Tim Kennedy *FINALLY* Caught? New Video Surfaces!

[@davidhooksteadinterviews]

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[@DanijelDalmacija-x9j]

Telling the truth terrifies Tim, though Tim timidly told "Tim's truth." To those that trust Tim these terrible tales trouble them. Time to tell tantalizing Tim tales, truly "Tall Tales Timmy" teaches thousands the things that traumatize. ​Tim Tebow told tee-ball teammates that Timmy Tall Tales traveled today, taking the train; Toledo to Toronto. There Timmy told Tom Thibedeau "Timmy's Truth", though Tom tends to trust Timmy the truth that Timmy told Tom troubled Tom, then Tom took Timmy to task.

[@TruggWalggger]

Where is the Tim Kennedy Subreddit?

[@ryandagostino9196]

David, could you by chance initiate contact with the USO author and see if he or she (didn’t catch the name) may have any audio/video recordings of their interview with Mr. Kennedy?

[@Man.Well93]

THANK YOU for changing the lighting and making it less soul piercing on the camera angle! Now I can watch you, subscribed! Great work.

[@jhost0311]

Contact that author and ask where they got the silver star info.

[@ValhallaVFT]

Lot of Tim Kennedy fans out there owe me an apology.

[@sawdustwhisper9397]

Hahahaha fucking right. People need to do some critical thinking. Can you do one on nick Irving next please. Ain’t no way that asshat is a sniper

[@Acordionista509]

Can you look into Patrick bet david military record ? He claims to allegedly have been on the 101st Airborne but some reddit posts are saying some sketchy stuff about him allegedly. He's super sketchy at everything imo

[@capn82]

Oh they do. Mark my words. He’s going to start hinting to it being classified. He’s going to point to that recent article that 20% of GWOT valor awards are classified.

[@trevormurray617]

You’ll sadly never get it from the majority, anyone who still believed Tim after your videos and the anti hero podcasts episodes just flat out doesn’t care about the truth. They want to believe Tim regardless of how absurd it gets. That or they have a direct monetary connection to Tim, lost a lot of respect for Kagan Dunlap and a couple other influencers recently because of that.

[@Zoolander1205]

They'll keep saying "McPhee doesn't dispute anything he said, these losers just want attention." Also wtf how many random kids does this guy have? Aids? I feel like that is Tim being Tim. He had a sore throat and threw 50 aids grenades at it.

[@WildManActual]

Tim Kennedy suffers from Type 1 lieabetes.

[@Mr._Infamous]

@@WildManActual okay now that one was funny

[@Naki523]

🤣

[@Naki523]

It's Terminal... ☠🤡☠🤡

[@macdad159]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BrodyToYou]

LOL!

[@solomonrivers5639]

“I had a couple women pregnant. Neither of which was the woman I was living with.” ….You were living with your mom Tim

[@Crazylab1616]

That's what I thought when I watched the SRS... I must have missed something... I thought he was still at home with his family.

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@palukens]

He wants us to think he has "game"

[@asadastronaut]

Are we gonna glaze over the fact he thought he had AIDS?

[@palukens]

@@asadastronaut I don't want to know what he may have been doing :0

[@0030-d4d]

Kennedy should have his SF tab pulled, given a dishonorable discharge, and be charged with stolen valor. I was a US Army Combat Infantryman in NE Afghanistan and if myself or any of my Army brothers pulled this crap, we'd be sitting in jail.

[@Mr._Infamous]

@@0030-d4d yea fkn right. Thanks for letting us know you didn't make it long enough to get a pension. Otherwise you wouldn't wish that on another vet for what amounts to exaggeration.

[@Canbilly2]

​@@Mr._Infamousno, it amounts to stolen valor period. Tim is dishonorable as fuck. And it sounds like you're a fan boy of his who probably has no honor as well. "Exaggeration" What a fucking joke.

[@davidwagner9644]

You cannot receive dishonorable discharge after you have separated. In very rare instances, you can be Court Martialed after discharge.

[@Taffy3]

@davidwagner9644 Dude said nothing about being court martialed. He said charged. Given that stolen valor for monetary gain is a federal crime, he can be charged and if convicted, sentenced. Learn to read.

[@N3xus1138]

Building a persona for years based on shit that he didn't do or didn't happen making him millions is quite the fucking exaggeration.

[@nickvoelker7180]

The guy is a sociopath. The statement, 'I had two women pregnant, thought I had AIDS...yada yada...it would have broken lesser men than myself'. He is the source of his own problems. That is not hardship, that is simply the expected consequences of his reckless behavior. That mf'r needs some actual hardship in his life.

[@javierara8362]

"0" Medals Of Valor🎖!

[@2K9s]

Narcissistic sociopath, specifically.

[@nickvoelker7180]

@ Thinking about my homie that has an ARCOM with a V device. He's just a rando field artillery guy. I love to introduce him to Kennedy. It would twist him up in all kinds of ways.

