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Entry: 82684 PUEBLO INCIDENT	USS PUEBLO ESCORT
EARL PHARES wrote on April 6, 2012 City and State: ONTARIO CA Unit: USS PUEBLO AGER-2 NORTH KOREAN POW 1968 Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Trying to find my Escort from CO A 728 MP BN. Grotola He escorted me from the Huey to the 121st Evac hospital after we crossed the Bridge of No Return. Gerry Landrum and Ray Koloski are in contact with me. Keywords: USS Pueblo AGER-2 North Korean POW 1968

Entry: 82658 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO
EDWARD RUPP wrote on April 3, 2012 City and State: PORT ORANGE FL Unit: C.CO 2/17INFANTRY(CAMP KAISER) Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: My buddy's and me came back from village(Unchonni)when we were told ware going North,my unit is 3miles south of the DMZ,we stayed ready waiting to go but the orders never came,we did reinforce the DMZ but that's as fare as it went up until I left in April of 68.The men of the Pueblo did there job and did it well. I'm sorry that the Government did-not do the right thing.I thank all the men of the Pueblo and I too give north Korea. the GOOD LUCK sign.Long Life and Happiness too all. Keywords: C.CO.2/17Infantry (Camp Kaiser)

Entry: 82639 PUEBLO INCIDENT	BRIDGE OF NO RETURN
RAY LACY NONE wrote on April 1, 2012 City and State: VIENNA VA Unit: 2ND INF. DIV. 2BAT AVN Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: DOES ANYONE KNOW MY LOCATION REALITIVE TO DMZ AND OR BRIDGE OF NO RETURN.... Keywords: I WAS IN KOREA 1968 IN 2ND INF DIV AND PAMONJOM VILLAGE WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE COMPOUND ALSO KNOW AS 55 COMPOUND..I WANTED TO KNOW HOW FAR FROM BRIDGE OF NO RETURN WAS MY UNIT...ITS BEEN SO MANY YEARS I REMEMBER AND ALMOST SURE MY UNIT WAS FOR 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION 2ND AVN HAS FLIGHT LINE WHERE MANY CHOPPERS OUR AND MANY FLIGHTS TO DMZ FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS OR ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCY..IN FACT ONE CHOPPER CRASHED WHILE PICKING UP WOULDED , 200 HUNDRED FEET UP AND THING STALED ALL DIED.....

Entry: 82120 PUEBLO INCIDENT	NAVY PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES ON HILL OF PUEBLO CREW RELEASE
KENNETH JOLLEY wrote on February 13, 2012 City and State: BIG CLIFTY KY Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: I am writing this on behalf of my husband. Trying to locate Navy photographer who was driven to Panmunjom by my husband. The photographer set up on a hill taking pictures of the Pueblo crew being released.This photographer was on leave in Hawaii when he was informed of the situation. Need proof for VA that my husband was in the DMZ, where contact with Agent Orange occured. He had a Glioblastoma Multiforme removed September 2011. Kenneth was in the MotorPool at Osan. He drove the bus for Bob Hope and company in 1968. Anyone remember him? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Keywords:

Entry: 81508 PUEBLO INCIDENT	AAD/UNC
TERRY MCGINN wrote on December 28, 2011 City and State: CRANSTON RI Unit: COMNAVFORKOREA Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I was a Navy Yeoman assigned to Armistice Affairs Div.UNCMAC in Yongsan,Seoul, Korea. On January 23, 1968 I signed for a Secret message regarding capture of the USS Pueblo. I turned it over to Colonel Lucas the CO of AAD/UNC. Within half an hour the office was filled with brass and so it started. That evening Col. Lucas gave me his 45 and sent me with an Army driver up to the DMZ to deliver a demand to release the Pueblo. The demand was to be given to the North Koreans at an emergency meeting of the Military Armistice Comm. the next day. Until my DEROS June 68 I made many more trips to Panmunjon. I read about the release at Christmas aboard the USS Hornet. My DEROS was 15 June 68 Keywords:

Entry: 79551 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO INCIDENT
JOSEPH (JOE) GOLLIE wrote on July 6, 2011 City and State: DANVILLE WV Unit: HHB 6/44 ADA Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I went to Korea in April 68 straight from AIT. Arrived in Kimpo. Sent to K-6 Camp Humphrey. Sent to Kunsan Airbase. Sent to Reno Hill. Finally, my company moved to Camp Howard. I was frozen in Korea until the Pueblo prisoners crossed Freedom Bridge. In 69 I set on the runway at Kimpo, like others whose DEROS had passed, waiting takeoff to the World. Keywords:

