ONETINSOLDIER 2 Posted March 18, 2010 13870 days, 332880 hours, 19972800 minutes, 1198368000 seconds, They all roughly equal 38 years, longer than a good part of you who read this have been alive. Now, imagine spending that time with your arms tied behind you , your elbows touching and being lifted off the floor by your wrists and hung there, indefinatly. Or spending it in a three foot square by four foot long "tiger cage" made of bamboo in the middle of a steaming jungle. Or in a cold damp concrete cell, shackled to your cot as a rat attempts to make dinner of your toes. As the years go by, it is doubtfull that many, if any at all P.O.W's of the viet nam era are alive. Most definatly the family members hold onto hope of them being alive, I guess its mandatory. If the cosmic powers that be are at all mercifull, Lt. Dennis Stanley Pike, U.S.N. was killed shortly after his capture in Laos after ejecting from his A-7, I only say that, because I would not wish 38 years of this on anyone. Please remember those that are P.O.W. and M.I.A. , urge your congressman, your senator, your governer, your mayor to make those in power to do something about those unaccounted for, our warriors deserve better. And on march 23rd, have a drink in Lt. Pikes honor and send a thought his way. Ive worn the bracelet with his name on it since late 72, it was randomly issued. Over the years, Ive come to know him. Thank you for your time. And once again, thanks to comrpnt for the excellent mission file he made for me http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=8217 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted March 18, 2010 And on march 23rd, have a drink in Lt. Pikes honor and send a thought his way. I'll do so. Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted March 18, 2010 The next day I was born and I agree with your sentiments, hopefully he died because a POW for 38 years is no way to live. As I look back on everything I have done in my last 38 years I can not begin to imagine what hell he would of gone through In that time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ezlead 42 Posted March 18, 2010 I got there about one month later. Every Memorial Day,I have a drink for:Dave,Joe,Johnny,Rob and all the others. I'll add him to the list and include him in my prayers. :salute: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted March 18, 2010 A lot of things might be told in a negative sense about yanks, many of them true, but what none can doubt, is that you leave no man behind. If you have to put in danger the lives of several men in a CSAR mission just to give a pilot the chance to get back home, you do so, and that honors you as military and as country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Von Paulus 8 Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) EDIT: Can anybody tell me the number of MIA in Vietnam war? Edited March 18, 2010 by Von Paulus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted March 18, 2010 EDIT: Can anybody tell me the number of MIA in Vietnam war? 1.724 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Von Paulus 8 Posted March 18, 2010 1.724 Thanks. That's an impressive number. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ONETINSOLDIER 2 Posted March 23, 2010 a sad day for me, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+comrpnt 16 Posted March 24, 2010 ...And once again, thanks to comrpnt for the excellent mission file he made for me http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=8217 ... Lest we forget—lest we forget! Once again, you're very welcome. All the best, regards, Paul. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
