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LETTERS AND NOTES FROM THOSE
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09/03/2011
I am 31 year old. It really PISSES me off when coworkers (especially guys that are older than me) ask why I care about some dead soldier from 30-40 yrs. ago and wear a stupid bracelet. It makes me sad that they care so little about an American soldier who has fought in our name. How could someone do that? As my bumper sticker says, "I wasn't there, but I still care." |
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From: sgoldfield@aol.com Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 13:03:28 -0400 (EDT)
Dear Family of
Captain Robert
Michael Gilchrist,
missing in action October of 1966.
I am writing to let you know, and hopefully provide some comfort
in knowing, that your beloved is not forgotten after all these
years. I am a 52 year old wife and mother who lives in Portland
Oregon. I still have the POW/MIA bracelet that
carries Robert's name, carefully saved with my most precious
family momentos. I am glad to save it for the day when he
returns, or if someone in your family would like to have it as a
reminder this country has not forgotten his service and your
long wait, I would also be more than willing to send it to you.
If you would like to contact me, my email is here. This note
carries my blessings to you.
Warmly,
Susan Andrews
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From: "Randy Smith" <randysmith_88@att.net>
Subject: LCDR Dain V. Scott Bracelet Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:35:56 -0500
My name is Randy Smith. I have worn LCDR Scotts
bracelet religiously, since I joined the Air Force in 1988. I
retired in 2008, and will continue to wear his bracelet, until
he or his remains are brought back to the country he loves. My
hopes and prayers are with his family to receive some sort of
closure.
Sincerely,
Randy Smith
Belleville, IL 62221
P.S. I was born and raised in Milton,
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From: Sue Culberson Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:18:32 -0700
I have just recently found my bracelet honoring
Lt. Col Roosevelt Hestle.
I cannot wear it at work so I will continue to carry it
with me wherever I go if it is not on my wrist. I pray
that someday he will be returned home. I pray that his
family is at peace and our country never forgets the
sacrifices made by these courageous men and women of the
Armed Forces. I also will pray that there will someday
be no need for the visual signs that we wear, and all
men and women are returned home from the battles safe
and sound.
sue
contact info uburoi.sue@gmail.com
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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Renata Koehler <renatakoehler@yahoo.com> Subject: Lt Col. Jerdy Wright Jr
I wore my POW/MIA
bracelet from the time I was 13 years old until I was 34
years old. I would like the family to know when I
vacationed to Phucket, Thailand in 1993 I was having
horrible nightmares. I must have been close to an area
where Jerdy may have enjoyed some R&R. I swam out to the
sea and took off my bracelet and tossed my bracelet into the
sea. A feeling of peace came over me as if the say Jerdy
was finally at Peace. I am now 52 years old and was thinking
of Jerdy today. I checked the website to see if any remains
had been returned and was happy to read they have been. I
have also visited the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and
rubbed Jerdy's name with tears in my eyes and heavy heart. I
am leaving an open invitation for any family member to
contact me.
Thank you
Renata M Koehler
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From: "Nichole Zurgable" <nzurgable@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:33:55 -0400
I have a POW bracelet that I would like to return to the
family of Roger B. Innes.
I recently learned that his remains were found and was
buried at Arlington in 2000.
My contact
nzurgable@comcast.net
Thank you,
Nichole Zurgable
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From: "Randy and Cheryl Kumberg" <randckumberg@havilandtelco.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:49:29 -0500
To the family of Capt. John K
Hardy USAF:
I wanted you to know I have a MIA bracelet with John's
name on it that I have carefully kept tucked away since
1972 with my most cherished possessions. I take it out
and wear it sometimes to honor John. I have prayed for
him all these years and hoped for some type of
information that would let me know he did come
home...finally. I see once again that he is still
MIA. I will keep the bracelet, continue to pray for
him as God knows exactly where he is. I picked his name
because he was from LA and that is where I was in high
school. (I wanted someone from the same area so when he
came home I could give it to him) I will fly my flag
proudly and never forget the sacrifice he and his family
made making sure I live in a free country. We have
veterans in our family from the Army, Air Force and
Navy. I hope some day I can travel to the Wall, wear
my bracelet and get a rubbing of his name. I will show
the bracelet to my grandchildren and tell them the story
of the bracelet and let them know about "my"
serviceman. He will never be forgotten.
Remembering John today.....