[@jarettmeyer4929]

@@2K9syes, very narcissistic. Every statement where he ends trying to talk well about others he starts by talking amazing about himself. The guys a loser

[@JohnWalker-e6y]

This statement disturbed me as well. It adds to his sociopathic serial lying. “TK can beat anything! He can beat ppl up in the octagon, he can beat the taliban, heck, he even beat AIDS!!!” TK thinks he’s Roy Benavides or Gary Beikirch.

[@ModernTacticalShooting]

Getting awarded awards for classified missions. You can't talk about in SF? straight out of the movies . I served 19 years in SF

[@cojac8026]

Big fan of your channel. Anyone reading this should subscribe.

[@brentcrummey9244]

The worst thing about the "war stories" concerning the special operations community is they only focus on the 5% of what makes you guys worthy of being special. The few NCOs I served with in RA that went on to pass SFAS and the Q-course as well as being active on an ODA are much more than their ability to fire a weapon. It is something to experience when you've served with someone prior to them earning an 18 series MOS and, years later, catching up with them again. The immediate thing that stands out is their ability to quickly break things down into basic common sense concepts and convey them to others. Take heed people - don't be surprised if you catch up with an old buddy that was an 18E and you find yourself being interested in being a HAM radio operator...lol

[@randywright81]

As a person who was in Iraq with Tim and John McPhee. To speak to the getting awards for classified missions, isn’t necessarily a lie. When our Task Force brought down Al-Zarqawi. The operation was classified and the Award Narrative/Write Ups were also classified. But we none the less recieved Bronze Stars for the Operation, Now were they Valorous Awards? No But, they weren’t BullShit awards for sitting around in a TOC watching predator feeds…LOL

[@Antonioyourmom]

It's all OPSEC, I'm just hoping there is a method to the madness. And accountability for the less disciplined. In the beginning of my journey into the military after a background check I was in a volentold position that's not really classified but is complex (if no one was trying to kill me I wasn't doing my job right, faith in people doing any kind of overwatch) working with the 21st Chief chaplain of the United States Army as battalion EO rep (because I survived some stuff through childhood that shouldn't happen in the world let alone any place in the universe and was over it all by the time I kicked drugs around age 9) from my tiny bit of a foot in the door I had with PsyOps and working with law enforcement (CID) on sensitive situations and a bit of knowledge on how some places like OSS CIA NSA shed their acronyms like a snake sheds it's skin I'd say it's safe to assume the DIA is stirring a pot of PsyOps and a lil of what we need is always brewing too. Smells like faith

[@Antonioyourmom]

Everyone wants the Department capital D

[@Jamesreece762]

It was actually Tim Kennedy who recovered Ambassador Steven’s body while single-handedly repelling the AQ assault on the Annex.

[@demonperformance_racing]

*Underrated comment

[@Wayward_Son77]

Wrong! It was the Iranians he fought off at the annex

[@Douchebigelow7368]

​@Wayward_Son77 in honor of tim, I'm pretty sure it was both..

[@sebfettel]

he would have got valor for that mission but he had no chain of command in country.

[@Douchebigelow7368]

@sebfettel tim said he is personally training the space force new tier 2 SF outfit. TKspacerangers was a name he was tossing around

[@gunguru7020]

For those that dont know. Bronze Stars are handed out like candy during combat deployments. They are basically awarded for meritorious service (doing your f'in job while deployed). Its only when a "V" device is attached does it become valorous.

[@Youtubesuckz976]

Yup, check the box

[@danielbrock7650]

Agreed. I got one as a WO for doing the same thing that my enlisted buddy did. He got an ARCOM.

[@gunguru7020]

In GA, you can get free license plates with a BS. It actually has a BS image on it. No way would I get one unless you had V with it. Wouldn't want any confusion.

[@NS-yl6wj]

@@gunguru7020 well, we don’t have to shit on all the support guys that received a bs doing their job. Whether the job was vehicle maintenance or serving chow to those bs with v guys, I think they deserve the free vehicle registration…

[@gwat34]

​@@NS-yl6wjit's not just support guys. Combat arms officer and senior NCOs get the same.

[@brianhays1797]

Tim is such a drama queen. He posted “I never said that I got one for valor”. Uhm, yeah you did dude. In fact a couple times.

[@sebfettel]

Clearly the dude has no credibility, His words are meaningless

[@AirborneVet]

"Should have broken a normal person..."??? Seriously??? A normal person wouldn't have gotten themselves into that situation in the first place, nor would a normal person be spitting lies wholesale and raking in money off the backs off real men and women who served with honor. TK is a colossal POS and nothing good he has ever done makes up for the damage he has caused.

[@sebfettel]

Well said, normal people are not degenerate liars. Let's hope he repents and changes his ways.

[@tomwilson1006]

He says so many things so many times he can’t remember what he said. “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” ― Mark Twain

[@CR-jt5pv]

That’s how lying works. It’s hard to remember shit you never did.

