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POW/MIA
Written
by Wendall Austin
Sung By
Jim Palmer
DID YOU FIND A 2013 POW-MIA BALLOON?
Please email Doc and let him
know who you are, and when and where
you found the POW/MIA balloon.
We are hoping you support
our Veterans and our POW/MIAS.
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"Bikers For Burn Camp" will
have a table setup at the POW/MIA event.
Everyone is welcome to this
Memorial Day Veterans Tribute.
Dear Doc Dentice
May 15, 2013
Please accept our sincere appreciation for your
many years of dedicated effort to publicize the
need for our Nation to achieve the fullest possible
accounting for US personnel missing from the
Vietnam War and wars and conflicts further past.
The fact that we've collective been able to obtain
answers on 936 of our men since the end of the
Vietnam War is due in large part to the support and
commitment of our veterans, certainly including
those like you who put their time, money and talent
into such meaningful projects. God Bless you
on your 16th and final balloon launch.
We are deeply grateful to you for your tireless
effort for our POW/MIAS.
Best wishes,
Ann Mills-Griffiths
Chairman of the Board
National League of POW/MIA Families
TO: JEFF " DOC" DENTICE
Wisconsin POW/MIA National Balloon Launch
Founder/Coordinator
I have a story to share with You. It's ABSOLUTLY
true because I just lived it!
This past Memorial Day 5/28/2012
I attended a POW-MIA Balloon Launch.
I had never heard about this
"annual" event taking place in Wind Lake WI only 15 miles from my home;
and it was now
in its 15 year of remembrance,
celebration & dedication to our Military and the true meaning of Memorial
Day. So me, my
husband Jim, our youngest son
Dean my granddaughters Ellie 7, Sadie 3 & my sister Debbie said lets
go see what it's all about!
We saw an incredible variety
of mankind, all ages assembled for only one reason and that was to honor
our military, the fallen, the
missing and the troops serving
today and in the past. I have to say that this wonderful event encompassed
them all so beautifully in
a ceremony of utmost respect
& dignity. I was pleasantly surprised, touched and thankful to have
been able to thank so many vets!
At the end of the ceremony a
bag pipe played, the color guard gave a 21 gun salute & taps were blown,
then
they released 15,000 black POW/MIA
balloons…all I can say is wow…an overwhelming WOW!
About 45 minutes after we left
Wind Lake my daughter Denise called me on my cell phone.
She was so excited about what
just took place and needed to share it…now this is were the story gets
"goose bump special"…now
remember Denise's birth father & my first husband was Lieutenant Richard
Burbach who
died in Vietnam 2/7/1969;
Also be aware at this point, that Denise did not know about the balloon
launch in Wind Lake, nor did
she know I had gone to it, because
I never told her about it mainly because I had no ides what it was all
about. I also knew she was
going to the cemetery to make
sure her father's grave had a flag on it which
she does every year and then she was going to help
her friend Sam open his pool
at his home in Hales Corners, 11 miles and a million trees & wires
away from Wind Lake.
Denise was setting the table/getting
ready to bring food outside when she saw what she thought was a black ball
floating in
the pool, she went over and
picked it out of the pool and was literally blown away to find it was a
balloon marked POW-MIA launch Wind Lake WI!
Now a lot of you may dismiss
this as an event of pure coincidence but we know for that balloon to drop
into Sam's pool & for
Denise to be there then find
it on Memorial Day, was one of those moments of being "TOUCHED BY THE ANGELS
IN UNIFORM"
or more beautifully put as her
brother Darren said to her…"what an awesome way for your father to say
hi"!
This is my special story and
I hope you enjoyed me sharing it with you…it brought all of us joy, hope
it brought you some as well!
Much love to you Jeff Doc Dentice,
and may you find many "goose bump special moments" in your life.
Sandy Burbach Wilber & Denise
Dear Jeff,
Having been
a young military wife & mother & subsequently a widow during the
Vietnam War was challenging to
say the least,
but not as tough as what you young men went through and witnessed with
your entire beings, and then having to return to this ungrateful nation…
sometimes it
hurts so much to remember how disgusting they treated you & your brothers
back then!
I truly want
to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our Country
while actively serving and now by commemorating
so beautifully
for all those so deserving, past & present. Because of you and your
counterparts the selfless brave of today's military are
welcomed home
with the honor & glory they so deserve; honestly I am humbled by your
astonishing dedication and I applaud you!
