SubscribeVeterans For Peace Leader Is A Fake Vietnam Vet
But a real grifter.
Of course Ward Reilly's hate-America career did not start with Cindy Sheehan. He has been a longtime member of John Kerry's notorious Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Reilly is also a frequent scribbler of numerous unreadable anti-American screeds. Often with unintentionally ironic titles such as, "All We Want Is The Truth."
Alas, it is a lie. A damnable lie. A lie Ward Reilly has been living off of for years. Ward Reilly was never in Vietnam and he is not a combat veteran.
But don't take my word for it. When confronted by Tim Blair, whose site uncovered Reilly's bogus military claims, the man himself replied thusly:
NOWHERE in the article, or anywhere else, have I claimed to have served in Viet Nam….I served, proudly, for 32 months in Germany in the 1st & 16th(Rangers) as a mortar gunner, starting in 1971, when I volunteered for the infantry at age 17.(With 2 full years left in the ground war in Viet Nam)
I went where the army sent me…that what soldiers do. I could have just as easily been sent to Viet Nam, but I got lucky.
Alas, this is also a lie. As anyone who can click a mouse can see. Reilly claimed to be a Vietnam combat veteran early and often.
Even after Reilly's meticulous airbrushing of his past posts, the internet is still chock full of comments like these:
Ward Reilly, of Baton Rouge, La., is a Vietnam combat veteran.
Vietnam veteran Ward Reilly, and several others spoke against the horrors they had seen within our own country and our actions abroad.
Those are all my buddies, my pals! Ward Reilly, the Viet Nam vet from Baton Rouge is snoring in the other bed right now.
(This was quite the tradition amongst the VVAW, doncha know. Including even its erstwhile leader, Al Hubbard.)
But faux warrior Ward Reilly doesn't just serve as legal counsel for Mother Sheehan. He also has his hand stuck deep in the Veterans For Peace's despicable attempt to skim money off of the Katrina disaster.
As we have discussed elsewhere, the VFP are raising money by claiming to be "supporting" the Red Cross with food, medical supplies, doctors and internet equipment.
This is of course preposterous on the face of it. But it hasn't stopped them from spreading their request for donations far and wide across the internet and "alternative media."
And it turns out none other than Ward Reilly is the VFP's point of delivery for whatever they happen to harvest from their fraudulent fundraising:
Send it to Veterans For Peace Chapter 116 C/O Ward Reilly, 645 Kimbro Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.
Our mission is to open a supply line into Southern Louisiana that cannot be broken.
And Reilly's home address also appears at the bottom of the VPS' preposterous list of
demandsrequests:
We need to have more tools and software to be truely effective:
Apple iMac G5 Computers 20" Monitor = $3,000 each
500 Gigabyte Firewire Hard Drives = $500 each
Canon XL2Digital Video Camera = $4,500 each
Digital Projector (3000 lumens) =$1,000 each
Apple iPods with recording = $300 each [elsewhere the VFP claim they cost $600]
Monthly Satellite Access and Website Hosting Fee = $200 pr/moDonations for our multi media equipment will support refugees, volunteers, Red Cross, staff, press, keep in touch through via email, web, blogs, and teleconferencing.
UPS & FEDEX (U.S. Postal Service Not Yet Deliverable)
Veterans For Peace Chapter 116 C/O
645 Kimbro Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. 70808Indeed, if you Google that address, you will find that Ward Reilly has been a very busy bee, making sure everyone knows exactly where to send their goodies. (He usually does it under different noms de grift.) It's a wonder our hero has anytime to help the poor refugees.
Ward Reilly (on left)
But, sure, put all those checks, foodstuffs, medical supplies and all of that expensive computer equipment intended for the "support of the Red Cross" into the honest hands of Mr. Reilly. We know he'll do the right thing with them.
It's not like he's ever lied to us before.
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April 15th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Little slow in responding aren’t you granny. Must be tough to be slow and stupid.
