Articles have gone viral on the Web in which former comrades of Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier who spent five years in Taliban captivity before his release on May 31, 2014, allege that he deserted his post in Afghanistan and was not captured.
The U.S. is Pulling out of Puerto Rico’s Island of Vieques, but Now They Don’t Want us to Leave–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor talks of the history of the U.S. Navy’s presence and use of the Island of Vieques in Puerto Rico and the protests in the late 1990’s that the Navy …
Poetic justice? U.S. relocating military bases-Truth! Read More »
A message that contrasts the compensation between victims of the Attack on America on September 11 with that given for the loss of a member of the military. It is said to have been written by Rush Limbaugh.
Guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Virginia Given Permission to Leave During Hurricane…and Stay Anyway–Truth! Summary of eRumor: During Hurricane Isabel in September, 2003, the guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns were given permission to leave, but they chose to remain even if it meant threat to their lives. The …
Courage at the Tomb of the Unknowns during Hurricane Isabel-Truth! Read More »
The Tooth that Saved a Soldier’s Life-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A story with pictures of an Army sergeant in Iraq who didn’t realize he’d been shot by a terrorist. The bullet from the terrorist’s pistol hit the soldier in the face but he didn’t realize it at first and was able to participate in …
Carrier Pictures of a New Navy Fighter Plane-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Pictures of a stealth looking jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The caption says it’s a new plane known as the F/A-37. It also shows the pilot, an attractive female whose name is written on the side of the cockpit. …
Carrier pictures of secret new stealth fighter?-Fiction! Read More »
“Stop to Salute” a Tribute for Memorial Day Written by a U.S. Army Captain–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A touching story of an Army Captain who was annoyed with the slow traffic in driving rain at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. A soldier driving in front of him suddenly jumped out of his car, ran across …
Stop To Salute-a Memorial Day Tribute written by a U.S. Army
Captain-Truth! Read More »
A First-hand Account of President Bush’s Dramatic Surprise Visit to Troops in Iraq on Thanksgiving, 2003–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Said to be from a “Capt in Iraq,” this is a moving description of what it was like to be one of the people in the room on Thanksgiving Day, 2003, when President George Bush stunned …
Sears is Providing Financially for Employees Who are Reservists on Active Duty-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that Sears is doing more than the law requires by paying the difference between active duty pay and their salaries for reservists called to serve and providing other benefits. The Truth: According to a spokesman …
Sears is Providing Financially for Employees Who are Reservists on Active
Duty-Truth! Read More »
The Marine who Returned From Afghanistan and Warmed a Real Estate Office in California –Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story of a group of realtors in California who had written letters to soldiers in Afghanistan to tank and encourage them. After he had returned home from his service in Afghanistan, one of the …