Entry: 78876 PUEBLO INCIDENT	UNCMAC
MARTIN WEBER wrote on May 11, 2011 City and State: HAYWARD CA Unit: UNCMAC Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: At the time of the capture of the USS Pueblo, I was supply NCO (among other varied duties) for the UNCMAC in Seoul. This was tremendously interesting service. We were the group who wore yellow arm bands and were not permitted to be assigned weapons of any kind during our service to UNCMAC. As a matter of fact, we were not even permitted to do the annual target shoot. I was there for almost 2 years. Keywords: Mickey, My best commanding officer there (I was directly under 3) was Major Kramer from Hawaii who served at least 3 tours in Korea,

Entry: 77573 PUEBLO INCIDENT	AIR FORCE INVOLVEMENT WITH USA PUEBLO
WILLIAM WRIGHT wrote on January 23, 2011 City and State: OREGON CITY OR Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My Brother Gerald J. Wright, just passed away. Jan 21, 2011 He was a 30 Year Vet of the US Air Force 1957-1987. My Brother's Wife Nobu, died 30 years ago. I believe my brother never got over her tragic early demise. He was pretty much a loner after that and never remarried. He never talked to any of his three brothers about his experiences in the Air Force, jokingly saying when we inquired that if he told us anything he would have to kill us. He was an Electronic Counter Measures Specialist. We didn't know exactly what that meant, but we knew it involved highly classified information. One thing we did know, was that he had been stationed in Thialand for a period during the Viet Nam War, and had flight duty flying Long Duration Reconacance Missions. In May of 2010 Jerry was diagnosed with Terminal Colon Cancer. Just a few days before he passed away, my Brothers and I were trying to get him to talk a little bit about his Years in the Air Force. I dont know why I thought of this, but I asked him if he had ever served on a ship, and to our amazement he said yes, that he had served on the Pueblo while it was Anchored off the Coast of Korea. We don't know what time period this was, but it must have been just before the Pueblo was Attacked and Hi-Jacked. If anyone remembers serving with Gerald J. Wright AKA Jerry, His Family would like to hear from you Keywords: Pueblo Air Force Counter Measures

Entry: 76622 PUEBLO INCIDENT	ANG FROM NIAGARA FALLS NY ACTIVATED 1968
MIKE ADAMS wrote on November 5, 2010 City and State: SYRACUSE NY Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: My dad, MSgt Raymond Adams, was 107th TFG Niagara Falls IAP Air Nat'l Guard activated in 1968 by President Johnson when I was only 9 yrs old. He was Superintendent of CE and built runways and infrastructures in South Korea, Suwon and Osan area. Looking for possible stories, pictures or other documentation from others that were in the unit, or maybe other units that were associated with them. He died in 1983 before I had an opportunity to share too many war stories. Then coincidently, I was assigned to 31st Spec Ops (AFSOC) at Osan, 1999-2001. Would have loved to have come home and shared some stories with dad, but by then it was too late. Keywords: 107th TFG Air Natonal Guard Niagara Falls NY Suwon AB Osan AB Civil Engineering

Entry: 75912 PUEBLO INCIDENT	GETTING READY FOR WAR
TOM CREWS wrote on August 25, 2010 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I was in the Army and in Camp Carrol in 1967/8. When the Pueblo was captured they poored at least a couple of companies of infantry into the area. I was an squad automatic rifleman and mine detector operator. We searched the hills for infiltrators with Korean and American SF. 7.62 ammo is heavy and I think I lost maybe 10 lbs. The S. Korean reserves were mobilized and we were sure the N. Koreans would be over the DMZ any minute. They seemd to be setting up Camp Carrol as a fall back postion...a leg in the old Pusan perimiter. When I rotated out in February 1968 I took the train to Soul. There were only two of us in the passanger car. We have SF troops at the end of the car. We stopped at each railway bridge while they jumped down and checked for explosives. The day I was suppose to fly out of Kimpo, the N. koreans flew a mig at one of the plans heading out. They cancelled all flight for an hour, then boarded my plane. My plane was escoted by four F100 (?) fighters. Bless the air force...because we were all sure that we would be shot down. Our jets were everywhere in the sky and it was beautiful. I think we were bait but we made it. Keywords: Camp Carrol Kimpo

