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Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
San Diego guest_asserted
“I know Rob Hahn, and I know he's back there. Him and I, crazy story, you guys, and I don't mean to bore you since we're here for a completely different reason, but I graduated from IU, and I went to Los Angeles Air Force Base. Sergeant Hahn…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:12:19
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Raytheon guest_asserted
“So, yeah, that's what I sent you, Colonel. So, anyway, I served as a combat advisor in Afghanistan. But, you know, 31 years in the military, I did a lot of things. But I'm now working for Raytheon Intelligence and Space. And as you know, Ra…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:08:43
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
U.S. Air Force guest_asserted
“So, yeah, that's what I sent you, Colonel. So, anyway, I served as a combat advisor in Afghanistan. But, you know, 31 years in the military, I did a lot of things. But I'm now working for Raytheon Intelligence and Space. And as you know, Ra…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:08:43
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
U.S. Air Force guest_asserted
“My brother Jim flew C-130s out of Thailand in Vietnam. My brother Mike was a Naval Academy grad who served in Vietnam. They got around the Sullivan Act by having them geographically separated, but there is a rather famous photo of my brothe…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:08:14
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
United States Navy guest_asserted
“My brother Jim flew C-130s out of Thailand in Vietnam. My brother Mike was a Naval Academy grad who served in Vietnam. They got around the Sullivan Act by having them geographically separated, but there is a rather famous photo of my brothe…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:08:14
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
U.S. Air Force guest_asserted
“My two brothers and myself. So my dad was drafted in World War II. He served in Alaska, Philippines, occupied Japan, came back, went to Germany, and was an artillery officer and then became an intel officer. And I think the intel officer wo…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:06:16
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Phoenix Program guest_asserted
“And I've got handwritten letters from both those guys talking about the work he did in Vietnam. When he got there, he was there 69 through 71. When he got there, he was the director of Phoenix Intelligence. And when he got there, the price …”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:13:18
William Colby headed
Colonel J.R. Newman guest_asserted
“He's the only reason I got my commission. Well, same here. The detachment commander tried to keep me out because he didn't like prior service people. Yeah, well, yeah, I got a long story there. But anyway, so I was talking to my dad because…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:12:51
Creighton Abrams headed
Colonel J.R. Newman guest_asserted
“He's the only reason I got my commission. Well, same here. The detachment commander tried to keep me out because he didn't like prior service people. Yeah, well, yeah, I got a long story there. But anyway, so I was talking to my dad because…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:12:51
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
U.S. Air Force guest_asserted
“Colonel, I love your space probably more than any other space I've been in simply because you really do your research. So, Dad, if you want to go ahead and introduce yourself, who you are, what you've done, what you do now. Yeah, so I'm Col…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:05:47
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Germany guest_asserted
“This was before we had satellites and everything else. He had a produce truck coming out of Germany, going up to Russia, and they put cameras on the truck, kind of a James Bond operation, to get the tank and placements for where the Soviet …”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:06:45
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis guest_asserted
“Right. And when was this? Is this while you were in Rockies? Yeah. Yeah. So this is probably around. And where? Around. What university did you go to? I went to IUPUI in Indianapolis, which is Indiana, Purdue University, Indianapolis, IU. A…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:10:41
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
U.S. Air Force guest_asserted
“From 85 to 87? No, I was there 84, 85, and then I transferred to Purdue 86, 87. Okay, because I graduated from IU's Rossi Detachment in 87. No kidding. Cue incidences. Cue incidences, guys. Oh, God, what is your name? Roxanne. Roxanne what?…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:11:10
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
U.S. Air Force guest_asserted
“Did you do four years of ROTC? I did not. I did not. I was prior service. And that's why when you were talking about you working, I got my AP license. I was in aircraft maintenance when I first enlisted in 1979. I'm getting a lot of interfe…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:11:36
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Los Angeles Air Force Base guest_asserted
“I know Rob Hahn, and I know he's back there. Him and I, crazy story, you guys, and I don't mean to bore you since we're here for a completely different reason, but I graduated from IU, and I went to Los Angeles Air Force Base. Sergeant Hahn…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:12:19
