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"Just because someone is
a friend, that does not
necessarily mean we want
to provide links to
their sites. If we show
links here, we are also
putting our stamp of
approval on that site
and organization. It may
not mean much to you,
but it sure does to us.
Please visit these sites
that we strongly
endorse.”
Thank you,
Don
and Shirley Bendell
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http://www.louisasweb.com:
Louisa’s Movie House and Electronics
is owned and operated by Don Bendell (Jr.) and his wife
Ericka in Durango, Colorado. Their store
shares the parking lot with the Wal-Mart Supercenter.
The store features DVD rental, home entertainment
systems, a wide selection of TVs and electronics, Dish
Network installation, computerization of new homes,
large screen projection televisions, and much, much
more. If you live in SW Colorado, Louisa’s Movie House
is “THE” place for all your electronic and home
entertainment needs.
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www.brookestark.com;
Brooke Bendell Stark
is Don’s oldest daughter, and although dealing with MS
just like her younger sister does, she has not slowed
down at all and
paints beautiful murals in homes and does very classy
interior decoration for individuals and contractors, as
well. Previously, Brooke has served as a Christian
missionary in India, Africa, Central, and South America.
Shown with hubby Burwell and daughter Lindy. Please
visit her site. She will travel for projects close to
the Raleigh, North Carolina zone.
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http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx:
Both of Don Bendell’s daughters came down with multiple
sclerosis when they were into their adult years and had
families and careers going successfully. This was kind
of a mystery, as there is no family history of MS.
However, Don’s paternal grandmother was confined to a
wheelchair due to rheumatoid arthritis, and it is now
conjectured that some diagnosed, years ago, may have
actually been afflicted with MS and not rheumatoid
arthritis. Additionally, Don was exposed to a lot of
Agent Orange in Vietnam. MS is still a mystery, but the
disease can be whipped. Please donate to the National MS
Society and visit their website.
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http://www.specialforcesassociation.org
: The Special Forces Association
is a non- profit
organization comprised of former and current Green
Berets, which supports the current crop of Special
Forces operators and their families. A worldwide
fraternal organization, it is highly-touted and most if
not many Special Forces members belong to it. Don is the
former President of Chapter 4/24, the Rocky Mountain
Chapter (A Decader Life Member number D-8421-L).
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www.bendellkarate.com
: Bendell Karate Booster Club is a 501C
non-profit Colorado
corporation which provides interest-free private loans
to students or parents for certain required fees,
scholarships for selected Bendell Karate students
furthering their education, and occasionally assisting
students or their families who are struggling
financially. Donations are accepted and can be made
through the Bendell Karate website by sending to the BK
Booster Club through the mailing address.
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www.POWNetwork.org
: Don sometimes assists the non-profit POW
Network’s Chuck and Mary Shantag who have done more to
expose phony wannabes in violation of the Stolen Valor
Law than any other organization. They also have been
very involved in the POW issue for years, and they host
a very popular veterans convention in Branson, Missouri
each year. Please support them and go to their site to
look up a potential phony war hero there.
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http://www.overcomersoutreach.org:
Don has been public about being a recovering alcoholic
with almost forty years of sobriety and Shirley has been
a recovering alcoholic and prescription drug addict for
over 28 years. One program that Shirley began at their
church called A.R.C. All Recovery in Christ is part of
Overcomers Outreach, which practices the twelve steps of
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, but has Jesus Christ
as the Higher Power, instead of some entity the recovery
person chooses. It deals with alcoholism, co-dependency
issues, and addictive behavior problems in a Scriptural
setting. If you think you or a loved one might have a
drinking or drug problem, chances are very great that
you are correct.
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http://www.montagnards.org :
Save the Montagnard People (STMP) is the premiere
non-profit organization that works on Montagnard refugee
assistance. Don lived and fought alongside the very
pro-American, tough-fighting, family-oriented,
aboriginal-like Montagnard (Mountain Yard) tribespeople
in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region. Comprised of
former dedicated Green Berets and re-located Montagnards,
the STMP works tirelessly to help our close friends from
the Vietnam War, as well as try to expose and halt the
horrific racial discrimination waged against them by the
Communist government in Hanoi. Please support this
important organization.
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http://www.specialoperations.org
. Don is also a member of the Special Operations
Association (Member number 1920-GA). It is a non-profit
fraternal organization of current and former Specops
operators, from all the armed forces, who must have
worked in an authorized Top Secret project behind enemy
lines. Each year, they hold SOAR, the Special
Operations Reunion in Las Vegas. It is an exclusive and
important group, which is also self-supporting and
accepts donations.
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http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/?Media=PlayFlash
Often, when a person “hits their bottom” and are
ready to escape the insanity of alcoholism, addiction,
or being in a toxic relationship with an alcoholic or
addict, sometimes the concept of God or Jesus Christ is
not something they can even comprehend, so O.O. is not
something they would be comfortable with. Obviously A.A.
and Al-Anon are “anonymous” organizations, but Don and
Shirley are “Very” familiar and fond of their 12-step
program towards recovery, and feel they are the most
successful organizations in the world offering a solid
recovery program. Visit their site and learn about the
disease and where meetings are offered in your
community. A.A. works! (if you work it).