[@Eventual-Visitor]

Yoel Romero knocked his memory out of whack, truly messed up his attic.

[@sebfettel]

Absolutely and that is wisdom. Thanks for reminding us of that great quote.

[@robm8746]

"I'm putting you in for a Silver Star. It's a sure thing" (6 months later) "Here's your Army Achievement Medal. You earned it!"

[@trava4156]

Accurate

[@jeffmcgovern5674]

😂

[@keelanmiles240B]

Yup

[@jaydubs6354]

I got put in for the same number of silver stars as Tim… my time of service: 0 days 😂

[@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Sportball4life]

You are not a ranger. You are ranger qualified

[@rickrobinson8417]

His twitter bio literally says 'Ranger'🤣

[@89thunderfoot]

Yup

[@hope121107]

@@Sportball4life agree 👍

[@JohnLee-jk5ew]

To be fair, tk has said in many an interview or tv spot- he always said he was ranger qualified but as we’re seeing, so much of what he said was total bs

[@henrysmith2765]

What most people don’t know is that his CIF team did not want to take him on deployment and didn’t know what to do with him. It came up that they had a Ranger school slot so they told Tim he was going on it instead of deployment. The word is, he cried and bitched every moment about it, and did not want to go to Ranger school at all. It wasn’t because he was missing deployment, he just did not want to go to Ranger school.

[@Knate1104]

Tim personally knows men who earned valor medals, many sacrificing their lives. For him to LIE and claim he did the same is dishonorable. To build his own personal wealth off those lies is contemptible, beyond words really.

[@jacksonanthony484]

It’s also a crime

[@lippomclippo]

TK is a clear and obvious narcissist. No one thinks more highly of him than himself.

[@mattshannon286]

Tim’s primary problem his entire life is not knowing when to either shut the hell up or own up to the things he has CLEARLY lied about. Its a damn shame when your ego takes over and lie and have absolutely no need to.

[@JasonX2]

That and he can be quite mean towards people who are just asking questions.

[@sebfettel]

Yeah you're right. I hope he repents and changes his ways. He could be a force for good and an actual role model but he seems to have no integrity at all.

[@jhost0311]

He needs to be charged for stolen valor. He gained fame and fortune by claiming he had valor awards. Thats literally the law for stolen valor from my understanding.

[@cobracommander9138]

You don't understand they were using an old DD214 that's why it doesn't have it. The current one doesn't have the medals for valor either but that's because the Command Staff hasn't read his book. Once they read his book the awards will start trickling in.

[@sebfettel]

Great point, I think you're right. Surely they're coming soon. They probably sent them to the wrong address and been on back order

[@CrisisNCO1971]

Just a note on the "secret valor award" theory. There are instances where the "citation" (or narrative) for an award is Classified. However, even if it is a medal for a classified mission the DD214 will STILL show that the award has been earned. I know this because I served 11 years in JSOC in two special mission units and my boss (not me) had a Distinguished Flying Cross for a classified mission, so we did not talk about the mission outside of the compound, but my boss still wore the ribbon for that medal on his ribbon rack.

[@Gladiator19701st]

SF312 and DD214. Two different things along with NCOERS and OERS that reflect those who serve in Classified missions can have some history to show where they were or what they did. But I know this much, as an Enabler, best to lay low and not throw out there what we did.

[@CrisisNCO1971]

@@Gladiator19701st It was my understanding when I was in the "command" that an award that was classified had two wite-ups. One was a classified write up that stayed within the command/SMU and the other was an unclassified version of the original write up. Now, I was Air Force, so this may have been particular to us as our awards went down to San Antonio (AF Personnel Command) as part of our records........especially when competing for E8 and E9. I was a support guy in the two SMUs I was in, so I did not go on classified missions (I was a training specialist), much less "missions" nor were any of my awards while in the command classified. So, I may be wrong.

[@Gladiator19701st]

@@CrisisNCO1971 I failed to read a comment and it was alleged TK's DD214 next to the awards said Classified. I believe Retired Senior Chief Don Shipley had noted stolen valor types would say this about their DD214's. As you likely held a TS - SCI as well as I did, having served as an Enabler was humble enough for me. I didn't do much but my DD214 has awards from my deployment and if you were read on like I was, we don't talk about mission specifics because they are not in the DD214. I misread a fellow commentator post and again, it appeared TK had Classified next to his awards. Never ever seen that in my career.

[@Jamesreece762]

Tim is going to come out and say “I was speaking in the context that my actions could have been considered valorous in nature, even if there was no official commendation with a Valor designation. The spin-doctoring will be huge

[@wirespeed14]

It's funny to me how many veterans rightly called out Tim Walz for false statements about his record, but are far less noisy about Mr. Kennedy.

[@charlesmedina6438]

Everyone who gave Tim a platform need to set the record straight.

