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To: honway
The whole OKC bombing is very close to my heart, as I lost an uncle in the building and my mother was about 2 blocks away(her windows were blown out). I was only in High School when it happened, but I remember feeling as if something were not right when they were able to arrest Mcveigh so quickly and were convinced from day one that he was the guy.

Jerry Bohnen is the father of one of my good buddies. I played basketball with his son John, and John is now at West Point. I had no idea that he was involved in keeping the Feds' secrets under wrap, and knowing the man, I believe the only way that this could be true would be if he feared for his life.

What a sick, sick thing for the FBI to have on it's hands. The truth will probably never totally come out, and if it did, I believe only a handful of people like you and me would give a rat's ass.

70 posted on 01/30/2002 7:00:42 AM PST by Frank Grimes
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To: Frank Grimes
Frank, you have my deepest sympathy for the loss of your uncle. At times it becomes too easy to lose focus on the impact of this event on individual lives and families while you are trying to fit the pieces of information together. Thank you for the reminder that the lives of real people were cut much too short and the lives of others were changed forever.
71 posted on 01/30/2002 8:22:33 AM PST by honway
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To: Frank Grimes
Jerry Bohnen is the father of one of my good buddies. I played basketball with his son John, and John is now at West Point

I am certain your friend John earned and deserved his appointment to West Point, otherwise, he would not have been accepted to the Point.
An appointment usually requires a Congessional nomination, and quite frankly, had Bohnen publicly challenged the U.S. government's version of the events in OKC, it is very likely that his actions may have disqualified his son for the nomination/appointment. Considering the appointment is equivalent to a scholarship of about $250,000 and the fact that the entire OKC Police Department was prepared to ignore the murder of one of their own, how much are we to expect from one private citizen?

Tonia Yeakey went public with significantly more incriminating information than Bohnen had and her story, unfortunately, has made little difference because the public in general does not care. If Bohnen chose a well earned bright future for his son over exposing the truth to an audience who could care less, who could blame him?

72 posted on 01/30/2002 9:39:40 AM PST by honway
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