Aloha, Update on Ewa Field

Aloha, Update on Ewa Field

We have confirmed that MARFORPAC and K-BAY will Be sending Color Guard,
Rifle Team and Chaplain To Ewa Field event. US Navy Pacific Fleet Band Will
be sending a bugler.

Special guests for Fort Barrette and Ewa Field will include:

Ray Emory, USS Honolulu Pearl harbor survivor And Pearl Harbor historian emeritus

National Parks Historian Daniel Martinez, who Will speak at both events and
will be providing significant TV news media support and coverage.
NPS is VERY INTERESTED in these two events!

Sgt. Major Allan Kellogg, USMC Medal of Honor Recipient.

Mark Moses, Director, VA Hawaii.

Louisa Cooper, granddaughter of Brig. Gen. Barrette

Master of ceremonies is Daniel DeGracia, pastor and very knowledgeable on
military history and affairs.

Waianae High School JROTC is lined up for Fort Barrette ceremonies with
possibility of Hawaii Guard Support- still pending arrangements.

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Senator Mike Gabbard has confirmed attendance. Rep. Kym Pine
will have a representative because she will be on the mainland.
Still awaiting notification by Sen. Will Espero and Rep. Sharon
Har.

MORE will be added in updated report soon.

John Bond 685-3045
Save Ewa Field - Fort Barrette

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Sean Eagan of americancoldwarvets.org on POW-MIA Radio Hosted by Rod Utech Sunday November 21st to discuss the newest Cold War veteran recognition and remembrance efforts .

Broadcast is 55 minutes long Cold War Segment starts about 19 minutes in.






Our scheduled guests on POW/MIA Radio for Sunday, November 22, 2009 are:

2:00pm Mtn - Mr. Leo Hrdlicka: Leo's brother, Capt. David Hrdlicka, USAF, lost and Missing in Action 44 years ago on May 18, 1965, was on a mission that took him over Laos. He successfully parachuted from his F-105 after being hit by ground fire. David was seen alive afterward and appeared in a Vietnamese newspaper and on a taped recorded broadcast. China claimed him as a prisoner and he appeared in Russia's PRAVDA. Our own intelligence reported him alive in the cave complex near Sam Neua, Laos. Leo has worked extensively for his release, even travelling the Mekong River seeking information on his brother. He remains active in the issue and will offer his comments on current issues today and the best selling book by former congressman Billy Hendon and Beth Stewart, An Enormous Crime: The Definitive Account of American POWs Abandoned in Southeast Asia. Leo has lived much of the history that is presented in the Hendon/Stewart book. For more information, please visit: http://www.enormouscrime.com/ .

3:00pm Mtn - Open Show: The season for giving is upon us; Christmas is only a month away. Are you looking for the perfect gift? A gift that is rewarding to both giver and recipient. Can you imagine a gift that is not put on the shelf and forgotten, not used only once, not returned for color, size or style, not made in China and truly keeps on giving? There are such gifts! Yes, no batteries needed, no assembly required and no need to worry about being politically correct. The only requirements are that the giver provides an enthuisiastic endorsement of the gift and the recipient receives it with an open mind. We will discuss such gifts this hour. Once I get into this discussion, you'll know what I mean and are welcome to offer your suggestions by calling in to join me at 1-877-254-7524.

4:00pm Mtn - News and Views: An hour of the latest POW/MIA and veterans issues. This hour we will be joined by Mr. Sean Eagan, Public Affairs Director for American Cold War Veterans. Sean will discuss recently introduced legislation for the Cold War Service Medal, S.2743.

IMPORTANT NOTE: House Resolution 111 currently has 226 co-sponsors. Yes, we need to continue to get as many new co-sponsors as possible, but we need to contact our reps who have co-sponsored, thank them and ask them to push to have this resolution brought up on the floor of the House for a vote! Please visit http://www.nationalalliance.org for additional information on how you can make this legislation successful.

Remember Jack and Wilma Laeufer at Lima Area MIA-POW have many items available for purchase in support of our veterans and missing Americans. Please contact them at 419-641-2340.

