BACKGROUND
This case was made possible by the fine work of some Stolen Valor investigators on Twitter. Many thanks to Grok (6roc4) and @Twitr_Heretic
Naomi Davidson (Johnson) comes to us from Alaska courtesy of a tipster from Twitter. Naomi is 48 years old as of March 2019.
Naomi has been posting to Twitter that she is a 100% disabled Army Combat Veteran having served for 20 years with 7 tours of duty in various combat zones.
She Tweets that she was a Company Medic in Charlie Co. 187th Battalion at Ft Bragg NC. According to the history of the 187th they are located at Ft Campbell KY not Ft Bragg.
She further Tweets that she was a Recon Point Crew Leader. There is no such job in the Army. The closest job in the Army would be a Cavalry Scout but she doesn’t claim to be a Cav Scout. She has Tweeted before that she served as a Medic which is a far different job then a Cav Scout.
She claims to have been involved in the Green Ramp incident of March 23 1994. She claims 40 soldiers died in that incident but in reality 24 died. She also claims to have a Silver & Bronze Star as well as 2 Purple Hearts.
While the Twitter names in the above screenshots are different they appear to originate from the same person based on the previous use of the term ‘Recon Point Crew Leader.’ Our informant has stated she has at least 2 different Twitter accounts which is verified by the claims in the Silver/Bronze Star tweet.
ACTIONS CONDUCTED IN THIS CASE
Naomi Davidson’s (Johnson) records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
FOIA RESULTS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER – SCRA
DISCUSSION and SUMMARY
Based on her summary sheet Naomi served for 1 year on Active Duty and not the 20 she claims in her multiple Tweets. She was discharged as a PVT/E-1 which is the lowest enlisted rank in the Army. Her record of assignments shows that she originally started her career as a 91P and then changed to 91J. At that time those MOS designations were in the Medical field. She was dropped from both courses during the AIT school phase and then, apparently, was discharged from the Army based on the dates provided. The only medal she is authorized is the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) and not the multiple Purple Hearts, Bronze or Silver Star as she claims in her Tweet. Furthermore, according to her official military records, she never left the United States and never saw service in any conflict.
STOLEN VALOR
Naomi’s Military records do not verify her claims to being a 20 year 100% Disabled Army Combat Veteran. They do not validate her claims to being awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star or any Purple Heart awards.
If Naomi leveraged these claims to receive a disability rating from the Veteran’s Administration or to gain anything of value to include financial gain or employment in any way she could be in violation of the Federal Stolen Valor Act. State Laws may apply as well if she has benefited from her claims.
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TWITTER
@icyqueenbee & @JoDavid67795821