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The Moonduster Chronicles
The Official Newsletter of Operation Just Cause

...for as long as it takes...                                                                                    July 1999
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
"For One Brief Shining Moment..."

 
November 25, 1960 - July 16, 1999
"John Jr., We Hardly Knew You Too"

The snow may never slush upon the hillside
by nine pm the moonlight must appear.
In short, there's simply not a more congenial spot
for happy ever-aftering than here in "Camelot".

The Sea
        "I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea--whether it is to sail or to watch it--we are going back from whence we came."---President John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1962

Please visit Steve's Tribute Farewell to Camelot

PT 109 Boat

"Independence Day"
The Fourth of July

The theme of this month's edition of the "The Moonduster Chronicles" is in honor of the Fourth of July. For America, it's the day we celebrate our independence from the British. It marks the day America became "The Land of the Free, and the "Home of the Brave " back in 1776. However, for many people being 'Free' means more than just being self-governed and self-reliant. Since joining Operation Just Cause, it has numerous meanings for me.

The members of the Armed Forces are the ones who have kept America Free. They served their country with pride, duty, and honor. Most especially I would like to thank those individuals who are still fighting, those who are missing and unaccounted for.

In addition, there will be a section dedicated to a very special man. He was a member of the Armed Forces, a POW, and a man dedicated to his country, up until the day he passed away.

That man's name is Ted Guy.

Colonel Theodore Guy was laid in his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, on Friday, June 18th. Several members of Operation Just Cause were there to pay their final respects to Colonel Guy. They were gracious enough to share their memories of that day with all of us. Their stories made me feel as though I had been there to say goodbye.

I found the following quote from my favorite artist. I think that Mr. Van Gogh was speaking about that special group of people who made it possible for us to eat hotdogs, watch the parades and the fireworks on the Fourth of July. I think he was referring to our Veterans.

"Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling."
--Vincent Van Gogh

Independence Day

July 4th - Independence Day

Save Our History--The Star Spangled Banner Project

The 4th of July Page

The History Page--"The American Revolution"

An Important Part of America's History
"Our Flag"

The Star Spangled Banner History

National Museum of American History
"The Star-Spangled Banner"

To Save the Star-Spangled Banner

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Whatever Happened To...?
the 56 Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence?

One Year Ago on July 4th
{Selections from the July 1998 issue}

  • What Does July 4th Mean To Me?

  • Fourth of July

  • What the 4th Means to Me...

  • Liberty's Child

    -and-

  • The Vietnam Unknown Soldier Identified as Michael Blassie


    POW's on Independence Day
    "For those who lost their freedom on the day we celebrate ours"

        07/04/70     Charles F. Bookout     Army     Oklahoma City, OK    
        07/04/67     Phillip C. Craig     USN     Oneida, NY    
        07/04/69   Patrick Martin Fallon     USAF     Pittsburgh, PA

    If you know of a remembrance page for these POW's, please send the URL to NL@ojc.org

    Colonel Theodore W. Guy
    April 18, 1929-April 23, 1999


    "Colonel, this is for you"

  • My Thoughts on Colonel Ted Guy's Funeral
    by Chris Rich

  • Colonel Gordon "Swede" Larson Gives a Moving Eulogy
    by Gunny Fallon

  • My Tribute to The Colonel
    by Chuck *Doc* Stewart

    Our Trip to Washington DC
    OJC Members Week in DC

  • My Trip to Washington, DC
    by Chris Rich

    Ted Guy's Next Duty Station
    Steve Golding

    Ted Guy, In Memoriam

    An "In Memorium" Book, for Ted's family has been set up.
    Please sign it. It will go to Ted's family. And tell others.

    Special Announcements

    Former Astronaut Dies at the Age of 69
    Conrad, a former Navy Captain, will be buried with full Military Honors

    Kosovo Accident Victims Named
    Spc. Sherwood B. Brim and Sgt. William W. Wright

    POW/MIA Book Reviews
    by Gunny Fallon

    "In This Month's Issue"
    July 1999

    Announcements

    Good News!
    Update on Shelby Roberts

    Independence Day Message
    from Chairman Henry H. Shelton

    Mike Benge, Co-Chairman of the Board of Operation Just Cause
    Ted Guy Jr. Named to OJC Board of Directors

    Commercial Use of Morse Code Ends

    National Alliance of Families 10th Annual POW/MIA Forum
    Washington, DC
    June 17 - 19, 1999

    Person of the Century --"The American Veteran"
    Cast Your Vote! Send an Email!
    Sent in by Dave Murray

    POW / MIA Observance Day
    From AIIPOWMIAI

    Volunteers Needed for Operation Just Cause

    Creativity Corner

    A Selection of Poems
     by Peggy Meeks-King

    The Wall
    by Marsha Burkes-Megehee

    Links of Interest

  • American History Resources

  • Archaeological Treasures at Fort McHenry

  • The Story of the Recovery of the Mercury Liberty Bell 7 Capsule

    OJC Site Award Recipients

    POW/MIA Freedom Radio
    Check for upcoming dates and scheduled guests.
    **Updated regularly**

    POW/MIA Related News

  • Not Permitted to Fly US and POW/MIA Flag Together

  • Unaccounted-For Serviceman Identified

    POW/MIA's This Month
    30 years ago

    Special Requests From Our Readers
    For Thoughts, Prayers or Assistance

  • Prayers and a Special Request for Gene's Dad

  • Not Permitted to Fly Both US and POW/MIA Flag Together

  • Update on Betsy From Gunny Fallon

    This Month in History

    "Independence Day", "Civil Rights Act of 1964", "Medal of Honor"
    "Arlington Cemetery", "Man Walks on the Moon"

    Updates on Adopted POW's

    The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Virtual Wall

    This website is a wonderful place for you to find info, pictures, and thoughts on your adopted POW. You may also add your own thoughts.

