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Thunder News |
ROLLING THUNDER®, INC. |
Volume 6, Issue 12 |
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December 2009 |
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Bits 'n' Pieces… We had a really busy November. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Veterans Day events – the parade downtown and ceremony in Hope Mills. And for the folks who helped out with the Seniors Dinner on the 22nd at the VFW, thank you for representing RTNC1 at this event. I know the folks who you served truly appreciate it. Of course, December is not going to be boring! As always, we will visit our friends at the NC State Veterans Nursing home for bingo on the first Saturday and then again later in the month for their Christmas party. We will also be meeting up with Santa at the Alms House for the children’s Christmas party there. That is always a wonderful event that shouldn’t be missed. Oh yes, there is one more Christmas party on the calendar that you need to attend, and that is our Chapter Christmas party. Don’t forget to bring a wrapped gift to place under the tree for the White Elephant gift exchange. That is always a lot of fun. You will find the dates and times for these events and more on page two of the newsletter and of course on our website at rollingthunder-nc1.com. Monday, December 7th is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the American Army and Navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The attack came as a surprise and lead to great losses of life and equipment. More than 2000 American citizens were killed and more than 1000 were injured. Also lost were a large proportion of the battle ships and nearly 200 aircraft that were stationed in the Pacific region. Please take a moment to remember this “date which will live in infamy.” Don’t forget, RTNC1 is on Facebook! Our goal is to use our Facebook page as a chapter information outlet, so sign up today and become a fan of RTNC1. It’s free!!!
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POW-MIA Biography:
Donald Monroe Shue The 5th Special Forces performed deep penetration missions of strategic reconnaissance and interdiction which were called, depending on the time frame, "Shining Brass" or "Prairie Fire" missions. It was on such a mission that SSgt. Brown, SSgt. Gunther Wald, SP4 Donald Shue and two of six Montagnards went missing. The Americans and Montagnards were members of a patrol operating in Laos. The patrol team was attacked by a numerically superior force 30 miles inside the border. Four of the Montagnards escaped and returned to camp to report the ambush and capture of their comrades. As the attackers shouted "Capture the Americans," SSgt. Wald and SP4 Shue were seen to receive numerous shrapnel wounds from a fragmentation grenade. Due to bad weather, a recovery team could not reenter the area until November 11. They searched the entire area, but could only find some web gear which was identified as belonging to three of the indigenous team members and SP4 Shue. There was no trace of any graves, or of the three missing Americans. They were classified as Missing in Action. The U.S. did not negotiate for the release of any of the nearly 600 Americans lost in Laos. No American serviceman held in Laos has been released. NEVER FORGET Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 March 1991 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998
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