Bold is my emphasis
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From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: Retraction of All Statements on Incident
Retraction of All Statements on Incident
To All:
Since it is now clear that SGT Steven Booker is not an Official spokesman for the National Park Service (NPS), it is necessary to retract any and all statements citing him as a source on any “cleaning accident” at the Vietnam Wall earlier this week. His phone numbers have been given to all Patriots and Eagles who asked for such information for their independent verification of what happened. This retraction also includes any earlier statements from the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), and other sources, on what actually happened at the Vietnam Wall. Instead, I will rely on the results of ongoing investigations of the National Park Police (NPP), plus the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and independent investigations by autonomous news media sources such as the Washington Times and FOX News. Their reports will be conclusive for me on what actually happened.
I will also rely on the statement of Lisa Gough, Director of Communications for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, who stated in her press release of Sept. 11, 2007: “The United States Park Police has begun an investigation into the matter, and that investigation is ongoing. Until this investigation is completed, it is premature to speculate whether any intentional act was committed.” An additional source of reliance will be the Washington Times, with any follow up stories from their news article of Sep 11 on “Vandals feared at memorial,” as cited in previous E-mail messages.
Like many of you, I have my suspicions on what actually happened at the Vietnam Wall, but I prefer not to comment further on any statements from any party of interest on this issue. There was also a similar incident reported to have happened to a Vietnam Wall in Andover, MA, published on Sep 5, 2007, which has been reported in a previous message with the full source included. This was confusing to me, and was shared in an attempt to learn what actually happened, when, and where.
This statement is also sent to Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) members who are not on the national level as blind copies, in order to protect their privacy after several asked not to be included openly in this issue. Thank you for your consideration of my comments and observations.
Yours in Patriotism,
Steve Cobb
Commander
Region I, MOPH
I apologize to those who read my ping last night and then saw the post removed. And now I'm pinging you again, just so that you know the letter is back up.
While I had to remove Post 84, here is the link to the proper posting, #98, of the letter.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart is the organization that is now reconsidering how it has reported the defacing of the WALL.
I hate rushing my posts. Something always gets messed up.
Also, Christopher Lincoln has a link to all the FR threads concerning the vandalism in his Post 95. Thanks.
[Mr] T
so its a cover up eh?? /sarcasm