Peace
Cheryl Kumberg
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:53:10 -0400 Subject: SFC Fred Mooney From: Marc Churchia <marc.churchia@gmail.com>
Please let the family of this brave soldier know that I have his
bracelet which I wear proudly.
SP5 Marc Churchia
US Army Viet Nam 1969
Respectfully,
Marc Churchia
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From: Pleib606@aol.com Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:23:58 -0400 (EDT)
In 1968, as a 7th grade student from Fairlawn Ohio, I ordered a
bracelet with the name
Spec. 5 Wade Groth
2-12-68 engraved on it. I wore that bracelet for many years. I
remember our home economics classes baking, packing and
sending thousands of cookies to the soldiers in Viet Nam. As a
young person who did not understand the politics of this war, I
felt it was the least I could do.
I have been a teacher for 34 years, and recently went to the
traveling wall in Fairlawn, Ohio with my 81 yr. old father who
had never seen it. We found the name of "my soldier" ,Wade Groth.
I was moved to write, to let a family member or friend know I
have never forgotten about him. I still have the bracelet and if
a loved one would like to have it back, I would be happy to
return it. Otherwise I will continue to cherish it and the
memory it holds for me.
Sincerely,
Peggy Leib
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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:07:53 -0500 To: shealeen63@hotmail.com Subject: Re: bracelet Have found a bracelet engraved Lt.Col. Carl Karst 11-16-68. Would like to return it to any family. Contact me.
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 01:35:25 -0400 Subject: Loveletters From: "Rachel Landry-Andrade, RHIT" <andrade.rhit@gmail.com>
I am a 39 year old wife, mother, and daughter of a combat veteran
who served in Viet Nam with the 1st Cav Airmobile 67-68. My Dad gave
me a bracelet when I was 12 or 13 for Lt.
Col. Henry P. Brauner and he wore one for
Sgt. Donald Iandoli. As I grew into
a teen age girl, I stopped wearing my bracelet when I started
wearing prom dresses. Dad quickly noticed, took possession of both
bracelets and wore them every moment for the rest of his life. He
NEVER took them off. The bracelets traveled with him to the Welcome
Home Parade in Chicago, the dedication of the Wall in DC, and the
dedication of the NJ Viet Nam Memorial and Education Ctr. They were
on his wrist when he held my children for the first time and when he
held my hand for the last time on 06/25/11 when I lost him to liver
cancer.
I looked up the names a few months before he passed and I did get to share a bittersweet moment in memory of Lt. Col. Brauner. Knowing that his family got some closure gave Dad some peace but he was angry that they had to wait so long. I am wearing the bracelets now and I will wear them until they all come home. Rachel Landry (Daughter of Walter Landry, 1st Cav C/5/7 Airmobile - ICorp, Viet Nam 67-68) |
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Sept 27, 2011 I have an MIA bracelet for 1LT John Kennedy 08/16/71. I would like to give it back to the family.
Diane Musick dm1944@gmail.com |
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:47:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Marie norris-pendley <mnorrispendley@yahoo.com> Subject: Maj. Thomas Dugan
I have had Major Thomas Wayne Dugan's MIA braselet since
the late 60s. I want you to know that I am still praying for
him.
Marie Norris-Pendley
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From: "Girod, Sue" <sgirod@purdue.edu> To: "'info@pownetwork.org'" <info@pownetwork.org> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:25:39 -0400 RE: MIA PFC Stephen Eugene Breiner,
9/24/1968 I have been reading many, many letters
found on Loveletters.
I am the only surviving sibling of PFC
Stephen Eugene Breiner who died a Marine in Vietnam on
24Sept1968 in Quang Name Province while crossing the Bon River. If you know of anyone who has a bracelet
with Stephens name on it. Would you please let me know. I
never knew about these bracelets until today. I have a bracelet with all the Indiana
MIAs from Vietnam, but never knew about the ones that were
distributed during the 70s.
