Robert Stethem--does anyone remember him?

"The French Betrayal of America" | March 21, 2004 | self & quotes from Kenneth Timmerman

[expatpat]

Paragraphs?

[CPT Clay]

Has Mugniyah been killed or captured yet?

[pepsi_junkie]

Official Site Of The U.S.S. Stethem DDG 63

[IGOTMINE]

I remember.

[Enterprise]

I remember it. An internet search shows he may be in Syria or Iran now. Tick Tock Tick Tock.

[navygal]

I remember it too.

[Savage Beast]

Yes, I remember Robert Stethem. I will never forget him or his name. It was when he was brutally tortured and murdered that I first realized just what subhuman, satanic vermin these terrorists are. Since then, they have only confirmed this realization.

[GreenHornet]

I remember this as well.

[SoCalPol]

The USS Stethem DDG 63 is based here in San Diego
Named for Robert Stethem

[NetValue]

I remember, too. We must relentlessly follow these murderers and bring them to American justice or retribution. Let them know fear. They can run but there is no hiding. Harboring them should have a high price in blood.

[tarawa]

Still not allowed to comment on why we don't have Mugniyah right now (it's one of those 'I'd tell ya, but then...'), but a fellow where I work is a retired Navy Chief, who was Stetham's Chief before he went through the dive program. He was the one who encouraged him to do it.

[buccaneer81]

I remember. This war began long before September 11, 2001.
Leon Klinghoffer and the passengers aboard Pan Am 103 were also early casualties in the 21st century crusades.

[Savage Beast]

I say render them impotent or annihilate them, whichever is easier. Leave the retribution to the "god" they serve; their souls are his, and he has a special place in hell for them (I hope they're not expecting mercy; Satan is definitely not merciful).

[yarddog]

I also remember.

I was living in Norfolk, Va. at the time and one of my best friends attended his funeral. Stethem had joined the Salvation Army a few weeks before his death and they provided the funeral services.

[syriacus]

The Delta force

The story does include characters based on real life hostages of the TWA crisis: Navy diver Robert Stethem - the only passenger who was singled out and killed by the TWA hijackers - is known simply as "Tom" in "The Delta Force." Also, the film's character "Ingrid" was clearly drawn from Uli Derickson, a courageous flight attendant aboard the TWA jet who stood up to her captors in attempt to save passengers' lives. And let's not forget the hijackers themselves: In "The Delta Force," only two terrorists actually make the flight while the third is detained in Athens, just as in the TWA incident.

[SamKeck]

Yes, I remember Robert Stethem. I will never forget him or his name. It was when he was brutally tortured and murdered that I first realized just what subhuman, satanic vermin these terrorists are. Since then, they have only confirmed this realization.

Exactly so. Well said.

[syriacus]

http://www.epinions.com/content_43491626628

For a dramatic (but accurate) portrayal of the TWA event, rent "The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story." (AKA "The Flight.")

[PLMerite]

Hell of a way to get a ship named after you.

[pepsi_junkie]

I think nobody would choose this way to get a ship named for themselves (better to live to see it like Arleigh Burke!) but rest assured, the US Navy remembers their own.