LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Superb website, Curtis H. Long, October 25, 2009

Vietnam Timeline, Robert Brent, October 8, 2009

Your web site is inspiring, Bailey, October 7, 2009

Deadly fire - my dad was the salesman in the room, Becky LaNeve, September 27, 2009

Memoirs, Jack Michalek, September 19, 2009

Your report on Air Rescue and Pedroes, Dick Halsaver, September 17, 2009

Task Force Smith, Tim Day, September 5, 2009

Looking for an Oflag 64 veteran, Robert J. Laplander, September 3, 2009

James Leroy Cockrell, North Africa Campaign and Oflag 64, Gary Fossett, September 1, 2009

Birddogs, the toughest dogs in the fight, Art Hicks, August 25, 2009

I disagree that America is the best country, Erich Breckhoff, August 12, 2009

Dignified Transfer of the fallen, Father Ron Camarda, July 17, 2009

Photos of the O-1/Memories, Harry Brodock, July 7, 2009

Toughest dog in the fight, Francis G. Bonning, July 2, 2009

Blind Bat 01, David Pate, June 24, 2009

Earthquake's Final Flight painting, Tina Porch,June 12, 2009

Blind Bat 01, Paul Bradshaw, May 22, 2009

Building and School Fires, Cheryl Orth, May 22, 2009

Outstanding history - "RT Breaker Patrol", Dr. Brett Anderson, May 9, 2009

Thank you for your service - the Thuds, Thomas Mullen, May 6, 2009

Virginia Rappahanock River, Peter Fiess, May 4, 2009

The crew of the B-52 that lost its tail, Vicki Goodman, April 25, 2009

Chaplain Cormac Walsh, most decorate chaplain of Korean War, Mike Murphy, April 19, 2009

B-52 with no tail, Cindy Hendrickson, January 15, 2009

Looking for my Slow FAC, Dick Noonan, January 5, 2009

Chaplain from Bravo Surgical in Fallujah, Ron Camarda, December 26, 2008

A "hoot" reading Bird Dog stories, Henry M. Donaldson, December 21, 2008

Forward Air Controllers, Mike Morea, December 9, 2008

A heart felt thank you. HH-43 article, Michael E. Fish, December 8, 2008

Thanks for your article --- I'm class of 2013! Mina Truong, November 28, 2008

Beirut 25th Remembrance - Talking Proud, Service & Sacrifice, Randy Gaddo, November 17, 2008

Airman Villers, Mark Weygant, October 28, 2008

Burma Banshees, anyone know Tom O'Connor? Catherine O'Connor Hunt, October 28, 2008

Several stories brought tears to my eyes, Damon Brogdon, October 14, 2008

Preserving military history of family members hits home with me, M.H. Price, September 15, 2008

Group shot of the 459th FS Twin Dragons of the CBI, Debra P. Nudi, September 10, 2008

The case of General Lavelle, Brian DeLuca, September 2, 2008

The USAFA 2012 Story, Mike Kaplan, David Ahlschwede, August 25, 2008

Cleveland Hill School fire, Judy Blackburn, July 29, 2008

Thanks for Iraq Allies photos, Eddie Sobenes, July 27, 2008

Impressed with your coverage of SEA war, Gene Hammer, July 24, 2008

AZON India, 1945 33rd Fighter Group, Fred B. Jones, July 17, 2008

Oflag 64 return in September, Bill McCulloch, July 9, 2008

Canada's North Wall, Ron Purvis, July 6, 2008

Cleveland Hill School Fire, Jonathan Hause, June 26, 2008

Thanks for the combat reporting, Mike Witt, June 25, 2008

President Johnson's advisors, Servando Gonzalez, May 8, 2008

Great stuff about the Blind Bat Mission! Dan Dickson, May 7, 2008

Problems with your Kimmel-Short article, George D. Setzer, May 7, 2008

How'd you find out about me and my Bird Dog? Jim Taylor, April 24, 2008

Thank you for the Iraq Combat News, Haydee Hundley, SFC, USA, March 27, 2008

Thanks for the Iraq Combat News, Chris Gelardi, February 28, 2008

Your Fallujah Article, Richard S. Lowry, February 27, 2008

Thanks for your Iraqi Combat News, Teresa Benson, January 22, 2008

American flag up, Japanese flag down in Seoul, my dad! Mike Kennamer, January 19, 2008