April 15th, 2007 at 11:20 am
Now, now 1st. Truth never has been part of the Left. Just not important. They believe whatever is convenient at the moment. Doesn’t matter if Ward never saw combat or those donations never made it to LA. They are doing the Right (or Left) Thing. At least for themselves. How dare anyone question it. V.I. said it best: “Useful idiots.”
April 15th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Well, well, well Granny - just did a ‘google’ search and low and behold here is just the first couple on the InterNet - the third line check it out -
http://www.traprockpeace.org/k.....rd_reilly/
oops here is another one - check the bio
http://baltimorechronicle.com/.....ones.shtml
So while you ‘claim’ that he ‘corrected’ you - he has no problem what-so-ever in allowing the lie to spread and stay on the InterNet.
Bile and Darkness - could you please tell me why you liberal & leftists are so angry, hatefilled and nasty to your fellow human beings? Every where I go that a lib or left posts, it has some nasty comment, a personal attack or obscenity. Why?
Perhaps it is because you all are hatefilled, angry, nasty, immature people void of ideas, beliefs and values so you can not respond with proof, logic and debate but only with nastiness.
April 15th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Notice granny did not deny being stupid.
April 15th, 2007 at 11:30 am
How would she know?
April 15th, 2007 at 11:31 am
Ward Reilly, of Baton Rouge, La., is a member of Veterans For Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Excuse me, but just how in the hell can you be a member of VVAW if you never served there?
Apparently they will take any scumbag with a warm body.
April 15th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Good point OG, All her friends are the same way so how do you tell?
April 15th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Geez, I just got it - there is no Granny - it is Ward doing a self promotion and damage control.
Either that or Granny sure has a real thing for Ward.
Either way, OG you and Ist are right - she is stupid.
April 15th, 2007 at 11:49 am
How could Reilly have an honorable? When I was in, UCMJ action (”Court martial,” for those of you in Rio Linda) meant a general at the most. Two courts martial? My guess would be the Big Chicken Dinner.
But hey, what do I know? I only was an NCO…
April 15th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
GrannyBgood is a kos kid with a walker, And an extra chromosome.
Why do they need a 3000 dollar mac to check E-mail, Or 5000 dollar cameras,
And if the gas station is closed, Why are all the lights on?
How do you have two court martials and an Honorable discharge?
April 15th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
…Yank your heads outta there!
It’s DARK and STINKY!…
You should know granny, You give a new meaning to talking out your ass.
April 15th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
My dad was a German rocket scientist…
Yeah, Right, Whatever….
The reason he got a Honorable is because he WON those, you Neanderthals!
Got any proof of that other than the cowards word?
April 15th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Your dad was a rocket scientist LMAO.
April 15th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
I would be surprised if she knew WHO her daddy is.
April 15th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Her daddy helped with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ7aK7DalSU
April 15th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Just because he’s a MEMBER of the VietNam Veterans for Peace, doesn’t mean he claims to have been one..
WTF?
April 15th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Her daddy was her Nappy Headed Ho mama’s pimp.
April 15th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Granny, Your only point is on the top of your head, The taper makes it slide in easier doesn’t it.
Ward is a liar and you are a complete moron with delusions of grandeur.
April 15th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Here is a site you need to check out granny,
spellcheck.com
LMAO
BTW, granny, Where and when is the Mothership going to pick you and the other moonbats up?
April 15th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
What is your point Granny, you of the “truth-finger zapper”? Your political comic story board is lacking in both humor and artistic content. Again, just what is your point? R. Crumb would neither approve or appreciate your feeble attempt at comedic strip humor.
Wardmama’s point is simply that Ward, along with others of his ilk, continue to allude they are indeed veterans of Vietnam when, in fact, they are decidely not. He could silence his detractors by supplying a copy of his DD214 as proof of his claimed veteran status, but alas, he fails to do so, possibly due to his reluctance in actually revealing the truth regarding his alleged military service.
BTW Granny, you don,t “won” a courts-martial proceeding. You are found to be guilty or innocent or the proceeding is dismissed or is remanded back to your CO for administrative reasons. Have a nice day..!!