When I started working stolen valor, I knew there would be risks associated with it. One of those risks was having my entire life picked apart and put out on display.

My continued recovery for narcotic addiction has been constantly attacked and used against me /1
As well as singling out some of my family members, one of which was my father (the other is a former sister in law who is in prison for drugs *good riddance*).

When I busted Ed Cole for stolen valor, he took this one step further and investigated my background /2
My father, now dead, was on a sex offender registry. He plead guilty when he found out I was going to testify against him. I disowned him and he clearly disowned me. That's why I am not listed in the obituary. /4
Why is this important? Because I still have haters trying to put me on equal footing with my father for the evils he has done, as illustrated in this screen cap here:
/5
Why would I use my real name on here if I wasn't aware this kind of garbage would happen to me? It's simple.

I'm willing to put myself out there to protect the Fallen as well as those who still serve with honor. /6
My whole life has been picked apart and put on blast and yet I am still here.

I wanted to address this for a long time and now I have. You will NOT run me off of here. You will NOT stop me from exposing stolen valor. /7
I do not feel shame for something I did not do, but if my haters want to try and destroy me for the ills of what my father did and my recovery from narcotic addiction, they will be fighting a losing battle.

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