[@Douchebigelow7368]

Better start calling the history channel

[@RomansBookReport]

I unfortunately have a some experience with narcissists and psychopaths. Don't think of yourself as being in the room with a person who is a narcissist. Think of the narcissism as its own person. The Narcissism is in the room together with you and with Tim Kennedy, and the Narcissism is going to push around Tim Kennedy and made him do stupid shit, just as much as the Narcissism will attempt to manipulate you. We want some come to Jesus moment when TK confesses and expresses regret, but the Narcissism will never allow that. Unfortunately, what I've found best in my situations, was to back off and cut ties without any expectation of redemption or self-reflection.

[@sebfettel]

By Narcissism you mean demonic force.

[@NickBosch-o4y]

Someone needs to tell DJ Shipley to tag his dad we need you Don come fix this lol😂

[@ElitexxChicken]

Don said he wasn't touching this because he's not a seal

[@LtActionCam]

It would be hilarious just to hear Don ask him “you got a BUDs class number bro?”

[@BobFiltration]

Haven't you heard of the guardians of the green berets ?

[@NickBosch-o4y]

@ oh shit what am i missing?

[@joshyman91297]

I know this is a joke, but unfortunately Don and DJ Shipley don't even speak anymore

[@celiaperez420]

For people who say this is petty, it’s not. I saw a guy try and fancy his dress blues up by adding and changing his ‘expert marksmanship badge’when he barely qualified after multiple chances at it. (Doesn’t matter if you got it once, it goes off of most recent, plus he’s never gotten it). When he tried to go into the Soldier of the Month Board. He got detonated on by my TL on the spot, walked him out. And he received a 45/45 for it and an Article 15. Foooorrrrre you guessed it, stolen valor! And apparently leadership said that was them taking it easy. So I don’t see how that happens and then Tim gets away with this.

[@jessicakay5630]

Woah!! I can’t imagine going up to a board with an embellished ribbon rack!! That’s honestly wild. Like “Look at how shitty my integrity is & Reward me for how great I am.” 🤦🏻‍♀️🤯

[@sebfettel]

Yeah, thats wild. I wonder if there's a picture out there with Tim Wearing anything like that on his uniform. He's certainly talked about it, but has he ever worn anything. It needs to be investigated, and i'm sure the internet will.

[@celiaperez420]

@@jessicakay5630it was definitely quite the site to see and hear. It made the talk of the week for pretty much everyone in the squadron. 😂

[@rsbmg]

The guy you talked about wore an award he wasnt authorized to wear, that is UCMJ 106a and is specific to the wear of awards not earned. Thats not what Tim is accused of. In regards to UCMJ you can say you earned a Medal of Honor and thats not illegal. The Federal code is more specific to misrepresenting your awards but its only a misdemeanor. Nobody is spending any time trying to prosecute that its a total nothing burger.

[@celiaperez420]

@@rsbmg example to your point. Don Shipley’s whole channel about calling out fake SEALs (something that never happened) is a nothing burger and should just be ignores and never minded. Total harmless?

[@kilo0151]

I was a Marine and deployed to Jordan in 2016. We got briefed on a classified OP and got attached to an SF ODA team and headed up into Syria when the war kicked off to a blacked out site. All the awards appear in my DD214 it just says (classified) right next to them. Tim is full of shit.

[@Gladiator19701st]

If you were read on, signed an SF312, and pending on how the USMC personnel does things, in my 20 years serving in the military, and held a TSC-SCI, participated in combat in 2012 - 2013, with my awards received on my DD214 does not reflect Classified for said awards during those periods. Please share how that is possible that the wording Classified would appear on a DD214?

[@kilo0151]

@Gladiator19701st I’m a bit confused. What does you serving in combat for 1 deployment have to do with anything? Or the fact that you were in for 20 years lol? Are you insinuating that just because you had a TSC and served in combat you were suppose to get your awards classified too? I think you need to clarify that a bit. Also, just because you sign an SF312 on a deployment doesn’t mean anything. That happens all the time. Doesn’t mean the award you are being presented had to do with anything being classified.

[@Gladiator19701st]

@kilo0151 I owe you an apology as I misread your post.

[@Gladiator19701st]

@kilo0151 I misread it as as yours not realizing you were referring to Tim Kennedy.

[@Gladiator19701st]

@kilo0151 lastly, my awards from deployed do not say Classified on my DD214 as they were a result of those I supported as an Enabler.

[@bigcheesetxmedia]

I appreciate how you present your information objectively and give people the opportunity to make their own conclusions. instead of shouting what conclusions we should make at us the entire time which seems to be the standard for many. (posted statement before finishing this video, thats just based on your past videos)

[@ElitexxChicken]

Thank you for posting this man. It's definitely not over and it shouldn't be over until his tab(s) are pulled. At this point he needs to be charged.

[@gt2e]

Why shouldn’t he be ? The fact that he was actually in the army just makes it worse. They won’t though. It’s a bad look for them

[@ElitexxChicken]

@gt2e That's what sucks. The army's playboy. By the Army is broken right now anyway.

