Stafford mayor denies exaggerating Vietnam War military service

UPDATE
NJ Mayor Admits He Never Was in Vietnam
Stafford Township mayor clarifies his military service
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012
A South Jersey mayor whose military record was called into question has admitted he never served in Vietnam.

Stafford Township Mayor John Spodofora apologized for misleading anyone and told the township committee meeting Tuesday that his “feet were not in Vietnam.”
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Stafford mayor denies exaggerating Vietnam War military service
Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
By DONNA WEAVER Staff Writer

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP — Mayor John Spodofora served his country during the Vietnam War in a highly classified position, childhood friend and fellow veteran Everett Giberson says.

“I know he was a spook. They called them spooks because you didn’t know where they were or what they did. Everything he did was top secret. I’m not allowed to say what he did,” said Giberson, 67, of Stafford Township.

Neither can 66-year-old Spodofora, whose claims of military service have come under attack from a member of the township’s Republican Club, who accuses him of faking his war record for votes.

Spodofora stands by his claim that much of his Vietnam military service is classified.

The Republican mayor said he plans to address tonight, at Township Council’s 7 p.m. meeting, what he calls false accusations leveled against him by township Republican Club president and former township employee Martha Kremer. He says he won’t be able to tell everything, because many of his records remain classified.
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