Decorated Vietnam Vet Arrested Guarding War Memorial and American Flag in San Diego(#3)

Newsgroups: alt.war.vietnam ^ | 11/5/01 | SOURCE: Jaffe & Co., Inc., Strategic Media and Crisis Management

[B4Ranch]

I just got a phone call from Sam Georges in Solana Beach about todays happenings regarding Robert Thomas Northcut. I found out more about him.

Northcut was in the USN stationed in South Viet Nam. He was a 'river rat' and was injured over in Cambodia. There was 13 men in the boat when the boat exploded from enemy fire. Apparently some men were killed and a few were injured. He was sent to a hospital in Australia to recover.

He has been in Solana Beach for about 10 years. He had another dog for seven years who died of old age. Then he got this German Shepard. This dog worked with the Border Patrol down in San Diego. The San Diego Animal Control did a scan and found the chip in its neck. My guess is that the dog has barked and lurched at Mexicans, which he was trained to do! They have found a police dog trainer who has offered to work with the dog to retrain it.

The Mayor in San Diego forwarded all the emails he got up to the Mayor at Solana Beach. Literally "hundreds of emails" is the term Sam used. The City manager of Solana Beach is "looking into what they can do" to get Northcut his dog back and they are probably going to start treating him with the respect he deserves. With this much publicity we have got them damn scared and on their toes. I expect that very soon things will be much better for Northcut and his dog.

I guess they were shocked that this has become an "international issue". Well, it is because of you folks that this has happened. Sam got a call from someone who said it was in the National Review (?) newspaper. The man hung up without giving his name. I am so proud that you all have taken the time to step forward. It is things like this that will make all cities start looking at war veterans with a different scope. They will be afraid that if they mistreat a veteran the same "international issue" could be brought into their city showing how cold hearted they are.

Sam is going out of the country for two weeks on Wednesday. His assistant, Gail will be answering his phone. Jennifer is also available to receive phone calls. Stephen Jaffe was the one who asked Jennifer to defend Northcut in court to get him out of jail. She did it Pro Bono. What a great lady!

[Cold Heat]

Great news!BTTT!

[clintonh8r]

Thanks for the update! This old Marine respects the "brown water Navy". A college friend CO'd a squadron of 'em in the delta.

[B4Ranch]

Thread #3. The latest about Robert Thomas Northcut

[anniegetyourgun]

Thanks and bump!

[TwoStep]

Once again, Freepers, to the rescue. Congrats to all who called and sent emails!

[Darheel]

I called last week when this was first posted. They were very happy to have reached so many millions of readers on FreeRepublic (perhaps billions). I heard the charges had been dropped, but still no pup. What's the news on that?

[BigBlueJon]

Awesome! Let's hope he gets his dog back.

[deadhead]

Keep sending those e-mails Freepers, our voices are being heard! Reunite Mr. Northcut and TJ

[uvular]

God bless Robert Thomas Northcut and the folks who have helped him. May he be reunited with TJ and let him lead the life he chose.

Wouldn't we love to know who blew the whistle, when it appears most of the town loved 'em?

Thanks so much for the update!

[B4Ranch]

Bump your friends and let them know about this new thread. Native American Female Vet will be posting some more new stuff Sam told her today.

[B4Ranch]

. This dog worked with the Border Patrol down in San Diego. The San Diego Animal Control did a scan and found the chip in its neck. My guess is that the dog has barked and lurched at Mexicans, which he was trained to do! They have found a police dog trainer who has offered to work with the dog to retrain it.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Keep sending those e-mails Freepers, our voices are being heard!"

Thomas M. Campbell, Solana Beach Mayor
635 South Highway 101,
Solana Beach, CA 92075
Phone - (858) 720-2400
Fax - (858) 792-6513/755-1782

Click Here to e-mail Solano Beach City Hall.

This is what I sent:
Be advised your anti-American actions regarding Robert Thomas Northcut a decorated Vietnam Veteran
are going to cost your city a boycott of services in your city like the City of Berkeley
is feeling right now. (my real name) Viet Nam Vet

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I am so dammed proud of the 2 of you!
And everyone who has helped on this!
SALUTE

[america76]

I'm happy for him but still incredibly pissed off. This country treats real Americans like garbage, and garbage like real Americans. Remember those rioters in LA back in 1992. They burned, looted and pillaged their neighbourhoods, like the scum that they are, and then we spent millions to rebuild them, declared them "Empowerment Zones", gave tax breaks all the while lowly veterans had to pull teeth to get the medical services they needed from the VA.

I am so sick and tired of the riff-raff being placed above the high quality men of this country I could scream. The entire city of San Diego should be fired and their pathetic liberal hides thrown out on the street.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"The entire city of San Diego"

It's City of Solano Beach

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

City of Solana Beach

[swheats]

Thanks for the update. What's great about FR it removes boundaries, state lines and distance. This could have been a real tragedy. The worse thing was it didn't become illegal until Mr Northcut decided to protect the monument.

[B4Ranch]

My understanding is that Solana Beach is an 'upperclass area'. It is San Diego Animal Control that has , TJ, Northcut's dog.

[Cold Heat]

FLAG!