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NO!
WE WILL NOT FORGET!
This page is dedicated to all the men and women who have served in the past, are serving in the present, and will serve in the future armed forces of the United States of America. This is dedicated with love to our fallen heros, M.I.A.s and P.O.W.s who will live on in the heart and soul of our country. It was you the soldier, who gave us what we have today and forever. We are deeply in your debt. You owe us nothing, we owe you everything. Because of you, we have America the beautiful, the constitution, and the bill of rights. Because of you, we have our freedom. Because of you, our flag and the eagle, both symbols of freedom, and that which you fought and died for, still fly proudly. You have long since earned your honor, your glory, our respect. You have given us the land of the free and the home of the brave. This is dedicated to all those who fought, died or are missing in action, their families, and all veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States. This is a time to remember, to reflect, to heal. God bless the men and women of the past, present and future armed forces.
This beautiful dedication was written by my friend Paula and is used by permission.
Imagine it could be you.
Meet Our Adopted POW/MIA Veteran
Name: Walter Alan Cichon
Rank/Branch: E4/US Army
Unit: A Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 28 August 1946 (New York NY)
Home City of Record: Farmingdale NJ
Date of Loss: 30 March 1968
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 142321N 1074322E (YA936924)
Status (in 1973): Prisoner of War
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Other Personnel In Incident: (none missing)
What Happened to Walter Cichon?
SYNOPSIS:
SP4 Walter A. Cichon was assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. On March 30, 1968, SP4 Cichon was serving as a rifleman in a rifle company in Kontum Province, South Vietnam. His company came under enemy fire while attempting to seize a hill about 15 miles southwest of the city of Dak To. SP4 Cichon received a head wound, was examined and left for dead as his unit was forced to withdraw under enemy pressure. A later body-recovery team located and extracted the bodies of the dead, but was unable to locate the body of Walter Cichon. On April 20, 1968, two NVA ralliers stated that they had heard from friends that their battalion had captured an American with a head wound on or about March 26. The ralliers gave a detailed description of the POW which closely matched SP4 Cichon. The ralliers stated that the prisoner was taken to a hospital in the vicinity of the South Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia border area. When 591 American POWs were released at the end of the war, Walter Cichon was not among them. The U.S. assumed at that time that he had not been captured at all. Military officials at the time, were dismayed that hundreds of men known or suspected to have been captured were not released. During the period he was maintained prisoner of war, Walter Cichon was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. The governments of Southeast Asia continue deny any knowledge of Walter Cichon and many hundreds more Americans still missing in Southeast Asia. Walter Cichon is among nearly 2500 Americans who remain missing in Indochina.
What can you do to Help?
You can adopt a POW/MIA!
You can write letters to the people that WE elected to our government and DEMAND that they do something!
To obtain e-mail addresses for the Senate, Congress and Whitehouse go to these websites:
President and Vice President
Congressmen
Senators
Tell them to help find our men.
I just wanted to personally thank you for your time and dedication to the Cause of bringing our POW/MIA's home! Your voice is very important, and together, we *will* all make a difference!
Many thanks to George M. "Gunny" Fallon for his tireless efforts to bring these POW/MIA's home.
Credit for "Oh God they've forgotten me", "Alive or Dead Bring 'em Home", "Bring 'em Home or Send us Back" and "Lest we Forget" go to Ron Fleischer.
Credit for "All Gave Some - Some Gave All" goes to Doc
The background on this page is by me. If you have a POW-MIA page and would like to use is you are welcome to.
Source: All Biographical and loss information on POWs provided by Operation Just Cause have been supplied by Chuck and Mary Schantag of POWNET. Please check with POWNET regularly for updates.
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