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"The [Untold] Tillman Story"
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- Guy Montag
- Montag has been employed by the government his entire adult life (somewhat ironic for a man with philosophical paleo-conservative/agrarian tendencies). He spent 8 years an an Airborne Ranger with a "LURP" company. Has a couple of degrees in Engineering. He spent a couple of years as a yuppie with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). Since 1991, he's been a firefighter. (Email: guymontag425@gmail.com)
Bill Hillar, a part-time instructor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, told students enrolled in his workshops on terrorism and human trafficking about what he described as his own dangerous exploits as a former colonel in the U.S. Army's Special Forces.
ReplyDeleteHe also boasted, they recalled, that the 2008 action movie "Taken," starring Liam Neeson, was based on his life and his daughter's kidnapping by men who wanted to enslave her.
Such claims, along with incidents in which Hillar seemed to borrow material from other people's books, raised suspicions among some of his graduate students about Hillar's resume and background. "He didn't seem to act like a veteran or someone who served so highly in the military," recalled Brian Hubbs, a graduate student and Marine veteran.
So this fall, Hubbs and several other veterans attending the graduate institute began investigating Hillar's resume. And the school now says their suspicions had merit.
Monterey Institute officials said Hillar, who has taught workshops twice yearly at the school since 2005, had claimed to hold a doctorate from the University of Oregon, but a check showed that he had only attended classes there. The institute, which is well-regarded for its foreign language and international relations courses, has been unable to confirm the instructor's claims of military rank and service, officials said.
http://discussions.latimes.com/20/lanews/la-me-monterey-resume-20101123/10