Entry: 73896 PUEBLO INCIDENT	MILITARY HISTORY MAGAZINE ARTICLE
JAMES MAZOUR wrote on March 12, 2010 City and State: WEST DES MOINES IA Unit: JOINT SECURITY AREA Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: The March 2010 issue of MILITARY HISTORY contains a cover article entitled, "Why Dis North Korea Seize the Pueblo?" It is written by Michael Lerner, who previously wrote the book, "The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy." It is an interesting read, and provides details of the mission of the USS Pueblo off the coast of North Korea. Keywords: USS Pueblo, North Korea, MILITARY HISTORY, Michael Lerner

Entry: 72354 PUEBLO INCIDENT	OKINAWA, 7 AERIAL PORT SQ, NAHA
JIM WADE wrote on November 14, 2009 City and State: Unit: HQ..7TH AERIAL PORT SQ, NAHA Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: hi guys,,,you all talk about leaving okinawa for korea for support of the pueblo crisis. guess what, we from the 7th aps, naha. loaded all the planes that went from there to korea...i remember moving the unit of f-102 to osan, than i went to osan and moved them to suwon. could never fig. it out, but we moved the f-102 from osan to suwon, so the f-102 from clark could move into osan...thanks for you service...jim Keywords: pueblo crisis

Entry: 71821 PUEBLO INCIDENT	COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PUEBLO
BRYAN JONES wrote on October 2, 2009 City and State: MANASSAS VA Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was a cryptographic technician stationed at Camp Red Cloud during the Pueblo Incident. When I came on duty for the night shift, the communications center was astir with concern about the messages we were receiving from the Pueblo. The Pueblo's signals were linked through several communication vans about SK, but there was one outside the backdoor of our center. Their messages were encrypted, but having access, I began reading them. Someone was typing directly to us aboard the Pueblo. The message said that the North Koreans had boarded the vessel and had shot someone on deck. The person typing was considering the destruction, by thermite grenades, of all the crypto gear and key lists aboard the Pueblo. We don't know if he carried it out, because that was our last communication. Later, we were asked to find the Pueblo's location, which was determined by the strength of their radio signals (no GPS). By our calculations it was close to the twenty mile limit, but no less. Yet the fact remained that the Pueblo was out there with a secret mission, and was not to be captured. Its capture would compromise much of our security equipment, which it did. Hours passed, and in middle of the night we began receiving Red Rocket messages from the White House. Many of these messages were being designated to bases throughout South Korea, placing the country on alert. Others were Top Secret, and I was the only one on duty with a Top Secret clearance that night. When I prepared our equipment for Top Secret, I began reading the messages, which were being sent to the Nike Missle bases. President Johnson was ready to fire, and a list of the targets were given, with some other orders concerning warheads. I had no idea about what those messages were actually saying, but my fears during the midst of all this, was that we were on the brink of a nuclear war. Yet it was clearly evident that the President was serious and was not going to play around with NK. Then to confuse matters even more, NK jumped the border with approximately 100 infiltrators, which created havoc for a week or so. Some of these infiltrators actually made it to Seoul and marched down the streets toward the Presidential Palace. They were captured or killed...I don't remember. Afterwards I was sent in a communications van to a ROK division somewhere near the DMZ, where it was about zero degrees. The rest is history. Keywords: Communications with the Pueblo

Entry: 67971 PUEBLO INCIDENT	802 EAB OUT OF K-6
ROSEY ROENFANZ wrote on November 22, 2008 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: mar68 to mar69 was my time, we had patrols out looking for joe. one soldier was shot at c battery 4th and 44th during that summer. during the time of the bob hope show 68 we were pulling bridge duty. just don't remember which bridge! they were all cold. to cold to dig or build but we could still watch. Keywords: 802nd, camp humphreys, c/4th/44th

Entry: 64485 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO SITE
EARL PHARES wrote on February 26, 2008 City and State: ONTARIO CA Unit: USS PUEBLO 1968 Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Go to www.usspueblo.org Commander Bucher died Jan 2004 and is buried at Ft Rosecrans in San Diego. Lots of kind words here. I wrote the CNO asking when Commander Bucher will be completely vindicated like Captain McVay-USS Indianapolis- finally was. He and all of us did our best with what the Navy gave us! Keywords: Pueblo Capture and information

