For the Return of Commander Michael Scott Speicher, Day 6

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huh? Never apologize for something you don't believe. Why don't you send your regards to his neice. Yea, its authentic.

From: Mary Cunningham Mary.Cunningham2@aventis.com
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:13 AM

Subject: Please make one phone call for my uncle!

This e-mail is to ask for your help regarding my uncle, Navy Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher.

Scott was shot down over Iraq while serving our country on January 17, 1991. Soon thereafter Scott was listed as KIA (Killed In Action) by the U.S. Government. Over the following ten years enough evidence was gathered, including the recovery of Scott's intact plane and flight suit in the Iraqi desert, that the U.S. Government changed Scott's status from KIA to MIA (Missing in Action) in January 2001.

Recently, compelling new evidence has come from Dutch and British intelligence services suggesting that Scott did, in fact, eject safely from his plane and is today being held by the Iraqis as a Prisoner of War. Yet Washington politics has still prevented our government from doing everything possible on Scott's behalf.

Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas is leading the charge to help Scott, but we need your help also. The National Alliance of Families has declared the next seven days as "Bring Scott Speicher Home Week".

I am asking each one of you to please call the White House message line at 202-456-1414 and demand that POW/MIA Michael Scott Speicher be brought home. Just a brief phone call.

Before you delete this e-mail please ask yourself whether a few minutes of your time in making this call is more valuable than Scott's service to his country over the last eleven years, and that of his wife and children, now ages 12 and 14.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Mary

Please forward this email to friends.

Lion man, thanks for the email. Just finished reading it a second time...will respond. You were right signatures are growing. Great comments from wonderful folks.

Have been up close to Bean town several times in the last few months. Supporting a former Navy SEAL running against Patrick Kennedy (yeah Ted's boy) in the 1st Cong. District of Rhode Island. Dave Rogers is his name. Great guy! Character does matter. Should be a no-brainer...but silly me.

Newport ain't a bad place to have "a few" either.

Not familiar with the race but Rhode Island could use some better Pols.

I hope I did not drone on but I meant everything I said. 69Tonkin Club is also a good man, I might add.

Freepers, I can not emphasize enough how important this is to our nation.

Cdr. Speicher is in prison in IRAQ. I realize it is a difficult situation there now as far as foreign policy goes.

Yet you MUST stand behind basic humanity. Read the threads and SIGN the petition that wants to bring him home.I should not have to persuade you, you should all be jumping at the gates to sign this petition.

Hell, if I was a millionaire I would rescue him myself... and to hell with the fallout.

PLEASE sign this petition and read the threads involved. Slam has provided us all with enough links to know the entirety of Lt. Speichers situation.

I know you are good people, now do the Military proud! This should NOT be a non-issue, this should be the PRIMARY issue.

Lets hit 'em hard!

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