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Mystery of a Great Patriot's Death by Bentley Gates <http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=Bentley+Gates> <http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=Bentley+Gates> (more by this author) Posted 02/01/2011 ET Guns & Patriots regrets to report that the body John Wheeler III, 66, has been found in a landfill. Many may not have heard of John Wheeler III, but his contributions to the United States are significant. Wheeler graduated from West Point during the height of Vietnam War. He later obtained an MBA from Harvard and law degree from Yale. Three presidents sought his counsel in various capacities. Wheeler was instrumental in development of the Air Force Cyber Command during the Bush administration. He also was involved in charitable organizations such as serving as the CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Perhaps one of his most enduring contributions is his service as the chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Under his leadership private monies were raised to support the building of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was he who braved criticism about the selection of black marble for the memorial, insisting the public wait to see the results. He predicted the acceptance of the color once people discovered the reflective qualities of the polished black surface, reflecting the solemn faces of people who reverently stand quietly gazing on the wall. Police are baffled at his death, which they consider a homicide. The truck that dumped his body had visited about ten commercial dumpsters before depositing at the landfill, so it is difficult to determine from which one the body came. Tracing his steps over the last two weeks has revealed little about the crime. Neighbors reportedly stated the television at Wheeler's home excessively loud for several days. Most report they had little or no contact with Wheeler. Police report his home appears normal and they do not consider it a crime scene. The day after Christmas, Wheeler emailed a friend again relating his concern that the US military is unprepared for a cyber attack. That was the last known contact from him. Wheeler operated his own consulting firm and recently was contracted with The Mitre Corporation, a non-profit corporation that operates federally funded research and development centers in Massachusetts and Virginia. One of the areas Mitre is involved in is Cyber Security according to their website. It is too early in the investigation to determine if his employment had any connection to his murder. Wheeler's family issued a statement through the police department that they hope the press will respect their privacy during this time of grief. The nation should grieve as well for the loss of this great patriot and pray for a resolution to the mystery of his untimely demise. Wheeler will be buried with full military honors as befits him. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