Thanks to our sponsors for this sponsorship period:

Mr. Earl Wood
The Gregory J. Harris Military Courtesy Room
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Listen to POW/MIA Radio every Sunday on The American Freedom Network, http://www.americanewsnet.com . We also broadcast with 10,000 watts on KHNC-AM, 1360khz, Johnstown, Colorado. If you are unable to get the show on the website, please re-enter the URL in your browser address line and try again. Please note our show call-in number, 1-877-254-7524.


Rod Utech

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!" Patrick Henry, 1775

Every now and then you get a good forward

As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.

The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet away. I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too and took a few steps towards him.


I saw the old gentleman point to his open hood and say something. The young man put his grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard him yell at the old gentleman saying,You shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car at your age. And then with a wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of the parking lot.

I saw the old gentleman pull out his handkerchief and mop his brow
as he went back to his car and again looked at the engine.

He then went to his wife and spoke with her and appeared to tell he
r it would be okay. I had seen enough and I approached the old man. He saw
me coming and stood straight and as I got near him I said, 'Looks like you'
re having a problem.'

He smiled sheepishly and quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and knew that whatever the problem=A0was, it was beyond me. Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and to ld the old man that I would be right back... I drove to the station and went inside and saw three attendants working on cars. I approached one of them and related the problem the old man had with his car and offered to pay them if they could follow me back down and help him.

The old man had pushed the heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be comforting his wife. When he saw us he straightened up and t
hanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old gentleman.

When I shook hands with him earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine too. I nodded and asked the usual question, 'What outfit did you serve with?'

He had mentioned that he served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal .

He had hit all the big ones and retired from the Corps after the war was over. As we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the mechanics lower the hood. They came over to us as the old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I told him I would just put the bill on my AAA card.

He still reached for the wallet and handed me a card that I assumed
had his name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket.. We all shook hands all around again and I said my goodbye's to his wife.

I then told the two mechanics that I would follow them back up to the station. Once at the station I told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to come along with me and help the old man. I said I wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to charge me.

One of them pulled out a card from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old man had given to me. Both of the men told me then, that they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I should look at the card the old man had given to me. I said I would and drove off.

For some reason I had gone about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The
name of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and under his name'Congressional Medal of Honor Society..

I sat there motionless looking at the card and reading it over and
over. I looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and marveled that on this day, four Marines had all come together, because one of us needed help. He was an old man all right, but it felt good to have stood next to greatness and courage and an honor to have been in his presence. Rememer, OLD men like him gave you FREEDOM for America.



Thanks to those who served...& those who supported them.

Sean Eagan and of americancoldwarvets.org will be on POW-MIA Radio Hosted by Rod Utech Sunday November 21st to discuss the newest Cold War veteran recognition and remembrance efforts .

Listen Live on line Sunday November 21st at 4:15P.M. MST 6:15 P.M. EST

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Sean and Rod will discuss Cold War veteran issues and new Cold War Medal legislation S. 2743, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes. Introduced November 5, 2009 by Senator Olympia J. Snowe (ME), with co-sponsors Jim Webb (VA), Blanche Lincoln (AR), and Mary Landrieu (LA).

A similar bill, H.R. 4051, was introduced in the House by Steve Israel (NY). Along with the Medal bill Rep. Israel also introduced H.Res.900 - Supporting the goals and ideals of a Cold War Veterans Recognition Day to honor the sacrifices and contributions made by members of the Armed Forces during the Cold War and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in local and national activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those individuals. * Introduced: November 05, 2009 by Steve Israel (NY) .





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Letter to Obama www.congress.org

Subject: Cold War Service Medal

To:
President Barack Obama

November 20, 2009

Mr. President, I am contacting you to ask for your support of H.R. 4051 (Authorization of a Cold War Medal). As a Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer who voted and support you and has proudly served our country for over 22 years I believe all of us who served during that most trying time should be recognized for our service in a tangible way. I believe it's just a small token that would go a long way to say thank you to all the Veterans who were either drafted of volunteered, but did their duty. All of us hear how "politicians support the Troops", but when it come to Veterans we are the first to be forgotten. Thank you for your time. AMCS(AW/SW) John M. Branning, USN(Ret.)

Depew , NY


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