Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:09:32 -0000

I haven't any information but you might like to see her as she looked in August 05, when I was there. You have been sent 2 pictures [of Pueblo].

Kind regards, Sarah Timewell

Date : Sat, 7 Jan 2006 06:07:27 -0800 (PST)

I was stationed in Northern South Korea on a Army camp. I had staff duty that night. The night before Approx. 31 North Koreans passed are camp within 200 meter on their way to Seoul to kill the president of South Korea on or about the the 22 of Jan. 1968. I had sgt. of the guard. I have often wondered if the Pueblo was captured because of this incident. South Korean changed after that.

Have a happy new year. Bill Shrimplin

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:41:52 -0800 (PST)

I only recently found this site, but I am glad I did. This is the first time since the capture that I have had the opportunity to communicate with the crew. God Bless all of you, I think of you all often, and there but by the grace of God go I. I was scheduled to ride the Pueblo for that mission, however, Dave Ritter came back to the Yokosuka Detachment early enough to go. Do you remember the joint crew party at the PO club in December of 67? That is where I cornered Capt. Clark and Capt Bucher, questioning them about submarine life, because I was due to be transferred in a few months to my choice of duty. I was TAD to Kamiseya with a few of the CTs in early December. Thats where I got to know some of the guys. All of the detachment felt so helpless and sorrowful on 1/23/68 as we copied the transmissions to and from Kamisya. And angry as hell when all we did for the next three weeks was to sit out there and wait for the bombers to come, that never came. Anyway, please know that I am available to fill in the gaps if I can and at your service to provide any information that I can.

Best wishes to All, Alan Scallorn CT(T)3 ( in the old days)

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:51:37 -0700

Let me intro myself: I'm Lt Col Richard O Law, USAF Ret and saw an article on the Pueblo that mentioned a QM1 Charles B Law as a crew member who died or was killed during captivity. I was deployed from Viet Nam to Kimpo air base in Jan '68 as part of the first fighters, F-102's, to land in Korea for the build up. I live in Alpine UT and am into genealogy and would love to get any info you could provide on Charles B Law.

Thank you R.O. Law (Dick)

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:16:56 -0500

I am a relative of Douglass Scarborough - cousin. I want to thank you for maintaining this web site and providing me information on how Douglass spent his time in NK. This occurred when I was 8 and Douglass was one of my many Big Brothers. I have some memories of him and they are wonderful. When Douglass came home he was very quiet and not at all outgoing as he had been. The time in NK had taken a real toll on him and I think on my family. Over the years I have endeavored to find out more information from seeking out USN members that were serving in the area where the attack occurred. I found one of the men serving on the Kittyhawk that day. A commander who was the OIC at the CIC on the KH. He spent some time answering a few questions for me this past summer. I learned that the KH and the Enterprise did attempt to make a response to the attack and had requested permission to release nuclear weapons if necessary. They thought this was WW3 and they were going to make it a quick opening response. This commander told me that they were ordered to Stand Down and all planes returned to their carriers... This order came from the Whitehouse. I think this person was telling me the truth, there was no reason to lie to me. If this is true then Bucher was a hero in this event and LBJ should have been tried. Thanks again, this site means a lot to me! Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help.

Rick, Richard M. "Rick" Powell - MS CIS Oracle Certified Professional – DBA

Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:17:37 -0800

Do you think that Chief Petty Officer John Walker Provided information that allowed North korea to capture the USS Pueblo? Asked by my father Donald E Ross USN ret. 1951-1970

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:06:34 +0800 (WST)

G'day, I am 18 years old and a West Australian... With the ways of the world, North Korea is beginning to get more arrogant as the days continue to pass. I thought this was a recent trend. I was shocked to see this photo (probably nothing unusual) from BBC World News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/asia_pac_unseen_north_korea/html/8.stm Of the USS Pueblo. It disgusts me to see a proud piece of Western Defences uncomissioned and, what appears to be a big '*&&%$* THE WEST' propaganda move. It belongs to the US Government, to the men who served and it just stays there to try and attempt to persuade the sorry little north korean's that they're governments petty existence is stronger and mightier than the US Defence Force. It digusts me that it is 'on show'. I send my appreciation to the Association for allowing me to research this, once unknown incident. As well I give my respect to the veterans who were involved in all aspects of the Pueblo.