Please share my email address with anyone
who knows anything about my older brother. Thank you. Susan L. (Breiner) Girod sgirod@purdue.edu |
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From: "Barb Miller" <bmgm@htc.net> Subject: POW/MIA Capt. Wayne E. Newberry Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:07:05 -0500
I have a bracelet with the name of
Capt. Wayne E.Newberry, USAF, Laos, and would like to
tell the family that I have it. I am willing to return it to
the family if they would like it or I would be proud to continue
holding on to it.
bmgm@htc.net |
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From: "Vicki Dyess" <vickid@gulftel.com> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:56:06 -0500
To the family of
Col. David R. Williams,
While cleaning out a box, I can
across the POW bracelet I wore in the 70's until it broke. I
know I wore it for several years but never knew about the man
behind it. Now with the internet, I would like to know more
about Col .Williams. My heart goes out to you for the sacrifice
he made and you as his family made for our country. I know he
was from Memphis and his age. He was one year older than my
dad. I would appreciate any info you would be willing to give
me.
Vicki Dyess
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From: "Danny Chrisler" <azvet1947@hotmail.com>
Subject: "Love letters" Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:48:16 -0700
Lord, I hope that some day this email
finds it's way to someone who is related to or is
someone who knew this Vietnam Veteran. I am a proud
Vietnam Veteran who has proudly been wearing a MIA/POW
bracelet with the name of "Capt.
Raymond Salzarulo". It has the date of
9-4-66 on it. I returned from a year of active duty in
Vietnam on May 9, 1969. I heard about these bracelets
and in case you missed it where I said that I was a
proud Vietnam Veteran, I researched and found where I
could get one. Although I never actually knew Ray
Salzarulo and knew absolutely nothing at all about him,
I decided to wear whatever bracelet came to me. Sure, I
knew a lot of my buddies that had died beside me in
combat, but I wanted to have someone's bracelet that I
did not know. I put this bracelet on my right wrist in
June of 1969 and it has NEVER BEEN OFF! It shines today
just as nice as it did when I received it in June of
1969. People cannot believe that it have been on my
wrist for 42 years! I believe that many people have said
that this bracelet is one of the earliest ones and they
were made of nickel (it looks like stainless steel). I
remember the days back in the late 60's and 70's when I
would be going through security at the airports and the
security personnel would ask me to please remove it
because the metal detectors were going off. I told them
that I refused to ever remove it and that I was a
Vietnam Veteran. Eventually there was someone that
recognized the significance of the bracelet and they
would let me pass through without any more problems. I
only wish that there was some way that any members of
his family or any of his children (if he had any) would
read this and be able to contact me. I would only be too
happy to talk to them and tell them how proud I have
been all of these 42 years to have been wearing his
bracelet. I proudly served in the 25th Infantry
Division, 3/4 Cavalry, 1st Platoon, Charlie Troop. When
I first arrived in Vietnam on May 8, 1968, I was a grunt
(infantryman). I will not go into great detail how I
became to get the job as a track commander on an armored
personnel carrier after only 1 month in Vietnam, but
let's say that it was one of those, I was "in the right
place at the right time" instances in the war. There
seemed to be plenty of those in that year. I made the
rank of E5 (sergeant) in a relatively short time. I
guess that it did not hurt being on the command track
that had the platoon leader (the lieutenant), the medic,
the interpreter and our kit carson scout (who was a
former Vietcong enemy, but surrendered to us). My best
times in Vietnam were my last 6 months. Not only because
when I arrived in Vietnam in May, I got wounded in July
and was hospitalized. I went back to the field with my
unit again in late July, but then was wounded again in
August and was out of the field for 30 days. I went back
to my same unit again and hoped that the so-called "3rd
strike" would never come.
It never did or I guess that I would not
be here today. I really got to love the guys that I was
with for the last 6 months. we were so close and we
watched each other's backs all of the time. Let me tell
you something very amazing. For the last 6 years, My
wife and I have been attending 3 Vietnam Veteran
Reunions (every 2 years). I had received a phone call
one day and this lady asked if I was in Vietnam these
certain dates and if I knew her husband. Although I did
not know her husband, I could relate to everything else
that she asked me about. We later found out that her
husband took command of our platoon only about 15 days
after I left Vietnam. She had been tirelessly
researching and attempting to find as many surviving
members of our first platoon that she could and get them
to a reuniting. At the 2nd reunion, miraculously a
picture was taken of myself, my driver, my lieutenant
and my combat medic. Yes, we all had unknowingly
survived the war and any health hazards to get to our
reuniting once again 40 years after the war. I have seen
the Vietnam Memorial one time escorted by my combat
medic Doc Young who only lives about 45 minutes from
Washington, DC.. I immediately found Capt. Ray Salzarulo's
name on the wall and got a rubbing of it. I have it
displayed with my shadow box of memorabilia from Vietnam
and the military. Well, I hope that somehow this
information finds it's way back to someone that will
read this letter someday and be able to relate to
everything that I have said. I will give you my contact
information.
