Monday, November 5, 2018

Thiếu tá Brent Taylor trong Nhiệm vụ cố vấn quân sự của NATO (NATO military advisory mission in southern Afghanistan, in Kandahar province)... đã hy sinh vì công vụ quốc gia

💥Amazing Grace💥💥Royal Scots Dragoon Guards💥 https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Đọc tin Thiếu tá Brent Taylor trong Nhiệm vụ cố vấn quân sự của NATO (NATO military advisory mission in southern Afghanistan, in Kandahar province)... đã hy sinh vì công vụ quốc gia. Buồn... tin buốn. RIP, God Bless Major Brent Taylor! God Bless America!
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Brent Taylor, cũng là thi trưởng Utah city nhưng tạm thời phải từ nhiệm được thuyên chuyển sang Afghanistan; ông phục vụ trong vai trò sĩ quan chỉ huy huấn luyện trong Lực lượng Trừ Bị Quốc gia Utah. Mới đây nghe tin ông đã bỏ mình tại Kabul, A Phú Hãn, tôi thật chùn lòng. Tôi cũng có người cháu họ ra đi tại chiến trường khắc nghiệt Kandahar trước đây. Tôi đọc tác phẩm Yên Sơn tôi rất hiểu nhà văn này khi cho bài viết sau... Chúng ta sẽ ra sao nếu như con cháu của chúng ta ra đi ngoài chiến trường nguy hiểm nơi xa nhà... broken-hearted? mournful? grief-stricken?
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
"Trang 154, bài viết “Tiễn Con Đi Chiến Trường Iraq”, tác giả Yên Sơn cảm động kể lại khi người con trai nối nghiệp cha, gia nhập vào nghiệp kaki, “hổ phụ sinh hổ tử”, con nhà tông không giống lông cũng giống cánh, just like father like son dòng máu anh hùng. Cháu PQ nhận nhiệm sở chiến trường sôi động Iraq. Truyện kể này tôi xem trên internet nhiều lần mà tôi vốn thích vì tình phụ tử của anh. “Tiễn Con Đi Chiến Trường Iraq”, Yên Sơn viết,…
“Ðang lái xe, suy nghĩ mông lung trên đường từ nhà đến trường; tiếng reng của cell phone làm tôi giật mình, rung tay lái:
– Ba ơi Ba, con là PQ đây!
Tôi vui mừng nghe tiếng nói của đứa con xa, mặc dù nó mới về phép mấy tuần trước đây để dự đám cưới của chú em trai họ dì cậu của nó. Con cái mặc dù bao lớn, người làm cha mẹ vẫn thấy chúng trẻ thơ, cần được săn sóc:
– Con khoẻ không?
– Dạ thưa Ba con rất khoẻ, con có võ mà, con là Lục quân mà!
Nó cười thành tiếng làm tôi cũng cười theo. Nó thường trả lời chúng tôi như vậy mỗi khi được hỏi về tình trạng sức khoẻ. Nó có tính khôi hài giống tôi, theo lời mẹ nó nói. Cũng theo mẹ nó, như bất cứ bà mẹ nào trên cõi đời này, cái thói hư tật xấu gì của con cũng giống bố; ví dụ như cái tính ham bạn, mê chơi, hút thuốc, uống rượu của nó…
– Con gọi thăm Ba hay có chuyện gì không con?
– Dạ cả hai!
– Chuyện gì quan trọng không con?
– Dạ con đang làm giấy tờ để đi Iraq! Có một cái form cần quyết định của Ba trước khi con điền. Câu hỏi là nếu con bị tử nạn, Ba muốn gia đình tự lo việc chôn cất cho con hay để cho Quân đội sắp đặt theo truyền thống của họ?