Looking forward
to the next balloon launch & will be checking out your Christmas event.
God Bless you
& may the angels continue to embrace you in your future endeavors!
Respectfully,
Sandy Burbach Wilber
Kade Schmiedicke
Arcadia, Michigan - May 2012
Thanks Kade - Always remember our Veterans
2012 POW/MIA BALLOONS FOUND
Gerald Siclovan, Jr. - Near
Manistee, Michigan
We found one of your POW/MIA
balloons today.
We are located in Providence
Bay on Manitoulin Island which is on the north shore of Lake
Huron in Ontario
Canada.
Congratulations on a successful
launch. - Joce/George Nuska
My name is Maddy and I found
one of your POW/MIA balloons.
I am in Pentwater,
Michigan- I was walking with a friend and
I found it on the pier.
What a great idea! I am happy
to have had a chance to be a part of it.
Just wanted to drop you a note
that one of the balloons was found this past weekend, June 2, 2012 across
the lake at Ludington State Park, MI.
while hiking.
My husband and I are actually
from Holland, MI and were camping in the park.
Hats off to what you are doing
for the veterans of the U.S. (those who are MIA, POW, and those who have
returned with their lives).
We need to thank them all from
the bottom of our hearts!!
Linda Dykman
Just thought I would let you
know that I found one of your balloons today, June 7th on the shore in
New
Buffalo, Michigan
Thanks to all Veterans for serving
their country. - Adam Crawford
Today while walking along the
beach in Shelby, Michigan
my niece and I found one of your POW/MIA balloons.
It is very exciting to be a
part of your mission.
Thank you for what your are
doing to support our veteran's! July 22, 2012...R. Follman
15th Anniversary POW/MIA Balloon
Launch
Jeff Doc Dentice starts off the POW/MIA Launch
ceremony at the 15th!
JEFF DOC
DENTICE
WISCONSIN
POW-MIA LAUNCH FOUNDER / COORDINATOR
POW-MIA
Balloon Launch
May
28, 2012
THANK
YOU FROM "DOC"
90 degree's and sunshine
At 8am the Volunteers began preparing for
the 15th
Anniversary POW/MIA Balloon Launch. Balloons
were being filled
and the heat was intense. Ceremonys began
at 2:45pm and a crowd of 2,000
were on hand to see the Tribute in Wind Lake,
Wisconsin.
Thank You to all the Volunteers for being
there for me this year. There were many
tears flowing through the crowd Remembering
those who have fallen and
those who are still POW-MIA. Thats what
this event was all about.
Doc &
The POW/MIA Freedom Car 2012
15,000 POW/MIA Balloons Waiting To Be Set
Free
POW/MIA Chair Presentation By HonorGuard Cpt.
Bob Lewis
REGION 4 UAW VETS
COMBAT VETS ASSOCIATION
VETERANS OF AMERICA MC
WMIL FM-106-Country
Radio - Karen/Scott/Radar
Jay Weber
- WISN Radio - Always There For Our Veterans
The Morning
Blend TMJ4 - They Care About Our Veterans
Jeff "Doc"
Dentice has put together the largest & longest running
POW/MIA
Balloon Launch in POW/MIA Freedom Fighter's history and the Nation!
Join him
and the Crew on Memorial Day 2012 for the 15th Anniversary Wisconsin POW/MIA
Balloon Launch!
Jen - POW/MIA
Freedom Fighter's
Jeff Doc
Dentice
National
Alliance Of Families
For the
Return of America's Missing Servicemen
Wind Lake, Wisconsin - POW-MIA Balloon Launch
Site
VFW POST 8343 VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK
2012 Wreath Presenters
POW-MIA
Balloons Found
IRONS
MICHIGAN - DETROIT MICHIGAN
QUEBEC
CANADA - TORONTO CANADA
MAINE
- MONTREAL CANADA - VERMONT
NEW YORK
- NEW HAMPSHIRE - PENNSYLVANIA
MINNESOTA
- IOWA - ILLINOIS
America's POW/MIA
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Doc's 14th
Annual POW-MIA Balloon Launch
Wind Lake,
WI. - Memorial Day 2011
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15th Annual Pictures
Dear Doc,
WI's POW/MIA Balloon Launch
What a beautiful site this is!
I haven't even come close to viewing it in it's
entirety, but did view the pictures from the 2010 Balloon preparation and
launch.
