Resolution 1 2 memorializing the President and Congress of the United States 3 to take whatever action is necessary to obtain 4 the release of Americans who may be held against their 5 will in North Korea, China, Russia, and Vietnam. 6 7 WHEREAS, United States satellite and spy plane photos show 8 names and rescue codes of missing servicemen spelled out on the 9 ground in Vietnam and Laos; and 10 WHEREAS, such rescue codes are constructed exactly as the 11 missing men were taught should they ever be captured; and 12 WHEREAS, the executive branch of the United States 13 government has declined to follow the unanimous recommendation 14 of the Senate Select POW/MIA committee to make a by-name request 15 of the government of Vietnam regarding the fate of an individual 16 associated with a June 5, 1992, symbol at a Vietnamese prison; 17 and 18 WHEREAS, the executive branch has steadfastly refused a 19 unanimous recommendation from the same committee to create an 20 imagery review task force to look for other symbols from 21 prisoners; and 22 WHEREAS, intelligence indicates a group of live American 23 prisoners held in North Korea; and 24 WHEREAS,intelligence reports indicate the presence of 25 American POWs held in North Korea, China, Russia, and Vietnam; 26 and 27 WHEREAS, the United States government has rebuffed 28 overtures from Vietnam and North Korea regarding the release of 29 live Americans POWs; NOW, THEREFORE, 30 BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of (your state) 31 that it urges the President and the Congress of the United 32 States to take whatever action is necessary to obtain the 33 release of Americans who may be held against their will in North 34 Korea, China, Russia, and Vietnam. 35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the 36 State of (your state) is directed to prepare copies of this 37 memorial and transmit them to the President of the United 38 States, the President and the Secretary of the United States 39 Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of 40 Representatives, and (your state's) Senators and Representatives in 41 Congress. |
Sample Letter (Date)
Representative (Your State Representative) Dear Mr. (Name); The 1991-1992 U.S. Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs recommended unanimously that an imagery task force be created to review all archived satellite and spy plane imagery for signs of possible American POWs. In 1992 the symbol GX2527 was photographed outside Dong Vai prison in northern Vietnam. This symbol corresponds to the secret authenticator code of my brother, Major Peter Matthes, whose plane was lost on November 24, 1969. I respectfully request that you and your colleagues submit a resolution to the state legislature, which would urge the President to follow the recommendations of the Senate Select Committee. I have enclosed a copy of a resolution passed in Minnesota by Governor Ventura on April 3, 2000. The Pennsylvania Legislature has also passed a similar resolution.
Those missing soldiers who served their country as well as their families deserve to know the truth. Sincerely, |