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IN HONOR OF VETERAN'S DAY 2012 ......
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Rembering those who soared on the wings of freedom..... |
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The freedom we take for granted... The freedom you fought to protect... As a nation, we
sometimes forget.. the sacrifices you made.
"THANK YOU!" |
2012 Email Thanks
for Your Service.
You are what I am today
and what I'll be till my last day. In 1973 I join the military, in the mid
80's flew Skymasters. Always brought me home, and our passengers. My hat off
for what you did, and all the Vietnam vets that mentor me. You will not be
forgotten, because I let my troops know what forge me, and what I
am today. I am your legacy, keeps me going and puts a meaning to drive
on. God Bless You, God Bless America.
Thanks, SFC Cuadrado SCNG (South Carolina National Guard?) |
2012 Letters to Rustics
Mr. Pemato Chhun and
his Son
“me and my only son with an authentic KHMER REPUBLIC Flag gifted to the U.S. Marine Corp who was stationed at the American Embassy to PHNOM PENH in 1973” Dear
Mr. CLAUDE NEWLAND and the rest of the amazing RUSTICS, First
of all, I would love to write a letter to you and your Elite RUSTIC Team. A
few months ago , I was told by my close friend, Mr. SEREIVUTH PRAK A
Vice President of the KHMER KROM Federation about the American pilots who
fought the North Vietnamese , Viet Congs and the Khmer Rouges during the
Cambodia War wrote a RUSTIC CALL SIGN book and via my American Colleague we
managed to get some of your books , authored by Richard Wood and gifted them
to our friends. And
couple of weeks my classmate named SOKHAN KET sent me all the Rustic
News , Volume 15, Issue 3 , December 2011, with article of SOKHAN KET on page
10. I
was born to an indigenous KHMER Father and KHMER Born Chinese Mother , On
September 11Th, 1966, my father was widely elected as a member of Cambodian
National Parliament and then he was elected by Members of Parliaments
as Committee Chairman of Administrative cleaning up corruption. Due
to the special agreements of our Red King SIHANOUK who supported the North
Vietnamese and Viet Congs during the Vietnam War by letting them
building the military bases in our territory and using them as safe
haven and sanctuary after they had been defeated and chased by American
Troops in South Vietnam, plus SIHANOUK beside allowing the HO CHI MINH trail
got into Cambodia illegally he built his own SIHANOUK Trail supplying all the
ammunition, medical and food supplies to the Communists and on March 18Th ,
1970, my father and his colleagues impeached SIHANOUK and publicly changed
the Cambodian Monarchy to be KHMER REPUBLIC. In
1972, my father was appointed to be a Political Adviser by Marshal LON NOL ,
the President of the KHMER REPUBLIC. The
war in Cambodia was well known to the world as the Civil War but the
fact was NOT the Civil War it was the aggressive invasion of the North
Vietnamese and Vietcong initiatively. I
will write more and it is NOT easy emotionally every time I write about my
life and family during the Communists. My
mind is not clear but willing to write to you all and on behalf of the
Cambodian Community in the United States Of America we would Love to express
our gratitude and appreciation to you ALL as American Rustic Pilots, people
and American Government for fighting, protecting us and granting
political asylum as refugees to live in this great nation, we would
additionally love to let you know that you ALL as the elite Rustic Pilots
earned professionally so much fame and reputation with honors by flying and
fighting the Communists from the ABOVE inside our motherland and we so proud
for your gallantry and uncommon valor for risking and sacrificing your lives
just for us as the victims of the Communist . With
my Best Wishes , High Respects and Top Regards to you ALL, Families and
Americans GOD
BLESS AMERICA PEMATO
KYRY RASMEY CHHUN A
Cambodian Refugee and A Survivor the KHMER Killing Fields Home
619 469 6396 Desk
619 515 2721 (continued) Follow up Letter to
Zeke, Rustic 32
Mr. Chhun in his
SDPD Uniform
Dear SIR DeKoker and all The Proud RUSTIC Team, It brought tears in my old and worn
out eyes after receiving your kind and nice words Sir DeKoker ! then I could
not resist the Second round after seeing all the old glorious pictures with
honors and graces of your Amazing RUSTIC Team, the OV-10 especially the
picture of our brave KHMER REPUBLIC Pilots posting proudly and friendly with
your RUSTICS. We are the KHMER people has owed you ALL big time
and NOT even a chance for us to pay you back NOR even a word of THANK
to you ALL for what you saved our lives in the war against the invasion
of the North Vietnamese and Vietcong Troops. Prior to the historical event of March 18Th,
1970, under the rule of King SIHANOUK Cambodia never strengthened or improved
and promoted the military, SIHANOUK and his Commander In Chief Gen.
