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Today from the Editor's desk
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 If you “googleize” the name Iron Thunderhorse you get several different readings on the name. The most prominent is one
describing the
atrocity being performed on a Viet Nam veteran
who is a native
American.
Iron Thunderhorse was born Fred Capallo son of an Italian father and an
Indian mother. There is also an online petition to release Iron Thunderhorse at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/286295701?ltl=1120853264 This gives a lot of background information on this individual. On Orbstandard.com Tom Big Warrior presents a
background for review but neglects to describe the conditions that
brought about Iron’s present jail sentence. He describes only the
alleged mistreatment while incarcerated. (see
infosheet # 34) There is also an archived article from the ACLU dated April 19,1995 where Iron Thunderhorse was named as plaintiff in an action of civil rights because of prison guards demanding he get his hair cut before attending the mess hall for meals. If this is a valid story and Iron Thunderhorse is indeed, imprisoned illegally, then we will attempt to make known throughout the veterans activist network that action must be taken. If it turns out to be other than true, well, that will be another story. Time will tell. However,-- time--- is one thing that this individual does not have a lot of considering his reported medical condition. Bill Gast USN (RET) DAV Editor, We support the Vets Read the feedback responses here
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