Entry: 64340 PUEBLO INCIDENT	KOREA 1968-1969
ALFRED HANSEN wrote on February 17, 2008 City and State: Unit: 21ST TCAR 2ND INFANTRY DIV 8TH ARMY Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Looking for other Army veterans that served over there during this same time, fall of 68 to fall 69. Anyone with information for the same unit would be great. Need to have proof I served at the DMZ as I was never there long enough to get combat pay, or CIB Keywords: 2nd Infantry Division, 21st Tcac, 8th Army Division, Korea during Pubelo incident

Entry: 64266 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO INCIDENT
PRENTISS ANDREWS wrote on February 12, 2008 City and State: Unit: DET. 3, 623RD AC-W SQUADRON Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: LIke other commentors, I was stationed on Okinawa at the time of the Pueblo Incident. Two or three days after the incident, a large portion of our Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron were assembled in a hanger on Naha Air Force Base and spent the day waiting as members of other detachements, on other islands in the Ryuku chain arrived. Around 10:00 P.M., a C-141 landed. The pilot came into the hanger and said, "I'm the driver of this C-141, where we going?" He said he had come from San Antonio. Soon afterwards, we all loaded on the C-141, took off, and landed at Suwon A.F.B. around 2:00 A.M.. We waited around in the freezing cold until a bus picked us up and drove us to Osan A.F.B., where we unloaded and slept on cots in a gym. The next day, one of our officers came with assignments. Myself, another Lt. and an airmen went by S-55 helicopter to Yong Mun Son GCI site. We controlled F-102 interceptors, other flights, and trained ROKAF controllers until returning to Okinawa. Few people note, that the Pueblo Incident took place at the same time as the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. To many of us, it seemed apparent that there was collusion to stretch U.S. forces. Keywords: Pueblo Incident

Entry: 62779 PUEBLO INCIDENT	SECURITY POLICE SENT TO SUWON FROM OKINAWA
DONN EICHHORN wrote on October 30, 2007 City and State: TROY OH Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN Comments: I was sent from Okinawa on Jan 31, 1968 to Suwon in support of the F102's stationed at Naha. When we left Naha it was arounf 70 and when we arrived in Korea it was 13. We lived in ten man tents until we left the end of February. Keywords:

Entry: 60629 PUEBLO INCIDENT	E-MAIL ADDRESS
BRUCE TETRAULT wrote on April 11, 2007 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FRIEND OF VETERAN Comments: Does anyone have lt. commander steve harris e-mail address . thank you bruce tetrault Keywords:

Entry: 58125 PUEBLO INCIDENT	MY MEMORIES - 'REMEMBER THE PUEBLO'
BILL B. wrote on July 17, 2006 City and State: Unit: HQ, 3RD BDE, 2ND ID, S2, CAMP YOUNG Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I arrived at 3rd BDE, 2nd ID, Camp Young along the DMZ in January '68. I remember the JSA 3/4 ton truck ambush; the mess hall massacre and the Korean civilian workers truck that overturned along the 'zone'. Mostly, I remember the Pueblo and Commander Bucher! I was on Freedom Bridge the day the Pueblo crew walked back from captivity, to freedom. I was honored to have Commander Bucher come up to me and shake my hand. He said to me: 'you are the first friendly face' he had seen in almost a year. Later, I ran into Commander Bucher at DLI, in Monterey. We went to lunch and discovered we both were from southern California. Years later I reconnected with Commander Bucher and he gave me an autographed copy of his book. He told me I was 'mentioned' in his book and we remained friends up to his death. This memory has remained a significant influence all my life and I will never forget to 'Remember The Pueblo'! God Bless You All... Keywords: HQ 3rd BDE, 2ID, S2, Camp Young

Entry: 56608 PUEBLO INCIDENT	CO B 2ND 31ST ID R O K
BILL BURNS wrote on April 9, 2006 City and State: KNOXVILLE TN Unit: CO B 2ND BN 31 ST INF Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: MR GRACE YOU WAS NOT PATROL LEADER SGT PARPART WAS THE PATROL LEADER PFC ROBERT BISBEE WAS KIA THAT DAY THANK YOU FOR STORY Keywords: CO B 2ND BN 31ST INF R O K 1967--1968 SGT PARPART PFC ROBERT BISBEE