Tôi nghẹn ngào, thảng thốt! Như có ai vừa đâm sâu một mũi nhọn vào tim dù biết đây chỉ là hình thức giấy tờ tự nhiên. Vậy mà tôi vẫn xúc động, ngay cả lúc này ngồi viết ra những lời đối thoại với con. Dù tôi cũng đã từng sống trên bờ sinh tử trong cuộc chiến năm xưa; dù biết trước sau gì con tôi cũng tham dự chiến trường Iraq, vậy mà tôi cứ lo, cứ buồn. Bạn bè vẫn hỏi tôi có lo lắng gì khi con đi Iraq, tôi vẫn nói dối một cách tỉnh bơ “lo thì được cái gì, cho con đi lính thì phải chấp nhận”… nào là mình đã ở trong lòng cuộc chiến năm xưa, thô bạo hơn, khốc liệt hơn mà mình đâu có sợ!!! Nói chỉ để giữ vững tinh thần cho mẹ và các em nó, che lấp những nỗi lo sợ ám ảnh của một người cha trước mặt mọi người, chứ làm sao an tâm cho được! Chẳng thà chính mình tham dự còn đỡ lo hơn. Tôi chạnh lòng nghĩ tới cha tôi cứ mỗi lần loay hoay trong trách nhiệm làm cha, tôi lại nghĩ đến người! Tôi chỉ có một đứa con đi quân đội, trong khi Ba Mẹ tôi có tới ba người và hai đứa ở tuổi động viên! Tôi nhớ thương Ba Mẹ tôi quá đỗi! Nhớ những năm còn đi học, hai anh tôi trong quân ngũ, tôi đã nhiều lần thấy sự âu lo của Ba Mẹ tôi mỗi khi nghe tin qua đài phát thanh cho biết có đụng trận ở những nơi các anh tôi trú đóng. Nhất là Ba tôi. Bao giờ Người cũng tỏ ra cứng rắn với tinh thần chịu đựng và chấp nhận. Thế nhưng, giữa những đêm thâu tôi tình cờ bắt gặp Người ngồi hút thuốc ngoài hiên, mắt nhìn mông lung về hướng trời xa với những tiếng thở dài đầy ấp âu lo, với bao nỗi băn khoăn, trăn trở.
– Ba! Ba có nghe con nói gì không Ba?
– À, Ba… Ba… Ba cũng không biết nữa tôi ngập ngừng trả lời, trong khi đầu óc như tê điếng trong nỗi muộn phiền.
– Chỉ có một trong hai chọn lựa; hoặc gia đình tự lo hay là Quân Đội họ lo hết!
– Ba không biết Mẹ con muốn sao, theo Ba thì Ba muốn…
Trong đầu óc tôi chớp nhoáng những ý nghĩ đen tối… nếu nhỡ con mình… một ngày nào đó… ôi kinh khủng quá… làm sao đây? Làm sao đây? Mình phải tự lo cho con mình chứ, mình phải được nhìn thấy nó… lần cuối cùng chứ!…”
Anh suy tư về chuyện cũ, lo lắng về chuyện mới, tôi hiểu anh từ ý nghĩ.
“Những người lính Mỹ đã rời chiến trường Việt Nam trong đau thương và tủi nhục hơn ba thập niên trước; tôi cầu mong con trai tôi và hàng trăm ngàn quân nhân Mỹ đang ngày đêm cận kề sinh tử tử sinh sẽ không bị bán đứng bởi lũ chính trị gia ngồi ở văn phòng, hoặc do sự vô trách nhiệm của đám truyền thông báo chí. Tôi cầu mong họ trở về nước từ chiến trường Iraq trong huy hoàng của một chiến thắng rực rỡ và trong niềm hãnh diện và hoan lạc của toàn dân.”

Đọc Yên Sơn - “Mưa Nắng Bên Đời”: https://www.facebook.com/namhai.tran.75839/…/190772205156275
May we never forget the fallen, the brave, the heroes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O0daPfqSV0
Mayor of Utah city killed in 'insider attack' in Afghanistan
Associated Press - Associated Press•November 4, 2018

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Vertical shot of an American flag honoring fallen heroes, with additional flags in the blurred background.