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee article re Juno Beach, James simone, January 18, 2008

Corporal Jose A. Valez, killed at Fallujah, 2-7 Cav, Doug Rushing, January 18, 2008

The tragic Cleveland Hill fire, and others, David Ward, January 9, 2008

First and only female KC-135A boom operator at Blytheville, Lori Davis, January 7, 2008

Good job on the Virginia Tech story, Daniel Garvin, January 7, 2008

The Peacekeeper story, a very good read, Rolf Ludvigsen, January 5, 2008

An Irish Guny and his Bird Dawg, Don Martin, January 2, 2008

Family ties with your article about the USS Comfort, Andy Lewis, December 26, 2007

Unbalanced Scale of Recognition for Former WWII POWs, Robert E. Johnson, November 30, 2007

Allied Museum, Berlin, Vanessa, November 28, 2007

ROK ROMAD, We now have our own sites, Robin Michael, November 22, 2007

Arnold AFB F-4C static display, Stephanie Warren, November 13, 2007

"Bring me men," what a shame they were removed, John, October 31, 2007

Pete Reiser one of the greatest hitters of all time, James, October 31, 2007

The Cleveland Hill School fire, Kathy Kovalek, October 30, 2007

A Flight Medic thanks us, Sgt. April Burson, October 2, 2007

Good job remembering our living WWI vets, Robert Young, September 14, 2007

Bird Dog Article, Bill Pedigo, August 24, 2007

Thanks for this website, Phil Horton, August 23, 2007

That's Lt. LeValley in the photo, Andrew Swink, August 4, 2007

Thanks for the VTRS article, Michael W. Russell, MD, July 20, 2007

Thank you for the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad article, Perry Downing (a proud father), July 19, 2007

Constellation was not nuclear, John F. Winther, Jr., July 17, 2007

General Tinker, Peter Craigmoe, July 14, 2007

HH-43 article, Udo Fischer, May 25, 2007

So glad you posted a SEAL letter, DebbieKinIL, May 14, 2007

Loved your Dustoff article, Toma Grubb, May 14, 2007

I say "Amen" to all you are saying, Betty Nielson, May 12, 2007

New York State Police, Longobardo write-up, May 13, 2007

Many Polish people in St. Louis too, Cindy Wrobel, May 1, 2007

Love your site, Ros, April 28, 2007

Thoroughly enjoyed story-photos on Buckingham County, Virginia, Margaret Mader, April 25, 2007

Black Sunday, Jason C. Villareal, April 22, 2007

Brilliant web site, David de Botton, April 21, 2007

Highland County, Virginia pics, thanks! Craig Bennett, April 19, 2007

Black Sunday in Sadr City, Garrett Good, April 16, 2007

Rutgers Girls Basketball: Dignity or revenge? Heidi Wittek, April 12, 2007

Ears open. Eyeballs click. Canaan Brumley, April 5, 2007

Any "On The Line Trainees" out there?, Bruce Shepard, March 15, 2007

Honored you used my photo, William D. Moss, March 14, 2007

The Bird Dog with the lost chunks of tail, John Michael DeMots, March 8, 2007

ROK forces in Vietnam, Jae-Hyon Kim, March 6, 2007

Dear Senator Clinton, Eldon D. Henderson February 14, 2007

Hey, that was my photo! Al Andzik, February 13, 2007

Constellation, Bernie Morningstar, Febaury 8, 2007

B-57s and the Blindbats - I worked on that one! Joe English, February 4, 2007

"Giving Marlie a face," Darlene, January 29, 2007

You have us talking proud, Daniel Pivano, January 12, 2007

ROK Marine I took care of, James Kellogg, January 10, 2007

Marlie's surgery, faith in God says it all, Lori Johnson, December 6, 2006

The Waterloo Bridge, Gavin Helf, November 30, 2006

The Cleveland Hill School fire, Francis X. Maier, November 27, 2006

George "Bob" Zesinger Rescue, Bob Horne, November 22, 2006

I've been starving for the good news you present, Inge Christian Houck, November 17, 2006