Entry: 55527 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO BIBLE
JAMES MAZOUR wrote on February 2, 2006 City and State: WEST DES MOINES IA Unit: JSA Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: Regarding some prior postings seeking information about the "Pueblo Bible." It is mentioned in Lt. Commander Stephen R. Harris' book entitled, MY ANCHOR HELD. The Pueblo crew's religious materials, including bibles, were confiscated by the North Koreans upon their capture; and the crew was not permitted to have any religious materials during their imprisonment. Lt. Harris and other crew members wrote scriptures from memory onto pieces of paper and secretly shared them among the crew. These pieces of papers became known as the "Pueblo Bible." It is unclear where the crew was able to bring these "Pueblo Bible" papers with them upon their release at Panmunjom. Keywords: USS Pueblo, Pueblo Bible

Entry: 54642 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO INCIDENT
KEVIN STREL wrote on December 14, 2005 City and State: LEOMINSTER MA Unit: 1ST/9TH HHC RECON PLATOON Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was 17 years old, just graduated from Medics School. I arrived in Korea 28FEB68 and was sent to @nd DIV. 1stBat. 9th Inf. The Pueblo crew was captoured about 1 month before. It was insne over there and no one home know waht was going on. Our base camp was at the gate that lead to Freedom Village. I will never forget the day the crew came home. They were skin and bones, blsck and blue but grining ear to ear. They came to our camp, was feed and showered then choptored to Seoule. I when I first got in country, I wound out that no one was let to leave country, even guys due to ETS. The thing that hit me hardest was the no one back home knew what was going on. My best friend was the medic in the other squad in the recon platoon was the first preson to come home with the Silver Medel. Later that year they made it a combat zone. It was insane over there. Keywords: Imjim Scout

Entry: 50339 PUEBLO INCIDENT	USS PUEBLO
PEARY SCHELTER wrote on April 22, 2005 City and State: OKEECHOBEE FL Unit: BASE ENG AT KIMPO Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I have tried for years to find a copy of this, noluck so far. Can you help? I am a retired USAF officer who was in Korea but not at the of USS Pueblo incident. Keywords: Iam interested in getting a copy of the photo of some the crew of the USS Pueblo giving the Hawaiian Good Luck sign. The erect finger, etc

Entry: 49187 PUEBLO INCIDENT	I WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHER
RICK DIAZ wrote on February 23, 2005 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Very nearly no one knows I was the backseat on an F4 out of Misawa AB that took the low-pass photographs of the Pueblo being towed... the Navy didn't shoot theirs until the late evening of 24 January.... At the time I didn't know exactly where I was flying to and only that the mission would mean the chance to land on the USS Enterprise... I was young and felt like this is what I signed up for... foolish... but at the time very exciting. Sad for the men and families of the Pueblo. Keywords:

Entry: 45721 PUEBLO INCIDENT	MP
EARL PHARES wrote on September 9, 2004 City and State: ONTARIO CA Unit: USS PUEBLO Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Looking for MP that escorted me from helicopter to ASCOM 121st Hospital after I crossed the DMZ. Picture shows number 720 on side of his helmet. Keywords:

Entry: 44630 PUEBLO INCIDENT	OKINAWA TDY
RICK FARRELL wrote on July 19, 2004 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I was sent to Suwon AFB from Naha Okinawa a few days after the capture. I was in the field maintenance sqadron working on the F-102 deta dart. We arrived in the night and were picked up on a flat bed truck and taken to some tents. I spent many months there and saw the Bon Hope show when it came to Osan AFB. Very cold in the winter and huge mosqitoes in the summer ! Keywords: F-102 Okinawa

Entry: 41561 PUEBLO INCIDENT	CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR ENTIRE CREW
DON ELLWOOD wrote on March 7, 2004 City and State: PENDLETON IN Unit: USS BRISTOL - USS STORMES Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Having been in the Regular Navy during the Korean War and knowing how desolate the country looks from the sea during shore bombardment, I can well appreciate the suffering and heroism of the Pueblo's officers and crew during the period of confinement in 1968. I read Lt. Edward R. Murphy's book, "SECOND IN COMMAND" and it gave me a great deal of sadness reading of their torture and beatings, as well as anger at the stupidity and clumliness of our governments efforts to free them. If any one should have been censured or demoted in rank, it should have been the Admirals who sent the ship out to North Korea without adequate escort or protection. I still try to get newspapers to do a human interest stories about the Pueblo and its crew, but its "old news" and not worth the effort. BUT I SAY , GOD BLESS YOU MEN AND OFFICERS OF THE PUEBLO, I SALUTE YOU ALWAYS FOR YOUR DUTY AND PATRIOTISM. Keywords: United Nations Forces off East and West Coast of Korea 1952 and 1954

