Timothy Michael Poe didn’t seem too confident about his singing when he walked out on the stage in San Antonio for “America’s Got Talent.” But Poe, who talks with a stutter due to a brain injury he received while fighting in Afghanistan, wowed the judges with both his talent and his story.
Poe said:
“I spent 14 years in the military but my service ended in 2009 after I was hit by a grenade in Afghanistan. It broke my back and gave me a brain injury and that’s the reason why a stutter a little bit when I talk.”
Poe said that he was worried about getting up on stage because of his stutter but he was convinced by his friends and family to give it a shot. And when Poe started singing, his stutter disappeared and the audience sat back in amazement.
Poe sang Garth Brooks’ “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and earned a standing ovation.
Howie Mandel called Poe “a phenomenal talent.”
Sharon Osbourne said he had a “rich and beautiful tone to his voice.”
Howard Stern added: “I was moved by your performance and thought you did a good job.”
Here’s the video of Tim Poe singing on “America’s Got Talent.”
Were you impressed by Tim Poe’s performance?
Lots of stories going around that he is a fraud. Can military medical records confirm that he had brain disability which resulted to stuttering?
Yes they can, I was with this guy on med hold at fort Benning in 06, he hurt his back jumping of a 5 ton (army cargo truck). he is a fraud, his old unit is about to fry his nuts Just watch it unfold.
On the 'U.S. Army WTF! Moments' Facebook page.. ""If anyone watched America's got talent… Tim Poe is a lying fake who played the 'disabled vet card' to gain entry to the contest. He was in my unit 114th transportation company in 09/10 in Helmand province Afghanistan… He was sent home for an ear infection and some back problems because he did t like his vest and the heat.
Now he lied to America and got on AGT saying he was hit with an rpg which broke his back and cause a tbi which now causes him to stutter! He never saw combat! He if fucking over ALL disabled vets and the mn national guard and his old unit. He thought because the unit is in Minnesota and he was in Texas that no one would find out…. Guess what you lying sob. it was on national tv.
They are calling a press conference! Members of your old unit contacted everyone… Including the stolen valor act!"
Other members of Poe's unit are speaking out. One thing is certain. Poe is in trouble if he created a phony bio or he allowed AGT to do it to pump up their ratings. It's not nice to screw with military vets, especially when so many have become disabled or died.. honorably.. in war.
Sickening to say the least
STATEMENT FROM THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD.
~~ Attributable to Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, Spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard ~~.
Sgt. Timothy Michael Poe served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from Dec. 3, 2002 until May 26, 2011, and performed as a supply specialist.
His military records indicate that he served with the Minnesota National Guard in Kosovo from Oct. 10, 2007 until July 15, 2008, and was deployed to Afghanistan from July 28, 2009 to Aug. 30, 2009.
Sgt. Poe’s official military records do not indicate that he was injured by a grenade in combat while serving in Afghanistan in 2009, as he reports. The Minnesota National Guard can also confirm that he was not awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustained in combat.
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who cares. makes for good tv. lol
This man is a FAKE. http://thelibertyzone.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/tim-poe-how-dare-you/
That's disgusting! I loved your colorful description of him.
Tim Poe is a lying fraud who stole the valor of another in his unit that was actually kia.
REAL veteran's care, because our friends and fellow service members died in the service he is pretending to have done. He is a thief of valor. I wouldn't expect someone who's not a combat veteran to understand though.
that show does more background checks than the CIA. get real.
During American Idol, Jermaine Jones' crime background wasn't found out UNTIL THE MIDDLE of the show! The same thing could be happening to America's got talent.
Military records state that he was never injured in combat.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/06/05/no-record-america-got-talent-contestant-claimed-combat-injury/
If this person is a fraud and he used this story for personal gain, he deserves to be shot on the spot. I'm sorry…maybe I'm too hard when it comes to this type of dishonor & complete lack of integrity. I was medically retired from the army in January 2011 and I spent approx 6 months in the Wounded Warrior BN at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. There, I witnessed some of THE GREATEST HEROS EVER: young men & women with thier limbs missing, burn victims & many other horrific injuries sustained while serving their country… If he is a fraud, he has not only brought dishonor upon himself and the military but he has attempted to steal something that wasn't his to have… The compassion, sympathy, empathy, respect & thanks is due to the ones who have made the TRUE sacrafices, but then again, almost all of these kinds of Soldiers would humbly tell you they don't deserve all of that because they were just doing their jobs….
The only possibility it is not fake is if their were two Tim Poe in the military.
he is a liar and a poser and a piece of shit. and you people are morons for falling for it…fuck him and fuck you for supporting him.
Lying about combat heroism helped John F'n Kerry achieve a long career in politics….
HE IS A SAD PATHETIC INDIVIDUAL WHO LIED ABOUT HIS MILITARY RECORD..LIAR!
HE WAS A SUPPLY sgt WHO NEVER LEFT THE BASE..liar!
Get that phoney Bas_ _ _D, He is wounded in the head. Don't need Fakes. Poor me fools. Hope they kick him off. Cheers.
You're a dope and a moron. Kerry didn't lie and btw that has nothing to do with this story. You're probably a birther.
Bite me, Consuelo. I am retired military and know a lot more about the situation than you do. And no, I'm not a birther. Kerry is a scum bag traitor.
…………..helps anyone in politics acheive a long career
When this aired, my husband said "Watch his story be a load of crap." There was just something about him that didn't ring true.
Yes this guy is a liar and he deserves a nut punch or beat the shit out of or something, but that being said, he had to know he was going to get caught….other wise he is really f****** stupid, Why do people go on national tv…ATTENTION…why do people lie on national tv ATTENTION He just wants attention and that's exactaly what he is getting…….
I knew when he didn't stutter at the very end that he was a fake.
Stuttering can be cured. I had a child in my class who stuttered horribly, but through proper training (not by me) he was cured of it.
No … I mean he stuttered the entire time he talked and then once they voted him in, when he walked off the stage, in the moment …. he talked perfectly fine. Just a sixth sense on my part.