The U.S. Navy is now investigating the service record of Cap’n Crunch. From Col. Sanders to Captain Kangaroo, the stories behind some old soldiers.
Cereal Liars?: Cap’n Crunch and 9 Other Fake Military Titles
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Major Garrett
Is CBS News’ Chief White House Correspondent, Major Garrett, part of a military operation designed to keep a close eye on the president? Actually, it’s just his given name. (Major Elliott Garrett if you want to be formal.) But fans of the former Fox News Channel and National Journal reporter are still incredulous that his parents gave him that first name. During a 2010 interview on Twitter, one questioner asked: “Is Major your birth name?” Garrett replied, “And when the time comes, my death name.”