Councilman in Ohio admits lying about service in Vietnam

LYNDHURST, Ohio (AP) -- A city councilman has admitted that he isn't a veteran, after previously insisting he fought in Vietnam.
Councilman Jeffrey Glick, 57, also an insurance broker, said as recently as Friday that he was a veteran. But he issued a statement Monday acknowledging that he was not.
Glick said he had served his country in an "advisory role," but did not elaborate or offer verification.
"I apologize for any misinterpretation or misunderstanding my previous statements may have caused," the statement said.
Mayor Joe Cicero and Clay Uzell, commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, called for Glick's resignation. Uzell said Glick has dishonored real veterans.
"The man has lied to everybody on council," Uzell said. "I would say he is an impostor as far as the military goes."
Uzell had heard from other veterans that the councilman was a decorated Green Beret. Minutes from a meeting indicate that Glick said he served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971.
A copy of Glick's resume from 1976 obtained by The Plain Dealer said he was in college or working at a Cleveland department store dressing windows and selling men's clothing during that time.
Uzell said last week he became suspicious because Glick was unable to say exactly when he was in Vietnam. He said military groups had no record of Glick's service.
Lyndhurst is 10 miles east of Cleveland.