North Ogden, Utah (AP) — The mayor of a Utah city was killed during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state's National Guard, authorities said.
North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor died Saturday in an apparent "insider attack" in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Another U.S. service member whose name was not immediately released was being treated for wounds sustained in the attack, U.S. military officials said.
In a statement Saturday night, Utah Gov. Herbert said he was "heartbroken at the news" of Taylor's death and felt "completely humbled by the service and the ultimate sacrifice offered by this brave and selfless soldier."
"Devastating news," Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox wrote on his Facebook page. ""I hate this. I'm struggling for words. I love Mayor Taylor, his amazing wife Jennie and his seven sweet kids. Utah weeps for them today. This war has once again cost us the best blood of a generation. We must rally around his family."
Taylor, 39, was deployed to Afghanistan in January with the Utah National Guard for what was expected to be a 12-month tour of duty. Taylor, an officer in the National Guard, previously served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan.
"Brent was a hero, a patriot, a wonderful father, and a dear friend," U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said on Twitter. "News of his death in Afghanistan is devastating. My prayers and love are with Jennie and his 7 young children. His service will always be remembered."
At the time of his deployment in January, Taylor told local media that, as an intelligence officer, he will be assigned to serve on an advisory team training the staff of an Afghan commando battalion.
"Right now there is a need for my experience and skills to serve in our nation's long-lasting war in Afghanistan," he said. "President Trump has ordered an increase in troops, and part of the new strategy focuses on expanding the capabilities of the Afghan commando units."
Taylor became mayor of North Ogden, a city of about 17,000 people 46 miles north of Salt Lake City, in 2013.
The Tribune reported that on the day of his deployment in mid-January, North Ogden police escorted Taylor and his family around town as hundreds of residents lined the streets to see him off.
Herbert scheduled a Sunday news conference with Maj. Gen. Jefferson Burton, the adjutant general of the state's National Guard.
https://www.armytimes.com/…/utah-mayor-who-served-in-army-…/
https://kutv.com/…/north-ogden-mourns-loss-of-mayor-killed-…
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Mayor of Utah city killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan
Posted on November 4, 2018 by Afshan Zahra in World

North Ogden: The mayor of a Utah city was killed during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state’s National Guard, the Salt Lake Tribune and other media report.
The Tribune says that Mayor Brent Taylor died Saturday in an apparent “insider attack” in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. American military officials say another U.S. service member is being treated for wounds sustained in the attack.
The Utah National Guard has identified the service member killed as a member of the Guard. The Guard member’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
But Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox wrote on his Facebook page that Taylor has been killed.
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch issued a statement Saturday about Taylor’s death on Twitter.
Hatch wrote: “Brent was a hero, a patriot, a wonderful father, and a dear friend. News of his death in Afghanistan is devastating. My prayers and love are with Jennie and his 7 young children. His service will always be remembered.”–AP.
Links: https://www.usatoday.com/…/utah-mayor-brent-tay…/1883961002/
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Honoring Our Soldiers, by Kelly Roper.

Honoring Those Who Serve The Call to Duty. https://www.youtube.com/watch…
A call to duty is sent out
And the strong and the brave reply.
They do it for love of country,
So there's never a need to ask why.

They leave behind all that they love,
Their families, their homes and their lives,
Because to preserve these precious things
Is the goal for which each soldier strives.

So God bless our troops,
The courageous women and men,
Who fight to make sure
The bells of freedom peal again.

When You See a Soldier
When you see a soldier
Be sure to shake his or her hand,
And let that soldier know you're grateful
For the protection the military affords our land.

But most of all express your thanks
For every soldier's personal sacrifice.
In order to serve our country,
They risked their entire lives.

How Do You Measure a Soldier's Sacrifice?
Female soldier; Copyright Elliot Burlingham at Dreamstime.com
How do you measure a soldier's sacrifice?
Is it by the number of friends and family left behind?
Is it by the months or years given in service?

How do you measure a soldier's courage?
Is it by the number of objectives completed,
Or by the number of bullets dodged or missions served?

How do you measure a soldier's honor?
Is it by the duty he or she volunteers for,
Or by the number of medals earned?

The simple truth is that these things are immeasurable,
As is this country's debt to all who serve,
And pay the price for freedom in this land.

Welcome Home
To those who fought on foreign soil,
Who for our nation did perilously toil,
Who braved the bombs and bullets and mines,
To return home to more peaceful times,
A hearty welcome home.

To those who fought on foreign soil,
Whose lives have been marred by the enemy's toil,
Who now must rebuild body, mind and soul,
And returning to normal is now the goal,
A supportive welcome home.

To those who fought on foreign soil
Whose lives did end through dangerous toil,
To arrive home flag-draped, silent and still,
And rest in peace beneath the grass on the hill,
A reverent welcome home...