NHIEK THIOULONG were so busy staring themselves as playboys and movie
stars (contrarily, unlike Mr. REAGAN rising from movie star to famous
president ) while we had only at most approximately 20 000 troops with
poor and old equipments in the name of the Royal Kingdom of the fake NEUTRAL
Cambodia, favorably siding only with Socialist, Communist and Eastern
European Countries mainly Soviet Union , China and North Vietnamese KHMER REPUBLIC just freshly started a
new chapter by changing the entire country from Monarchy to The
KHMER REPUBLIC and everything difficultly and completely new and odd to
us beside facing God ( Damned) King SIHANOUK we had to get the
main and important task cleaning out "65 000"
the very well trained, well equipped and experienced guerrilla
fighters of the aggressive Vietcong and North Vietnamese . This is my own point of view, the KHMER REPUBLIC
was like a new baby born who unstably started learning how to crawl
and walk very unfortunately fighting against the grown up man , the
Vietcong. To be honest with you , we fought tirelessly and
bravely and we were so luckily to have you ALL as the SAMARITANS who came to
rescue us with Unit unforgettably the Elite KHMER KROM ( the
original indigenous KHMER in South Vietnam) known as The MIKE FORCES trained
by Americans were there for us as well. We could happily see you from the ground flying
the weird designed OV-10 all day over the Mekong river and us, We joyfully
got your answer and watched the enemy being devastated. Without you ALL , we could not last five years
and one month , we struggling tried to survive and stand on our own
feet but we mistakenly inflicted self-wounds by killing ourselves with
a chronic decease of corruption and where the Killing Fields started ...we
lost ........bitterly ....... I know war is NOT the answer ! our special
duty and commitment, we got to defend our country from the attacks
of our neighboring, war kills , war lose lives and disasters ....and if
you please ask me Do I want To Start the War Over Again and my answer would
be YES , I Would If I could ! this time , let our opponents have the same
factors and elements SIHANOUK, KHMER ROUGE , North Vietnamese and Vietcong
for sure we the KHMER REPUBLIC will get you ALL as our Line Backers and
Quarter Backs. This time, we have learned a big defeat and
bitter lesson, we would not surrender and lay down easily our weapons on the
street without a fight like we did in 1975, we would not let the Communists
kill us with blind folds and hand ties. Well my Angel Brother from the ABOVE , we used to
call you for helps while we were under fierce attacks and during the KHMER
ROUGE era, I was forcibly drafted to joint the Mobile Youth Group in the
forced labor camps , was starved and over worked beside being executed , we
always silently got into a small group whispering to each other and we really
and terribly needed your helps from the ABOVE we imagined that you would drop
us weapons and we will take the same and old business just to get rid of the
evils...but frustratingly NO answer. I lost my dear grandfather, my beloved father ,
my two single sisters NOT just only students at 23 and 17 , never involved in
politics and my two elders sisters including my precious mother became widows
at young ages. Sir DeKoker, you got my green light to publish
and share my life account with your loved ones , Actually , I never imagine
or think that I am in here the land of the BRAVES alive writing to the
persons who to voluntarily risk your lives save our lives during the war and
on behalf of our KHMER people who could not make to be alive and have
this rare privilege to thank you and to reminisce the same life
experiences with you and to tell the out side world how they were
executed horribly . Once Again My Angel Brothers From
The ABOVE , I have to take off, typing is not my ........since
I was born as a Cambodian typical male ..old school ..my American Female
bosses named me Arrogant Chauvinist may be BECAUSE my military personality
but I am just CRAZY and live with Post traumatic stress disorder after
surviving the Killing Fields. Once Again With My Best Wishes , Top Regards and
High Respects to you , your entire families and especially Americans GOD BLESS YOU ALL and GOD BLESS AMERICA Enjoy your weekend and have an outstanding day. Thankfully Yours, PEMATO KYRY RASMEY CHHUN A Cambodian Refugee and Survivor of The Killing
Fields PS; I am attaching a picture posting with
the US. Marine Corp, 2010. In the really 82 , I tried to join the American
Military but no one gave me advice or led me in I thought I was required to
have American citizenship and in 1992, I volunteered to join U.S Marine Corp
to fight in KUWAIT right after I got married but the age limit was 28
and unfortunately vety there is NO American Air Forces Base in San
Diego. I have been working for San Diego Police
Department for 25 years in the picture , I personally apologize I should have
taken off my RAYBAN but I had my own reason wearing RAYBAN is the
American Air Forces Tradition very handsome, brave and elegant, I
crazily believe and I still pretend one of them ( you ALL ) by wearing RAYBAN
and also I have learned from our famous Gen. MacArthur. TAKE CARE AND ENJOY LIVES . THANKS Please, I apologize for my long statement with
broken English grammatically hope you ALL understand. |
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