Descendent of John LeRoy Christian writes, Inge Christian Houck, November 15, 2006

Comforting embrace, Heather A. Williams, November 14, 2006

Farewell Marine, Julie Sharp, November 11, 2006

Canada's advance on Vimy Ridge, Justin F. Trevor, November 10, 2006

Fallujah, Jim, November 7, 2006

ROK Army and Marines prove to be rock-solid fighters and allies in Vietnam War, Major Jamison Yi, USMC, October 12, 2006

The F-14 Tomcat, Dan Pivano, October 3, 2006

Oflag 64 book by Col. Yardley, Charlie Turnbo, September 30, 2006

You are a patriot, Ivar Gram, September 28, 2006

Enjoyed your article on the Kriegies, Chris Weatherford, September 24, 2006

A donation for your web site, Barbara Weiner, September 13, 2006

Keep up the good work, Jack "Spider" Webb, Butterfly 44, August 24, 2006

Pedro and Jolly, Bill Person, August 5, 2006

Your pictures for my students - In God we trust, Susan Krebs, August 2, 2006

Jeremy Doman's family needs help, Jessica Wilson, July 30, 2006

Korean Vets of the Vietnam War, Tom Briggs, July 20, 2006

The "Vandegrift visits Saigon, Nov 2003" article, MA1(SW) Nathan Stalker, USN, July 17, 2006

America is not winning the war, Andy Mills, July 15, 2006

Accept the deepest thanks from Korean Veterans of Vietnam, Jae S. Chung, July 13, 2006

Rob Whitlow, thanks for being my Bird Dog, Ronald B. Heaton, July 9, 2006

Army nurse flying in the Bird Dog! "Mama wore combat boots , Judy Crausbay-Hamilton, June 27, 2006

Your pages on the F-105, Gary J. Baker, June 27, 2006

Laredo 14, another nugget of valuable information, Tom Lee, June 20, 2006

Last of the Pedros, G J Kuerner, June 12, 2006

That handsome 184th Aviator is Rhodric Patrick, Billy Hibbs, May 27, 2006

Thanks for writing more about the Bird Dog, Jan Churchill, May 27, 2006

Sadr City story does not have full truth and facts, Tony Reynolds, May 4, 2006

Talking Proud website about Canadians in Afghanistan, Terry Warner, March 27, 2006

RT Breaker Patrol, the Hill Battles of Vietnam, Chuck Ward, March 16, 2006

400th Missile Squadron, David W. Bleisner, Lt Col, USAF, March 9, 2006

RT Breaker Patrol, the Hill Battles of Vietnam, Jim Hocking, March 8, 2006

ZOT, Gary Newhouse, February 23, 2006

Blind Bat 01, Rich Cox, December 15, 2005

Back to isolation article, Matt Rinker, December 13, 2005

Join up campaign, Lynette Stetson , December 12, 2005

Contact Burma Banshee Dodd Shepard! Bruce C. Shepard, November 28, 2005

Army Sgt. Walt Gaya, Lars Olesen, November 6, 2005

That rescued pilot was me!, George “Bob” Zesinger, November 4, 2005

Kambon, black racist hate monger, October 26, 2005

White's Ferry, by Bruce Johnson, October 17, 2005

The bravest men I have ever known, Roger C. Stevens, TSgt, Ret USAF, September 24, 2005

Headwaters, Virginia, Deborah Osborne Gray, September 19, 2005

Probably the best Medevac article I have read, Major J Rich Ferguson, September 15, 2005

