All,
Our scheduled guests on POW/MIA Radio for Sunday, October 21, 2007 are:
3:00pm Mtn - Ms. Mary Schantag: Mary and husband Chuck are the POWNETWORK out of Skidmore, Missouri. They have been involved in the POW/MIA issue for over 20 years. Besides a comprehensive database on POW/MIA biographies and issues, they maintain an updated listing of phonies and wannabes. Mary will bring us up to date onthe continuing phenomenon of those who steal the honor from deserving veterans and POWs. She will also talk about theirother activities on behalf of our missing.The Schantags are preparing for the events in Branson, Missouri honoring our veterans where they have been instrumental in organizing this event for years. This years events run primarily from November 4-11 andinclude the nation's largestVeterans Day Parade on November 11. For more information, please visit http://www.pownetwork.org .
4:00pm Mtn - In Honor of Capt. Humbert "Rocky" Versace, US Army: Rocky was the first Army soldier to receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions as a POW in Vietnam. A 1959 graduate of West Point, he was assigned as an intelligence advisor in South Vietnam. Rocky was making an impact especially on theVietnamese children but had plans to return to the US and study for the Priesthood.He was captured by the Viet Cong on October 29, 1963 and speaking fluent French andVietnamese, he could converse with his captors and was so convincing, villagers were starting to believe his statements about democracy.Finally, Hanoi Radio reported his execution on September 26, 1965.I will be discussing information about himand altogether tooshortlife. Please read "Five Years to Freedom", by James "Nick" Rowe for an excellent account of Rocky's courage.
5:00pm Mtn -News and Views: An hour of the latest POW/MIA and veterans issues.
The new book "An Enormous Crime: The Definitive Account of American POWs Abandoned in Southeast Asia" by Billy Hendon and Elizabeth Stewart. Please visityour better bookstore orwww.amazon.com and place your order TODAY!
URGENT HELP NEEDED...H.Res. 111 has been introduced by Rep. Peter King (R-NY). This resolution will establish a House Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs.Contactthe representatives in your state this coming weekto co-sponsor this urgent resolution. As of this writing there are174co-sponsors.Very Important - please keep up the calls to the House Rules Committee members to support as well. We need to get H. Res. 111 on the floor for a vote!
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Thanks,
Rod Utech
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!" Patrick Henry, 1775