  • Broken Promises of Health Care

  • Cohen Says U.S. Forces Deserve the Best

  • Committee Passes Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act

  • Demise of the Weekend Warrior

  • DIC 8-Year Rule Clarified

  • DoD's E-Commerce Success Story

  • DoD Plans Minor 1999-2000 Child Care Fee Hike

  • DoD Pursues Mental Health Initiatives

  • DoD to Test Online Absentee Voting

  • DNA Tests Spark Efforts to ID Korean War

  • Don't Hoard, You'll be Able to Buy Groceries in 2000

  • Families of Two Vietnam War Marine Pilots Bury Remains

  • Hanson Sworn In As VA Assistant Secretary

  • House Passes Veterans' Benefits Bill Package

  • Larry Gatlin to Return to USO Stage with Tour to Balkans, Persian G

  • Press Service Offers Readers Chance to Evaluate, Talk Back

  • Recruiters Air Job Challenges for Cohen

  • Retirees Authorized American Flags

  • Serbs Put Up Tough Fight, U.S. Commanders Say

  • Sharing Resources Means More Health Care, Less Expense {01}

  • Stump Skeptical of Administration's 'New' $1 billion for Veterans

  • Surf the Military Health System's New Y2K Website

  • Telemedicine: It's About Better Care

  • Traveling Active-Duty Members' Claims For Care in Tricare Regions 1, 2 and 5

  • TRICARE Family Member Dental Plan is Going Overseas

  • TRICARE Family Member Dental Plan (TFMDP)

  • TRICARE Moves Toward Population-Based Health Care

  • TRICARE Sizzles at Desert Fort

    For Operation Just Cause Webring Members

    This is a message from the Webring Team at OJC. It is for those of you with webpages in the OJC Webring. On the last run of webchecking sites within the OJC Webring, the Webcheck Team found quite a few pages that were not valid URL's. If all of you with a page in the OJC Webring would take a few minutes and check your URL against the one submitted to the OJC Webring, it would be a big help.

    Also, if you could check the HTML within the OJC webring code on your Adopted POW pages, that would be great. If you happen to receive a "File Not Found" or an "Oops, We Couldn't Find" message when you click "Next", "Previous", etc., please send an email to:

    opjc@hotmail.com  with "OJC Ring" in the Subject.

    Also For Operation Just Cause Webring Members
    Please remember that:

  • The link (URL) for your site goes to the page referenced in (C), below;

  • Correct HTML ring code.

  • Adopted POW/MIA incident report and ring code on the same page, - OR - Ring code on a page directly linking multiple pages of adopted POW/MIA's incident reports.

  • The site Must Not contain anything unsuitable for family viewing/listening.

    And for AOL Users, Some Webpage Help
    Sent in Kelley

    I am an AOL user and I was trying to follow your directions concerning "turning of your graphics compression." and it did not work that way for me. After banging my head for awhile, I think I figured it out. I believe that your directions are accurate for earlier versions of AOL preferences. The latest version is different.

    Here is what I had to do.

    1. I clicked on "Members" ~ between "Mail" and "Window" in the title bar.
    A menu will drop down.

    2. I clicked on "Preferences" just below "My AOL".

    3. Now there is a box with Icons in it. Click on the "world icon" now. It has "WWW" underneath it.

    4. Now a "AOL Internet Properties" window pops up. Click on the "Web Graphics" tab. 5. There we are.... the elusive "Use compressed graphics box. Un-check the little box and we are on track. I hope this helps others with newer versions of AOL.

    Truly Sincere, Kelley

    A Little Trivia

      All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

      Fourth of July Related Trivia

    How'd the hot dog get its strange name?

    Answer:

    The hot dog was originally called "frankfurter" after Frankfurt, Germany, its birthplace. But from the beginning people called it "dachshund sausage," because it looked like the long, thin dog.

    In the US, the German sausage was especially popular with New York baseball fans, who bought the newfangled sandwich from vendors who sold them by yelling, "Get your dachshund sausages while they're red hot."

    Ted Dorgan, a leading cartoonist, thought these vendors were so comical, that he decided to lampoon them. In his cartoon, they were shown selling REAL dachshund dogs in a roll, yelling "Get your hot dogs!" at each other. The name stuck, and the rest is history.

    All Trivia Courtesy of Mailbits.com

    Some Things to Think About

    "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up."

    - The Reverend Jesse Jackson

    "Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, and consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace."

    - Dwight D. Eisenhower

    "Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out."

    - James Bryant Conant

    A Fourth of July Word Find

    Click Here for a puzzle to print out

      "Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others...he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." ...Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968)

    There are ways for us to work together to start tearing down those 'mighty walls of oppression and resistance' and gain a full accountability of our POW/MIA's. Please feel free to browse through the following links to see what you can do to help.


    Important Operation Just Cause Links

    Operation Just Cause Adopt a POW Operation Just Cause Build a Page OJC Government Contact Page
    OJC Members' Message Board Operation Just Cause...for as long as it takes OJC POW/MIA Freedom Radio
    OJC Site Remembrance Award Operation Just Cause Switchboard Operation Just Cause Webring

    Feel free to print out and distribute any or all parts of "The Moonduster Chronicles". There are those individuals without access to the Internet who might enjoy reading it. Prime examples of places frequented by veterans are VFW's and VA HealthCare Facilities. We may also have 'offline' friends who would want to adopt a POW/MIA, as a group or individually, that are unaware of Operation Just Cause.


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    June 1999 May 1999 April 1999 March 1999 February 1999 January 1999

    December 1998 November 1998 October 1998 September 1998
    August 1998 July 1998 June 1998 March 1998
    February 1998
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