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This is a Copy of my letter sent to:
President Bill
Clinton
Vice Presideng Al Gore
Representative Mary Bone
Senator Barbara
Boxer
Senator Dianne
Feinstein
September 10, 1998
What is being done to determine the fate of Major Gilbert Swain Palmer
Jr.
and Capt. Thomas Thawson Wright ?
Major Gilbert S. Palmer Jr. and Capt. Thomas Wright comprised the
crew of a reconnaissance version of the Phantom fighter/bomber, an RF4C,
in Vietnam. On February 27, 1968, the two were assigned a reconnaissance
mission from which they would not return.
Palmer's aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed. The location is
not clear. According to a sheet distributed by the Arizona POW/MIA families
(Palmer's family was at that time residing in Arizona), Palmer and Wright
were lost in Laos. According to Defense Department and State Department
records, the two went down in Laos. However, coordinates listed by these
agencies are located near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), some five miles
southwest of the city of Vinh Linh in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam.
The records of Joint Casualty Resolution Center indicate that the loss
occurred in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam.
Palmer and Wright were declared Missing in Action. From the non-specific
coordinates given, it is clear that the Air Force does not know the precise
loss location.
Gilbert S. Palmer Jr. and Thomas T. Wright are two of
the 2000+ American Personnel unaccounted for in the Vietnam War.
Isn't it about time something was done?
These people that remain missing are more than just numbers,
they are the
members of our armed service that fought for us. In a war they believed
in
because they believed in our country. Are we really going to keep turning
our
backs on these people? They deserve to be accounted for, they deserve
to
come home. They deserve to be with their families.
We ask what if it was one of your family members? Wouldn't
you want to know
everything that can be done, is being done? I can't imagine being away
from
my family for a few weeks, let alone 26 plus years. With your help we
can
resolve the questions surrounding our missing American Heroes.
Please advise me of any action that is being taken by
you or any other elected
or appointed official to determine his fate. In the event there is nothing
being
done, please explain why not, and tell me how you personally plan to correct
this
and prevent it from ever happening again.
Respectfully,
Charles L. Wubker
P.O.Box 4644
Ontario, Ca. 91761
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