported to B Company, 1st BN (ABN) 505th Infantry Ft. Bragg, NC. where he remained as a rifleman (11B1P) until December 4, 1970, when he was given leave until December 31, 1970, before departing by ship for US Army Pacific Command and Vietnam.

Valles reported to D Co, 2nd BN (ABN)  503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (USARPAC) where he served for five months from 13 Feb to 21 July 1971. The 173rd ABN had already begun its preparation to redeploy from Vietnam and the unit along with Valles returned to Ft. Campbell, KY.  The unit has the distinction of being one of the last units to leave Vietnam. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was later inactivated in 1972.

Valles's last assignment was for out-processing with the 545th PSC Detachment at Ft. Campbell, KY in September 1971 where he was discharged on December 2, 1971.

These documents are proof that Miguel Valles was NOT a Green Beret and did not serve "two tours in Vietnam" as claimed by author Philip Carlo as related to him by the serial killer Richard Ramirez.  

It also proves that the claims made by Douglas Dietrich and his publisher Vincent Barbarick (Peter Moon) are false.






Sunday, July 9, 2023

Charles James Hall Verification of Military Service

                                   


 
I was recently contacted by a colleague who asked if I would investigate the military service claims of Charles James Hall.

Hall is well known in the UFO/Conspiracy community as having written a series of books detailing his experiences with "Tall White" Aliens at Nellis AFB, NV from 1964-67.  

"I enlisted in the USAF in July 1964. After completing basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, I was trained as a USAF weather observer at USAF Weather Training School at Chanute AFB, Illinois. My duties were that of a USAF weather observer during my entire service in the USAF." 

Hall does not name the Weather Squadron he was assigned:

In late March or early April of 1965, I was assigned to the weather squadron stationed at Nellis AFB at Las Vegas, Nevada. I was stationed at Nellis AFB from the early spring of 1965 until May 1967.

Hall claims "Temporary Assigned Duty" (TAD) to range sites at Indian Springs, NV.

While I was permanently stationed at Nellis AFB, Nevada, I was assigned to several temporary tours of duty as the duty weather observer to the Nellis gunnery ranges that are located at Indian Springs, Nevada."

In an undated, unattributed Viewzone.com article titled "Disclose This! Part Three: Tall White Aliens in Vegas: The Charles Hall Experience"  http://www.viewzone.com/event33.htm  The writer describes Hall and his story as follows:

"This is certainly the most under-reported story you have never heard of. And this Part 3 of the series will change that.

All the people, and they are not many, who have researched this case and interviewed Charles Hall, come away with an extremely positive impression as to his sincerity, veracity and general togetherness. He is a likeable person and a gentleman -- old school. A soft-spoken family man and nuclear physicist. There is not one hint of Charles James Hall being a cleverly disguised genius writer-hoaxer who just happens to not have the knack to become a millionaire with his story.

Simply because every alien movie that this author is aware of pales against the Tall Whites in Vegas. Originally written as a fictional account with changed names and locations to protect himself and those who had served with him in the Air Force, Charles Hall later made clear that his series of four books, "Millenial Hospitality", is as close to a documentary as possible."



A documentary was eventually produced and directed by Emil Marczak in 2020 for Amazon Prime titled "Walking with the Tall Whites". 

https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Tall-Whites-Charles-Hall/dp/B084WSDBJK

https://rumble.com/v2udjqw-walking-with-the-tall-whites.html



USAF Bootcamp photo 1964


Hall (center) in USAF Bootcamp 1964

In the first 12 minutes of the documentary, Hall details his service in Vietnam beginning in 1967. 

The documentary includes several photographs taken of Hall in Vietnam.

The first three photographs show Hall in combat/utility uniform wearing the rank of Sr. Airman/Sgt. He is armed with a CAR-15 service rifle.

Were all USAF Weather Observers issued a CAR-15 and two pouches for six 20-round magazines?



The images in the documentary also appear to show permanent buildings with power lines and poles extending for hundreds of yards as well as outdoor lighting as exampled in the image below.

WHAT IS THE SIGN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE PHOTO?

Hall appears to be shaving with a knife or bayonet


What's wrong with this picture?




