Guestbook Archive
September 2004
(71 entries)

DEAR DON: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. LARRY
LARRY SULLENGER
MARGATE, FL USA - Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 13:39:39 (EDT)

Thank you for writing "A Sobering Message". I have emailed to my friends and family and I hope that they email it to there friends and families. As an active duty soldier I can not imagine having a President like John F. Kerry. I think a lot of young soldiers don't like President Bush because all they think about is that he (Bush) sent them to war. They don't realize that if we don't take the war to the terrorist they will continue attcking us just like they did on 9/11.
SGT Clinton J. Foster
Ft Stewart, GA USA - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 20:16:28 (EDT)

I served. Your right. Kerry sucks. Thanks!
anonymous veteran
fayetteville, nc USA - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 12:11:57 (EDT)

Do you all remember what a "Fortunate Son" was? Bush was a fortunate son. This whole campaign sucks with a cowardly Republican and a lying democrat.
Tim
Asheville, NC USA - Monday, September 13, 2004 at 15:29:31 (EDT)

Thank you for serving not only in conflict/war but in bringing the truth to us.... the American people.
Diane Fabish
Hometown , IL USA - Monday, September 13, 2004 at 09:48:49 (EDT)

Thank you for your service. As Bob Muller said recently, if you 'don't get' VietNam you get the mess in Iraq. I'm neither Rep nor Dem. The only way to make the world safer is to drop Israel like a hot french fry. But neither major party has the huevos. FCC Peter USN Ret VN 65 68 75
Peter
ChiangMai, Thailand - Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 14:50:05 (EDT)

God bless you for all that you are doing to educate the American people, God bless all the Vietnam vets who are still putting up with disrespect & God bless our president, George W. Bush, who WILL be reelected!!!!!!!!
Lisa
Lynchburg, VA USA - Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 01:28:28 (EDT)

A belated welcome home and thank you for your service during Vietnam. And a big thank you for bringing out the truth about Kerry and his actions!
Denise Gonzales
Pueblo West, CO USA - Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 00:30:26 (EDT)

Don, I couldn't agree with you more. I was in Viet Nam, 10 months with USMC 1/1, spent 10 days as a patient at NSA Hospital, and finished my total tour of duty (12 months 28 days and 13 hours) in DaNang. Even though I was there as a dental officer, I took part in several combined ops, when 3 companies or more were in the field; the 2 medical officers and I would rotate in and out during large ops. It's difficult to claim a non-combatant designator when you're getting shot at! I was armed and did my part. I would no more vote for Kerry and all his self-serving lies, than I would cross the street to piss on Michael Moore if he was on fire! NO C.O. is EVER supposed to leave his command, let alone chase a wounded VC just to kill him. That's stupidity and a TOTAL lack of responsible leadership at best, and, at worst, is false heroics which could have gotten him AND his crew killed. Keep up the good work making sure the TRUTH is known about Kerry! Dr. Roger Harris
Roger Harris
Cincinnati, OH USA - Friday, September 10, 2004 at 12:57:12 (EDT)

I go to school here in Hattiesburg, and I just recently started my 11th grade year a few weeks ago. In my history class I saw this letter posted on the bulletin board the first day I walked in. It was a letter you had apparently sent to John Kerry. Every day I would read a little before the bell rang to see what all you had to say about him, and I must say, you gave him quite a blow. I was dumbfounded at some of the stuff that Kerry has done. Your letter really enlightened me about the cons of Kerry (eventhough I never liked him). I mean, do we really want someone to be our president who can't make up his mind? Personally, I don't. "Medals do not make the man. Morals do"
Corey
Hattiesburg, MS USA - Friday, September 10, 2004 at 00:39:37 (EDT)

Please try to convince our military men and women that many of us have the greatest respect for them. Michael Moore is not worth the dirt under their feet. Many citizens of the United States don't deserve to live in this country. Bless each and every one of you. Carol Simpson
Carol Simpson
Yuba City, CA USA - Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 22:11:55 (EDT)

