Originally posted by hikix
I don't think it was a hoax. The author said to close his thread in 24 hours if he doesn't come up with anything of substance. He probably
contacted a Mod and told them that he didn't find what he was hoping for. The mod most likely shut the thread down, so we can save bandwith by not
having impatient members bicker at eachother.

No, Byrd received the info and closed the thread with this post:
I did read the mail he sent, however, and checked my (extensive) sources. It appears that someone is hoaxing him in a fairly cruel (but VERY lame)
way. I can see where folks unfamiliar with military policies might fall for this one.
Anyway, thread is closing now.