Costar of discoverys dual survival reality show, special ops veteran, keynote speaker duration. Sf guys have to make sure guys like joseph teti dont slip through the cracks and take him and the network to task for covering up such huge fabrications. Discovery argues its not legally responsible for tv star. It reveals that numerous people claiming to have been mentally injured by serving in the vietnam war never served there. Sergeant first class jose rodela, hall of heroes company commander of 3rd battalion, 3rd mobile strike force command, 5th special forces group airborne, in the steep, junglecovered hills phuoc long province, south vietnam, sept. Teti was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania usa, however, there is no exact information regarding his birthday, thus we dont know how old he is, nor what his zodiac sign is. He has written books on urban and wilderness survival skills specializing in teaching. According to a post written by the stolen valor offenders exposed blog, as well as a post written by the this aint hell, but you can see it from here blog, joe teti did not actually serve as a member of a combat unit while in the military.
And was released from service during stoploss keep up with the blogs to bring awareness of teti s claims. Yesterday, two states joined the growing number which have their own stolen valor laws maine and delaware. I understand joe teti being removed, but dave came clean and his knowledge far outweighs a couple exagerations. He was kicked out of 1st bn 19 sfga for stealing night vision goggles and other expensive equipment. The fallout continues for joseph teti, the star of discoverys dual survivor, who was booted from the special forces association last. Mykel hawke, star of man, woman, wild and the hawkes lost survivors, has sued discovery channel and original media who, in their own words, claimed to have not vetted joseph teti who replaced dave canterbury, dave having been fired for lying on his resume. Joe t always seemed to have the need to be macho towards matt.
Youll be surprised of who you thought was a vietnam vet as they themselves boasted. How the vietnam generation was robbed of its heroes and its history 1998 is a selfpublished book by b. Special forces association revokes dual survival star joe teti s membership ssd received word earlier today that the special forces association has revoked the membership of joe teti. Survivalist daniel shrigley recently did a radio show about joe teti being disavowed and stolen valor claims against joe. Books shop crate club academy gear try 7 days free. I recommend that you question everything you think you learned from him. He received his decorations for valor for actions while serving as an nco noncommissioned officer. Qm3 this foia clearly shows that joseph teti was still enlisted with the us continue reading category. Has resume embellishment returned to dual survival. The reality television show cast member who died in a helicopter crash in southern california on sunday was an army special forces veteran who had served four tours of duty in iraq, family members said monday. People actively seek out those who lie about their military experience or military training.
He stretched this time line to cover all the other. He did complete the green beret qualification course while assigned to the national guards 19 special forces group. On the other hand teti suffered a similar attitude problem with matt. Stolen valor to arson allegations on his official website, teti claims he qualified both as a combat scuba diver and a halo freefall parachutist, coveted qualifications even among the militarys. Dual survival star joe teti sues mykel hawke, special. Reality show cast member who died in crash was special. His records show his only overseas deployment was hawaii. With the evidence i have, i can claim with certainty, joe teti is not a case of stolen valor considering i have failed to see, to date, any claims of military medals per the law as written. I wish discovery would pull their heads out of their arses and stop getting rid of good teams. The military veteran was reportedly fired after he harmed a. Seuss enterprises takes another shot at vaporizing. The truth about discoverys dual survivals joe teti. Ultimately, this fight isnt about stolen valor, it is about a perceived loss of. This bill takes that a step further from the federal stolen valor act by saying anyone impersonating.
The answer is that they get away with it through keeping their actions secret, either through paying off people to keep quiet about shameful acts, such matt graham being rewarded for keeping his mouth shut about joseph teti s dogknifing spree in bolivia during the filming of dual survival, and stolen valor recipient usaf pjwannabe brett. He sued his former friend and mentor, mykel hawkeye, the costar of discoverys former show, man, woman. Andrew wilkow and the guys talk about the stolen valor act. Joe made these claims as a celebrity guest speaker for the wild fire weekend in greenville, sc. Joe teti is the biggest name connected to stolen valor in the history of the united states military. Fans of dual survival are going to notice a shakeup on the premiere of season 7 wednesday. Most know him as one of the stars of discovery channels dual survival, a show about outdoor survival. Dual survival star kicked out of special forces association. Former dual survival host cody lundins toughest job was surviving his cohost, who threatened to kill him with all sorts of weapons. Exposure to the true facts through the foia freedom of information act. Joe teti is cohost of the discovery channels dual survival reality show.
Teti is best known as a television star who participated in and played one of the key figures in television series dual survival. Im sure all that any genuine vietnam vet would ask of anyone would be is to read this book stolen valor by b. Proof that teti lied about his military combat experience. Both bloggers, who posted jpeg copies of teti s military. Teti levied a lawsuit against these 5 defendants stating that they had defamed him for calling him a liar about many of his military claims. Cody was the old dog and he tried to be in charge and instead he just looked like a big cry baby. Burkett, a vietnam veteran, and glenna whitley, an investigative journalist. It is with a heavy heart that i am forced into what i am about. Qm3 this foia clearly shows that joseph teti was still enlisted with the us army special forces after sept. Ex dual survival host cody lundin is claiming his cohost tried to kill him, according to a lawsuit obtained by tmz, filed against discovery. Joe teti official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Joe teti gets disavowed stolen valor danshrigleyblogs.
Lets talk about the stolen valor act special operations. Special forces association revokes dual survival star. Seuss theodore geisel wrote oh, the places youll go. Joseph teti lies to christians for money thursday, october 8, 2015. Both of these guys have forgotten more than most of us will ever know about surviving any situation. In 2014, joe teti sued the entire special forces association, two stolen valor websites and two retired special forces soldiers.
The dispute involves mykel hawke and joseph teti, who both served in special forces units of the u. In addition, it reveals persons who were mistakenly given. It has become a major societal problem that has been discussed numerous times in the news and, most recently, by the us supreme court. Im too used to watching instructional videos on youtube and reading books that the drama would irritate me. Survivalist cody lundin sues discovery over dual survival. Stolen valor occurs when a person lies about receiving military decorations that he or she has in fact never earned. Joe t suffered the same attitude problem cody had after dual brought in teti.
Is another dual survival cast member guilty of resume embellishment. Cody lundin is, also, suing discovery and original media. Everyone has their own stories and jim even has all his documents to back himself up. Kerry patton defends joseph teti, a man of stolen valor. Additionally joe teti has made threats on the family of mykel hawke. The cast member, michael donatelli, 45, was going to show off a lot of his military skills on the show, which was in production. Joe teti, formerly on discovery, tucks tail thanks to.
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