Danny Chrisler
3131 East Gleneagle Drive
Chandler, AZ 85249
480-664-2106
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Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:10:39 -0500 From: Helen P <hapaschke@gmail.com>
RE: Capt. George Mims, Jr., missing since
12/20/1965
If his family would like to have the bracelet, I can be
contacted at
hapaschke@gmail.com.
Helen Paschke
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:23:06 -0500 From: Jan <texacowenchhome@aol.com>
Still holding in my heart LTJG William T.
Carter. Wanting the family to know that others still
care and will continue to wait.
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From: "Matt Slobodnik" <fatmatt1@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:19:46 -0400
Dear Family;
I have the POW bracelet for
L/C Philip Craig 7-4-67. I wore it proudly when I
was a young girl. I would like to send it to a family member of
L/C Philip Craig. Can you help me with any information? i would
greatly appreciate any help.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Angie Slobodnik
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From: "Papcun, Linda" <LPapcun@qek.com> Subject: Love Letters
I purchased my POW MIA bracelet in the 70s and still hold on to
it. My bracelet bears the name of Lt.
Walter Estes Jr 11/19/67 and I have a blue star
sticker on the bracelet. I have recently learned from internet
searches that Walter was from the state in which I live,
Michigan. Knowing that his remains have been returned many
years ago is sad and difficult for his family. If there is
anyone in Walters family that would like the bracelet I would
be happy to send it to them. I thank all military personnel for
their service and for protecting the U.S. May all those that
have lost their lives fighting for our country..may they rest in
peace and God bless their families.
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From: "Terry D'Angelo" <tdangelo8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:49:56 -0600
As a 10 year old, I bought a POW/MIA bracelet in Virginia Beach,
Virginia. I am now 49. My father, Joe D'Angelo who served two
tours in Vietnam, was a member of the UDT SEAL Team 2 stationed
in Little Creek at the time. My father, a generous man, survived
the war but has since passed on about 10 years ago at age 59.
My bracelet bears the name of CAPT.
Larron Murphy ~ 4-23-70. I have never forgotten the
importance of these bracelets and have always prayed for his
safety and his family. Perhaps my father did not know CAPT.
Larron Murphy then, but I am sure the Lord has a special place
for all these brave men and women to one day reunite.
May you find peace "Until they come home",
...tdangelo@d125.org...
Terry D'Angelo
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Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:52:04 -0800 From: David Herrera <doh391@cox.net>
Re: Captain Gary Dawson Warren/USAF/
MIA October 26, 1969
To: The family of Captain Gary Dawson Warren Today, 14 Nov 2011, my mother gave me her bracelet remembering Captain Warren. She has kept it all these years and wore it frequently out of respect and remembrance of Captain Warren's service. Now, nearly 80 years old, she has passed the torch onto me. With great pride and thankfulness for Captain Warren's service to our country, I will forever keep this bracelet safe, and wear it proudly as a constant reminder that we will NEVER forget those who served and did not return. And assuredly I say to Captain Warren's family, I will eventually pass the bracelet on to my son, so that his generation will never forget the sacrifice of Captain Warren and our other service personnel who fought for our country and have yet to return. May God bless Captain Warren and his family. -- David O. Herrera San Pedro Ca doh391@cox.net |
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Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:32:58 -0600 From: hollie moore <hollieamoore@gmail.com>
I have a silver bracelet I have worn for years till it broke in
the middle so I taped it up and deposited it in a cedar box,
that has a special place on my dresser. The name on it is
Captain John Hardy 10-12-67
. Over the years Ihave tried to find out what I could about
this man to no avail. Now with the internet and the people and
records I have found, I think I know what happened and would
like his family to know he has and always will be in my heart.
Thank you for your service to our country and your sacrifice .
You will never be forgotten.
Hollie Moore
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From: Lexie Belles <shutterbug883@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:39:51 -0600 Subject: Capt. John W. Consolvo Jr. USMC I am writing in regards to Capt. John W. Consolvo Jr. USMC. My name is Lexie and I'm 28, two years ago I received a POW/MIA bracelet with Capt. Consolvo's name on it. From the day I received the bracelet I have never taken it off. I monitor the POW/MIA sites in hopes that I will find news that John has been found and is being returned to his family. I think about him every time I hear of someone being returned home, at every holiday, on the USMC birthday, and especially on Veterans Day. If his family reads this I just wanted to let them know that he is always in my thoughts and heart and I will continue to wear my bracelet until he is returned home or for the rest of my life, whichever comes first.
