In the aftermath of the first Persian Gulf War, Taron James was working with Naval Intelligence and taking part in missions behind Iraqi lines when he was fraudulently identified as the father of a newborn son. Despite earning four service medals and three ribbons before his honorable discharge, he has endured nine years of unremitting government harassment and financial deprivation, and has fought a constant struggle to stay out of jail.

James, the founder of Veterans Fighting Paternity Fraud, told his story on His Side with Glenn Sacks. Also joining Glenn to discuss how our servicemen overseas are often targeted by unscrupulous "father shoppers" were: paternity fraud crusader Carnell Smith, Executive Director of the newly formed National Family Justice Association (NFJA); former Army paratrooper Buddy Everhart; and Buddy's wife, Redbird Records recording artist Mary Everhart. The show opened with Mary's paternity fraud song Don't Worry About a Thing.

To learn more about paternity fraud, see Glenn's columns Paternity Fraud Victims Need Justice (Los Angeles Daily News, 3/15/02) and Preserving Paternity Fraud (Orange County Register, 10/3/02). The latter was coauthored by Dianna Thompson of the NFJA.