As we have documented on this site, "Reverend" Jim Sutter of Cleveland is on record as making a variety of claims about his military record.  This includes many combat decorations (such as four Purple Hearts and a Navy Cross) that he says he earned over a 26-year-career as an officer and Navy Seal.

In fact, Sutter's time in uniform was quite brief - from October 22, 1975 to June 8th 1976.  This would not have been during a time of war, so the Navy naturally has no record of any combat medals awarded to Seaman James Michael Sutter.  According to a family friend, Sutter was expelled while still in training following a racially tinged incident with an African-American serviceman.

When this information was posted in 2008, Sutter immediately accused his detractors of forging the documents that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.  He was so angry at the woman who exposed his phony military record that he tried to punish her by blaming her for the tragic death of her daughter and also publicly accused her of abusing the very girl that she had just lost:

I've held back quite a bit in the report on you, such as what you did to your daughter, the rituals you and Poke engaged in, and what you're doing with newborns in NC. He really hates you now, he blames you for her death.  (October 1st, 2007 9:41pm posting)

This is who the real Jim Sutter is.  He is not kind.  He is not religious.  He is not even a real man.  He is a liar and a border-line sociopath.

Fortunately, anyone can confirm this for themselves by sending a request to the Military Records site.  In fact, we highly recommend this to anyone who even suspects that Jim Sutter might be in the least bit sincere or truthful.  A man who has no qualms about cheapening the sacrifice of true heroes in a time of war by writing phony combat medals into his résumé, or mocking a grieving mother, simply has no ethics whatsoever.  There is nothing about which he will not lie.

To request information on Sutter’s true term of service from the Military Personnel Records site:

Download this form and fill it out as follows:

Name: James Michael Sutter
Branch: US Navy
Date of Birth: December 11^th, 1955
Place of Birth: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Service Number: 270563858

This is all the information needed to request Sutter’s service dates, places of service, rank and alleged citations.  You will find that everything he has ever said about his military record is completely false.

Mail the form to:

You will get a response in about four weeks.  Here is what it will look like: Jim Sutter's Actual Navy Record