Image posted by Charles J Hall in a July 3, 2023 video



Hall has a secret "Photon theory" and is trying to sell books:






David Hilton:

Researcher David Hilton submitted a National Archives Standard Form 180 (SF-180) to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Mo in August of 2015.  

https://rumble.com/v1u6zfc-no-record-exists-evidence-for-the-tall-white-aliens-part-4-charles-halls-mi.html

https://rumble.com/v1u71ku-walking-with-the-tall-whites-trailer-charles-james-hall-millennial-hospital.html

Hilton received a response from the NPRC in November 2015 which stated no record of Charles James Hall's military service was located.

2015 NPRC Response to David Hilton FOIA Request


From the 2020 Documentary:

"I was given the choice of re-enlisting and becoming an Officer and being the Duty Weather Observer for my entire career out in the ranges, or if I elected to go to Vietnam they would send me to Cameron Bay which was of the nicest places to get sent to because you weren't really under fire or anything.  When I got back I would only have two and a half months left of my enlistment so I would be discharged and I could go home."

"And since I was quite homesick at the time I decided to take Vietnam because I was expecting to get sent to Cameron Bay and to have an easy rest tour after all the stuff I had been in out on the ranges." - Charles J. Hall


Hall claimed that when he arrived to report to Headquarters with his orders in Vietnam near Saigon, the South Vietnamese airbase at Binh Thuy near the Mekong River had been attacked with American casualties. Hall said that a Sergeant processing him tore up his orders to Cameron Bay and then typed new orders to report to the air base at Binh Thuy.

Hall's bio for Goodreads states: "Charles received an award for surviving more than 35 communist attacks". 

 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/211296.Charles_James_Hall




Hall's awards as shown in the 2020 Amazon Prime documentary


Awards Claimed:



(From top left to right):

*Air Force Commendation Medal 
  Air Force Good Conduct Medal
  National Defense Service Medal
  Vietnam Service Medal w/Bronze Star
  The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm
  USAF Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

*(Citation reads: "Sergeant Charles J Hall - For Meritorious Service 11 May 1967 to 11 March 1968)


Highest Rank Claimed:

Sergeant (E-5) 



End of Active Service:

"On May 7. 1967, I was treansferred from BFA Nellis to BFA Binh Thuy in South Vietnam. I stayed in Binh Thuy from May 7, 1967 to May 8, 1968.  After completing my duty trip to Vietnam, I returned to the US and was Honorably Discharged from the USAF on May, 8 1968 at BFA Travis, California."



Previous Investigation:

An August 8, 2005 article by Michael Salla states that a researcher and airline pilot David Coote was able to contact Charles Hall through a woman named Paula Harris. Harris then facilitated contact with three witnesses.

The article details the testimony of witnesses "A,B, and C" who each claimed they were stationed in the USAF in the same area of Indian Springs, NV at about the same time period as Hall during the 1960s.


The only other person to investigate Hall to my knowledge was the aforementioned David Hilton.


Binh Thuy Air Base:

Binh Thuy Air Base 1967

I have cross-referenced the dates provided by Hall including the citation of his Air Force Commendation Medal (11 May 1967 to 11 March 1968) with the history of Binh Thuy Air Base in 1967-68.

"On 20 February 1966, a VC mortar attack on the base was stopped by fire from one of the base's AC-47s as was another mortar attack on 8 July.[6]: 41–2 


On 7 May 1967, A VC attack on Binh Thuy Air Base destroyed four RVNAF A-1H Skyraiders and two UH-34s.[43]


On 14 October 1967 following the activation of the 14th Air Commando Squadron at Nha Trang Air Base the AC-47s of E Flight, 4th Air Commando Squadron were replaced by 5 AC-47s of D Flight 14th Air Commando Squadron.[6]: 56 


During the Tet Offensivein January 1968 Viet Cong (VC) forces attacked the base with mortar and rocket fire and on 13 February launched a ground attack on the base which was repulsed by USAF Security Police for no US or South Vietnamese losses."[8]

Sam Pyle:

In a short article written in 2000,  Sam Pyle, a member of the USAF 632nd Security Police Squadron stationed at Binh Thuy Air Base from May 1967-May 1968, described his experiences during an early Tet mortar attack on February 4th, 1968.  

