Pete
02-21-2012, 05:56
Missing Link: A man who kept an MIA bracelet for 40 years, will give it to soldier's family
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/02/20/1155100?sac=fo.local
"For decades, Denis Monaghan has kept a simple metal bracelet alongside some of his most prized possessions.
The bracelet is not a family heirloom. It wasn't a gift, and it wasn't expensive. But it has enjoyed a place of honor next to Monaghan's father's wedding ring and has followed him throughout his adult life.
Like thousands of other people during the Vietnam War, Monaghan ordered his bracelet - inscribed with the name of Sgt. 1st Class Charles Newton - in the early 1970s. By then, Newton had been missing in the jungles of Vietnam for at least a year..................."
Touching story.
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/02/20/1155100?sac=fo.local
"For decades, Denis Monaghan has kept a simple metal bracelet alongside some of his most prized possessions.
The bracelet is not a family heirloom. It wasn't a gift, and it wasn't expensive. But it has enjoyed a place of honor next to Monaghan's father's wedding ring and has followed him throughout his adult life.
Like thousands of other people during the Vietnam War, Monaghan ordered his bracelet - inscribed with the name of Sgt. 1st Class Charles Newton - in the early 1970s. By then, Newton had been missing in the jungles of Vietnam for at least a year..................."
Touching story.