[@jamesgordon177]

The US army has more enemies in it than pro Americans it's a disgrace ​@@ElitexxChicken

[@EricThompsonClimber]

I was a contractor in Baghdad in 04, April 14th we came under rocket attack and lost a couple guys, it started a big fire and I definitely led the response. 4 of the Army guys received a medal with V device, I forget the medal but it wasn't a bronze star, it was below that. I got nothing. If you get a V device medal you get a small monthly pay for life.

[@tyedwards2835]

No you don’t get monthly payment for life. Only Medal of Honor

[@Devdogs]

Yeah you don’t get a monthly stipend for V device. That would come in handy if it did

[@whygowegabusch120]

Yea, no.

[@av8trkdc17]

Nope

[@EricThompsonClimber]

​@tyedwards2835 I stand corrected.

[@dangerdave7223]

How many "innocent mistakes" are Tim fans going to swallow? It's beyond all benefit of the doubt now. TIM IS A LIAR

[@GeoffreySage]

When I got my Medal of Honor I was happy…. It was for the Cub Scouts but I still think it’s relevant

[@jeffmcgovern5674]

You know there is someone currently fact-checking your statement, lol

[@thepracticaldad]

DYB DYB DYB, Bro!

[@wolfhound45]

Tim Kennedy should watch your podcast with Todd Opalski. That incredible Marine is who Tim wants to be in real life.

[@ThunderTaco206]

He's also most definitely NOT a Ranger. He's been to Ranger School, which is a leadership course and gets you a tab. A Ranger has successfully completed RASP (RIP in the old days), which is a selection and training program and has been assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment which is a special operations unit. A tab does not a Ranger make.

[@charleskilen56]

His lawyer doubling down on war crimes is by far the wildest thing I’ve heard in many years. Why would you be so insistent on war crimes you didn’t even fucking commit 😂 Tim is the most high functioning mentally ill person probably ever.

[@Acordionista509]

So true

[@marlamanarang]

That blew my mind too. At no point could it be excused by saying he was following an order because war crimey things are, by definition, an unlawful order.

[@gwat34]

​@@marlamanarangyep, and anyone in Tims position would know you don't have to follow an unlawful order.

[@denniskowalski8442]

This is a great lesson for all operators to stfu unless your story is true and benefits the mission, those who made the ultimate sacrifice or America itself. Trying to grift is not worth it.

[@Andy0950]

I wouldn't be surprised if the army just gave him all these medals at this point and just be like he was given them in secret to just save theirs and his legacy. Cause this is some embarrssing weird shit for everyone involved

[@chrisbell8418]

Every video says “I thought this was over” 😂 it’s never over.

[@andrewtee371]

Everywhere I look it says "Kennedy’s multiple awards are the Army’s Bronze Star Medal with V device, which was awarded for valor under fire."

[@Flintlock1776]

From what I saw and experienced I know that sometimes the awards for classified operations have generalized or watered down write-ups but the awards themselves are not classified. I know of no "classified" awards.

[@tomwilson1006]

Tim Kennedy: “That’s fake! Somebody made that with A.I. !”

[@SemperFi_EDC_Guy]

Tim Kennedy is AI. It's the only explanation for a human being that is THAT clueless as to the level of their self agrandizement. It should be criminal to huff ur own farts the way he clearly does as soon as he gets home.

[@jcwartington7208]

These guys run out of wars & start fighting each other

[@ElitexxChicken]

Dude seriously. The last 4 months have been straight up cut throat.

[@jcwartington7208]

​@@ElitexxChickenit is strange, if it was that bad the whole SF community would be up in arms; all we see now is podcast vs podcast.

[@WadmanP]

Yeah it's as if peace is harder than war.

[@jadedclone6728]

That is grade school logic dude. Only weak men hide from the truth. You must love the act of lying yourself or you would be up in arms not defending a liar for lying. (See I can say stupid shit too.)

[@TDesil5000]

​@@jcwartington7208real strange huh? How many SF guys do you personally know and communicate with?

[@unmalo2768]

Tim Kennedy must have secretly wanted to be a Navy Seal, because he sure does lie like one!

[@Douchebigelow7368]

He trained most of those guys...

[@UncleDanBand64]

TK has a Bronze Star with a G device!!! G is for Grenades 😂

[@Salamitommy-d5m]

Hahahahahaha

[@SamIllsley3]

“Uhmmediately” speaking schaubinese

[@sebfettel]

Tim: Being a degenerate liar would have broken a normal person but not me, I was already broken. Hence all the bs thats ive spewed through the years and Instead of manning up and taking accountability, Il probably just spew more bs, so get your popcorn 🍿 it's gonna be a fun ride down.

[@juangrado3050]

It’s unacceptable given the fact that he will do an hour long podcast on all things, military and political, claiming the subject matter expert on all things special operations. But you want me to actually believe that Tim doesn’t know the difference between a Bronze star for service versus a Bronze star for valor.