Entry: 38548 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO
BARRY ROSS wrote on November 21, 2003 City and State: SELLERSBURG IN Unit: Service or Relationship: - Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 38427 PUEBLO INCIDENT	...FLEET FLASH NETWORK:7THFLEET FLAGSHIP COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET
JOSE ARGUELLO wrote on November 16, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: - Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 37334 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PARTICIPATION OF USS RANGER
ROBERT LAUGHLIN wrote on October 3, 2003 City and State: OMAHA NE Unit: USS RANGER Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: I am an attorney who specializes in VA disability law. I am assisting a Navy veteran who served on the USS Ranger (aircraft carrier). I am looking for information which reflects the Ranger's response to the seizing of the USS Pueblo and it's proximity in the months there after. Any information you can provide would be extremely helpful. Very nice site I might add. Keywords:

Entry: 37206 PUEBLO INCIDENT	USS PUEBLO AND BONESTEEL
FRANK TIMS wrote on September 28, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ......... Comments: Working on a book on the "Cold War." I was in Korea 1967-69, I remember the Blue House raid, and how things buttoned up afterwards. It was a cold night, and flareships over Seoul. Lots more after that. I met General Bonesteel as well as General Mike Michaelis. A major challenge at the time was keeping the South Koreans from launching a war in response to North Korean provocations. I am looking for insights, leads, and documentation on decisions just after the Blue House raid and USS Pueblo capture. The excuse of "no conventionally armed aircraft available" has always sounded like crap, you always have conventionally armed aircraft. Please e-mail me if you have knowledge of these events and can shed light on the decisions at UNC/USFK/EUSAK during that time. Keywords:

Entry: 34898 PUEBLO INCIDENT	SURGICAL AIR STRIKE???
CHRIS T. wrote on June 16, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: I have read an expert account that the intelligence the North Koreans gained by the capture of the USS Pueblo seriously depleted the upper hand we had. With a signficant Air Force presence in not only South Korea but also within the entire Pacific Rim, coupled with the Air Superiority we undoubtebly would have displayed versus the North Korean Air Force, could a surgical air strike on the USS Pueblo during North Korean captivity (after US personnel was evacuated, of course)have been feasible? Although high risk, that option certainly would have been cost effective and would have helped preserve national security much better during the years immdediately after. If any pilot could have carried out the deed, it would have been a US pilot. This option also would have prevented the USS Pueblo's capture fueling the North Korean propaganda machine, not to mention the insult we should feel by the vessel now serving as a North Korean tourist attraction. I would love to hear comments from Military personnel on this. Keywords:

Entry: 34391 PUEBLO INCIDENT	JSA '67-'69/ESCORTED CMD BUCHER
R. P. wrote on May 25, 2003 City and State: AR Unit: JSA-MP/ESCORT-UNITED NATIONS COMMAND, MILITARY SUP Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: By the Army Veteran's Wife: My husband does not use the computer and is reserve regarding his military years. Today, being Memorial Day weekend we had a most intersting conversation regarding his deployment to Korea (1967-1969)the Vietnam Era and the historical Pueblo Incident. My husband was 18 when he went to Korea and 21 when he returned. Just a few weeks before he was to come home the North Koreans reached an agreement to release the Pueblo Crew. My husband, working in escort, on that cold day of release, was sent to the waiting area just on the south side of the "Bridege of No Return". After CMD Bucher crossed the bridge to the south and freedom, he was taken to the area where the escort service was waiting. CMD Bucher was placed in the car my husband was driving, accompanied by 2 officers and was driven by my husband to a safe and secure location. Even though it does not get the reconigition it should, I am so proud of the Army and especially my husband for being a part of this great historical event. God Bless the Pueblo Crew and their Commander and our Men who brought them home. Maybe someday the Pueblo Crew will get the reconigition they deserve. Anyone else out there who may have shared this historical event or was in Korea '67-'69 feel free to contact me, because I really want to know more. A Proud Soldier's Wife P.S. My husband is 55 now, how time has passed. Keywords: Served with JSA-MP/Escort w/United Nations Command, Military Support Group under SGT Bullock, Operations Officer