All the news media frenzy about Bush being "suspended from flight duty" for a missed physical???? Why is THIS not in the headlines: As for the success of Kerry's anti-democracy protests and his leadership of the VVAW and association with Fonda's Winter Soldier Investigation, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnam's most decorated military leader, wrote in retrospect that if not for the disunity created by such stateside protesters, Hanoi would have ultimately surrendered. But the consequences of Kerry's actions should not stop with the fall of Saigon. Kerry, by his own account, violated the UCMJ, the Geneva Conventions and the U.S. Code while serving as a Navy officer, and he further stands in violation of Article three, Section three of the U.S. Constitution. Upon entering the Navy in 1966, John Kerry signed a six-year contract (plus a six-month extension during wartime) and an Officer Candidate contract for five years of active duty and active Naval Reserve. This indicates that Kerry was clearly a commissioned officer at the time of his 1970 meeting with NVA Communists in Paris -- in direct violation of the UCMJ's Article 104 part 904, and U.S. Code 18 U.S.C. 953. That meeting, and Kerry's subsequent coddling of Communists while leading mass protests against our military in the year that followed, also place him in direct violation of our Constitution's Article three, Section three, which defines treason as "giving aid and comfort" to the enemy in time of warfare. (As General Vo Nguyen Giap is his witness....) Thus, we refer our readers to the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3, which states, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President ... having previously taken an oath ... to support the Constitution of the United States, [who has] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
Scott Hartsell
Rockwall, TX USA - Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 15:30:41 (EDT)

Former XO with Det A-736, 1962-63, missions to Laos and RVN.Third tour, 66-67, was as a staff puke in USARV Hq.Keep doin the lord's work and telling it like it is. None of these birds, including Senator Kerry, really have a clue about what its all about or how it really happens.
Hixson, John A
Leavenworth, KS USA - Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 15:07:10 (EDT)

Retired U.S. Navy, 1957 - 1977. GOD help us if Kerry wins.
B A Beary
Montezuma, GA USA - Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 13:49:08 (EDT)

Thank you for your terrific site. My orders for Nam were recinded because we were starting to pull out, I still consider myself a Vietnam Vet and was proud to serve my country. Kerry is NO GOOD for anyone and with the help of our vets and those who want the truth he will be stopped. I pray everyday for our country and president. Yes he has made mistakes but who hasn't. I believe he made the right choices when he had to. I support him and will continue to do so. God Bless you for your work.
Den
USA - Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 09:50:15 (EDT)

Thanks for defining "honor" from a Korean war vet.
Jerry Leegere
Port St. Lucie, Fl USA - Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 09:19:59 (EDT)

Dear Don, I have just spent 3 hours, reading you entire site..I am speechless..As a Korean vet, all I can say is keep up the fantastic work..God Bless you and yours..
Joseph Boyle a.k.a. Beansoup
Fort Worth, Texas USA - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at 06:22:00 (EDT)

Retired AF Pilot. 100+ F-105 missions over the North. River Rat and Wild Weasel. Enjoy your e-mails. My brother was a Marine Pilot and now a retired Cont. Airlines Pilot liveing in Longmont. No questions, just keep up the good work.
Jac k Redmond
Las, NV USA - Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 19:33:12 (EDT)

68-69 Cu.Chi 3/4 Cav. 25TH. Div. Let the truth be known. ALL FOR NOTHING
Trent ( BUTCH ) Lingafelter
Salem , AL. USA - Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 15:26:52 (EDT)

Don, Thanks for all you are doing for all Veterans.I am a veteran of the Viet Nam ERA,although not a combat veteran,I to have felt the sting of Kerry's and other's words and actions;not to the extent that my blooded brother's have,but none the less felt the sting. I salute your sir for your written words and will do my best to spread the word of your site and editorial's.The American people need to know the truth of John Kerry. God Bless. Respectfully, E, B, Jones
E.B Jones
Clinton, NY USA - Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 13:26:33 (EDT)

Being a veteran makes my opposition to Kerry personal, not political. I remember my welcome home in Aug, 1971. His "testimony" before the Senate certainly helped to stoke the fires. His 1/3 tour of duty doesn't give him the right to question any veteran's patriotism. He is the epitome of a politician but he has forgotten the old saying; “You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.”-Abraham Lincoln MSG US Army Retired
Steven Newman
Baytown, TX USA - Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 10:57:25 (EDT)

