Update and Good-bye

[The Walker]

I will read no replies to this letter. Do not bother insulting us further. As soon as I send this I am striking the URL from our computer. The only way to reach us will be by email.

I have returned from the Philippines some time ago but I was so angry to reply here and Don told me to let things go away. But I did want to say one last good-bye to friends and noice people here. Too bad this place has been taken over by mean spirited people. It used to be a nice board. People are insulted like the Latin board now there is little civility. Patrick you have allowed your standards to slip I fear.

My Aunt survived the injury but lost her kidney but she is lucky cos her other kidney is okay and will keep her alive. She almost died and was very bad for a long time.

The Moros are rebelling again too now and taking hostages so be careful.

Don is still in Iraq. He was slightly injured in a firedfight by Faydayeen commandos or someone like them that attacked his headquarters but is okay it was just a scratch. None of our people were killed but all of the bad men were killed. He has lost fifteen pounds. Then he went to halp find the bad men on the cards. He is now helping to guard all that money they found and some people tried to steal it. He is responsible for security where they moved it and they think there is much more out there. He does not like the job he would rather be out hunting the bad Iraqis on the cards some more but the general told hi he would have to do this as some American soldiers tried to take some of the money and Don is trusty enough not to take the money and strict enough to keep it safe for the poor people of Iraq.

Jose' kept the ranch okay and I think we may sell it and retire we can live on our investments and money and Don's retirement and the profit from the sale of the farm and animals. I will miss my friend the bull but we will keep our horses. Jose' needs to retire as well as Maria and I think Don has changed his mind about retirement now too. Jose' and Maria get a part of the profit from the sale. Don wants to spend much more time with me and the rest of his family from now on and not worry about the farm. He is now over fifty and will not have to serve anymore unless the USA is attacked on our own land. I will gladly spend every day and night with him until I die.

For our friends here we will miss you. Those of you who emailed us with condolences you may continue to email and I shall answer. As for the other mean people I hope you had a nice laugh because it is your last laugh. You are bitter and suspicious people and will come to little good. I pity any Filipina that has the misfortune to marry you. You were just jealous because I married a much better man than any of you. Patrick please remove all our lists and information from here. We will not be back again ever.

Good-bye.

I am Vicky, writing for me and Don. ////////////////////////

[Peter Lee]

... in response to Update and Good-bye, posted by The Walker on Apr 24, 2003

Hi Vicky Too bad you’re leaving, But I thought that Pat already cut you out of this post??

I wanted to ask Don if he was close to the 173rd Airborne Brigade North of Baghdad.  I also wanted to find out how Don got permission to use his own civilian weapon.  I tried that in Viet man coz I didn't like the AR15 they made us use.   I ended up with the M17 , as it was more reliable but it wasn't worth a flip on automatic I also had an M79 but the ammo for dat was a drag.   I had a pk33 I took with me in Okinawa but was issued the famous army 45 which couldn't hit the side of a barn at 30ft, when I ask why I couldn’t take my own they mumbled something about the ammo I was using wasn’t compatible with Army issue and no parts were available if it malfunctioned.  I also had nightmares about me being redrafted in the Iraq war.  The fact that they declared it a war could give the Army the authority to draft anyone they needed.  When Don was recalled it got me worried.   My skills in demolition and radio communication and forward air observer skills as a paratrooper would put me high on the  recall list.  I didn’t want to answer any phone calls I didn’t recognize on caller ID.  I was wondering what happens to Don’s retirement pay when he was called back, what was Don’s MOS  before he retired and where did he have his specialized training.  Please contact me at perterlee@695online.com and we can exchange some war stories.   Vicky as a Filipina did you know Don was such a super hero when you married him?  I  never told any gf of my old Army adventures coz it would sound unbelievable and bragging.  I was wondering if you noticed if Don still moves his trigger finger in his sleep as I am told I do.   Did Don have any flashbacks from past conflicts?.  I seem to get you on the tail end of your posts.  But it would be nice to contact you off this post if you are not coming back.  Good Luck to you and Don and keep me informed on what is happening with the money that was stolen by our soldiers.   I would declare all your posts questionable if I didn’t get any mail from you, so please send me a note.  One last thing I remember Don told a story about using some Martial Arts and I wanted to get more detail about that.  One last question, did Don take his Chemical war suit so he can help find a vaccine for the recent SARS epidemic?  
Hope to here from you soon
Peter Lee

[lswote]

... in response to Re: Update and Good-bye, posted by Peter Lee on Apr 26, 2003

Peter, I appreciate tongue in cheek humor as much as the next guy but when it is mixed with seriousness it is hard to tell one from the other.  Your final comment "did Don take his Chemical war suit so he can help find a vaccine for the recent SARS epidemic?" seems to me to certainly be tongue in cheek, but earlier in the post you said "Please contact me ... and we can exchange some war stories." which seemed to be sincere.

So how can you respect someone enough to want to have a sincere discussion with them and poke fun of them in an unflattering matter in the same post?

I personally think "The Walker" and Vicky are frauds or exaggerations, so I am not taking offense for them, but rather I am confused about what your mind-set was in your post.