Entry: 34345 PUEBLO INCIDENT	WOUNDED KOREAN VET
STEVE GRACE wrote on May 23, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: My life wsa saved by the Pueblo capture. I was to be sent to Viet Nam but was redirected to Korea to help reinforce. I was an instant NCO from Ft. Benning, ranger school infantry. I lead the last MDL patrol at that time for Co b, 2nd/31Bn Aaril 18, 1968. Lead a Hunter/Killer patrol into DMZ on Sunday, April 21. We were attacted at MDL marker 241, I believe. I had one killed and two wounded during the fight. Our entire company ended up on line. Estimate NK dead at 15. I lived with a purple heart, but do belive that I would not have lived if I had been sent to Viet Nam. The man who was killed, took the bullets meant for me and I did not even know his name. I was in country 8 days at the time. Keywords: DMZ firefight on 21 Apr, 1968

Entry: 33155 PUEBLO INCIDENT	REMEMBERING THE PUEBLO
RICHARD DOTY wrote on March 29, 2003 City and State: Unit: 12TH SPECIAL OPS SQ Service or Relationship: - Comments: I was assigned to the 12th Special Ops Sq when the Pueblo was captured. I was a Combat Controller at the time. We set up two com/relay stations for use by special forces (SEAL Team/RO-2) and (CIA/Pouch-CObra). Stayed in place for five months. Keywords: Pueblo Incident

Entry: 33040 PUEBLO INCIDENT	THANKS GENTLEMEN
BLAKE BALL wrote on March 24, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: I am doing a report on the USS Pueblo for my high school US History class. I have become intrigued by the story of the Pueblo and the Liberty. I will never know what those men experienced in those long 11 months. I believe these men should be honored as true heroes, along with the crew of the Liberty. God Bless the USA and the crew of the Pueblo Keywords:

Entry: 31020 PUEBLO INCIDENT	SCHOOL PROJECT
JASMINE ENANORIA wrote on January 7, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: - Comments: I think that the Pueblo Incident was interesting. I'm doing a report at school about the pueblo incident. Keywords:

Entry: 29413 PUEBLO INCIDENT	SHIPMATE SALUTES SHIPMATES
CANT SAY wrote on November 10, 2002 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Having read up on the USS Pueblo and being nauseated at the thought that my country abandoned these people, I would like to salute the crew of the USS Pueblo. I'd also like to say it's high time we got the Pueblo back. Keywords: Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class

Entry: 28154 PUEBLO INCIDENT	I REMEMBER A CO 2ND BN 38IR 67-68
DAVID SETLIFF wrote on September 9, 2002 City and State: COOL RIDGE WV Unit: A CO 2NDBN 38 INF 2ND INF DIV Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: i was a scout on the dmz in 1967 and 1968 i was in korea when the uss pueblo was captured we were paid combat pay when we were on the dmz 1967 1968, david d setliff Keywords: op dork and op maze on the 38th parraell korea

Entry: 24403 PUEBLO INCIDENT	I WON'T FORGET THAT NIGHT
THOMAS RIDENOUR wrote on March 30, 2002 City and State: NAALEHU HI Unit: 7TH 17TH ARTY IMJIN SCOUT Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Living in Hawaii and just found this site. I haven't had a real good opportunity to think back on the seizure of the Pueblo and how it affected me. I had 14 days left and I wasn't supposed to go on patrol again. I was doing what we were all doing "clearing"....walking around with a clipboard, looking important with a blank piece of paper that meant nothing. Then I heard about the Pueblo and I was scared that I would be extended and the whole place would blow up and I was only 14 days from going home. Just a month earlier we had had a friendly fire incident where a PFC was shot in the head in a hole next to me, so I was ready to get the hell out of Korea. I've always felt that the officers and crew of the Pueblo were treated like dog doodoo by both the North Koreans and the American gov't. This is a great opportunity for the crew and officers of the Pueblo, if they are reading these to hear me loud and clear....I salute you!! Aloha Keywords: 1967-1968 Imjin Scout Pamcoji??? Korea

Entry: 23153 PUEBLO INCIDENT	REMEMBERING THE PUEBLO
GERALD BOYER wrote on February 14, 2002 City and State: READING PA Unit: Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: I WAS IN THE NAVY ABOARD SHIP HOMEPORTED IN SAN DIEGO. THE PUEBLO HAD BEEN TIED UP ACORSS THE PIER FROM US. WHEN SHE WAS SEIZED WE ABOARD SHIP WERE GETTING READY TO GET UNDER WAY AND GET HER BACK. WE NEVER GOT THAT CALL.DESTROYER SQAUD.5 AND THE SEVENTH FLEET IN GENERAL WERE ANGRY WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE AT THE TIME.........THE OFFICERS AND CREW WERE HEROS. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY. GOD BLESS THE USA AND THE CREW OF THE PUEBLO. Keywords:

Entry: 22500 PUEBLO INCIDENT	DISSENT
WALTER E. WALLIS wrote on January 21, 2002 City and State: PALO ALTO CA Unit: 23RD INF REG 50-51 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: If the pueblo had pointed to sea went full speed and opened all sea cocks, would it still be in Wonsan Harbor? I was in the infantry, where we did not have the option of quiting to keep from getting killed. They should have followed the incompetence up as far as it went. Don't give up the ship - unless it gets uncomfortable? Keywords: Naktong Perimeter to Kunu Ri to May Massacre

Entry: 21992 PUEBLO INCIDENT	USAF SUPPORT FROM OKINAWA
DONALD EICHHORN wrote on January 3, 2002 City and State: TROY OH Unit: Service or Relationship: - Comments: I was in the USAF Security Police stationed at Naha Air Base in Okinawa from 1967-69 and was sent on tdy just after the Pueblo was captured. We sent our F102's, maintenence crews and security. We returned to Okinawa the end of February but I understand that squadrons like the one from Clark Air Base were reassigned; permanently. I am wondering if anyone was with the Security Police group that went to Korea, from Okinawa, and remembers that on our return to Okinawa being sent to the upper part of the island to form what was referred to as the 1st Quick Reaction Mobility Force? I still have my patch from the dedication. Keywords:

Entry: 21749 PUEBLO INCIDENT	NAMES OF SUBCHASER AND CAMP COMMANDERS
LARRY TOOMEY wrote on December 26, 2001 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: Hi, Folks. I was looking at the official Pueblo site, reading the articles, and I notice that the narration lacks the name of the Subchaser Commander, the Wonsan Port Commander, the POW Camp Commander and any other NK personnel, especially those of signficance. While I had read the book years ago, trying to find the book would take more time----I thouhgt---- than finding the data on line. I need the data before Dec 28, 2001. Thanks. Larry Toomey Keywords: Subchaser and Camp Commanders, other NK Personnel?

Entry: 20124 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO BIBLE
RANA UNGER wrote on October 24, 2001 City and State: GREENFIELD OH Unit: Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: i am interested in something i heard about called the pueblo bible. if any one has info about this i would like to use it during a lesson i am thinking of presenting to my sunday school class. please contact me via email, phone, or mail. i thank you in advance for any assitance. Keywords:

Entry: 20004 PUEBLO INCIDENT	PUEBLO
STEVE KACIN JR. wrote on October 18, 2001 City and State: PGH PA Unit: HHB 2ND DIV. ARTY. Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: was at 121st evac. when crew arrived by chopper. have picture i took even though no cameras were allowed. includes men carrying coffin(hodges?) Keywords:

Entry: 18973 PUEBLO INCIDENT	WHAT DID THE CTS AND CTIS DO ABOARD PUEBLO??
S.A. BRADY wrote on August 26, 2001 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: ......... Comments: I'm fresh out of RTC and in my A School. I pretty have all my requirements finished. My LPOs want me to give a presentation on the USS Pueblo. I already had a 4 page presentation done, but they want to know just exactly what the CTs did aboard Pueblo and what kind of secret documents they were working on. IF ANYONE KNOWS THIS INFO PLS TELL ME! Thank you very much! SA BRADY Keywords:

Entry: 18425 PUEBLO INCIDENT	JSA 1967-1968
DAVE WHIPPLE wrote on August 2, 2001 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: UNITED NATIONS VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Some interesting comments. Only one name I recognize as actually being there at the time, and an accurate description at that. Despite the controversy I'm glad the Pueblo incident is still not a dead issue. All else aside, the crew of the Pueblo suffered far to much for far to long and they should be recognized for that if nothing else. Keywords:

Entry: 18240 PUEBLO INCIDENT	CAMP RED CLOUD
BEN DOWNING wrote on July 25, 2001 City and State: BROOKLYN NY Unit: 304TH SIG BN Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Any one who was assigniged te camp red cloud between 1993-1994 Especially from the 304th please contact me. Keywords: Nickname: Koolaid

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