Sgt. Hook Needs Your Help!

Posted By Blackfive

Well, not really...he's an Army First Sergeant after all. BUT...

Sgt. Hook started Operation Shoe Fly where he is trying to get shoes for the children of Afghanistan. He gave out his name and unit address in order to expedite the matter. He recently received a packet of flyers that said:

Hoping you and all US troops make it safely home by this November so you can personally help vote out the lying, greedy, cowardly, white-collar criminals who have caused idiotic, unjust wars and made our military chumps for Halliburton et al.

It was signed:

Veterans for Impeaching Bush
Buck Fush
11525 S. Cleveland
Fort Myers, FL 33907

Sgt. Hook sent a reply - of course, knowing him from blogging and email, his response was excellent. Since he is way too busy fighting this war and taking care of Afghan kids, I would like to find out more information about this group. "military chumps"?

So give me a hand. Once we locate the folks, we'll start a campaign to shame them.

In the meantime, you can email the editor of Buck Fush.

Here's what I sent:

I recently came to know about your organization at www.SgtHook.com. Sgt. Hook is an Army First Sergeant in Afghanistan and is trying to get shoes for Afghan children through Operation Shoe Fly - an operation that he started recently. Instead of kids shoes, he received demoralizing posters from your organization.

There was no person's name attached, just your organization as the sender.

You are all cowards of the first degree. What Veteran would be so sneaky as to try to demoralize an all-American soldier on the front line of the War on Terror, and, then, not give their name in which to receive a response? How do you really expect to effect change in a soldier if you aren't willing to put your ass on the line? Did you really learn nothing while in the military or are you a liar on top of being a coward?

Nope, liar and coward monikers are too good for you. You all are traitors. You are betraying the trust of this country by attempting to subvert and demoralize soldiers. Unfortunately for you, you tried it on a tough, ol' Army Top Dog. One who may try to find you when and if he makes it back to the states - to explain what the words support and defend really mean. Of course, that's after he's made sure that you are safe and secure, and that Afghan children are cared for...

Yes, I signed my name to it.

BTW, I vacation in Naples a few times per year so I'll be sure to visit them soon...maybe me and Hook can talk to them.

Update 9PM CST: Just received an email from the editor of Buck Fush. He writes that he didn't send the posters and that the senders are cowards. Again, it's probably some Indymedia, DemocratUnderground/BuzzFlash morons...

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Comments

[Lornkanaga]

Thank you.

[Clay]

A WHOIS on the buckfush.com returns a corp. in Ohio, not Florida. On that site, there is no mention of "Veterans for impeaching Bush", not even in the links section. Nor does Google return anything when searching for the string "Veterans for impeaching Bush". Googling the street address returns many matches, including campaign financial disclosure documents for a school board race. Apparently a "Republican Exec. Comm." is listed at that address.

Something isn't right here, but 10 minutes using WHOIS and google is about all I want to invest in this. I'll stop now before I start seeing things near the grassy knoll (tm)(c).

[Blackfive]

Thanks, Clay.

Maybe, my email will come back with a denial.

It's probably some loon at Indymedia.

[Crusader]

http://www.google.com/search?q=%2211525+S.+Cleveland%22+%22Fort+Myers%22&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8

Looks like there are a number of businesses at that address, so hard to tell if it is for real.

[rutty]

Does anybody ever write about the contracts Halliburton got when Clinton sent the armed forces into Kosovo? Does that mean that Clinton was in bed with Halliburton, too? Some of the contracts were pretty hefty:

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a371d59862125.htm

[scott holmes]

good for you Blackfive and count me in when you and Sgt. Hook go to Naples. i just want to watch if nothing else.

[Laughing Wolf]

You find them, count me in on the visit.

[Blackfive]

...I just want to have a little chat, that's all...