[@charlieghague]

Of course Tim knows these articles and websites are saying he has valor awards. He's the one who gave them that information. Are we supposed to believe ALL these publications just made up the exact same thing? No. They asked Tim for his military credentials and that's what he told them. One of my best friends was posthumously awarded the silver star and then upgraded to a navy cross. So, Tim saying he has these awards really pisses me off.

[@Splattervision-qh1sd]

It just blows my mind that anyone with a platform in the military / spec ops community would think that this sh*t would go unnoticed. It’s only going to backfire guys, this little thing called the internet.

[@jacoballen4608]

He did an interview with Muscle and Fitness where he talks about his bronze start. It was in 09 or 2010.

[@Chef-Chad]

I am retired military active duty. I found out medals in the civilian world mean pretty much nothing. My medals are in the closet in a box, who cares.

[@Det313]

Go Lions !!!

[@MikeSailor-p4r]

Blagging is so common in society. It is pervasive on linkedIn. People either amplifying their roles or outright lying. Wasted so much time in the tech world interviewing people with impressive resumes, only for them to be unable to substantiate them in person. With the SF guys there is also an element of TBI that plays into their Blagging. I think they actually believe their amplified stories or lies.

[@Andy0950]

He was just on some bs podcast that he thought no one would ever hear and he was just trying to show off to some random dude hoping no one would ever see it

[@LawDog79]

Forgive my ignorance, but the closest I've come to the military was the Virginia Military Institute. Below is the quote from Wikipedia about the Silver Star. I can see how this could be misconstrued. The language he is using, and in the context, suggests that he is merely mentioning that he has a Silver Star FOR valor not necessarily emphasizing WITH valor. Am I reading this wrong? See below the quote from Wikipedia..." "The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.

[@Dunning.Kruger]

What? Are you smoking crack?

[@jessicakay5630]

It’s a very tricky play on words, but your observation is spot on. There’s a major difference between “For” and “With” in this case.

[@Kannon_BR]

Exactly. If you think about it, every medal is awarded FOR valor, but not all of them are issued WITH valor (Device). There are actions that require more valor than others, hence the difference.

[@ericte2400]

I was in a mob'd support unit for the national guard back in 2010 for iraq. We went for training at ft sill, after 3 months, the army started removing soldiers from deploying units due to budget cuts. Me and 50 pther soldiers were kicked off and sent packing, when we out processed on base, the civilian clerks put on our paperwork that we earned certain awards. I told one of the clerks, i never earned these, she put on there. She told me that everyone else is getting them, so why not keep them on there. It was useless to complain to a hire up, the unit leaders were trying to get us processed and sent home quick. I never lied about my awards, I know what I earned.

[@tedsmith9825]

I don’t know Tim, but what I have seen and heard Tim is Very immature for his age. Tim should be proud of his Accomplishments because those are enough. He worked at the highest levels of the military and performed well. No need to embellish anything! Lord Tim, stand on what you did and be still…

[@michaelmeredith9141]

"Tim Kennedy never had the makings of a varsity athlete." Junior Soprano

[@dusty7264]

In our state they just made stolen valor a felony.

[@SemperFi_EDC_Guy]

Not enforceable or they won't enfore it unfortunately. I think ppl who directly PROFIT from either claiming they did something they didn't while in should be charged as well as ppl who never even served doing the same. Unfortunately, it's not something I see anyone being charged with. What happens in some of THESE FRAUD CASES are the defendants are being charged with fraud (varying degrees). I just don't see this ever being enforced. It's been a federal crime for decades now and unfortunately never invoked in criminal proceedings.

[@ryandagostino9196]

David, could you by chance initiate contact with the USO author and see if he or she (didn’t catch the name) may have any audio/video recordings of their interview with Mr. Kennedy?

[@dpp0338]

Couple women pregnant not the woman he was living with.........what a dirt bag

[@Kev80ification]

Im now thinking about the story Tim told where he swam out as far as he could in the sea and a trawler came across him and pulled him out of the water. Hard to take these stories seriously anymore.

[@Travis_Steele]

He was also caught on video of some police training with apparently a bunch of crooks and bad cops training other cops. I think one DA from New Jersey had their entire department that had been to that training be retrained by another company after the video surfaced.

[@ArchieRLib]

Why doesn't someone just ask the author of the USO article if Tim told her he had a Silver Star or if she got her info somewhere else?

[@inspire_greatness7464]

Just the honor of earning the Green Beret should be enough for most people… I believe that his circle of operator friends have “Valor” awards and he needs to feel validated amongst his peers.

[@NickHurley-z7b]

Agreed. I regret delving into their business as I'm sure I got more than a lot of assumptions wrong. Something did seem off, so I began to question all of them.

[@payback_carter]

All of this will be for nothing if his Tab doesn’t get pulled.

