My Recent Correspondence with
Democrat Presidential Hopeful
Alan F. E. Thiese
22 August 2024
Madame
Kamala Harris
Harris
Victory Fund
Post
Office Box 96663
Washington,
D. C. 20077-0752
Greetings,
I take this opportunity today to send you a letter
to share information with You as You seek the Office of President of the United
States of America. I am always impressed
that Candidates send me letter requesting My Financial Support. That stated I am My Father’s Son. My Sainted Dad would always write to candidates
in long hand and express His concerns and also ask them their views and plans
regarding various subjects of concern to him.
If he received no response he quickly crossed them off of the list of
people he would vote for. Both My Sister
and I are following his example. I
realize that this address is set up to process Financial Donations and
hopefully some one here can forward this letter to you.
What You may not know about Alan is that He served
in our U.S. Navy from August 31, 1961
through December 31, 1981. I served of
four U. S. Navy Ships and deployed three times to defend our U.S.A. Two to the Western Pacific and one to the
Mediterranean Sea. The first deployment
was on the USS Ranger (CVA-61) of Top Gun Fame to the The Western Pacific before anyone except the
People in High Positions knew about the Vietnam War. The deployment to the Med was on a Guided
Missile Destroyer and My final Deployment was to the Pacific onboard the last
All Gunned Destroyer the USS Hull (DD-945).
The Hull was named after the DD-350 which was sunk during World War II
during Typhoon Cobra. I would urge You
and even your Campaign Staff to Read the Book – “Sea Cobra” by Macon, Georgia
Native Buckner F. Melton Jr. who performed in depth research reviewing over 500
documents contained in a wide number of sources to write this compelling
document which describes the events of December 18, 1944 when several ships
were lost at Sea as well as the lives of over 700 Young Sailors. One of the Navy Officers involved in the rescue
of the survivors was a Young Navy Lieutenant named Gerald R. Ford. As You most likely know he served our U.S.A.
as a President many years later. Of
course the high point of My Service was My time onboard the USS Ranger (CVA-61)
where I worked in the Operations Office which allowed me to learn much about
World War II from the events that the Operations Officer shared with us all. He
was a Naval Aviator and he often took the opportunity to share his experiences
as a Survivor of the Bataan Death March.
The Skipper of the Ranger was also involved in World War II and was a
renown Fighter Pilot who was credited with many kills.
The most educational Shore Duty for me, a Young
Sailor from the Farms of Northeast Iowa, was my assignment to the staff of U.
S. Naval Forces, Europe. The Admiral
was John S. McCain, the Father of a former Prisoner of War during Vietnam who
went on to serve as a U. S. Senator.
It was during this Staff Duty that I participated
on the Memorial Service honoring President Dwight David Eisenhower for his
performance in the European Theater of Operations during World War II as the
Army General responsible for the successful “D” Operation.
I provide this information here so that You can
appreciate that I consider myself very well invested in the future of our
United States of America. I frequently
correspond with the top leadership of our Government and frequently receive
replies.
As You can appreciate I am especially interested
in the future of our U. S. Navy and I was delighted to hear one of Your
Campaign Commericals where You stated that You would take care of the
Military. I now take this opportunity to
share a list of our current and future Aircraft Carrier which I just obtained
from the World Wide Web.
WASHINGTON
— The Navy is weighing what to do about the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft
carrier, which has been battling Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the
Red Sea for nearly nine months. The question is how to replicate the carrier’s
combat power if the ship returns home.
The
service has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Generally, they are getting
ready to deploy, are deployed or have come off deployment and have gone in for
maintenance and repairs.
The
carriers have a lifespan of about 50 years, and halfway through they undergo a
major overhaul of their nuclear and other systems, which can take several
years.
Here’s a look
at where the Navy’s carriers are now:
Deployed
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower —
Based in Norfolk, Virginia, and in the Red Sea, it left Norfolk on Oct. 14,
2023. Has been extended twice.
USS George Washington —
It is off the coast of Chile, sailing from Norfolk to San Diego and then on to
Japan, where it will be deployed, replacing the USS Ronald Reagan.
USS Theodore Roosevelt —
Based in San Diego, it has been deployed in Indo-Pacific Command since January
and is in the South China Sea.
USS Ronald Reagan —
It has been the carrier deployed in Japan. It is on patrol in the Philippine
Sea and will be going to San Diego.
Preparing to deploy
USS Harry S. Truman —
It is based off the coast of Norfolk in pre-deployment workups. It is about
halfway through its training for deployment and doing workups with the strike
group. It is expected to deploy in October/November.
USS Carl Vinson —
It is in the port in San Diego and is in pre-deployment workups. It will go to
the large, multinational military exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific
(RIMPAC) in July and deploy into Pacific Command late in the year.
USS Abraham Lincoln —
It is based in San Diego and has just finished its final composite unit
training exercises and will deploy to Pacific Command in July.
Being repaired
USS George H. W. Bush — It went
into maintenance last December.
USS Gerald R. Ford — It just
returned from deployment and has entered its maintenance phase, which should
last about a year.
USS John C. Stennis —
In May 2021, the Stennis went into what’s known as RCOH — the major refueling
complex overhaul — which can take four years. It is expected to return to duty
in 2025. RCOH happens about midway through a carrier’s lifespan, and during
that time, the ship’s electronics and combat and propulsion systems are
upgraded, replaced and tested.
USS Nimitz — It went
into maintenance in October 2023 and will move to workups later this year.
Not in service
PCU John F. Kennedy —
It will be delivered to the Navy next year.