Honor The Fallen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZHTE1jMXg
Amazing Grace Bagpipes: https://www.youtube.com/watch…

Friday, September 21, 2018

Tìm Người Thân Châu Ton, Lôi Hổ Chiến Đoàn 1 Xung Kích - nonggiatrangth@gmail.com


9/21/18
Đoàn Khánh CCN-San Jose California
Châu Tôn là Trung Đội Trưởng cùng Đại Đội với Đoàn Khánh tại FOB1 (Tiền Doanh 1) Phú Bài
Sau đó thuyên chuyển về Chiến Đoàn 1 Xung Kích cùng cùng Đại Đội với Đoàn Khánh 
Cuối năm 71 Đoàn Khánh bị thương nặng nên mất liên lạc. Châu Tôn là người Miên gốc Châu Đốc VN.

9/21/18
Đại Úy Nguyễn Văn Mậu Chiến đoàn 3 và Đoàn 3 Sở Liên Lạc.
Nam California
Châu Tôn gốc Người Miên Cùng Đại Đội với anh Mậu, về sau Chiến Đoàn 3 trở thành Đoàn 3 SLL, Châu Tôn về Toán Thám Sát,
với Liên Toán 31 do anh Mậu Liên Toán Trưởng. 
Cho đến tháng 3 năm 75 Châu Tôn vẫn còn phục vụ tại Đoàn 3 đến khi mất cao nguyên tháng 3/75. Anh Mậu từng phục vụ tại Chiến Đoàn 2 và 3 nên không biết Châu Tôn ở Chiến Đoàn 1
có thể là 2 người khác nhau. Sau 75 đã mất liên lạc với Châu Tôn. 

Mọi tin tức liên quan đến Biệt Kích Châu Ton hay Châu Tôn xin liên lạc về email: Nhakythuat@yahoo.com or Nonggiatrangth@gmail.com

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Phân Ưu cùng gia đình Chiến Hữu Phạm Sĩ Khanh Đoàn Công Tác 68

Phân-Ưu
Nhận được tin buồn thân mẫu 
chiến hữu Phạm Sĩ Khanh Đoàn Công Tác 68 
Cụ Bà Maria Bùi Thị Minh
đã mệnh chung vào ngày 2 tháng 9 năm 2018 
tại Oakland, Bắc California Hoa Kỳ. 
Lễ thăm quan từ 12 giờ trưa đến 8 giờ tối vào ngày Chủ Nhật 9 tháng 9 năm 2018 tại:
Albert Brown Mortuary
3476 Piedmont Ave
 Oakland, CA 94611
Thành thật chia buồn cùng gia đình tang quyến và xin cầu nguyện Linh Hồn Cụ Bà Maria Bùi Thị Minh sớm Hưởng Nhan Thánh Chúa và 

được yên nghĩ nơi chốn Thiên Đàng

Gia Đình Chiến Sĩ Vô Danh Việt Nam

Đồng THÀNH KÍNH PHÂN ƯU 

Friday, August 31, 2018

POW/MIA UPDATE: August 31, 2018 The number still missing (POW/MIA) and otherwise unaccounted-for (KIA/BNR) from the Vietnam War is 1,594.