[@Crazylab1616]

As a civilian, I have always enjoyed life stories from war vets. My grandpa was a gunner on the Lancaster plane in WW 2 for the Canadian Air force. Never not once mentioned anything that happened when he was deployed other than meeting my beautiful grandma. I have read Tims book. I paid for the book... I feel decieved now... Keep your stories real please. When the stories are blown up and made up it cheapens everyone elses life service... I know they want to make the big bucks but... It just throws everyone elses stories completely off. Cheers

[@spobst]

It seems crazy to me that people misrepresent medals or awards they have earned. All medals come with a citation letter and are recorded in your personal file. This stuff is easily traceable and the quickest way to tarnish your reputation is to misrepresent yourself. I have paperwork on every award that I earned on both active duty and the reserves.

[@italia300]

At this point it doesn't matter what Tim says the truth is because no one will believe it unless it's what they believe the truth to be.

[@donaldrodriguez8134]

🚒🚒🚒🚒 I don’t understand why Tim Kennedy Would Keep Lying when he Knows the Intelligence Community and SOCOM would be Watching his Every Word on Social Media and television??? Wow 🤣

[@frankflstf]

Was Delta force involved with the assault on the branch Davidians compound in Waco Texas April 19 /1993 caused by a arrest warrant for David Koresh ,they were Accused of some horrendous conduct by witnesses I would like to know what you could find out about it if you have any sources

[@williamcharles7340]

Tim reminds me of a dude who has heard his stories get exaggerated over time and finally started believing it.

[@KC-UT4rmAZ]

It sounds like Tim wants people to think he has a V device but knows better than to directly say it. Because saying it the way he's saying it he can technically say "I never said I had a Bronze Star with a V". And he can wiggle out of it. He may be a POS but he's no dummy.

[@Lizardforce]

Your doing great work love your content

[@GrizzlyBeard668]

Tim's TITANIC ego is his biggest enemy. He will never back off his fabricated "action hero" personna. Damn shame...

[@Jamesreece762]

Tom is going to come out and say “I was speaking in the context that my actions could have been considered valorous in nature, even if there was no official commendation with a Valor designation. The spin-doctoring will be huge

[@ericb5666]

Tim comes off as a slick talking used car salesman who has a convenient excuse for all the times he’s put his foot in his mouth regarding his achievements

[@asepulveda1202]

What a clown. He comes right out of a Comic Book

[@GruntProof]

He is already in the club and is untouchable

[@throgwarhammer7162]

My guess would be that Kennedy started out claiming he has a Silver Star before he realized that's much easier to verify than a BSM/V so he downgraded himself. The Hall of Valor database publishes valor award narratives (they got mine) with emphasis on the top 3. They do have other awards on there, but most of those are from WWII, Vietnam, etc. and there's no distinction on the site between BSM and BSM/V. Kennedy can (and did) get by falsely claiming a BSM/V because it usually takes a DD214 to disprove that, but Silver Stars usually get published, so he would be an even bigger idiot than he already is to claim that one. Also, notice that he often didn't specify which award he got or said "valor awards," which left him open to pick the one that best suited him at the time or to change his tune when required.

[@joehopper3720]

Tim Kennedy is the type of guy that joined the military not bc he wished to protect the freedom & liberty of we the ppl; not bc he wished to serve his country, or protect the vulnerable; but bc he wanted to commit violence against others and get paid, trained, and respected for doing it. Tim says, fervently: "I f_ing love violence" - he loves violence when/if he has a significant advantage. Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt it. Someone throws up a red flag once or twice, maybe it's nothing. Someone throws up red flags all the time, believe them when they are revealing themselves.

[@tymurdock1790]

While trying to avoid the trainwreck... I found it interesting that Gen. George C. Marshall came up with the idea for the BSM, because the Army Air Corps had the Air Medal. It was supposed to cheer up the ground combat personnel. It was retro active to December 7, 1941. Perhaps everyone can observe a moment of silence.

[@jamessmith-hq5mr]

Every website, business or social function about or for TK that I have ever seen, used the words "received a bronze star for valor under fire" in his introduction. It's obvious that they all got those words from the same source.

[@ericsmith6467]

What's the difference between for valor and receiving an award with valor?

[@johnnyfryar]

I think Timmy's argument will be that all of the medals are basically "for" valor. Is it not valorous to deploy. It's bullshit, but that argument will work in a court of law.

[@user-po4kn2qh3n]

But he doesn't have any does he?

[@thepracticaldad]

Agreed. He's saying "bronze star *for* valor" not "bronze star *with* valor". He knows exactly what he's doing.

[@jamesboylan3262]

He can deny the articles all he wants. He can't deny the video saying he has medals for valor.

[@jessicakay5630]

Yes, you are correct, (and I am disappointed in TK & not defending him whatsoever), but look how easily he can say that he earned medals “for valor” [by conducting valorous actions] as opposed to saying he earned medals “WITH valor” [the valor device]… I think based on the nuance of language he can slither right out of this specific situation.

