President George W. Bush is described as having held a wounded U.S. soldier’s stump, where he had lost his hand, and praying for him. A story told by U.S. Sergeant Major Jack Tilley. The story was related by Chaplain James Henderson of the Association of the U.S. Army, the Redstone Huntsville chapter.
The Airline Passengers Who Gave up Their Seats in Baltimore for Returning U.S. Soldiers from Iraq-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A touching story about a hectic travel day at Baltimore airport when already stressed passengers gave up their seats to U.S. soldiers who were home for a 14-day leave from Iraq. The Truth: The writer …
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Wear Red-White-and Blue on September 11, Say the Pledge of Allegiance at Noon, and Drive with Your Headlights On-Grass Roots Effort! Summary of eRumor: As the first anniversary of September 11approaches, this writer urges that several things be done on that day to mark the occasion. One is to wear red-white-and blue. Another is to …
On the First Anniversary of 9/11, drive with headlights shining-Grass
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ACLU Opposition to Marines Praying–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is accompanied by a picture with a group of Marines bowed in prayer.It quotes an ACLU spokesperson named Lucius Traveler as saying that they are government employees who are on government property and that such prayer needs to be stopped. The Truth: This is …
Christmas Wreaths At Arlington Cemetery-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A picture of beautiful Christmas wreaths on graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The wreaths have allegedly been donated since 1992 by Merrill Worcester of the Worcester wreath company. The Truth: The picture and the story are true. His name is actually Morill Worcester (not …
Thank the Soldiers In Iraq and Elsewhere With a Free Card through Xerox-Truth! //–> Summary of eRumor: You are encouraged to go to www.letssaythanks.com where you can pick out a thank you card that Xerox will send to a soldier in Iraq or some other place of service. The Truth: This eRumor …
This is a forwarded email that contains an article about the rescue of Captain Phillips by U.S. Navy Seals allegedly written by Dr. Jack Wheeler. Phillips and his crew of the container ship Maersk Alabama were being held hostage by Somali pirates.
A Texas facility was the setting for one of two false claims from disinformation purveyor Todd Starnes.
An eRumor that describes the visit of President George W. Bush at Eielson Air force Base in Alaska on a scheduled refueling stop. The President asked secret service agents to locate US Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Murphy and his wife so he could have a private meeting with the parents and brothers of a paratrooper killed in the line of duty in Iraq.
The Private Train That Took Wounded Vets to the Army Navy Game in 2005-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The amazing story of a wealthy Philadelphia couple or organized a train composed of privately-owned railroad cars to carry wounded vets from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital to the annual Army-Navy football game …
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