Harrisburg man who faked being a Marine even fooled his family

Harrisburg man who faked being a Marine even fooled his family, brother says
Published: Friday, May 18, 2012
By DAN MILLER
The Patriot-News

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Canadian Cpl. Chris Dupee (left) with "1st Sgt. Brian Camacho," an alleged Marine faker from Harrisburg whose real name is Brian Khan.

Brian Khan of Harrisburg likes the way he looks in a Marine Corps dress blue uniform.

He’s got the high-and-tight going on, and the lean build of a fighting machine.

Canadian Cpl. Chris Dupee (left) with "1st Sgt. Brian Camacho," an alleged Marine faker from Harrisburg whose real name is Brian Khan.

In a video, he describes in vivid detail seeing his buddies killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and talks about the post-traumatic stress disorder that he suffers every day.

It’s all very convincing. The problem is, the Marines say it is not true.

The 45-year-old Khan, who also goes by Brian Camacho, has been fooling a lot of people into believing he’s a Marine for a long time.

Maj. Shawn Haney, spokeswoman for the Marine Corps Office of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, says there is no record of anyone named Brian Khan or Brian Camacho ever having served in the USMC.

Khan’s own kids thought their dad was a Marine, said Ian Khan, Khan’s brother, who lives in Elizabeth, N.J.
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