All I can say about your quotes would be God Bless! My father is a Vietnam era vet, but did not serve in-country (or I might not be here today). I believe like you, that ALL of our men and women in the Armed Forces today should receive our respect and thanks, not scorn because of some lying film-maker or a Senator who wants to be CinC told the country that we were "tricked" into going to war. Thank you.
Monty F Leverett
Fort Worth, TX USA - Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 02:11:34 (EDT)

I just learned about you keep up the good work. Major USAF retired
William T Klees
Chariton, IA USA - Monday, September 06, 2004 at 15:56:25 (EDT)

Well done from a retired Master Army Aviator with two Vietnam tours.
Ed Johnston
Savannah, GA USA - Monday, September 06, 2004 at 11:46:35 (EDT)

Kerry dishonored his service in Vietnam, he betrayed all veterans and he gave aid and comfort to the enemey...by all definitions he is a "Traitor"...
R.Mendoza/USMC/NAM/69-70
USA - Monday, September 06, 2004 at 02:43:45 (EDT)

These are awsome editorials,,,finally the truth prevails..thanks and God Bless you
Marla VanKleef
Emmett, ID USA - Sunday, September 05, 2004 at 22:15:16 (EDT)

mr. bendell, first let me say i am not a kerry supporter, because of his inability to tell the truth, and the things he said in 1971 about the supposed attrocities that were committed by the troops in vietnam. i am a vietnam combat veteran and i take exception to the remarks he made then, and to most of the comments he has made in regards to the presidents service in the air national guard. i was in the okla. army national guard after my discharge from the army in 1969. 1970-1980. i have a dificult time supporting anyone that does there best to vote against bills that will help the military, especially during war times. kerry reminds me of a banty rooster running around with his chest puffed out, flapping his wings and trying to convince all those around him that he is the best thing in the barnyard. thank you, respectfully, Harold W. Defibaugh co b 1/2 1st inf. div vietnam dec 67-dec68
harold w. defibaugh
yukon, ok USA - Sunday, September 05, 2004 at 14:56:40 (EDT)

Whew !!! first found #11 - sent it to everyone on my email list !!! then went back & read #1 - 10 !!!! Excellent !!! Thank you for your service to our country !!! Thanks to all our military, past & present !!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA !!! GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY !!! GOD BLESS GEORGE W. BUSH !!!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY !!!!
kathleen kennedy
Lupton, MI USA - Sunday, September 05, 2004 at 00:35:20 (EDT)

Mr. Bendell, Sorry, your BuShit won't sell around here. I have no problem with a man who actually WENT TO VIETNAM instead of hiding in Alabama coming back and telling what he heard and saw. You seem to be a very sensitive man, how does it make you feel to have an administration in the White House that ran as far and as fast as they could away from Vietnam while others fought and died? Does that glorify your service? Does that make you beleive that Bush and Cheney thought what you were doing was important at the time? Sure they praise you now, they want your vote! But their actions then were a slap in the face to all who served and died. You say you "won't soon forget" yet you have forgotten what members of this administration did while John Kerry was serving honorably in Vietnam. Personally, I can't stand hypocrites, cowards or liars. George W. Bush is all that and more. John Kerry stood up and spoke the truth when it was not popular. I know innocent women and children were killed during the Vietnam War and so do you. Does My Lai ring any bells? I couldn't give a rats ass about your "feelings" and how John Kerry may have hurt them with his testimony. Let me ask you a question, with what regard do you hold the people who broke the story about the torture and murder at Abu Ghraib? Do you have the same disdain for them as you to John Kerry? Do you see the connection? I doubt it? As far as John Kerry's voting record and the money to support our troops let me ask you another question are you a Senator? a Congressman? I didn't see those listed in your Bio so I assume not, either that or your not proud enough of your record to mention it. I know someone else who was not, George W. Bush. Your hero George never hand to make the choices Senators do, he never had to vote for a bill with something tied to it that he didn't approve of, or vote against one because someone tacked on something that was so partisan and so ridiculous that he couldn't in good conscience support it. When "W" has 20 years of public service under his belt, which won't happen, then let's compare records. John Kerry's vote was a protest vote on a bill that was certain to pass with or without him. Another example of him standing up for what he believes in when it was not popular. The bill, as the republicans presented it, had over 20 billion dollars for reconstruction of Iraq with no accountability. John Kerry tried to seperate the monies so that the soldiers could get what they needed but the American taxpayer would not get screwed by Halliburton. So the bill passed the way Bush wanted it and guess what happened the troops still don't have what they need and Halliburton has been caught overcharging the government by billions. So who really cares about your feelings and opinions? They are either not supported by fact or oversimplified for the benefit of those who will not check the facts. The American people are not as stupid as you and the republican leadership would like to believe. I know the truth, I speak the truth and I support John Kerry. He stood up for what he believes in then and he will do it again as President. Kerry/Edwards has my vote! B. McDaniel
B. McDaniel
Atlanta, GA USA - Saturday, September 04, 2004 at 16:17:24 (EDT)