https://vspa.com/pdf/bt_pyle_sam_10-49-mortar-attack_4-feb_1967.pdf


Aliases:

In his first book, Charles Hall claims he reported to Bihn Thuy as "Airman Second Class "Charles Baker"

"As I stood watching, an Air Force master sergeant in his early 30’s got out from a dark blue USAF van parked nearby. He greeted me as he approached, “I’m Master Sergeant Walters. You’re Airman Charles Baker, aren’t you?” “Yes,” I responded. “I’m Airman 2nd Class Charles Baker, reporting for duty.” “Place your duffel bag in the van, and we’ll get started,” he responded. “We have a mighty long drive down to the southwest to get to the Desert Center Air Base. It’s several hundred miles. We’ll have to make good time if we intend to arrive before the chow hall closes.”

Hall, Charles James. Millennial Hospitality (pp. 8-9). AuthorHouse. Kindle Edition.


Questions and Concerns:

Why were no records found for Hall at NPRC?

 - An NPRC Archives/Records Technician would verify that there is enough information required to process the request. If any of the required information is incorrect or missing, the request cannot be processed. These include Full name, Date and Place of birth, service branch, and dates of service.

Since Hall's record falls into the "Archived Record" category and is not digitized, the Archives Technician would have to physically retrieve his entire record Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). I don't know exactly what happened but the SF-180 sent by David Hilton appeared to have all the required information. But was the information Hilton submitted (provided by Hall) correct?


Was his record destroyed in the 1973 NPRC fire?

No. According to the NPRC:  
"The losses to federal military records collection included:75% loss to records of U.S. Air Force personnel discharged from September 25, 1947, to January 1, 1964, with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E."


Why would Hall refuse to provide researchers a redacted copy of his DD-214 as proof of service?

Researcher and YouTube creator Steven Cambian states in this video that he had contacted Charles Hall on multiple occasions requesting Hall provide a redacted form of proof of his military service claims.@1:36:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y_d7JV2THE&t=7883s

Cambian reported that after confronting Hall that no record was found (by David Hilton who had previously found no record from NPRC of Hall's military service history in 2015).  Charles Hall told Cambian that his records were "Top Secret" and  "You don't have a need to know."

Why would Hall provide a false date of birth or other false information required by NPRC to process a FOIA request for his releasable service details?

Because he is hiding something.  Hall has produced photos supposedly taken of himself in Vietnam as well as certificates and awards. But I believe he may be hiding his actual military MOS or duty assignments prior to or serving in Vietnam.

If it were proven he was not a USAF Weather Observer stationed at Nellis, AFB, then his "Tall Whites Aliens" story is a total lie. And Michael Salla who promoted "witnesses A, B, and C" by David Coote, and others, (including Hall's wife and Paula Harris) are all complicit in the lie.  

Concerns:
 For the last 20 years, I have investigated dozens of cases of suspected fraudulent military service claims. Each is unique and some are very complicated. I learned early the hard way never to accuse an actual Veteran of false claims without providing absolute documented evidence.

Mr. Charles J. Hall will have my benefit of the doubt until the facts are obtained.

Wait, what's this: February 19, 2019:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218500060841449&set=pb.1492930447.-2207520000.&type=3



On July 9, 2023, I Submitted a request for Charles Halls' record to the NPRC using Vetrecs and the same details of Hall submitted by David Hilton in 2015. I received the following notification and official response letter on July 11, 2023.









A follow-up FOIA request was submitted to the NPRC (Vetrecs) on July 11, 2023, using updated information on Halls' DOB, Place of Enlistment, and Place of Discharge. Halls' awards/decorations, duty assignments, and education were specifically requested.

That request was received but has yet to be processed as of July 21, 2023.


Update:  December 18, 2023:

A response to a July 11, 2023 follow-up request from NPRC Vetrecs was received today, showing no record of service found for Charles James Hall.

The July 11 follow-up request included a link to the information contained in this specific blog post. 


Conclusion:

It is my belief that Charles James Hall created an elaborate hoax resulting in a documentary film featuring his fictional claims of military service to establish credibility for his bizarre experiences with Aliens for fame and monetary gain.