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Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:37:48 -0800 (PST)
From: GEORGE LOCKLEY <dlockley@bellsouth.net>
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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:19:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Maureen Mumm <mmumm4@yahoo.com>
Hello,
I don't know where to start but I will find a point. I was
12 years old when I first became involved with wearing a
POW/MIA bracelet, I am 52 now and I still have the bracelet
with Capt. Gray D. Warren
name on it.
I wore the bracelet for from the time I was 12 until I was
15 at which time I took it off & put it away, and now the
time has come for me to ask the family if they would like to
have it. I would like to return my POW/MIA bracelet to the
family of Captain Gray D. Warren, lost on 10/26/1969.
When the moving Vietnam Wall made a trip out here to Rancho
Cucamonga, CA, I put the bracelet back on & wore it to show
my support, I did receive some inquires regarding the
bracelet.
I want the family of Capt. Gray D. Warren, that I haven't
forgotten, and I hope that one day, he will be brought home
along with many others.
My father-in-law was a WW.II Vet & my father was a Korea
Vet.
You may contact me at:
mmumm4@yahoo.com
Thank you,
Maureen A. Mumm
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Subject: Sgt.
Gregory Paul Lawrence From: Rebecca Moseley <prvt-eye@hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:35:39 -0600
I am honored to wear the bracelet for Sgt. Gregory P. Lawrence.
I have had it for over thirty years. My prayers go out to his
family and it is my hope that someday they will get some closure
to their loss. I pray that his remains will be found and he can
be returned home to his family. He is a hero in my eyes. God
bless.
Rebecca,
Texas
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Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:15:03 -0800 From: Annette Lethin <lethin40@gmail.com>
Hello,
I have held on to the bracelet I wore years and
years ago of a Capt. Murphy
Jones and I prayed for him and wore it
for years.
Then I put it in our curio cabinet along with many
family treasures, and would take it out and say a
little prayer for Capt. Jones and
put it back. Today I took it out and searched for
him and found that he was returned in 1973. I was so
excited and happy and thought maybe he or his family
would like me to send it to them.
His home city at the time was Baton Rouge, LA.
I am so pleased to know he came home, and hope he is
still alive. He is two years older than me.
Please let me know.
God bless and thank you for your service to our
country. My father was an officer in the Navy and my
husband was a corpsman, so we are a very patriotic
family.
Sincerely,
Annette Lethin
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From: Shirley Creed <ShirleyCreed@Med-Soc.org>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:06:23 +0000 To whom it may concern, I am in possession of a Vietnam War POW
bracelet that I wore in elementary school. I would like to send
the bracelet to family members- if they are interested. The name
on the bracelet is Lt. Col. Larry
Biediger with a date of 1-29-67 engraved under the
name. Thank you, Shirley Creed shirleycreed@med-soc.org |
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From: "becky hanshe" <hansheb@verizon.net>
Subject: Capt. Darrel Pyle Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:36:36 -0500
Hi, My Name is Rebecca McComas Hanshe. I live in New
Brighton, PA. I was only about 10 years old when I received
my POW Bracelet. I came across it recently and would like to
give it to Capt. Pyle's Family. I read that he past away in
1974 in Alaska. What a shame to survive the war and then die
in plane crash. My deepest Sympathy to his Family. If they
are interested in having it. my e-mail address is
hansheb@verizon.net.
Thank you!
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Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:19:45 -0500 From: "Mary Gomez" <GomezM@rockinghamcc.edu>
My son is currently in basic training for the U.S. Army. With
his decision to join the military came many emotions and even
memories of the POW bracelet I wore for years when I was a girl
in the early 70's. I remember very clearly the bracelet with
it's inside coated with purple nail polish from where I wore it
so much that the plating wore off. I have forgotten where the
bracelet is (although I have no doubt that it is tucked away
somewhere in my home), but I never forgot the name on the
bracelet, Capt. Wayne E. Pearson,
lost February 22, 1969. I realize it is
unlikely that any of his loved ones will ever see this, but just
in case I want them to know that he has not been forgotten.
