Dear Sir;
.......... I am writing to you in the hope that you'll please, support S-755. I am a voter from
Chisholm, MN and spent 4 years in the US Navy with some of these men that are MIA's.
Also, just a few miles north of my hometown there was a family named Ryder. I knew John
and Gwen quite well. They mourned the loss of their son for many years. Talking to them
they said that the worst part was the unknowing. They wanted some answer. Now they've
both passed away. Both gone to the grave not knowing if their son was alive or dead.

..........I ask you again to please, support S-755 and bring our servicemen and women back
home where they belong. If possible, try to put yourself in their place or the place of their
loved ones. It doesn't make you feel very good, does it? My sincere thanks for any help
you can give.

...............................................................................Sincerely,
...............................................................................Robert J. Cruze Sr.

http://www.uslink.net/~cruzer/powmia.html

Dear Sir;
..........As a voter from Chisholm, MN, I'm writing to you for your help in support of S-755.
I was aboard the USS Hornet in the years 1963-'67. I served with the 4 men that my web site
is dedicated to. I also knew John L. Ryder and his parents John (WD0AKT) and Gwen
(WD0AKS) both of whom were Amateur Radio operators who tried for many years to find
out some information of their son. Now, both of them are gone, never finding out if their son
was alive or dead.

..........Recently I had the opportunity to talk to Courtenay Forman and the mother of
Lt. William S. Forman from Pipestone MN. Bill was the pilot of the S2-D from aboard
the Hornet that ended up missing somewhere in the vicinity of Hai Nan. Just to listen
to her talk about her son gave me a lump in my throat.

..........Please, Mr. Oberstar, support S-755 and bring these people home where they belong.
They didn't forget the United States when the country needed their support, now, don't forget
them when they need your support. Thank you for your time.

...............................................................................Sincerely,
...............................................................................Robert J. Cruze Sr.

http://www.uslink.net/~cruzer/powmia.html

Mr. Ventura; Now, with all you have to do being governor, I'd like to burden you with another problem. Could you PLEASE, see if you could get the Federal Government off their duffs and help to get our POW/MIA's from the Viet Nam era back home where they belong? I was aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet during the time when we lost one of our planes to the Viet Cong, the pilot of which was from Pipestone, MN. William S. Forman. I've often talked to his mother, Courtenay, and after talking to her, my heart really goes out to her and the rest of the family. Another family, the Ryders, John and Gwen, lost their son John who was a FAC (forward air controller) in 'Nam. They lived about 2 miles North of Chisholm, MN. which is where I live. They worked their butts off getting as high in Amateur Radio as possible in a very short time just to contact people around the world to get any information that they possibly could about their son. Nada!!! Not a word was found out. Now both of them passed away, never knowing what ever became of their son. There are so many tragic events such as this and it should not be quelled. I'm extending an invitation to visit my POW/MIA web site at:

http://www.uslink.net/~cruzer/powmia.html

and read for yourself the account of the event that happened aboard the Hornet. On February 1st, tho, my web site and many others will be down for a 24 hour period due to a "Blackout Day" in memory of all of those who served and were forgotten. Some of the things that happened over there just get a person to grind his teeth to powder. If you really want to read a good book, get a copy of "Kiss The Boys Goodbye". If you can't find one, let me know and I'll send you mine. It really opens a persons eyes. If you do visit the site, please sign the guestbook and let me know what you think of it and the situation. Please read the Synopsis. The upper part is what was released by the Government and down lower is a little exerpt from a Chief Petty Officer that got the 'facts' from other Chiefs and Officers at the time it happened. If anyone can knock some sense into the "heads of our Federal Gov't' I know you can........(quite literally?). It's bad enough for the people who served and came home to find out that the people they were fighting for, the Vietnamese, had preference when it came to jobs, didn't have to pay taxes for 5 years, didn't have to fight for the country they decided to move into, and the ex-serviceman was labled "baby killer"!!! It's easy to see why there were so many that became disillusioned and unstable. Then you look at the people that never came back and apparently were forgotten by their country. Sad situation, isn't it? Sincerely, Robert J. Cruze Sr.