Sources:






Charles Hall





Thursday, March 30, 2023

Angry, Abusive Douglas Dietrich Hijacks San Diego MUFON ZOOM Meeting

Years of intent to create controversy within the UFO/conspiracy community and specifically MUFON with the 2021 publishing of an obscure historical fiction by Douglas Dietrich and Peter Moon, ended after a bizarre Zoom meeting with San Diego MUFON.

The meeting, arranged with the influence of Michael Salla, was held on March 19, 2023.  A copy of the Zoom meeting was later sent to and then published by Dietrich. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9_BoLJ3lzg


Dietrich and his publisher Peter Moon (Vincent Barbarick) hijacked the MUFON Zoom meeting using an aggressive "tag team" effort to "bulldoze" the host and intimidate and abuse San Diego MUFON participants.

Dietrich, who after being accused in the comments of being "angry and racist", said he was "drunk."  

Immediately after the "interview", Dietrich accused the host, San Diego MUFON Director WK (Wil) Wakely of intentionally failing to record the call and censoring him.

Dietrich then attacked MUFON San Diego and Wakely during a series of YouTube live streams for over a week:

March 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btEAo5B8m6o&t=1622s

March 22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik1uLO_5VAs

March 26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmRYJRAWm1Q&t=10023s (2:31:00 - 2:47:00)

March 29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zwvVshJ4L8

The primary accusations and subsequent defamation and slander of Mr. Wakely occurred on March 26 from 2:31:00 to 2:47:00.

I contacted Mr. Wakely and he contributed his statement for the record:

Response from MUFON San Diego, WK (Wil) Wakely:


Richard,

"Thanks for the info re Deitrich. First I have heard of the problem. Yes, I neglected to start recording at the beginning as I was distracted with starting the meeting and did not discover my error until well into the meeting. DD accused me of doing it deliberately, for which I apologized and denied. He became almost abusive; guess it is a hot button for him. He claims that he never gets recorded and feels it is deliberate. I think he is paranoid among other mental problems.

I had problems editing the recording and kept Doug and Peter Moon advised of my problems. A couple of days later I sent them the recording. Yes, I did edit to remove the discussion we had after he left the meeting as most of it was negative and I did not want possible legal action.

We were disappointed with his presentation because a lot of it had nothing to do with UFOs; it was mainly about Japan’s activity in WW2. After about 2 hours he finally got to the discussion of the Battle of LA and the Roswell event, as the meeting was advertised. Before that, we were frustrated with his boring extraneous dialog and anti-American slant.

I tried several times to direct his discussion to the Mufon interest without success. A couple of members criticized him on some of his facts, but overall we were polite and endured his diatribe. BTW, he did not threaten me with legal action, or if he did, he never told me."

Wil Wakely
San Diego Mufon Director


Dietrich's book: "The Roswell Deception and the Demystification of World War II" is a work of fiction disguised as non-fiction and I prove it using evidence in a previous posting.

https://rkcolejr.blogspot.com/2021/04/book-review-roswell-deception-and.html

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Michael K. Jaco SEAL Verification

Another character in the bizarre world of conspiracy, secret space programs, and self-described superpowers is Michael K. Jaco.

Jaco claims various abilities including remote viewing, levitation, walking on water, and passing through walls.  He offers various courses for sale on his website:




Like many others, Jaco predicates the credibility of his claims on his military service, and with so many of these grifters being exposed as frauds, people want to know - Is Michael Jaco really a former US Navy SEAL?


A search for Michael K. Jaco resulted in a detailed biography that lists his dates of service, duty assignments, and graduation from BUD/S Class 116 on February 26, 1982.  Those details are consistent with information provided by the Navy SEAL Museum.

"Michael Jaco was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He enlisted in the United States Navy in November 1978 and started his career as a Navy Hard Hat Diver. He volunteered for Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea Air and Land (BUD/S) training in August 1981. He completed BUD/S training 6 months later with class 116 in February 1982. Upon leaving the US Navy in December 2002 he served as a High-Risk Security Contractor."

https://cccpublishing.com/michael-jaco-bio/

https://navysealmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/22369925-031C-4D9F-8109-066646574200

https://supersoldiertalk.com/super-soldier-talk-michael-jaco-ssp-memories/


Since 2018, Jaco has been active on websites, interviews, and paid speaking engagements.  He is listed as being a presenter for an upcoming "Ascension Retreat" in Sedona, AZ.  

https://sedonaascensionretreats.com/



Shipley Videos:

Retired USN SCPO/SEAL Don Shipley has verified Jaco's claims on a number of occasions.  Shipley maintains a database listing the names and information of every UDT/SEAL member since the 1940s and provides SEAL verifications on his website for a small fee.