[Peter Lee]

... in response to A question for Peter, posted by lswote on Apr 26, 2003

.  Some how I get a feeling that I won't get an answer from the Walkers.   But if I do I will be able to explain my mail to them and they can correct me on any missed facts.   I have read there posts along with all of you and being an ex- military man with 20 years in I was disturbed by the posts the first time I read them.   Their posts were also serious and later beyond credibility.  I am new to this post and don't feel mean spirited.  My mind set was designed to get a response one way or the other and to see if they are real and  if they can take the same medicine.  And like most of us confused by their posts.

[joemc]

... in response to Update and Good-bye, posted by The Walker on Apr 24, 2003

Well thanks for the posts, you kept me entertain.
 your posts were in good taste and content. not like
 some troll's post.          

                           goodluck

[Alvin1]

... in response to Update and Good-bye, posted by The Walker on Apr 24, 2003

Hello Vicky,
I have followed Don's post since his days of going to the RP with his daughter to screen potential pen-pals and his final descision to make you his life partner.

You must be independ of other's comments toward you or about you.  You must learn to laugh at the idiocy but learn from wisdom but at the same time kept your equinimity which reminds me of Langston Hughes poem.

Good luck to you and Don.  May God bless you and your family and keep you safe.

Take care

Alvin1

[lswote]

... in response to Update and Good-bye, posted by The Walker on Apr 24, 2003

I am someone who felt that Vicky and The Walker were fictitious characters.  This post confirms that something is amiss with this poster.  That a man of the supposed fortitude of The Walker could be run off this board by a few doubting Thomases is laughable.  A real "The Walker" would likely be asking his CIA buddies to get the home phone numbers of the non-believers or at the least post a weighty lambaste. This stick your tail between your legs and  scampering off forever is just another sign that the whole thing was bogus.  It might have been entertaining to read, but that doesn't mean it was real.

[Nathan]

... in response to Re: Update and Good-bye, posted by lswote on Apr 24, 2003

Once discredited... now time for a poorly structured exit.
You make the point exactly.

[Ray]

... in response to exactly, posted by Nathan on Apr 25, 2003

But you have to admit that those stories were pretty funny Nathan.

I think Vicky has a great sense of humor. Some of that stuff really cracks me up.

I liked the part in her last post where she said Don had been placed in charge of security for that $600,000+ in U.S. currency they found in Iraq, because he is trusty enough not to take it. Then in the very next sentence she says they suddenly decided to sell the farm and retire now that they can live on their investments and money (ROTFLMGDAOTNTPIMGDP!). I guess a box or two of those hundred dollar bills would go a long way on retirement :-)

I guess it’s all in fun, so why not have a good laugh over it.

Ray

[Michael B]

... in response to Re: Update and Good-bye, posted by lswote on Apr 24, 2003

I beleived them for quite a while, but their last few posts have been a little beyond the relm of beleivelibity....take the current one...1st he's in combat---then he's on a special detail to track down 'most wanted' individuals---now he's guarding the money---any ONE of these would be beleiveable, but the same guy doing ALL of them? What are the other 249,999 troups doing, sitting around playing gin rummy with the special cards? What's he going to do next??--manage a field hospital? That is when he finds spare time from his duties of advising Gen. Franks and after he's done single handedly repairing all the trucks in the motor pool?

[Mita]

... in response to Re: Re: Update and Good-bye, posted by Michael B on Apr 25, 2003

I haven't read a lot of their past posts.  But I did read about Walker being sent to the Middle East with his own firearm.  Do they really let you take your own firearm at times like these?
What I also can't understand is why him at his age?  My husband and some of his friends, former AF and AF Reserves, were all waiting and wanting to be called after 9/11 but none of them were.  His conclusion was they were all over 50.  These guys are combat-experienced  and highly trained pilots too.

[Ray]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Update and Good-bye, posted by Mita on Apr 25, 2003

I seriously doubt it Mita (LOL)

I almost choked and pissed my pants when I read that the Military recalled some guy out of retirement to active duty, commissioned him as an officer, flew him and his personal weapon (that the government had been storing at the local reserve center just in case we ever went to war again) on a special flight to Kuwait so they could stick him on top of the headquarters building to guard against intruders. Sounds like none of those hundreds of thousands of troops we had over there were qualified to stand guard duty so they had to recall HIM. I think somebody has a hell of an imagination :-)

To me, the really amazing part is that apparently a few people here actually believed that story. Oh well...

Ray

[Dave H]

... in response to Nope, posted by Ray on Apr 25, 2003

[This message has been edited by Dave H]

...in a Rambo movie! )

Hey Ray,

I feel much better now! I kept waiting for my phone to ring, as my old FEMA USAR Team (Urban Search And Rescue) assembled and headed to NYC to help with the World Trade Center rescue and recovery operation. I felt a little dejected when I never got that call. I thought maybe they had forgotten about me or didn't like me for some reason. Now I realize that I'm just another retired old fart with lots of time on my hands and plenty of stories to tell...which is why you all suffer here! ;o)))

Dave H.

[Michael B]

... in response to It Could Happen..., posted by Dave H on Apr 25, 2003

n/t

[Dave H]

... in response to You a FEMITE too?, posted by Michael B on Apr 26, 2003

N/T