POW/MIA UPDATE: August 31, 2018

  AMERICANS ACCOUNTED FOR:  DPAA announced on 8/24/18 that CDR James B. Mills, USNR, CA, was accounted for on 8/20/18.  Listed as MIA on 9/21/66, NVN, his remains were recovered in June, 2018.  Earlier in the month, DPAA announced that Col Richard A. Kibbey, USAF, NY, was accounted for on 8/618.  Listed as MIA ON 2/6/67, NVN, his remains were noted as returned on April 13, 2017.  The accounting for CDR Mills and  Col Kibbey brings the number still missing from the Vietnam War down to 1,594.  Prior to that, and dated 7/17/18, DPAA released the name of Col Frederick M. Mellor, USAF, listed as MIA, NVN, on 8/13/65.  Prior to this posting, the most recent Vietnam War accounted-related release was on May 31st when DPAA posted the name of LCDR Larry R. Kilpatrick, USN, of GA, though he actually was accounted for on May 18th.  Listed as MIA on 6/18/72 in North Vietnam, remains were recovered 12/14/2015.   Nearly a month earlier, on April 5th, DPAA posted the names of two Vietnam War personnel as accounted for.  Col Peter J. Stewart, USAF, of FL, listed MIA 3/15/66, was recovered 12/12/15 and ID’d on 2/1/18.  Army SSGT Marshall F. Kipina, of MI, listed MIA 7/14/66 in Laos, was recovered 2/17/16 and ID’d 2/1/18.  Prior to that, DPAA posted the news that LTC Robert G. Nopp, USA, of OR, listed as MIA 7/14/66, was recovered 2/17/16 and ID’d 2/1/18.  On January 18th, DPAA released notice that Col Edgar F. Davis, USAF, of NC, listed MIA in Laos on 9/17/68, recovered 4/29/15 and ID’d 12/22/17, is now accounted for, the first such announcement since September 11th of last year.  At that time, DPAA reported the accounting for CAPT James. R. Bauder, USN, of CA, listed as MIA 9/21/66 in North Vietnam, recovered 6/11/17, and ID’d 8-28-17.   The number still missing (POW/MIA) and otherwise unaccounted-for (KIA/BNR) from the Vietnam War is 1,594.   Of that number, 90% were lost in Vietnam or in areas of Cambodia or Laos under Vietnam’s wartime control: Vietnam-1,248 (VN-453, VS-795); Laos-291; Cambodia-48; PRC territorial waters-7.
Since formed in 1970, the League has sought the return of all POWs, the fullest possible accounting for the missing, and repatriation of all recoverable remains.  The total accounted for since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 is 989.   A breakdown by country of these 989 Americans is:  Vietnam – 670, Laos – 274, Cambodia – 42, and the PRC – 3.  In addition, 63 US personnel were accounted for between 1973 and 1975, the formal end of the Vietnam War, for a grand total of 1,052.  These 63 Americans, accounted for by US-only efforts in accessible areas, were not due to cooperation by post-war governments in Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia.  Combined, a total of 282 have been accounted for from Laos, 725 from Vietnam, 42 from Cambodia and 3 from the PRC.
REPATRIATION CEREMONY HELD IN DA NANG, VIETNAM:  On July 7th, remains that were reviewed by SRV and US forensic specialists and found likely to be those of unaccounted-for US American servicemen were turned over to US officials at Da Nang International Airport.  The remains were recovered by joint and unilateral excavation teams during the 131st Joint Field Activities (JFAs) from mid-May to early July, 2018.   Field operations resumed in mid-August and US-SRV Technical Talks will again take place in Hanoi on September 10thChairman’s Comment:  The League deeply appreciates the efforts by the government and people of Vietnam to work constructively and effectively to achieve the fullest possible accounting for Americans still missing from the Vietnam War.  Vietnam’s initially sporadic and frustrating cooperation has expanded steadily over the last 40 years and today can be commended as leaning forward and providing increased opportunities for success.
FIELD OPERATIONS RESUME IN LAOS:  Just as field operations were ending in Vietnam, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel, augmented by POW/MIA specialists from the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA’s) Stony Beach Team, began recovery and investigation operations on several cases of US personnel missing in Laos.  Those field recoveries recently concluded with a repatriation ceremony conducted at the Luang Prabang Airport on August 14th.  US-Lao talks will occur September 7th, and Joint Field Activities (JFAs) are scheduled to resume soon.  Chairman’s Comment:  The League looks forward to positive results from these efforts, fully recognizing several significant developments in POW/MIA cooperation that the Lao leadership has authorized in recent months, including base camping at remote locations, increasing the number of US personnel participating, and extensions of time on field recovery sites when justified.   Despite often difficult conditions,  including advance destruction of unexploded ordnance, conditions for humanitarian cooperation to account as fully as possible for US personnel continue to improve, for which all Americans are grateful.   Hopefully, imminent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sanctions against Laos for failing to accept Lao immigrants to the US, convicted of criminal behavior and scheduled for legal deportation, will not negatively impact humanitarian POW/MIA cooperation.