[Hal Duston]

I doubt the address is actually that of the sender, as one of groups/businesses at that address is the Lee County Republicans

Lee County Republican Headquarters
11525 S Cleveland Ave
Fort Myers FL 33907

http://www.gy.com/biz/813940/941.htm
http://www.searchfortmyers.com/political_parties.htm

[Tammi]

Oh Oh I can be there in 3 hours. I have a day off next week......hmmm. I can "break them in" for you guys.

BTW - great response. Seriously, I have to make a run down there anyway, one of the few times I WILL mix business with pleasure.

[Alice]

Ahhh, a liberal and paternalistic pat on the head for the duped soldier. I think this person is asking for one of those "duped soldiers" to give them a pat on the face with their fist. Yikes, did I just use my outside voice? I guess I'm one of those violent Americans Michael Moore makes movies about. Damn.

[Sgt Hook]

Meet you there Matt, I know a great little shrimp and beer place on Siesta Key for after. Thanks.

[Simon]

If you guys are going I'll get on a plane from Hong Kong and come and join you. Just for a chat, mind you...

[Bulldog6-Delta]

My in-laws happen to live around that way. Nothing better than staying with them for about 2 days, then Ill be super pupmed to meet up with you all in Ft. Meyer. Thats the problem with the enemy, they wont show themselves.

[Cindy]

You need to start with the red stamp on the customs form. FYI: there is a shipping place in that plaza, Discount Pack & Ship.
I live in Fort Myers so I expect an invite to this party!!

[Laughing Wolf]

Strictly for a chat, a little talk if needed, I promise. What, did you think I was suggesting anything else, being dedicated to rational discourse and rational pacifism as I am? *innocent look*

[Tammi]

Yeah Blake, that was all I was gonna do too. Have one of my infamous "chats" with the dude. ;)

[Deb]

Every time I show up at a "peace" rally with my American flag and Support our Troops signs, the war protesters on the other side of the street have a few folks - unwashed and rumpled - wearing Buck Fush t-shirts. Next time, I'll ask them about their choice of apparel . . . should be good for another spirited discussion.

[Da Goddess]

I'd like to volunteer to photograph the trip to Naples. PLEASE!

[Mike]

I ran Abax Corporation, the Ohio corporation that comes up in the WHOIS search as having registered "buckfush.com," through the Ohio Secretary of State's corporations database.

-- It appears from the statement of purpose in its articles of incorporation that Abax is a software company. (The articles themselves are otherwise unremarkable.)

-- There is no listing in the Troy, Ohio or greater Dayton phone books under the name "Abax."

-- The individual listed as the "technical contact" for "buckfush" in the WHOIS directory is also the "statutory agent" (official mailing address for service of legal notices) of Abax. This is not unusual for a small company--he may also be president, CEO, chief programmer, and a dozen other things!

-- The people running Abax may be the people running "buckfush.com," or "buckfush" may just be one of their customers. There's no way to tell.

-- The "technical contact" listed in WHOIS for "buckfush" has an e-mail address associated with a BMW car enthusiast site--which may either be another Abax operation or another Abax customer. Again, no way to tell.

-- The lady who signed the articles of incorporation for Abax as "incorporator" has the same name as (1) the author of a scholarly article on visual communications, (2) a lawyer in New Orleans, and (3) the plaintiff in a 1980s vintage lawsuit against the Secretary of the Army. The lady's name is not particularly unique, so there is no reason to conclude that the same individual is any of the above people. (Based on the quality of page design at "buckfush," however, I think it safe to conclude that the person who did the HTML is not a professor of visual communications!)

Anyone else want to take it from here?

[Kathy K]

It's a little strip mall with a bunch of businesses/offices in it. My area of the world...

If a bunch of you ever gets together in Ft Myers and doesn't notify me, I'm going on the warpath!

I don't know who would have pulled that one but I'll keep an ear out in the area (probably a couple of Indymedia-fan high-school kids). I suspect they are in my area. Can't see any other reason to pick on Ft. Myers... it's not exactly a well-known city.

[Kathy K]

Cindy... Cape Coral here. Just across the river.

[Johnstown Colorado Home for Sale]

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)