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Laos guest_asserted
“One of them is CIA and the other one is military. So people say we weren't in Laos. I've got documents to say that my dad was in Laos. Oh, yeah. We have plenty of proof that we were in Laos. I mean, the whole Raven program was ran out. Yeah…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:07:47
Colonel J.R. Newman member_of
Cambodia guest_asserted
“One of them is CIA and the other one is military. So people say we weren't in Laos. I've got documents to say that my dad was in Laos. Oh, yeah. We have plenty of proof that we were in Laos. I mean, the whole Raven program was ran out. Yeah…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:07:47
Colonel J.R. Newman carried_out_attack
South Vietnam guest_asserted
“I asked him, he said that he would fly north and get the intel reports and interrogate prisoners. So I had to ask, how did you interrogate the prisoners? And he said that he would take two VC up in a helicopter, start asking questions. If h…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:14:47
William Westmoreland appointed
Colonel J.R. Newman guest_asserted
“Westmoreland turns to my dad and says, Colonel Newman, meet Private Davis. Private Davis, meet Colonel Newman. Hey, Colonel Newman, take care of Private Davis. And Sammy Davis, the Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, doesn't talk much a…”
▶ Operation Gladio-Vietnam and the Catholic Church @ 1:23:16
Mentions (16)
▶ 1:05:47
Colonel, I love your space probably more than any other space I've been in simply because you really do your research. So, Dad, if you want to go ahead and introduce yourself, who you are, what you've done, what you do now. Yeah, so I'm Col…
▶ 1:12:51
He's the only reason I got my commission. Well, same here. The detachment commander tried to keep me out because he didn't like prior service people. Yeah, well, yeah, I got a long story there. But anyway, so I was talking to my dad because…
▶ 1:13:18
And I've got handwritten letters from both those guys talking about the work he did in Vietnam. When he got there, he was there 69 through 71. When he got there, he was the director of Phoenix Intelligence. And when he got there, the price …
▶ 1:13:47
You know, shoebox bomber. They had wired his lighter with C4 and he loaned it to his aide and the aide got blown up. I mean, it was just really wild how my dad survived all that. But I was I told my dad about this helicopter flight and he g…
▶ 1:14:13
with people shooting through the rotor blades and I go wait a minute you had a desk job in Saigon he goes no I had an office in Saigon and I would fly north to collect intel reports and interrogate prisoners now so my dad had some secrecy p…
▶ 1:14:47
I asked him, he said that he would fly north and get the intel reports and interrogate prisoners. So I had to ask, how did you interrogate the prisoners? And he said that he would take two VC up in a helicopter, start asking questions. If h…
▶ 1:15:15
The point of the matter is, look, this is my dad, and I loved him, and I respected him. He had a soft spot for little old ladies, puppy dogs, women, and children. But if you were a male between 7 and 70, God help you. He would say, you know…
▶ 1:15:46
cutting at the tail you kill the snake by cutting off the head and so what my dad my dad was a brilliant mind he would track money and trade and all that he'd figure out who the players were and really one of the key things in in vietnam wa…
▶ 1:17:10
You know, my dad had his marching orders and was very effective at what he did. And, you know, I want to say that he followed orders, and I want to say they were lawful orders, but I don't know. Like I said, you got two sets of military rec…
▶ 1:17:39
If somebody said that that person was the enemy, take them out. My dad took them out. And so. And at the time in their defense, most of the people didn't realize how corrupt our government was. Well, right, right. And so, you know, I don't …
▶ 1:18:08
He was exposed to Agent Orange and then he was in. I was going to say leukemia was my first thing when you said it was leukemia. My cousin has it. And that is absolutely he was in security forces. It's absolutely Agent Orange. Yeah. And so …
▶ 1:20:27
magazine articles that he had highlighted. And I think he was leaving some breadcrumbs of some significant information. But like I said, I'm plowing through, oh man, a stack probably four feet high of documents that my dad hung on to. And I…
▶ 1:23:16
Westmoreland turns to my dad and says, Colonel Newman, meet Private Davis. Private Davis, meet Colonel Newman. Hey, Colonel Newman, take care of Private Davis. And Sammy Davis, the Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, doesn't talk much a…
▶ 1:26:57
As I run across anything that I think is of interest to everybody for the group, to include you, I will pass that on. And just for fun, a couple years back, I Googled my dad just to see what would come up. And it was Colonel Newman, Phoenix…
▶ 1:28:09
Like, whatever I am, just a rebel to society, I guess. You just spoke to my soul. Thank you for telling everyone about Wayback Machine. Yeah, that's interesting because I was surprised how much I could pull up. And there was a lot of times …
▶ 1:29:02
and worked with the french resistance and he wrote a book called uh the winking fox and then there's the trails of the winking fox i have that autograph as it turns out my dad knew him and my dad also knew the norwegian guys that um parachu…