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On February 1, 2003, in Honor of our POW's & MIA's,
and in shame and protest of our government's lack of
action to accurately account for, and bring home:
each and every missing part of America~This Website
will be blackened, lit only by a single candle.





Have you forgotten me? How could you? I am
a part of you, America, Do you remember the
day I left? Do you remember the tears?
Maybe I didn't tell you, but my Heart
was torn that day. I knew what I had to do
to honor our Flag, but I also knew it meant
leaving you; as I turned to walk away,
I prayed that someday you would understand.


That was so long ago, and yet..I have
relived that moment over and over.
So often, I have wondered..do you
still remember me? Do you still care?


I have been in far away places, and have
experienced so much. I have known
sleepless nights, and times of terror.
I have felt anguish, and lonliness.
I have given my all to help America
maintain her Dignity. I have served,
it has been long and hard.
I have endured so much.


I think..there comes a time, in each
human being's life, when they just
can't, anymore. I have reached that time,
and gone beyond. I am torn, I am so tired..
and I need to rest. I need to come home.


I think..there comes a time, in each
human being's life, when they need to
turn to someone, for help. I have reached
that time. I have done all that I could
with my team, and the team has become smaller.
I have known what it's like to stand on my own.
I am proud, as I have done well,
but now..I turn to you, asking for help.


Please know that you must be strong
to take a stand. And know that if
you work as a team, you will accomplish much.
There is no time to be selfish, no time
to search for gratification, there is
no time to waste. I think..that you will
learn, as I have; that you simply...
must do what you have to do, at any risk.


I ask for your help..not only for myself;
but for so many of our brothers, who are
in need. Please, help to bring us home...
and if, by chance..some of us can't walk;
then carry us, but bring our family
back together, where we belong!


This..is the creed which I live by:



The Articles of the Code of Conduct


ARTICLE I:
I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard
my country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

ARTICLE II:
I will never surrender of my own free will.
If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command
while they still have the means to resist.

ARTICLE III:
If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available.
I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape.
I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

ARTICLE IV:
If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners.
I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be
harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command.
If not, I will obey lawful orders of those appointed over me
and will back them in every way.

ARTICLE V:
When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war,
I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth.
I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability.
I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country
or its allies or harmful to their cause.

ARTICLE VI:
I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom,
responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles
which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.





Website created June 5, 1999.
Created for, and in honor of: The Part of America not yet home
Those who are Prisoners Of War, and Those Missing In Action..
The Part of America not yet home; but never forgotten.


The time is Now..to join together and become strong.
The time is Now..to bring our Family Home.



On February 12, 1968,
SP5 Harry Brown, medic; 1Lt. Jerry Roe, aircraft commander;
WO Alan Gunn, pilot; and SP4 Wade Groth, crewchief,
were flying a UH1H (tail #66-17027)
dispatched on a night medical evacuation mission (dustoff).
Dustoff 90 departed Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam
for Gia Nghai Special Forces camp.


As U.S. Air Force Tactical Control Radar operators
at Ban Me Thuot tracked the flight,
the blip that was the UH1H dustoff chopper disappeared
from the screen at 2019 hours. The helicopter apparently
went down 20 minutes outbound from its base in a
mountainous region of Quang Duc Province.


An Army Infantry unit searched the apparent crash site
near the Cambodian border for 36 hours,
but found neither the helicopter nor its crew.


On May 25, 1965, Special Forces Detachment A-342
was airlanded at Dong Xoai. The Special Forces
Detachment, together with Navy Seabees, built a
camp and among other duties, assumed the MACV
subsector role for Don Luan district.

Intermittent Viet Cong mortar rounds lobbed into
the new camp, and were considered only the usual
harassment, but sightings of large VC formations
nearing the town increased.

On the night of June 9, CIDG teams around the
camp's perimeter were silenced by the 762nd and
763rd VC Regiments. There was no opportunity to
warn the camp, and only a few survived. At 2330,
the camp was heavily mortared, and came under a
heavy ground assault. The camp was overrun, and
most of the CIDG and LLDB withdrew.

At the camp, 2Lt. Charles Q. Williams, seriously
wounded, was directing the defense of the compound
with singular valor and would later be awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at Dong Xoai.

Before South Vietnamese relief forces could arrive,
a team of advisors was sent in from Than Son Nhut,
where MACV was headquartered. The team was aboard
a UH1B helicopter from the 188th Aviation Company
flown by Lt. Walter L. Hall. The crew consisted of
Sgt. Craig L. Hagen, gunner; SSgt. Joseph J. Compa,
crew chief; and WO Donald Saegaert, co-pilot.
The advisors from MACV Special Detachment 5891 were
SSgt. Robert L. Curlee, the medic; and Capt.
Bruce G. Johnson and SFC Fred M. Owens, advisors.

When the helicopter was disembarking troops
on a plantation landing zone, it came under
heavy mortar and small arms fire. The helicopter
took off and started a climbing turn. Upon
clearing some buildings left of the landing zone,
the helicopter went into uncontrolled flight
and in crashing, skidded into some parked vehicles
and burst into flames.

A subsequent search of the crash site was conducted
when the area was resecured (on June 15), but no
American remains were found.


...And eleven of our American Men were declared:
Missing In Action. Missing, for over Thirty One Years!
Our Brothers, Our Family...A Part of America...
A Part of Me. I have adopted each of these Men,
And will do all in my power to bring them back to America.
And I will proudly wear their bracelets until they are Home.
And May God be with them, each step of the way.


To each of them, I have Dedicated a website, Enter
by clicking on the Banner of Honor

Before you leave, please go to the bottom
of the page,and sign my Guest Book





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~~~~~To Eddie~~~~~
Thank you, for helping me to see.
You are Truly, an Inspiration.


~~Dave, John, and Gary~~
Thank you, for the Encouragment.

~~~To Justin~~~
For helping me to understand,
and for your Encouragment.


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