Dear Don, Thank you for your military service. I am a peacetime veteran, commissioned in 1980. I was in Germany for a while and remember the place before the walls and fences fell. It gave me pause for my brothers in arms who served before me and were to follow and I prayed I was up to the task of providing them the leadership and example they deserve. That having been said, I read what you wrote regarding John Kerry with keen interest. Very well said, Sir. Very well said. Charlie Mike.
Michael O. R. Jackson
Winterset, IA USA - Saturday, September 04, 2004 at 00:38:10 (EDT)

Hope your wife does good. My sympathys on with you. Thanks for insuring my freedoms.
Jess Jennings
Mustang, Ok. USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 20:55:06 (EDT)

Rock on Don.Keep on bringing the truth to the light. Bush for 4 more.
Bill Rittman
Kansas City, Mo USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 16:55:41 (EDT)

You know, I wish Kerry would sit down, shut up, and listen to all the thousands of entries in this guestbook. Maybe the words of those he betrayed -- read one right after another to him -- would wake him up from his "Me, The Hero" self delusion and force him to realize the damage he has done to the good name of all Vietnam veterans, to the military he helped strip of funding, and to the loyal folks in this country who support the Commander-in-Chief in a time of war.
LH
PW, CO USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 10:42:11 (EDT)

As a proud VietNam Vet, I-Corps, Phu-Bai 68-69, I am amazed at what has been going on regarding JK's history and the use of his "record" as testimony of his qualification to become the Commander-In-Chief. How can the American public be so blind with all of the factual documented, much of it in his own word verbally and in Senate Record, material of his treason to our country while still an active member of the USN be permitted to walk the streets, let alone be in a race to have his finger on a nuclear trigger? He is a blight on our country and no matter if he was a real hero while in-country, he should be in prison for the betrayal of our troops and our country during time of war, especially as a commissioned officer.
Joe Coughlin
Marlton, NJ USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 09:20:00 (EDT)

Like President George W. Bush during World War Two I avoided the draft. I enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps 3 days after I was 17. Like President George W. Bush I did not see combat. Instead of a high school diploma, I got orders to report to the army. I will always feel I should have and could have done more. I also know in my heart that I did all I could. Under such conditions it really hurts to be called a draft dodger and a coward!
Robert B. Albright
Holliday, TX USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 02:02:49 (EDT)

WHOM WAS I ?….Mr. Kerry I WAS A AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR A CAUSE OF FREEDOM—IN SOUTH VIETNAM. I WAS A AMERICAN SOLDIER MEDIC WHO SAVED LIVES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WAR----MR. KERRY. I WAS A CHAPLAIN WHO SERVED AS A HEALER AND HELPER FOR THE NEEDS OF SPIRITUAL GUIDENCE. I WAS A SUPPLY SERGENT WHO KEEP THE LIFE LINE OF MILITARY NEEDS TO OUR MILITARY HEROS.. I WAS THE NEXT TEAM OF MEN AND WOMEN VETERANS WHO WERE TRYING TO BRING FREEDOM TO SOUTH VIETNAM---AS WE ACCOMPLISHED IN SOUTH KOREA. PLANT THE SEED OF FREEDOM-----IT WILL GROW. WHOM WAS I….MR KERRY?? I WAS THE SOLDIER FROM VIET NAM WHO SUFFERED MANY YEARS OF NOT BEING WELCOMED HOME BECAUSE OF YOUR 1971 CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS.,WITH LOSS OF FRIENDS AND RESPECT FROM FAMILY BECAUSE THE COUNTRY WAS INFECTED BY YOUR TRAITOROUS ACCUSATIONS THAT WE WERE WAR CRIMINALS. WHOM WAS I ? I WAS…I AM AND WILL ALWAYS BE A MILITARY HERO OF FREEDOM FOR THOES WHO DID NOT HAVE IT. WHOM ARE WE? WE ARE VIETNAM VETERANS WAITING FOR YOUR APOLOGY!!! Ray Cote Hooksett tpk Bow NH US Army 68/71 RA
ray cote
bow, nh USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 00:01:07 (EDT)