Tears (are still) streaming down my cheeks as
I view them.
God Bless you in all your endeavors and especially
with the coming 2011 event.
I want to thank you for your service!
God Bless!
Judy Cherbonneau
Hillsboro, NH
May 2011
10th Anniversary & last POW-MIA Balloon
Launch on Milwaukee's lakefront - 2007
25,000 black balloons were released - largest
ever in the USA
Hi
Jeff Doc Dentice!
From
Jen & the POW-MIA Freedom Fighters
Jeff "Doc" Dentice has put together the longest
running POW/MIA Balloon Launch in POW/MIA Freedom Fighter's history!
Join him for the 15th Anniversary Wisconsin POW/MIA
National Balloon Launch on Memorial Day 2012!
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This
was back in the early days of the POW/MIA Freedom Fighters and we were
trying to come up with any kind of idea to
get
folks inspired and keep the flame under the issue. I had heard about
a school that did a balloon launch in memory of Vets and thought we
could
do one similar for POW/MIA's. That first year, we got a lot
of flak from the enviromentalist poo-pooing the idea saying the balloons
would
hurt the environment and that it killed the sea life and any wild life
that ate the balloons that landed. Some people wanted to let
ff
butterflies, others doves, but we felt it just wouldn't send the kind of
message we needed to send for our POW/MIA's.
We
were running a large POW/MIA mailing list at that time with another organization
and discussing all this, when Col. Guy wrote me privately,
angrier
than heck. I hadn't known he was gravely ill at this point, but was
hearing the murmurs of this doctor's appt and that. Anyway, he told
me,
"To
hell with those idiot environmentalists that care more about the environment
than getting our guys home. We need to shake folks up!" He
had
told
me that he felt certain there was a chance that if just 1 (one) balloon
could get to a living POW and give them hope that they were not forgotten
and
we
were doing something about it, then anything we could do to make that happen
would be worth it. It was like, this was his last big chance
to be a
part
of something that he believed in 100% that could make a difference.
"We're not going to leave them behind, Jen. We're going to let them
know
we
are doing something. Don't listen to idiots. Do it. Do
it for all of them that want to come home. Do it for all the families
still waiting for answers."
And
I promised him I would. And we did.
We
did research and found out that with the proper kind of balloon we could
keep the environmentalists happy
as
these balloons disintergrate at the same rate as a leaf and thus, are biodegradable
and not bad for the environment.
We
encouraged putting names of POW/MIA's, or links
to
info about them on paper in the balloons, or on the balloons, anything
to inform the public that men and women are still waiting to come home
and
families are still waiting for answers. We encouraged folks to let us know
when they found them. Some balloons traveled pretty darn far -
one
from New Mexico was found in Maine! We sent out press releases, did
radio talk shows. Had some t.v. coverage.
Our
first few years were huge successes. All over the world POW/MIA Freedom
Fighters Balloon Launches were held.
But
as you know, without committed people staying committed, some of the launches
began falling by the wayside.
However, it's a whole other story
for Wisconsin!
With you and your family and all your friends
help,
your launches have most definately been our
greatest success story.
"Doc", you stayed stong! You hung in
there.
You put together a great team, got the businesses
involved, made it a citywide event.
It was wonderful! You Launch Crew has
continued to keep the flame burning,
continue to inspire, continue to remind us
all that
we have a job to do and it isn't done until
all our men and women are home.
When one thinks of the POW/MIA Freedom Fighters
Balloon Launch, they think of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, because you "Doc" made
it
happen and put the event in the chronicles
of history!
Thank you for all you do and continue to do Jeff Doc Dentice!
God Bless! Jen & the Freedom Fighters
Memorial
Day 2007
Doc
Dentice & Crew launched 25,000 POW-MIA balloons
10th
Anniversary - Wisconsin POW-MIA Balloon Launch
Largest
ever in the USA
Last
Launch held on Milwaukee's lakefront
Wisconsin
10th Anniversary
POW-MIA
Launch Video
WISCONSIN
POW-MIA LAUNCH 10th Anniversary PICTURES
LAST
EVER LAUNCH AT ON MILWAUKEE'S LAKEFRONT
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"And The Waiting Goes On"
Written By James Purtell-VietnamVet-Wisconsin
Sung By Mark Brinkman-Wisconsin
This Poster & Song
Contact: James
Purtell
WHEN ONE AMERICAN IS NOT
WORTH
THE EFFORT TO BE FOUND,
WE AS AMERICANS HAVE LOST!
