Tina Marie Kersten Lightfoot Dhahran Saudi Arabia Scud Attack HeroTina Marie Kersten Lightfootcroll to the bottom of article for updatesA few people shot us emails about this soon after they saw it posted in a local news paper in Texas, as well as several members of the VFW she joined. Meet Tina Marie Kersten, she claims a Silver Star, not sure when she could have earned it. Because judging by the uniform she has on, she was in during the early 1. And during the Gulf War no females were awarded a Silver Star, in fact the first female since WWII to earn a Silver Star was Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester for actions in Iraq in 2. You can see her story here SGT Leigh Ann Hester. And even though Mrs. Kerstens claims she was an MP, this was not her. And there was only one other female since then to earn it, and that was Spc. Monica Lin Brown who is a medic. Here is her story SPC. Monica Lin Brown. So is there some super secret mission that I am unaware ofShe also claims a Purple Heart for being wounded on the evening of Feb. Iraqi Scud missile broke apart while flying over Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and the warhead fell on the temporary barracks there. The blast killed 2. American soldiers and injured 9. According to Mrs. Kerstens,   She and her commanding officer, Captain Richard Walker, had just parked about 6. The missile crashed into the roof and exploded, demolishing the building and knocking them both to the ground. To Tinas horror, she saw that Captain Walker had been cut in two by flying shrapnel he died in her arms. Tina herself had been wounded, but she rushed into the ruined building three times to help wounded survivors escape before she lost consciousness and was medevacd away from the carnage. She says this is the incident that earned her the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. TghAUJjQsVRLN0PLfJKR-w14BHc=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/milorgs_us_army_chart-59e1489a68e1a20011325886.jpg' alt='Placement Of Unit Patch On Acu' title='Placement Of Unit Patch On Acu' />Join the NASDAQ Community today and get free, instant access to portfolios, stock ratings, realtime alerts, and more Join Today. Tina Marie Kersten Lightfoot Dhahran Saudi Arabia Scud Attack Hero. Well guess what, we know the Silver Star is a lie, and their was no Cpt. Richard Walker killed that day. In fact, no Officers at all were killed in that attack, they were all enlisted Soldiers. Cricket 07 New Shots Patch. Most from the 1. 4th Quarter Master Detachment, which is an Army Reserve unit out of Greensburg. Pennsylvania. Here is the list of Soldiers killed that day in Saudi Arabia 1. Quartermaster Detachment. Specialist Steven E. Atherton, age 2. 6,Nur. Mine,Pennsylvania. Specialist John A. Boliver, Jr., age 2. Monongahela,Pennsylvania. Sergeant Joseph P. Bongiorni III, age 2. Hickory,Pennsylvania. Sergeant John T. Boxler, age 4. Johnstown,Pennsylvania. Specialist Beverly S. Clark, age 2. 3,Armagh,Pennsylvania. Sergeant Alan B. Craver, age 3. Penn Hills,Pennsylvania. Specialist Frank S. Keough, age 2. 2,North Huntington,Pennsylvania. Specialist Anthony E. Madison, age 2. 7,Monessen,Pennsylvania. Specialist Christine L. Mayes, age 2. 2, Rochester Mills,Pennsylvania. Specialist Steven J. Siko, age 2. 4, Unity,Pennsylvania. Specialist Thomas G. Stone, age 2. 0, Falconer,New York. Sergeant Frank J. Walls, age 2. 0,Hawthorne,Pennsylvania. Specialist Richard V. Wolverton, 2. 2,Latrobe,Pennsylvania. Other Units. Corporal Stanley Bartusiak, age 3. QM Group, USARCorporal Rolando A. Delagneau, 3. 0, 4. Trans Co. ,USARSpecialist Steven P. Farnen, age 2. 2, 4. Trans Co. ,USARSpecialist Glen D. Jones, age 2. 1,Grand Rapids,Minn., 4. Trans Co. ,USARSpecialist Duane W. Hollen, Jr., age 2. Trans Co. ,USARSpecialist Steven G. Mason, 2. 3, 4. 77th Trans Co. USARSpecialist Michael W. Mills, age 2. 3, Jefferson, 4. Trans Co. ,USARSpecialist Adrienne L. Mitchell, age 2. 0,Moreno Valley,Calif., 4. QM Group, USARSpecialist Ronald D. Rennison, age 2. 