Colorado vet official insists he was Vietnam POW

Did you know Ronald Crumley in Vietnam? Do you know if he was a POW or not? Is it possible he's telling the truth? Yes. I just posted how a Vietnam vet finally received awards he earned after all these years. It is also possible he was not a POW.

Colo. vets official insists he was Vietnam POW

The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 24, 2009 17:44:49 EDT

ORDWAY, Colo. — A veterans affairs officer for a Colorado county has falsely claimed he served three years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, a national advocacy organization for former POWs says.

Ronald Crumley’s military records show he served 10 years in the Marine Corps as an aircraft safety equipment mechanic and never was captured in Vietnam, according to the Missouri-based POW Network, which seeks to expose fraudulent POW claims.

The POW Network obtained Crumley’s records through the Freedom of Information Act, network officer Mary Schantag told The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper.

Crumley, an appointed veterans official for rural Crowley County, insists he was captured in Vietnam. He said he is organizing a meeting with his critics at which a former Marine general and a former assistant U.S. attorney general will verify his POW status.

Crumley didn’t identify the two ex-officials.
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Colo. vets official insists he was Vietnam POW