[@jamesboylan3262]

@@jessicakay5630 A valor award whether be a Bronze Star with a V Device or a Silver Star, are both Valor awards. Only Difference is that they Bronze stars recipient actions did not meet the criteria for the Silver Star. They are both given for Valor on the battle field.

[@jessicakay5630]

@@jamesboylan3262 yes, I agree with you. I’m saying that he can argue the language being used. “I received a Bronze Star for valor” and “I received a Bronze Star With Valor” are two different things.

[@jessicakay5630]

It’s my understanding (and I may be totally incorrect) that people are arguing about whether or not his medals had a V device & whether or not he claimed to have a Bronze Star with a V.

[@jamesboylan3262]

@@jessicakay5630 The way I have understood this whole Tim Kennedy Debacle is he has claimed to have Valor Awards whether is be a Bronze Star with V Device or Silver Star, etc.. not a specific medal just a valor awards, not to mention the lies he told in his book. All I know his credibility has just went down the toilet.

[@caz1974rc]

Tim didnt have to lie he did so much for this country.

[@odysseusnissan]

Thanks for the video. I’ve been defending Tim thinking that he never actually said he had a Bronze “with valor” and that it was probably his web guys fault. But now you’ve convinced me. The sad part about it is that Tim is such a stud that he has absolutely no reason to lie or even exaggerate. I’ve lost a lot of respect for him. But instill think the Valhalla guy is a jealous hater for going after him so hard that he called him Grifter Stolen Valor liar. It’s a bad look for the SF community to turn on their guys like that publicly. Ultimately it’s Tims fault for giving them ammo. But it’s a bad look.

[@bbarker5766]

Here's how I see not only this but other things (Benghazi) being claimed as being wrong, misleading, or lies. I don't know and don't know anyone that was at either place to know. I was not there or anywhere with Tim Kennedy to claim to know about that stuff. I've always kind of felt odd things with Tim's interviews but I don't know why or what causes me to feel that way. A question that I have is why didn't anyone speak up when all of this started years and years ago? 13 hrs is a movie that portrays actions similar to what happened there but they're always adjusted to make the movie better.

[@waltgr6470]

You need to contact the author of the USO story as well as Adam Morgan….pretty convenient that all of these stories have the same storyline about medals of valor and that the author added it themselves. Also, you would think after all the uproar the USASOC would validate his/authors claims of valor awards even it was a classified mission. USASOC would only have to state the medals of valor are correct and it was a classified mission without giving any further details.

[@davidmcclue6853]

Good job reporting Dave

[@mikestaples1809]

There's a big difference between saying I was awarded "medals for valor" vs "medals of valor". One is implying I got a Bronze Star for doing something courageous or for actions of valor (probably directly quoting the memo). The other is saying the awards I got have V devices. He knows that and says it that way to imply he got a V device without actually saying he actually got a V device. So those civilians who dont know the difference won't care. It is deceptive and misleading but not stolen valor. Next point he didn't correct people when they say he had a silver star or bronze star with v device. So still misleading and yes stolen valor. Yes he does lie and exaggerates his stories a lot. Look at all the versions of his story of the criminals trying to break into his home and rob him. Happened once and the story is different every time.

[@AdamJWM]

I recently saw Tim show his Purple Heart and talk about his “injuries.”

[@russellridge8623]

Bronze stars??? Lol. Dime a dozen. Bronze Star with V for valor entirely different animal. Same with Silver Stars but no where near as prevalent. Lots of soldiers (especially officers) put each other up for awards to pad their resumes. The V is all I look for.

[@MattVirtualRuns12]

Timmy Kdiddy author of “Mr Toad goes to war” 😂

[@srsmedic8285]

Tim clearly adds “puffery” to his stories. Sometimes paperwork gets fucked up. I was supposed to get an arcom with a V in Iraq.. I ended up getting an arcom. Neither of which are in my DD-214. But I have the medal and green colored booklet and certificate inside awarding it to me. So paperwork can be “off” sometimes

[@ericb5666]

That’s a lame excuse for what TK has been doing. Purple Heart paperwork doesn’t “get lost”, valor awards don’t “get lost”. Even jf they don’t make it into your DD214 you show your documentation and it gets added. TK is full of shit, the guys who were with him in his deployment have publicly acknowledged he’s full of shit. The guy craves fame and attention, it’s not hard to see what he’s doing.

[@shadowtwobravo8888]

Can we get the links to their articles?

[@mmcc302]

I wished this was all not true as a vet I always want to support those that served, no matter the role. But stolen valor is stolen valor. Always liked Kennedy for his martial arts and UFC time just never paid much attention to his service. It will be interesting to see what comes of all this.

[@toddleva]

Why? Why on earth would Tim do this? It’s not like Tim didn’t have an amazing career and wasn’t an American badass, without the lies. Is it hubris?

[@Lester.M]

Can’t support BRCC anymore until they deal with this issue or any company that works with Tim.

[@AM-uc4yd]

Tim Kennedy should’ve wrote fiction books like Jack Carr.