Posted on 01/02/2011 4:47:54 PM PST by Gondring
WILMINGTON, Del. -January 2, 2011 -- Police have identified a New Castle man whose body was found at a landfill in Wilmington.
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The body of 66-year-old John Wheeler III was dumped out of a garbage truck at the Cherry Island landfill on New Year's Eve. His death was ruled a homicide.
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Police believe Wheeler's body had been placed inside one of the [trash] bins [in Newark, DE] and had not been there long when the truck arrived.
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West Point 1966, son of West Point 1943 (his father: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jpwheeler.htm)
I'm sure the conspiracy nuts will go crazy over this, as he was a defense consultant and quite well connected. The guy who made "Stolen Honor" had been charged with illegally taping him decades ago, I think. But in my case, I feel bad for his family and friends, and I note his service to America.
Also, Gannett's (no excerpt) Delaware News-Journal has additional info: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110102/NEWS/110102007/Man+whose+body+was+found+in+landfill+was+decorated+Vietnam+Veteran
RIP.
Oops...forgot to mention the #1 reason for conspiracy targeting—he was reportedly a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
class of 66; most likely served in vietnam. however, typical media incompetence: no details of any decorations, so how are we to believe them?
class of 66; most likely served in vietnam. however, typical media incompetence: no details of any decorations, so how are we to believe them?
I don’t want to tear the man’s life apart, but to get some background, here are some things I’ve found. I really hope they catch the perpetrator(s).
Here’s his biography: http://www.sldinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/John-Wheeler-Bio.pdf
Hmmm... DADT and ROTC?
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/05/dadt-and-ivy-league-rotc/57203/
Note also he was in...
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Gray-Line-American-Journey/dp/0805062912
His military roots go back to 1653...
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jpwheel.htm
Political donations all Republican except for $2000 going to Wesley Clark and Charles S. Robb. (opensecrets.org) Interestingly, his occupation is listed as “Assistant Secretary of the Air Forc (sic),” though he was a special assistant to an Asst Sec of the USAF.
His work with the VVMF:
http://www.vvmf.org/314.cfm
Who knows if he was into something shady or not, but in any case, he served and did many good things...and I hope the information gives more humanity to this news than the end the perps meant for him.
Interesting though tragic. Hope they find out the real story.
Suitable burial or incineration for every human regardless of crimes is perhaps best for our collective psyche.
>> for every human
for the deceased
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