1,Dubuque,Iowa, 4. Trans Co. ,USARPrivate First Class Timothy A. Shaw, age 2. 1,Suitland,Md., 4. QM Group, USARCorporal Brian K. Simpson, age 2. 2, HHC, 4. Most Difficult Cell Game Number. QM Group, 4. 75th QM Group, USARSpecialist James D. Tatum, age 2. 2, 2. Repl Det, 4. 75th QM Group, USARPrivate First Class Robert C. Wade, age 3. 1, 2. Download Curso De Electronica Basica Pdf Descargar. Repl Det, 4. 75th QM Group, USARCorporal Jonathan M. Williams, age 2. 3, 2. Repl Det, 4. 75th QM Group, USARSpecialist James E. Worthy, age 2. 2, 4. Trans Co. ,USARHere is the Story where she made all the claims, the reporter actually printed an apology once he found out it was false. Tinas Heroic Story. So Mrs. Kersten, not only are you degrading yourself with these claims, but you are also degrading the memory of the Soldiers that were there and sacrificed their lives Here is another picture and here she is claiming a totally different Cpts name. Here is one of the articles were she made the claims4th Of July in Burnet, Texas. So from what we have seen she has claimed a Silver Star, Purple Heart, Airborne, Air Assault, MP and claims something to do with K9s, according to her business website. Also she is wearing the 1st Cav Patch and the 8. Combat patch, and she was never attached to either. Dont get me wrong, helping Veterans is a good thingbut if you have lied so much and embellished your record in the way you have, it also calls into question the authenticity of your business. Here is a picture of her being interviewed. She also claims to have been on no less than 9 deployments according to this article including  Panama, Grenada, Desert Shield, Desert Storm and in Afghanistan. A Booming Fourth Of July in Highland Lakes. She is in the 6th picture in this article. In case the article disappears once we break this story, here is the pic with the caption. It at one time also said Silver Star but they have since removed that. Photo In 4th of July Photo Story. Here is the caption, we have blacked out the other Veterans names as they have nothing to do with this story. Here is a link to a video and story where she was helping deliver the Vietnam traveling memorial, and claims to have spent NINE years in Iraq Yes you read that correctly, Nine years Video Motorcycles deliver traveling Vietnam memorial. Here is an excerpt from the story Thu, Apr 1. PM EDT KVUE TV Austin 1 3. AUSTIN  Tina Kersten spent nine years in Iraq with the Armys military police and often wondered whether anyone at home really cared. On Thursday she had her answer. For the first time, she joined more than 1. North Austin to Camp Mabry. They included a number of veterans who escorted a truck carrying the traveling Vietnam memorial. Its better than getting the gold medal, Kersten said. Im shaking right now even talking about it. The roar of their engines was their Here is the complete write up Motorcycles deliver traveling Vietnam memorial. Here is something we found on the web where she is advertising her company, and claiming to be a Veteran of Afghanistan. Below is a snapshot we got of her with the medals, and the caption is where she stated her many deployments But according to her Official records, the only time she was OCONUSOverseas was while she was stationed in Germany. You can also see at the top a caption about a service dog, she claims the dog she has is one, which we can not verify, people in the area have told us it is not a service dog. Here is the service dog mentioned above. Service Dog And not to mention if you went to Airborne School, they teach you how to properly wear the beret This beret has never been formed properly, nor is it being worn properly We have had many conversations with current members, and members who decided to leave the local VFW because of her. Seems she became a member of the VFW, and told the commander at the time that all her paperwork had been destroyed in a Hurricane, so he took her word and allowed her to join. These members were highly upset, as they also did not buy into her claims.