In Cambodia, long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a “temporary suspension” to all POW/MIA cooperation with DPAA when DHS sanctions were levied against Cambodia several months ago and has since declined appeals to lift the suspension.  All are hoping, now that his predictable re-election has occurred, Prime Minister Hun Sen will decide to lift the suspension.  Notable, however, was almost nonstop anti-US rhetoric through the election run-up, and the Prime Minister has declared the suspension will end when the sanctions do.  
BREAKTHROUGH ON AMERICANS UNACCOUNTED-FOR FROM KOREAN WAR:  In a formal statement signed by President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un, the United States and North Korea agreed to the recovery and repatriation of Americans still unaccounted-for from the Korean War.   This stunning agreement, a potential win-win-win scenario, affords the affected families from the US, South Korea and Japan, in particular, an unprecedented opportunity to obtain long awaited answers.
As a first step, and as pledged, on July 27th, North Korea turned over 55 transfer cases, draped with the United Nations flag under which they served during the Korean War.  To quote an announcement issued late that night by Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Mr. Kelly McKeague:
“We are pleased that a few hours ago the DPRK turned over 55 boxes containing the possible remains of missing DoD personnel to the United Nations Command.  Four anthropologists and one forensic photographer from DPAA conducted a preliminary review of the remains at Wonsan Airport prior to being transported to joint US-RoK air base at Osan on an USAF aircraft.
During the next few days, those scientists will perform a more detailed field forensic review, and on Aug 1, the remains will be honorably carried onto two USAF aircraft for their return to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in
Hawaii. After the dignified ceremony, the remains will be accessioned into our laboratory where in-depth forensic analyses will begin.
We have not yet reached an agreement with the DPRK regarding future field recoveries; however, we are working closely with our DoD, State Department, and National Security Council partners on this matter. Our collective goal is to commence field operations in the DPRK next Spring.
Of the 400+ U.S. remains either unilaterally turned over by the DPRK in the early 1990s or recovered during DoD's 1996-2005 operations in North Korea, over 337 individuals have been identified, accounted-for and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. The most recent of these occurred this past April.
We are guardedly optimistic about the weeks and months ahead, as we endeavor to bring long-awaited answers to more families who lost loved ones in the Korean War.”
  Chairman’s Comment: Having sought the fullest possible accounting for decades, the League and all POW/MIA families welcome this encouraging development.  The League can take pride in having led the way and laid the groundwork for all that is evolving nearly 50 years since officially formed on May 28, 1970.
In the early 1980s, the Reagan Administration, backed by the POW/MIA Interagency Group on which then League Executive Director Ann Mills-Griffiths served, took the initiative to raise intelligence priorities and obtain the evidence that is now publicly known and forms the basis for accounting expectations, not only for the Vietnam War, but also the Korean War.   As the demand for expanding the accounting mission raised to a higher level in the early 1990s and the Korean War/Cold War POW/MIA families began organizing, the League fully supported efforts to recover and account for US personnel who didn’t return from wars and conflicts further past, so long as the priority on Vietnam War POW/MIAs was not adversely impacted.  
DPAA Director Kelly McKeague has pledged to sustain operational priority on accounting for as many as possible of our 1,596 unreturned veterans from the Vietnam War.  The reality is that uncertainty is greater for Vietnam War families, and there are more immediate family members impacted by US accounting efforts.  Worldwide efforts are already ongoing, both operationally and from disinterring remains known to be American, buried as unknowns in US cemeteries around the world.  These families have known their loved ones died decades ago, but their reaction to honoring and remembering their long-lost relatives is evident, even when the individual was relatively unknown to the family impacted today. The necessity now is for Congress and DoD to sustain funding levels necessary to expand operations into North Korea as both nations have now agreed.  There should be no doubt that additional funding will be available, but taking nothing for granted, and determined to ensure that priority on Vietnam War accounting is sustained, all are encouraged to urge Members of Congress to recognize this need.    
  THE PRESIDENT’S STRONG MEMORIAL DAY COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTING MISSION:   The League was very pleased to see the President include language strongly committing the United States to “remember the American servicemen and women who remain missing from wars and conflicts fought over the past century.  We will never stop searching for them…and whenever possible, we will bring them home.  We pledge to remember not just on Memorial Day.  We will always remember them.  We will remember them every day.”