Navy
to Name Future Ford Class Aircraft Carrier After WWII Hero Doris Miller
Acting Secretary of
the Navy Thomas B. Modly will name a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft
carrier in honor of World War II hero Ship's Cook Third Class Doris Miller
during a ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
If you are Elected
as our Next President You will become very involved in critical decisions made
in the White House Situation Room. When
a crisis erupts and the Situation Room is considering any possible action/s the
question often asked is where are the Carriers.
Along with our vast
arsenal of Nuclear Powered Submarines we in the U.S.A. can be proud of our
Military. Unfortunately our Current
Administration of the Biden/Harris White House has not kept the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) under control because of our President’s Son, Hunter’s
involvement in China. President Biden
appears to not wanting to upset the current situation which according to
various reports has resulted in major funding of the Biden Family. Certainly a sad situation which I sincerely
hope you will not continue if elected this November.
Now to give you
some appreciation of the impact of the late Representative Carl Vinson we here
in Georgia are a proud group of citizens who respect our U. S. Military. We are well blessed with many major Military
Facilities which have many citizens that contribute major funding to our State
Economy. Here is a list I compiled a few
years ago for our Georgia Government:
Military Bases in Georgia
A Summary of the economic
impact of the 8 larger Facilities
Please Note that that the information below is
what I was able to acquire from the respective Web-Sites of these
Facilities. There is no standard format
required so I am presenting what I learned.
Warner
Robins Airforce Base
– Warner Robins. 2019 information. Workforce 23,968 of which 14,821 are
civilians, 6,188 are Military and 2,958 Other employees – most likely
Contractors. The 2019 Economic Impact
was reported as 3.38 Billion.
Fort
Stewart/Hunter Army Air Base near Savannah.
21,818 Active Duty. Army
18,429. Reserve Members 593. Students 127 and 478 Other Services. DOD Civilians – 4,983. 1,143 Military Family
Members. 28,739 Retirees and Family
Members 45,454. Total: 121,763.
King’s Bay
Submarine Base
near St. Mary’s. Because of Security
Concerns the only population data available was from the 2010 Census. A total population of the Military Community
was reported as 50,513.
Moody Air
Force Base
near Valdosta. The only data I found was
the On Base Population was listed as 886.
Dobbins Air
Force Reserve Base near Atlanta. 2500 Air Force Reservist and more than 2000
Navy/Marine/Navy Reservist. This does
not include Family Members or Military Contractors.
Fort Gordon
Army Base
near Augusta. Of special note at least
5,000 Military who serve at the Cyber Security Headquarters which was
established in 2014. 30,000 Military and
Civilian Employees. Estimated Economic
Impact 1.1 Billion.
Fort Benning
Army Base/Training Command near Columbus. 120.000
Active Duty, Family Members, Reservist, Retirees and Civilian Employes.
Marine Corps
Logistics,
Albany. 1000 Military and 3000 Dod
Civilian personnel and Contractors.
Additionally I learned from the Veteran’s
Administration (VA) Web-Site that there are 697,127 Veterans living in Georgia
which is 8.98% of the Georgia population.
Of these over 88,000 are Female Veterans. This data was as of September 30, 2017.
Compiled on 13 January 2021
With this information now
available to you I would suggest that You not allow your Vice President
Selection, Mr. Tim Walz conduct any campaign activities in Georgia. I can not begin to comprehend how My Fellow
Georgia Citizens will react to any stops he would do in Georgia in light of His
Current nickname “Tampon Tim” which has been given to him in Conservative
Circles here in our Country!
As you continue your
campaign with statements that you will support our Military and the Veterans
that have previously served please remember that the Biden/Harris team has
targeted us with increased Prescription Cost.
Just recently I was charged a total of $16.20 for two items of medicine
that from any and all Veteran’s Point of View should have been totally free
based on our Service. Additionally My
one Major Prescription for Medication through “Express Scripts” has increase
from three or four dollars a prescription to a total of $13.00. Certainly I can not view this as a decrease
in my cost. I know that Your Campaign
Commercials say you will change this once elected, however my question to You
is Why Wait. As a viable Member of the
Biden/Harris Team I would suggest that You are in the ideal position to correct
this problem/concern experienced by Us Veterans Now while You are still working
in the White House.
As it stands today I
simply can not assist you in Your Campaign as You requested on the Post Card I
have received where You wrote:
“I would be so honored to have you on our
people-powered campaign. Together, we
will defend the promise of America – our freedom, our opportunity, and our
democracy. Together, we can win and
protect our future. Thank You!” signed Kamazla H.
Yes, Kamala, this is a
Very Noble cause, Yet, I Alan as a Retired U. S. Navy Veteran simply can not
afford any additional expenditure at this time.
Maybe after January 2025 I will be in a better financial situation.
With this in mind please
know that during the last three years and at least seven months I have received
well over $300.00 a month in Cost of Living increases. Admittedly this sounds great, however I
assure that every trip to the grocery store and the fueling station has
consumed these increases. In fact I am
now enjoying Beef Steaks less often than a mere four years ago. A sad situation indeed.
Yes I am aware that there
are some Fellow Georgia Citizens that do not agree with my view and facts as
were expressed during the Speeches at the Democrat National Convention the
evening of August 21, 2024, but please be sure that I served My 21 years in the
U. S. Navy so that they also have the right to free speech.
In closing, I also am
focused on “HOPE” in the future and I look forward to Your Reply to this rather
long letter. My future vote this Fall
depends on the answer/s I receive from the respective Candidates for the Office
of “The President of the United States of America!” I am indeed My Father’s Son. Thank You!!
Please note that I am
posting this letter prior to the Closing Speeches of the 2024 Democrat National
Convention tonight, August 22, 2024.
Submitted with Warm
Regards,
Alan F. E. Thiese
U. S. Navy Retired
