Don Meurett:

Subject: Royal Visit

 My Wife and I watched Thai TV News Last Night and the Princess was very busy during Her trip to the Pattaya Area.
They showed her touring the Hill Top at Pattaya Were there is a statue of a former King of Thailand. This Area has a Great View of Pattaya Beach. She also went to Sattahip Deep Water Port and toured the Thai Navy Aircraft Carrier She also visited another Statue of a former King that founded the Thai Navy. Then She went to U-Tapao and toured the Flight Line and Saw The Thai Military Aircraft there. All of this was covered very well and in detail.  When it came time to Cover Our Guys and the Princess They got snubbed by the Thai Press all I saw was a couple of seconds of Drew ( The MC ) showing the Princess some of the Pictures Posted on the Tent Wall. Nothing showing Pete , Gene , John or Ken I was going back and forth trying to watch two Thai Channels and my wife was watching another. All Had The same footage with a few minor edits.Our Guys I guess were not News worthy for Thai TV. They were Just some Americans who got to talk to the Princess for 15 to 20 minutes and in their eyes it was not news worthy.
Guys my Wife and I were there and will have the event etched in our Minds and Hearts Forever and they can't edit that out. I was and am so Proud of our group Members Gene, John, Pete and Ken You Represented our Country and Group with dignity and they can not take that away. It was not on TV but it will be with us forever.

Manee and Don Meurett