Sincerely,
Mary E. Gomez
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From: lcndls4u@aol.com Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:24:00 -0500 (EST)
I have had a bracelet for Maj. William
Brashear since the early 70's.
I understand from your list he is still a POW. .....
His family can contact me at Lcndls4u@aol.com |
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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:03:14 -0800 Subject: "LOVELETTERS" From: "A. Thomas Finney II" <athomasfinney@gmail.com>
Dear Sir or Ma'am:
I Posted a letter on your Site a few years ago (which has
received many favorable responses) but now I would like to Post
the below letter,
updated if you will, because my email address has changed.
Please Post as soon as possible. Thank you, and love your Site!
"If you or anyone you know has a POW/MIA bracelet inscribed 'LT.
COL. TOM FINNEY 8-1-66' and would like to return it to the
family
please feel free to contact me at
athomasfinney@gmail.com
I am Tom Finney II and I am Colonel Finney's eldest son. Thank
you."
[Arthur Thomas Finney] |
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From: "Deb" <rdboswell@sbcglobal.net> Subject: W. DARRELL JOHNSON Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:03:40 -0600
To the Johnson family,
I have had W. Darrell Johnsons
bracelet since 1970 and it has been on my person or
displayed in our house ever since. I check for any
information from time to time. Just want the family to
know that he is remembered in this household and we hold
him and all servicemen and women in our prayers. We have
a son in Afghanistan , third tour in that area and we
are thankful for all the prayers and support from
others. God Bless
Robert and Debbie Boswell
rdboswell@sbcglobal.net
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From: "KLynn Mitchell" <klynnm@earthlink.net>
Subject: Lt. Col. Roosevelt Hestle Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:05:29 -0800
My name is Lynn Mitchell, I am 70 years old and I have had a
bracelet with Lt. Col. Roosevelt Hestles
name on it since the early 70's. I wore the bracelet for many
years and then put it in my jewelry box for safe keeping. My
husband wears copper on his wrist to ease the pain of arthritis
and has for several years. The bracelet he was wearing broke
and I said "here, wear this bracelet that I have had in my
jewelry box". He then asked me how long I have had this and
have you found out anything about this man. I had not, and so
we got on the computer and found all of this information on so
many POW's.
What really upsets me is that according to the information,
Roosevelt Hestle has not been found and is still MIA.
I feel terrible for his family, how awful it must be to not know
what has happened to him, especially when Mrs. Hestle actually
saw him in a news shot and knew he was alive and the Army denies
it.
My husband had to stop wearing the bracelet because it was
starting to crack, so I will put it back in my jewelry box for
safe keeping.
If anyone has more information on Roosevelt Hestle I would
really like to hear from you. My e-mail address is
klynnm@earthlink.net.
God Bless the Hestle family.
Lynn Mitchell
12-26-2011
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From: "Schindler" <dschindler28@att.net> Subject: S/Sgt John Jakovak POW-MIA Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:14:27 -0500
I purchased
the bracelet of S/Sgt John Jakovak 5-29-67 in the summer of 1968
in Bloomfield Hills outside Detroit. I never removed it
until January 30, 1972 when its condition was so fragile that it
was soon to break. Instead I hung a POW flag at my door and
tied his bracelet to the flag support, always bringing it in to
hang on my Christmas tree. John has never been far from my
thoughts. My son suggested I do some on-line research where
I learned that he came home in 1997. While I am grateful he is
home, I am deeply sorry for his family and all families
who live, and have had to live, with such unknown so many
years. If his family would like to have his bracelet, please
let me know and I will be happy to send it.
Dana
Schindler
Manistee,
Michigan
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From: Patti Sullivan <psullivan@satx.rr.com>
Subject: .Family of CDR Carroll Crain 3-8-67 Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:29:23 -0600
My grandfather recently passed away. I found CDR Crain's
bracelet in his belongings. I am wearing it, but I want to let
his family know that I would gladly send it to them if they want
it.
psullivan@satx.rr.com
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Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:15:02 -0800 (PST)
From: JA <joel.abramson@yahoo.com> Subject: Colonel Donald Cook
Just wanted to take a moment to honor the memory of Colonel
Donald Cook on this 47th anniversary of his capture.
I have had the honor of wearing Major Cook's bracelet (he
was promoted to Colonel after his death) since I was in High
School in NYC back in the early 70's.
Semper fidelis
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