I know where the real war heroes are. They do not spit at their fellow troops. They did not mock the soldiers of Iwo Jima. War heroes do not wipe their noses on the American flag or burn the flag. They do not march with the enemy or under any enemy banner. They do not throw their medals or even fake their way to medals. Although I am not in the military and do not plan to enlist, I am grateful that we have a President who cares about our troops. My father is with the 379th Engineering Company, who participated in Operation Enduring Freedom. Think John Kerry cares about our troops? Think again! This guy against funding our troops, against body armor, against higher pay and benefits, and against military vehicles. Plus, he's been AWOL for many Senate sessions and Intelligence Committee meetings. By the way, did any of you catch Zell Miller's speech at the RNC? GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, AND GEORGE WALKER BUSH, THE 43RD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
Rocco Lore
Norwood, MA USA - Thursday, September 02, 2004 at 14:16:16 (EDT)

Thanks Don, good, articulate, common sense, God fearing articles. Keep up the good work. I will do my best to get others to read your thought provoking articles. Rangers Lead the Way. may God Bless you and your efforts. 1/75th Ranger Aco 83-87
Rand Miller
Fort Salonga, NY USA - Thursday, September 02, 2004 at 12:28:56 (EDT)

Kerry will stop at nothing to destroy this country. Why isn't Michael Moore tried for Treason??? Such worrisome times in which we live.
Patricia @ David McCuen
Solon, o` USA - Thursday, September 02, 2004 at 10:55:35 (EDT)

I remember how John Kerry helped to stop the war after over 57,000 soldiers from the US were killed! This was the point of his exercise! He meant no harm to good soliers! But there were some soliers not so good-"My Lai"?
Bonnie
Appleton, Wis USA - Thursday, September 02, 2004 at 05:37:15 (EDT)

Dear Don; Since I am you, one of the neat things I know that you have recieved from Iraq and Afghan veterans are letters regarding the fact that President Bush quietly, with no photo ops or fanfare, and often with his wife, visits family members of KIA's and also visits wounded soldiers in hospitals. He does not attend funerals, so as not to distract from the fallen soldier but quietly and privately visits many families. He even saluted one soldier who was badly burned in Aghanistan and saluted the young man, then patiently waited for many minutes while the soldier struggled to slowly raise his hand and return the salute. That story is even posted in Snopes. Kerry on the other hand, never visits VA or military hospitals or family members of KIA unless there are reporters along. Nice website, by the way. Blessings, Don
DON BENDELL
CANON CITY, CO USA - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 15:26:51 (EDT)

Sept. 1, 2004 President Bush The White House Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: I realize you've been to busy campaigning to attend a single funeral for any of the dead soldiers you sent to Iraq. I realize that taking overtime pay from many workers, and planning the upcoming invasion of Iran are very time consuming tasks. But, will you consider attending the upcoming funeral for the one-thousandth dead american soldier killed in Iraq? The nation would appreciate it. It might even make for good television, if you stage it like the mission accomplished carrier landing. If logistics allow it, perhaps, you could arrive at the funeral in a Swiftboat, dressed in Naval fatigues? Karl Rove might let you pilot the boat for a few seconds. Think how heroic you would look! Thank you for you consideration. Sincerely,
Concerned voter
TX USA - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 12:38:52 (EDT)

Thank you for your service and sacrifice and your familys service.
Vic Muschler
Lake Saint Louis, MO USA - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 09:11:46 (EDT)

if the comments i read from michael moore are really from mr. big fat stupid white man michael moore, i'll ask only one thing...did you serve? i know you didn't, so shut up and eat. USAF 66 to 71. okinawa and da nang. code copier. go away stupid.
George Mills
lake hopatcong, NJ USA - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 06:57:10 (EDT)