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http://homeofheroes.com:
One of the main resources the FBI goes to research
Stolen Valor Act cases is Don and Shirley’s friend Doug
Sterner, creator and webmaster of Home of Heroes dot
com. The most comprehensive and complete site concerning
the Medal of Honor, its recipients, as well the
recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC),
Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross, Doug has also been
compiling the most comprehensive database of Silver Star
citations in the country. If you want to check to see if
someone is real who claims valor awards for our nations
highest decorations, or are simply curious or a history
teacher or professor, this 55,000-page site will tell
you anything and everything you want to know about our
nation’s military heroes.
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http://www.shapeupchallenge.org/index.htm
: Several years ago, then-Colorado
Governor Bill Owens appointed Don Bendell to the
Governors Council on Physical Fitness, and was
reappointed to it by current Governor Bill Ritter. The
Council and Foundation's mission “is to empower
lifestyle change in citizens of all ages and abilities
through promoting and sponsoring physical activities,
and to act as a liaison for the Governor on
fitness-related issues.” It is not tax-supported and
raises money through donations and various fund-raisers.
Please visit the site and support the Council.
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www.skinnymoose.com/annevinnola:
Anne Vinnola is
a good friend of ours who owns with
her hubby the Colorado Institute of Taxidermy Training,
is a primo female hunter, and bowhunter, and is on the
staff of Prois Hunting Apparel, field staff of
Womenhunters.com, and is a columnist for Bowhunting.net
and Sportsman's News. Anne has a brand new blog which is
all about women hunting, bowhunting, taxidermy, fishing,
and the general outdoors. She loves for people to
comment on a variety of subjects. Please visit her blog.
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http://www.americancongressfortruth.com/profile.asp:
Don and Shirley are members of the American Congress for
Truth founded by Brigitte Gabriel and strongly suggest
people join and support it. Our country needs to know
about the growing threat of Islamo-Facism which is
threatening the world today, especially the US and
Israel.
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www.myspace.com/anti_liberal_blog:
Bill “Casey” Gillen was a karate student of mine near
Fort Bragg, NC and an Assistant Instructor back in the
early and mid-1970’s. Casey runs a very conservative
“Anti-Liberal Blog” that I feel you should visit, often.
He zig-zags across the United States as a long haul
trucker and has for years, a true professional. I
recommend you visit Casey’s blog, and tell him “Don said
`Howdy,” when you do.
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http://www.bobchaneymartialarts.com:
Chaney’s Family Arts, Temecula, California:
Former World Karate Champion Grandmaster Bob Chaney,
8th degree black belt and International Karate Hall of
Fame inductee, has been Don Bendell’s official
instructor and close friend ever since the early 1970’s.
He and his Thai-born wife Sarinda own Bob Chaney’s
Family Martial Arts where they teach Tae Kwon Do,
Freestyle Karate, Mixed Martial Arts, and Muay Thai.
Grandmaster Chaney has trained dozens of world and
national champions in Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Karate,
and Mixed Martial Arts and has close to a half century
of experience in the martial arts. If you live in
southern California and want to train in the martial
arts, Grandmaster Chaney is the only person to
train with. Please visit their website.
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Viperash:
http://vietnam-veterans.us is
a friend of mine and all Vietnam vets. Please visit his
site and get educated.
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www.stevenlaw.com:
Steven Anderson Law is a novelist and Web publicist.
 Besides
managing Don Bendell's Web site, Steven works with over
twenty commercially published authors and national
writing organizations. Some of the clients he
works with are: New York Times best selling
author Stephen Harrigan, John D. Nesbitt, Dusty
Richards, William Groneman III, Actor/Producer Todd
Allen, Western Writers of America, The Alamo Society,
and the estate of the late Elmer Kelton. Steven is
also founder and president of the
ReadWest Foundation, Inc.
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http://www.mariannemuellerleile.com: Marianne
Muellerleile is a great friend of ours who has starred
and acted and continues to act regularly in film, TV,
commercials, theater, and print. She
has acted in such classics as Terminator
with Arnold
Schwarzenneger to
co-starring with friend Bonnie Hunt as Gloria on Life
with Bonnie to
recurring roles on shows such as 3rd Rock From the
Sun and Passions. Visit
her site, write her, learn what projects she has coming
up and airing. We are waiting for that one role which
will finally bring her Oscar fame. Tell Marianne we sent
you.
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America, Inc., was founded in 1953 to promote the
literature
of the American West and bestow Spur Awards for
distinguished writing in the western field. The founders
were largely authors who wrote traditional western
fiction, but the organization swiftly expanded to
include historians and other nonfiction authors, young
adult and romance writers, and writers interested in
regional history. Visit their site at
www.westernwriters.org
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ReadWest Foundation, Inc., has the
sole mission to increase awareness of
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through annual reader's conferences,
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Western literature is unique to America,
yet it has, since it's inception,
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