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Was Russ Whitney ever a Marine? by John T. Reed

Russ Whitney has never claimed to be in the military in any of his publications or recordings as far as I know. A guy who was himself a Marine and who worked for Whitney in the late eighties said he never heard Russ claim to have been a Marine. But someone told me his employees said his crew cut was a carryover from his days as a Marine.
I asked the government for his military record. An archives technician wrote back promptly and said, “I was unable to locate a record under either the name or the Social Security number you gave.”
The name I gave was Russell Andrew Whitney. I got and confirmed his social security number from various investigative sources.
The only way he could have served in the Marines would have been under a different name and social security number. That, of course, would be illegal. Furthermore, since he went to civilian prison for robbery on August 30, 1974 at age 18 3/4, he could not have served a full four-year tour in the Marines even under another name. Serving less than a full tour is also generally illegal.
I have no reason to believe he ever served in the military under any name. I have heard that he attended private military school in California or Texas briefly around age 16. I would like to hear from anyone who knows about his school attendance between December 1970 (age 15) and August, 1974 (age 1 Cool

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I am also curious as to why some of his employees are telling people that Russ was in the Marines.
John T. Reed
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Last update 6/15/03
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