More About Allege And Former Green Baret

[WateringHole]

On the thread "Vietnam Vet Battling House Woes", is a story that was clipped from the Times Union Newspaper about a dude by the name of Benny Ortega who claims he was a Green Baret in Vietnam and performed many courageous acts that won him a few medals and today is in bad shape physically and can barely support himself and his wife.
I emailed Joe Sluska with Albany Housing Coalition which happen to be helping out Ortega telling him Ortega's "war stories" sounds like he got them stright out of a Hollywood War Movie.
Sluska emailed back and this is what he had to say about Ortega.

Hello Al,

A lot of us are questioning the story that appeared in the Times Union about Benny. The details reported there came as news to us and afer talking to Benny about the article, it's not clear from Benny what the truth of the matter is.
We are currently offering our assistance to the family at this point simply based on their circumstance and need and the fact that he is a Veteran-not on his purported military record.

Joe Sluska
Albany Housing Coalition Inc
Web:www.ahcvets.org