Burma Banshee raid against Japanese force to Digboi Refinery, September 14, 2005

Hello from ArmyMom, Christina Sharik
"ArmyMom", September 8, 2005

Banshee picture - Miss Francis III, by Carolyn Darden, August 20, 2005

That's my dad in the D-Day picture! By Carolyn Snead Bransby, August 19, 2005

Burma Banshees, by Susan Meyers, August 17, 2005

Continue to inspire and encourage us, Gabrfielle Gross, August 6, 2005

Thanks for keeping us close to our loved ones, August 4, 2005

Please support London, Peter, July 22, 2005

The birth of a nation, the Canadian Corps captures Vimy Ridge, Philip Paradis, Lieutenant, Canadian Forces, July 20, 2005

KIA in Iraq, 44th Engineerring Co., Pat Carmichael, July 16, 2005

A lost soldier, Alice Borker Lyons, July 13, 2005

A Tribute To Veterans (song), Jerry Calow, written in 2003, posted June 19, 2005

Meathead, Ted Bohne, June 17, 2005

Pistol Pete Reiser, Robert Walsh, May 29, 2005

Story on Fallujah, SSgt Joshua Baeza, 1st Battalion 12th Marines, Battery C, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, May 26, 2005

Book about Cpl. Jason Dunham, Medal of Honor nominee, Michael M. Phillips, The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 2005

My Dad, A1C Haskell Browning, a "Pedro," by his son, May 25, 2005

RCMP Funeral, by Elaine Halvorson, May 3, 2005

Freeling Clower "Banshee", by R. Clower, April 29, 2005

Thanks for putting this article (Canadian Mounty killings) on your site, by Sybil Clark, April 10, 2005

Your story about Black Sunday helps the families, by Nick Arnett, March 29, 2005

Sadr City, April 45, 2004, SPC Zach Miller, HHC 2-5 Cav 1CD
Scout Platoon, March 19, 2005

2-5 Bravo Co. Sadr City, Robert Pollak, March 16, 2005

At last a good news site, by Lorne, March 16, 2005

Aviation Art: Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, Richard Groh, March 6, 2005

Let's get out of Europe, Okinawa too, Genevieve L. Sherer, March 6, 2005

USAF enlisted folks not well recognized for service in Vietnam, by William A. Tkacs, CMSgt (Ret.), USAF, February 22, 2005

In the Shadow of the Blade, fantastic a "must see", by Del "Abe" Jones, February 22, 2005

Lots of Bats hanging around, by George Radovich, February 17, 2005

Your article on the HH-43 was superb, by Tony Desmond, February 5, 2005

Easy does it Sharon, by Harold Weinstein, February 5, 2005

Vimy Ridge was all Canada, by Geoff Harestad, February 4, 2005

A note from a friend of the Pedros in The Netherlands, by Johan Ragay, February 4, 2005

Here's some photos of Pedro in Ethiopia! By Neil J. McCutchan, February 4, 2005

"Operation Abilene," I piloted that Pedro you showed, by Mark Schibler, February 3, 2005

Great bunch of stories, by Harry O'Beirne, February 2, 2005

Best I've read on the Pedros, by Steve Mock, February 2, 2005

Website filled with deliberate inaccuracies, by "Anonymous," January 27, 2005

You promote the true values of american facism, by Francois Guignard, January 25, 2005

Marines, good kids, strong, honest, the best America has to offer, by James Ward, January 23, 2005

Thank you very much for taking the initiative on this website, by Mr. Kerry Gershaneck, USPACOM PA Rep, US Embassy Bangkok, January 10, 2005

Superb article on Vimy Ridge, by Paul Sparling, January 8, 200

Blind Bat a rewarding operation, by Steen A. Lunde, December 23, 20004

Blind Bat changed over the years, by Bob Wyatt, December 21, 2004

A privilege and honor to serve in Blind Bat, by Sonny Cook, December 19, 2004

Courage the common link, by Ralph Krach, December 19, 2004

Every mission with pride and enthusiasm, by John R. Johnson, Col (Ret) USAF, December 18, 2004

Thanks for getting the Blind Bat mission out to the public, by Joe Tucker, December 18, 2004

Thanks from a Blind Bat loadmaster, by Ken Coleman, December 18, 2004

Talking Proud about ITOSB! by Cheryl Fries, Creative Director, In The Shadow of The Blade tm, Arrowhead Film & Video, December 6, 2004