Dog Tags Found - Vietnam

I make attempts at not discussing subjects not relative to pool here in RSB
but my son sent me the following story, which I had heard before. The story
is very close to my heart and I hope it will be close to yours as well.
It is an almost unbelievable tale. God forbid if it were a farce. I don't
think anyone could be so cold-blooded to make up a myth of this type.
Dave Matlock, a pool player as many of you already know gave me the impetus
to post this story.
One of the men in this story was named Michael Matlock.
I'll leave the story as I found it.
Semper Fi,
JoeyA
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Dog Tags Found In Viet Nam
On a recent "Today Show" there was a story about two
men who went to Hanoi on a business trip. The men encountered a guy
selling old GI dog tags from US servicemen who were killed during the
Viet Nam War. They were disgusted by the thought of this man profiting
from the sale of these tags. Upon returning to the U.S., they decided
to go back to Viet Nam and purchase ALL the dog tags. They did so,
paying 19 cents per tag! They brought home several hundred tags. The plan
is to return the tags to surviving family members, when they can find them.
The process has already begun with one set being turned over to a
grieving Mom on July 4th, (coincidentally, it was on her birthday)!
These two men have set up a website, http://www.founddogtags.com/
listing the names of all those whose tags they purchased.
If you lost friends, family, or know of someone who
lost a loved one in Viet Nam, I suggest you check out this website. If
you recognize a name, there's an e-mail address to contact these two
men and to help in their efforts to return the dogtag to it's rightful
survivor. I'm sure a family member would be eternally grateful to have such
an important item returned. Please help by checking this website.
And please send the website address to everyone you know. The more people
who see the lists, the greater the chance of returning ALL the
tags to those who lost loved ones in Viet Nam!
The discovery of these tags after so many years from
servicemen dead, missing and in some cases still alive is
mindboggling when you consider the emotions that will be reignited.I leave
you to your own thoughts on this one
Wild Bill
Home: Wildbil...@aol.com
Work: Bill.Bev...@la.ngb.army.mil
Drill: William.Bev...@lanewo.ang.af.mil

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Where's your first cue?

My first cue was a Palmer.
It had lots of inlays and mother of pearl.
It was purchased in 1974 or '75 for about $100.00 As I recall, the cue was
one of their more expensive cues. It weighed 21 ounces and won many matches
for me. Unfortunately, it was replaced by a younger, better looking and
better playing cue by Joss in 1983. One day a neighborhood kid asked me if
I had a cheap cue that he might buy. His maximum price was $35.00. That
was in 1985. I sold him my old Palmer and he still has it today. He
offered to sell it back to me for the $35.00. I told him (he is about 35
years old now) it was probably worth a lot more than that but that I would
buy it back. He hasn't been in the neighborhood since. :-)
My Joss East cue, was returned to Danny Janes in 1998 for a makeover and was
returned to me looking like a brand new cue.
In the meantime, I purchased two Moore cues (Mark Moore) and sold one. This
past year I went to a tournament in Kalamazoo where Mr. Wright (from
Illinois) a cue distributor, took pity on me and allowed me to hit some
balls with virtually every cue in his display. (He had DOZENS). This
experience let me to liking the hit of an Ernie Martinez cue, which
eventually led me to liking the hit of a Bender cue. Unfortunately I never
bought a cue from him, but that experience gave me a whole different
perspective on cues. Don't ever pass on an opportunity like this. THANKS
Mr. Wright!
There is a special cue waiting for your game right now. You have to find
it. It may already be made or it simply needs to be created by a cue maker
with your input in mind. The cue maker might even be on this newsgroup
waiting for you to ask just the right question. Cue sticks are like
automobiles. There is one that will fit you perfectly, at least it will be
perfect for you RIGHT NOW. Your body, muscles and taste will change as you
age. The cue you are playing your best pool with today will likely be
replaced with a different one as you gain experience, knowledge and age. :-)
My Bender cue is getting its final touches as we speak. I feel like I felt
when I was anticipating my date with the love of my life. God, it feels
good to be young! Love can do that for you. A good friend owns many
different sticks that are not common in our area and I borrowed his Bender
cue and fell in love all over again. Please don't tell my wife. She is
very jealous of my cues.

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