  DPAA DIRECTOR McKEAGUE VISITS SOUTHEAST ASIA:  In March, DPAA Director Kelly McKeague visited Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, holding discussions with senior Vietnamese and Lao officials, as well as US Ambassadors and their senior staff, DIA Stony Beach personnel and DPAA Detachment staff.  This was Director McKeague’s first official visit to these critical countries since being named DPAA Director on September 5, 2017. His delegation was a crucial step in advancing the mission as the US seeks to maximize the favorable environment that has created a unique opportunity to expand the pace and scope of accounting efforts, as advocated by Vietnam since first proposed to a League Delegation in 2009.  Mr. McKeague was supported by Policy & Plans Director John Hamilton, Vietnam War policy specialist Jack Kull and Lt Col Bernard Smith, USAF, the Director’s Senior Military Assistant,
LEAGUE & SOA/SFA DELEGATIONS RETURN FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA:  A National League of POW/MIA Families Delegation, led by Chairman of the Board/CEO Ms. Ann Mills-Griffiths, traveled to Southeast Asia (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, & Thailand) January 11th, and returned January 30th.  She was joined once again by the League’s Senior Policy Advisor since 1989, Richard Childress, Director for Asian Affairs in the Reagan National Security Council, 1981-1989, and, for the first time, MIA daughter Cindy Stonebraker, elected member of the League’s Board of Directors. Parallel to the League Delegation, and representing the Special Operations Association (SOA) and Special Forces Association (SFA) was Mike Taylor, LTC, USA/SF (Ret), Vice President of SOA and Chairman of the joint SOA/SFA POW/MIA Committee.  Mrs. Elli Childress and Mrs. Laura Taylor accompanied their respective husbands and participated in social events and cultural activities.
Both delegations met in each country with US Ambassadors and Embassy officials, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Stony Beach specialists and DPAA Detachment personnel.  While in Hanoi, the League Delegation met briefly with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis who was in-country for meetings with Vietnam’s Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, as well as other senior Vietnamese officials.  The League Delegation also met with senior Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian officials to discuss concepts to advance the accounting mission.  In addition to meeting with US officials, SOA/SFA’s Mike Taylor met with American and foreign veterans, some of whom fought as enemies during the war.  While in Laos, Stonebraker, M. Taylor and L. Taylor visited a remote recovery site to thank US and Lao personnel for their often dangerous efforts during field operations.  
HOUSE PASSES H. RES. 129:  On February 12th, the House of Representatives passed this important resolution by a vote of 411 – 0, sending a unified message to the American people – including our Armed Forces serving today and our veterans, as well as foreign nations.  Introduced by Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX), former Vietnam War POW, his strong message on the Floor of the House occurred almost precisely 45 years after he and his fellow POWs were released from many years of captivity.  Passage of this resolution reflects true bipartisan, non-political support for the humanitarian accounting mission. 
It is the US Senate’s turn to act.  The identical measure was simultaneously introduced in the US Senate by Senator John S. McCain (R-AZ) as S. RES. 61. Senate passage would further reinforce our country’s support for achieving the fullest possible accounting for those who serve our nation – past, present and future.   To date, there are only 11 co-sponsors in the Senate, the most recent being July 17, 2018.  Members of the US Senate should be ashamed.  CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TO URGE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF S. RES. 61 
DPAA-HOSTED FAMILY UPDATES:  DPAA-hosted Family Member Updates (FMUs) are no longer restricted solely to family members.  Responsible Veteran Service Organization (VSO) representatives are now included, as are League and other Non-Government Organization (NGO) officials.  Following are upcoming dates and locations:  September 8th, Philadelphia, PA; November 17th, Greensboro, NC, January 26th, 2019, San Antonio, TX; February 23rd, San Jose, CA; March 23rd, Birmingham, AL; April 20th, Salt Lake City, UT, and May 18th, Omaha, NE, and though NOT a DPAA-hosted Family Update, the National League of POW/MIA Families 50thAnniversary Annual Meeting June 19-23, 2019.  

NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY – SEPTEMBER 21ST:  Make plans now to attend a ceremony in your city, state or at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, for the national ceremony, hosted by Secretary of Defense General James Mattis, late afternoon.  Details to follow.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

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