My best regards, Zak

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:46:36 -0800

I found this an interesting link concerning US Captured ships. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wake

Richard "Twig" Armstrong Reunion Coordinator USS Guardfish (SSN-612) twiggy@guardfish.org http://guardfish.org

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:36:43 -0600

Gentlemen: January 23rd never passes without my thoughts going back so many years to 1968. I was enlisted aide to RADM Frank L. Johnson and working in his office in Yokosuka that historic day. The days and weeks that followed were eventful—but not so much as yours were. History has been written, and I suppose cannot be changed. Most of the people in command have died. But in the end, the captain and crew of PUEBLO were the heroes. Some of us knew it all the time.

Very respectfully, Earl R. Cooley

Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:26:12 -0500

Every year I put out a sign (at work) that says REMEMBER THE PUEBLO!! Now, I work with many younger people who have no idea what I'm talking about. I have posted pages from your website on our bulletin board to help them learn. (Some of them were under 5 when the incident occurred) I was a member of the Crew of the USS CANBERRA (CAG2/CA70) and served from 1966 to 1969. The CANBERRA, as you must know, was part of the task force that was deployed to the Sea of Japan at the time of the Incident. It was a scary time for a youngster just turning 21 - but not as bad as the Crew of the Pueblo - that's for sure. There is much to the story of the Pueblo that I did not know then, and Never learned afterwards - so it's nice to have this resource to learn more now. I heard there was a documentary on the History channel a week or so ago also - sorry I missed it. Thanks for this website again -- Just wanted to say Hi. Some of us, at least, will always Remember the Pueblo. I grew up in Hawaii and my Dad worked on the docks as a (fairly) young man in 1941 - He's 89 now !) So we also have no problem remembering Pearl Harbor !!

Aloha Hui Hou, Jeff Moreira

Date: Late January, or early February

I was a 2nd. class Machinist Mate serving aboard the USS Canberra (CAG2/CA70) and was in the middle of my second Vietnam cruise when this incident ocurred. At the time, I believe that since we were in Yokosuka, Japan for R&R we were probably the closest warship to Korea and consequently were ordered to Wonson Harbor after two or three days in port. Our R&R was scheduled for five days, as I recall, but was cut short after receiving the news of your capture. We were told we would be leaving early but were not told exactly why or where we were heading. For the most part we thought we were heading back to Vietnam. However, when it started to get colder than in was in Japan we realized we were not on our way back to Vietnam. As we steamed closer to North Korea, the deck crews prepared the heavy fantail winch by test running it and fitting it with cable. The winch was to be used to tow your ship out of Wonson Harbor. We must have been the closest American war ship to Korea at the time, because when we did arrive outside Wonson Harbor we were the only ship there. Within a few days we were joined by several other ships and then over the next two weeks, after being joined by aircraft carriers, destroyers, supply ships and oilers, we all steamed in a huge oval from horizon to horizon waiting for orders from Washington telling us to go in and get the Pueblo. To my knowledge, those orders never came. In hindsight, attempting to retrieve the ship may have put the entire crew in jeopardy, more so than you already were. Maybe that's the reason we never got those orders. After steaming around outside of the harbor for two weeks we got orders to return to Vietnam. All the other ships that were there with us also returned to their duties. The war went on, and our attention was elsewhere. Finally, we came back to the states in April of 1968 only to leave later in the year for another Westpac. Several times, over the years, I've mentioned this rescue attempt to people, but they never heard of it. I think the reason was that it was never picked up by the media, back then. I though I would share this with you, so you would realize that those of us who were there did care and wanted to get you all back, safely.

Sincerely, Anthony J. Cresci

Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:15:56 -0500

Hello I am doing some research on the USS Pueblo and I wanted to know what movies other than The Pueblo (1973) exist that are about Lloyd Bucher and the Pueblo incident?

Thank you, Maria Athanasopoulos

Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:14:31 -0600

I was on the USS Bradley DE 1041 most northern picket and designated tow ship. Please check out www.ussbradley.com see photos and news letters. Will write more.

Paul Groos USS Bradley Association

Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:21:25 -0800 (PST)

My name is Pete Rosales and I am trying to located a very good friend of mine whom I lost contact with when I left El Paso back in 1983. His name is Ramon Rosales and he was one of the crew members on the Pueblo ship captured by North Korea I believe in 1968? I had the good fortune of meeting Ramon and we became friends. I recently received your web page and it brought back memories of Ramon. If at all possible I would like his address or e-mail. If for some reason that's not possible then perhaps you may be able to forward him mine. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Respectfully, Pete G. Rosales U.S. Army Retired, New Braunfels, Texas

Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:10:36 -0700

I am a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy and have been asked to do some research regarding military deaths during the Cold War. Me and some other cadets are attempting to compile a list of those killed in action during the Cold War, but not in either Korea or Vietnam, for a possible memorial to the Cold War. The crew member of the USS Pueblo who lost his life in this incident would be a name that should be included. However, I’ve looked all over your site and have been unable to find his name. I’m probably missing it in a very obvious place but I was wondering if you could send me his name and some documents or sources that I could use as proof. Any help you could offer would be much appreciated. Thanks Thank you for your time and consideration. Very Respectfully, C2C Aaron B. Husk C Flight NCO Academic NCO CS-36 Pink Panthers U.S. Air Force Academy FOD Posse

Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:16:38 -0500

I am updating our paper on Former American POW’s for the calendar year 2005 and would like to know if there have been any deaths during 2005 among the Pueblo’s crew; the last death recorded on your web site was that of Commander Bucher himself in January 2004.

Thanks very much, Rob Klein ___________________ Robert E. Klein, Ph.D. Office of the Actuary (OACT) Department of Veterans Affairs (008A2)

Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:12:28 -0800

My name is Michael Mack, and I am the son of Larry's older brother, John Mack. I visited the web-site today and discovered Larry died on March 1, 2003. Although Larry visited my mother five years ago, nobody in our family had heard from him otherwise since his release. He was described to me as a "free spirit". I am nontheless saddend by news of his death, and I am left wondering about the location of his family. The veteran's association is one of the avenues of discovery, and I am wondering if you have any information about his children. Thank you for any assistance you can offer.

Michael Mack Alpena, Michigan

Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:50:40 -0600

Hi, I came across your site http://www.usspueblo.org/ today while browsing around for some sites related to VA-related benefits and homes. I was impressed with the content you are running, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in partnering with my company for advertising. I do online marketing for a VA benefit website and we're currently looking to get text placed on relevant websites. If you would be interested in such a setup, please let me know what you would charge per month for a simple set up on your home page. If not, thanks for your time and good luck with your site.

Thank you, Jay FHA Research Center Columbia, MO

Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:02:40 GMT:

I have film of the crews return to the 121 evac hosp. Most pictures of men getting off the choppers and then again leaving the 121 for the u.s. I am willing to share this with you, " no charge " with crew and family ! I don't want to give this to someone who would sell it for profit to the men and families involved.

Your thoughts ? Ron Baese St. Louis, Missouri

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:49:43 -0500

Hi -- I have addressed this email to both the webmaster of usspueblo.org as well as the Pueblo Veterans' Association president. I was surfing the web regarding A-12/SR-71 spy planes history on Google Maps and Wikipedia, and saw that A-12 imagery played a part in locating the Pueblo in Wonson harbor. After reading up on the Wikipedia entry for the Pueblo, I happened upon the following site with pictures of the Pueblo in Pyongyang, North Korea: http://www.mishalov.com/pueblo.html Based on the pictures on the above site, and some careful analysis of Google Maps imagery of Pyongyang, I found the following link: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=pyongyang,+north+korea&ll=38.991221,125.725329&spn=0.002839,0.006604&t=k which I believe is the Pueblo. I would like to update the wikipedia article with a link, but I don't want to go and post without being more sure that it is the Pueblo. So I am giving the link to you, both as further content for usspueblo.org and to ask that you or other members of the Pueblo Veteran's Association might give me some assurance that you agree that very might well be the Pueblo in the Google Maps link above.

Thanks. --Andy Carabino

Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:44:12 EST

I am working on getting Cmdr. Bucher the Medal of Honor. Do you and other crew members think this is approiate. Any others? I served on the DMZ in Korea during your captivity and know a lot about what was going on. I was an Infantryman with the 7th Division, and we all wanted to go North and attempt a rescue, however Washington had another plan.

Please reply Beauford Toney

Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:59:16 -0500

I recently won an Ebay lot of amateur videos of the Pueblo in No. Korea. See http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6610044105&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEAFB%3AIT&rd=1 for info. I realize that this web site (in Canada) is oriented in a strange manner, but the videos are interesting. If the Pueblo Veteran's Association would be interested, I would be glad to make a copy of them (on 3 cds, as mpg files) and send them to you (probably on 1 dvd is best). There would be no charge for this. It would be my pleasure, because, when the Pueblo was captured, I was sitting in Yokosuka waiting for her return, with orders in hand. Even though I've never met any of the crew members, I've always felt a kinship with you because of this link. It would be my pleasure, if you would like them.

Sincerely, Bill Branick Hughesville, MD Former CTI1, USN