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
HONOR AND SACRIFICE
America, look into your
heart and ask yourself why.
Why do you turn your back
on this "great" nation's lost warriors?
How do you think this
nation became so great?
They gave to you, what
they no longer have, FREEDOM!
How can you continue to
ignore them, year after year?
They are your brothers,
who have too long been left alone and forgotten!
So, look into YOUR heart,
and ask yourself, WHY?
If that were you, what
would you want your country to do?
National
Alliance Of Families
For
the Return of America's Missing Servicemen
Balloon Launch Story & Pictures
Doc & the Crew's Last &
Final Launch!
WISCONSIN
LAUNCH 2007 PICTURES
Launch
Video-Missing Man Table Ceremony
10th
Anniversary
Wisconsin
Balloon
Launch Pictures & Story
This site is owned by JEFF DOC DENTICE |
POW-MIA
Remembrance Ceremony-
Missing
Man Table & Honors Ceremony-
Missing
Man Formation-
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_JJEFF
DOC DENTICE
Doc's
Email
We encourage
you to place Doc's link on your webpages, in your e-mails,
everywhere,
to educate others
that
the POW/MIA issue is still very much alive.
http://www.war-veterans.org/Wlaunch.htm
____________________________________________________________________
ONE EX-POW FROM VIETNAM
(COL.TED
GUY) HAD
A DREAM AND I AM GRATEFUL
TO HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO MAKE IT A REALITY
FOR HIM.
Jeff
"Doc" Dentice
I HAVE
BEEN BLESSED WITH A GREAT CREW
HERE
IN WISCONSIN, WHO HAVE COME FROM
MANY
STATES TO HELP.
Jeff
"Doc" Dentice
(Founder)
Wisconsin POW-MIA Balloon Launch
Coordinator
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POW-MIA FREEDOM FIGHTERS
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin POW/MIA Balloon Launch
was exactly what
Col. Ted Guy, former (POW-MIA) had in mind when
he wanted this project done.
He is gone now, but you have made his dream become
a reality.
It gives me goosebumps looking at the pictures
and thinking of what these wonderful people have
accomplished in honor of our POW/MIA's!
Thank you "Doc" and Your Milwaukee
Crew!
Jen
Hi Doc,
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication
and keeping this event going.
To: Jeff Doc Dentice
Dear Doc,
Ex-POW Col. Ted Guy,
back in 1998 came up with the
idea of getting communities to do a POW/MIA Balloon
Launch,
With the help of of your
team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this
event has been one of our most successful in
reaching folks about the
issue and helping to keep the issue alive.
On behalf of the Executive Board and Membership
of the
POW/MIA Freedom Fighters, we would like to
present you "Doc" & Your Crew,with this Special
Recognition Award for
Exceptional and Continual Service Above and Beyond
on Behalf of our POW/MIA's.
Thanks to all of you that made this happen, the
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin POW/MIA Balloon Launch has
been one of our oldest POW/MIA events, having
participated
since day one in 1998, and has become
our Nations Largest Launch, reaching folks
that never knew about the issue.
This award is not given lightly. In fact, as a
member of the
POW/MIA Freedom Fighters
you and your crew, are our very
First Recipients.
"FREEDOM IS NOT FREE"
THIS EAGLE WILL NEVER FLY FREE
UNTIL
ALL OUR POW-MIAS ARE ARE
BACK HOME!
1st ever Wisconsin POW-MIA Balloon launch
in 1988 at Wood National VA Cemetery
Doc
Thanks so much for the awareness
you bring to our effort
It is greatly appreciated by those
of us still working hard for answers.
Please give my very best wishes
to your POW-MIA Launch Crew
Sincerely,
Ann Mills Griffiths
Executive Director
National League of POW/MIA Families
THEY FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM
THEY HAVE NEVER COME HOME
JOIN US IN REMEMBERING THEM
THIS MEMORIAL DAY
& POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY.
Wisconsin 2012 POW-MIA Recognition Day
REMEMBER
3rd Friday in September is National POW/MIA
Recognition Day.
Every US Post Office in the country is required,
by law, to fly/post our POW/MIA flag.
If it's not up, make sure they are aware of
the law that requires it be posted six days a year:
Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day,
Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day and Veterans Day.
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