BACKGROUND
William Joseph Marlar comes to us from Burlington, KY. He is 43 y/o as of December 2018.
Marlar has a business selling natural health care products called “Rituals by Nature” and is often speaking at business gatherings in an effort to promote his products. This will be significant later.
In November 2018, as part of a special program focusing on veterans, a radio station invited Will Marlar to come on the show to sing the national anthem. He came dressed in a kilt with some of his Army bling.
Marlar was promoted as a US Army Veteran who served in Kuwait and Bosnia.
An enlarged photo shows his patch of “COMBAT VETERAN – US ARMY”…
On Marlar’s LinkedIn account, he claims that he was a “Sergeant E-5 Ranger Special Teams”…
Then, on Marlar’s Pinterest account, he had a section displaying his motorcycle in front of his business.
Looking at these photos, the first shows his bike parked outside his business. Enlarging the photo, it shows a Ranger Tab on the front of the bike…
In another photo labeled “My rack” he displays US Army medals and badges, seemingly to claim that these were the awards he earned while in the US Army…
Click on the graphic below if you would like to have all of the ribbons and badges explained.
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William Marlar’s military records were requested through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
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FOIA RESULTS
DoD MANPOWER DATABASE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DoN)
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CRIMINAL CHARGES
More to the story thanks to publicly available information…
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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY
There were several combat claims that were not supported by Marlar’s military records. Recall he wore a combat veteran patch into the radio station. There was also a claim of Kuwait and Bosnia and although not stated directly by Marlar, we wonder how the radio station came to be under that impression to make such a claim? Moreover, why wouldn’t Marlar correct them?
Many of the medals he claims are not supported by his military records.
He went AWOL at the end of his career and was busted to Private (E-1).
He works with veteran groups but wouldn’t they feel violated if they found out that some of his claims are questionable?
This may be a case of stolen valor since Will Marlar is getting something of value from leveraging these claims, especially in regard to his business dealings.
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PHOTOS and SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/UnionKYCpl
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCznl8slx7emhhXSVt6_xP_w
PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/willmarlar/
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-marlar-b6992931/