As a member of that website, I have access to his videos that mention Jaco.

https://videos.extremesealexperience.com/movie_Win-A-Michael-Jaco-Free-Trip-To-The-Moon-Mars-Or-Venus-With-As-Soon-As-Hes-Released-From-The-Nut-House-Bill-Brockbrader-Will-Be-Your-Mission-Commander

https://videos.extremesealexperience.com/movie_Phony-Navy-Seal-Of-The-Week-The-Michael-Jaco-Bill-Brockbrader-Connection

https://videos.extremesealexperience.com/movie_Where-Does-Michael-Jaco-Plagiarize-His-Fairy-Tales-From-Phonies-Dave-Corso-And-Duncan-Ofinion-To-Name-A-Couple


Although Shipley confirms Jaco's service as a Navy SEAL, he does not have much respect for him due to his lying about being in the Secret Space Program, having superhuman capabilities, and especially for his connection to a phony SEAL, fake "super soldier" and convicted child molester fugitive William Newel Brockbrader.

Since most people who are skeptical of Jaco's service claims may not be aware of or subscribe to Shipley's website or verifications of SEAL claims, including Jaco. I decided to request a verification of Jaco in order to present the evidence more publicly.



Don Shipley's Response:

Richard:

"I make it a point to never bad-mouth SEALs, but Michael Jaco is the
exception.

First... Michael is a legit former SEAL.

Second... Michael, as a legit former SEAL, is completely full of crap in his books and blogs. Full of crap, because he doesn't even believe the dribble he writes, he just writes it to sell BS to the unsuspecting.

Michael is desperately trying to be somebody and make a buck, so he concocts fairytales. When he isn't making up stories about be a reincarnated Egyptian Prince, (he doesn't actually believe he was one) 

He deceives about taking part in the Bin Laden raid by saying "he can't confirm or deny" he was involved leading people to believe he was.
I'll confirm it... He wasn't there and took no part in it.

His latest BS is his claim about traveling to Venus and Mars and that crap
in Germany about SF guys raiding a CIA server farm that Jaco claims to have
first-hand knowledge about. He doesn't know squat about it because it never
happened in the first place.

Finally... I worked for three years exposing Phony SEAL/Pedophile Bill
Brockbrader and along comes Jaco claiming he remembers him in SEAL Training
which is a proven total lie. 

Michael sided with Brockbrader the pedophile because Brockbrader was an up-and-coming con-artist in the Conspiracy Theory world and Michael LATCHED onto Brockbraders coat tails because Michael needed money.

I've seen SEALs do some screwed-up things, but I never saw one sell his
Trident to a phony let alone one who was dishonorably discharged for
molesting an 11-year-old family member for years and served lots of time
behind bars for doing it, Bill Brockbrader."


I don't think much of Jaco as you can probably tell.

Don


William Brockbrader was convicted and incarcerated while in the US Navy and given a Dishonorable Discharge for misconduct. He would later go to trial in 1998 and receive a sentence of 11 years in Federal Prison of which he served only 3 years.

"For a period of two years, US Marshals said Brockbrader moved from various states and refused to register as a sex offender. Marshals said he was mainly bouncing from Utah to Las Vegas, NV. Authorities said Brockbrader was arrested twice for violating the Adam Walsh Act, and in 2012 he found himself in court again and on trial. Brockbrader was found guilty and sentenced to another 30 months behind bars in Seattle, Washington."

Brockbrader was highlighted as a fugitive on an episode of "In Pursuit With John Walsh" called "Stolen Lives" at 10pm EST on September 1, 2021, on the Discovery ID Channel.


In this YouTube video, Shipley rips into those that supported him including Eva Moore, Kerry Cassidy, David Wilcock, and Michael Jaco.


Despite the efforts of so many, the 2021 episode did not result in the apprehension of Brockbrader.

William Brockbrader remains a fugitive since 2015






Shipley Videos on Barockbrader: