Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the '100 Women of the Century..'
BARBARA WALTERS WRITES:
Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still countless others have never
known how Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific
men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War.
The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot. The pilot's name is Jerry
Driscoll, a River Rat. In 1968, the former Commandant of the USAF Survival
School was a POW in Ho Lo Prison the ' Hanoi Hilton.'
Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell, cleaned, fed, and dressed in
clean PJ's, he was ordered to describe for a visiting American 'Peace
Activist' the 'lenient and humane treatment' he'd received.
He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was dragged away. During the
subsequent beating, he fell forward on to the camp Commandant 's feet, which
sent that officer berserk.
In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from double vision (which
permanently ended his flying career) from the Commandant's frenzied
application of a wooden baton.
> From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the 47FW/DO (F-4E's). He spent 6
years in the ' Hanoi Hilton'*** the first three of which his family only
knew he was 'missing in action'. His wife lived on faith that he was still
alive. His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and clothed routine in
preparation for a 'peace delegation' visit.
They, however, had time and devised a plan to get word to the world that
they were alive and still survived. Each man secreted a tiny piece of paper,
with his Social Security Number on it, in the palm of his hand. When paraded
before Ms. Fonda and a cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each man's
hand and asking little encouraging snippets like: 'Aren't you sorry you
bombed babies?' and 'Are you grateful for the humane treatment from your
benevolent captors?' Believing this HAD to be an act, they each palmed her
their sliver of paper.
She took them all without missing a beat.. At the end of the line and once
the camera stopped rolling, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs, she turned
to the officer in charge and handed him all the little pieces of paper...
Three men died from the subsequent beatings. Colonel Carrigan was almost
number four but he survived, which is the only reason we know of her actions
that day.
I was a civilian economic development advisor in Vietnam , and was captured
by the North Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in 1968, and held
prisoner for over 5 years.
I spent 27 months in solitary confinement; one year in a cage in Cambodia ;
and one year in a 'black box' in Hanoi . My North Vietnamese captors
deliberately poisoned and murdered a female missionary, a nurse in a
leprosarium in Banme Thuot , South Vietnam , whom I buried in the jungle
near the Cambodian border. At one time, I weighed only about 90 lbs. (My
normal weight is 170 lbs)
We were Jane Fonda's 'war criminals....'
When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi , I was asked by the camp communist political
officer if I would be willing to meet with her. I said yes, for I wanted to
tell her about the real
treatment we POWs received... and how different it was from the treatment
purported by the North Vietnamese, and parroted by her as 'humane and
lenient.'
Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky floor on my knees, with my
arms outstretched with a large steel weight placed on my hands, and beaten
with a bamboo cane.
I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda soon after I was released.. I
asked her if she would be willing to debate me on TV. She never did answer
me.
These first-hand experiences do not exemplify someone who should be honored
as part of '100 Years of Great Women.' Lest we forget....' 100 Years of
Great Women' should never include a traitor whose hands are covered with the
blood of so many patriots.
There are few things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's
participation in blatant treason, is one of them. Please take the time to
forward to as many people as you possibly can.. It will eventually end up on
her computer and she needs to know that we will never forget.
RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt,
USAF 716 Maintenance Squadron,
Chief of Maintenance DSN: 875-6431 COMM: 883-6343
PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE.
I wonder why she is still walking around??
BARBARA WALTERS WRITES:
Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still countless others have never
known how Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific
men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War.
The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot. The pilot's name is Jerry
Driscoll, a River Rat. In 1968, the former Commandant of the USAF Survival
School was a POW in Ho Lo Prison the ' Hanoi Hilton.'
Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell, cleaned, fed, and dressed in
clean PJ's, he was ordered to describe for a visiting American 'Peace
Activist' the 'lenient and humane treatment' he'd received.
He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was dragged away. During the
subsequent beating, he fell forward on to the camp Commandant 's feet, which
sent that officer berserk.
In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from double vision (which
permanently ended his flying career) from the Commandant's frenzied
application of a wooden baton.
> From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the 47FW/DO (F-4E's). He spent 6
years in the ' Hanoi Hilton'*** the first three of which his family only
knew he was 'missing in action'. His wife lived on faith that he was still
alive. His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and clothed routine in
preparation for a 'peace delegation' visit.
They, however, had time and devised a plan to get word to the world that
they were alive and still survived. Each man secreted a tiny piece of paper,
with his Social Security Number on it, in the palm of his hand. When paraded
before Ms. Fonda and a cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each man's
hand and asking little encouraging snippets like: 'Aren't you sorry you
bombed babies?' and 'Are you grateful for the humane treatment from your
benevolent captors?' Believing this HAD to be an act, they each palmed her
their sliver of paper.
She took them all without missing a beat.. At the end of the line and once
the camera stopped rolling, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs, she turned
to the officer in charge and handed him all the little pieces of paper...
Three men died from the subsequent beatings. Colonel Carrigan was almost
number four but he survived, which is the only reason we know of her actions
that day.
I was a civilian economic development advisor in Vietnam , and was captured
by the North Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in 1968, and held
prisoner for over 5 years.
I spent 27 months in solitary confinement; one year in a cage in Cambodia ;
and one year in a 'black box' in Hanoi . My North Vietnamese captors
deliberately poisoned and murdered a female missionary, a nurse in a
leprosarium in Banme Thuot , South Vietnam , whom I buried in the jungle
near the Cambodian border. At one time, I weighed only about 90 lbs. (My
normal weight is 170 lbs)
We were Jane Fonda's 'war criminals....'
When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi , I was asked by the camp communist political
officer if I would be willing to meet with her. I said yes, for I wanted to
tell her about the real
treatment we POWs received... and how different it was from the treatment
purported by the North Vietnamese, and parroted by her as 'humane and
lenient.'
Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky floor on my knees, with my
arms outstretched with a large steel weight placed on my hands, and beaten
with a bamboo cane.
I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda soon after I was released.. I
asked her if she would be willing to debate me on TV. She never did answer
me.
These first-hand experiences do not exemplify someone who should be honored
as part of '100 Years of Great Women.' Lest we forget....' 100 Years of
Great Women' should never include a traitor whose hands are covered with the
blood of so many patriots.
There are few things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's
participation in blatant treason, is one of them. Please take the time to
forward to as many people as you possibly can.. It will eventually end up on
her computer and she needs to know that we will never forget.
RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt,
USAF 716 Maintenance Squadron,
Chief of Maintenance DSN: 875-6431 COMM: 883-6343
PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE.
I wonder why she is still walking around??
