Comments on: Not My Brother http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/ Chapter I - California Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Webmaster Stubby http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/#comment-223 Webmaster Stubby Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:44:08 +0000 http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/#comment-223 Yes saliva was used by ground forces. Hell, self sticking envelopes didn't even come out till the 80's. Although alot of mail was censored by our Military for the need to keep unit locations and movements unknown. Soldiers sometime would say things to family back home not thinking it would hurt anyone. These envelopes were resealed with tape. Hope this answers some questions. Yes saliva was used by ground forces. Hell, self sticking envelopes didn’t even come out till the 80’s. Although alot of mail was censored by our Military for the need to keep unit locations and movements unknown. Soldiers sometime would say things to family back home not thinking it would hurt anyone. These envelopes were resealed with tape. Hope this answers some questions.

]]> By: Webmaster http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/#comment-59 Webmaster Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:37:08 +0000 http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/#comment-59 From the article: "Military scientists recently compared the bone recovered in a North Vietnamese jungle where an Air Force pilot’s plane went down 40 years ago to saliva on <b><i>letters he had sent his wife.</i></b> It was a DNA match, they announced." How can you assume that no one who served in Vietnam *ever* sealed their letters without saliva? If the letters that were used came from blood relatives, there might be DNA contamination. The letters were provided by his wife, who would not be a DNA match. From the article:

“Military scientists recently compared the bone recovered in a North Vietnamese jungle where an Air Force pilot’s plane went down 40 years ago to saliva on letters he had sent his wife. It was a DNA match, they announced.”

How can you assume that no one who served in Vietnam *ever* sealed their letters without saliva?

If the letters that were used came from blood relatives, there might be DNA contamination. The letters were provided by his wife, who would not be a DNA match.

]]> By: eric http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/#comment-58 eric Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:39:50 +0000 http://vnvmc-cai.com/2007/04/04/not-my-brother/#comment-58 I was under the impression that they did not use saliva at that time in vietnam for letters as the humidity was too high. Is there anyway to confirm these details? Does anyone from your club have recolection of these details? Saliva just doesn't make sense to me! I was under the impression that they did not use saliva at that time in vietnam for letters as the humidity was too high. Is there anyway to confirm these details? Does anyone from your club have recolection of these details? Saliva just doesn’t make sense to me!

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