Dani808

Leroy A. Mendonca

Dani, welcome to wikipedia! We welcome any constructive edits and information you can bring to help make articles on this site better. However, I noticed you made some changes on the article regarding Leroy A. Mendonca which it appears you have not edited in the past. I am concerned about this change you made for several reasons: (1) You cannot self-assert that the information was retracted without actually presenting verifiable proof that this information has been retracted, the website referenced websites are still showing the Filipino heritage; (2) this is a highly contested issue which has been resolved several times in the past, so your simple change has raised attention - on highly contested issues, please be sure to provide verifiable proof before making such changes; (3) I am concerned that since you don't have a history of editing this page that you might either have a conflict of interest in this matter and/or be engaging in sockpupperty. If you have private documentation to support your claims please present them to WP:OTRS. Until this is either address via OTRS or via verifiable references, I have reverted your edits. If you have any questions, please let me know. 16:55, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

response regarding Leroy A. Mendonca

Yes I am aware of the issue and I thought I provided sufficient sources for the retractions to support my deletion. I was actually contacted by Mr. Mendonca's family to assist with this. They were referred to me by the editor Malia Zimmerman of Hawaii Reporter who was a source of an article that was recently retracted. I have never met the family and have no personal interest in this, other than to share the information and correct the issue based on what they sent me. The family wrote me a very strong letter, they are upset about this issue and provided me with details of their efforts to correct this issue. They contacted every source and have successfully managed to get them to retract the previously recorded and reported statement. I have included the families message to me below. Please let me know how we can correct this issue as I believe the retractions and removal of the information in the previous sources warrants deletion of the Filipino Reference. I think the families comments and efforts should be carefully reviewed, it is clearly a big issue for them. I think we should support them by doing what we can do make sure this information is reported accurately. I will review the other conversations more closely to see who and why the other person involved in this is, and why they are so set on this issue. But it seems to me the family would know the truth and have worked very hard to prove the issue. IN response to the comments about my credibility, I don't see where anyone can benefit from providing false information including myself. I don't know how or why it is suspected I am engaging in sockpuppetry, my account isn't new, I have edited before and used my real name anyone can google me and see who I am. And there is no conflict of interest here, I along with everyone else involved with this, are just trying to report the truth. But I only got involved after getting a letter from the family, I honestly had never heard of Leroy prior to that but I have looked at their information and feel it is reliable. I am just like anyone else editing here, if I have something to add or see something that needs to be corrected I do it. I believe I have provided some very useful information to Wikipedia in the past.

If you need anything from me, including any of the documentation or photos the family references below, please let me know and I can get it from the family and submit it. Thank you!

"Why he wishes to insist Leroy is Filipino? I even had Vice Admiral's Brewer's article changed and they omitted Leroy. Then Wikipedia puts all the incorrect references back and keeps Leroy as Filipino. I don't know why this one gentleman is so against the truth??

Wikipedia is still using the same old references from Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute authored by Rudi Williams, Vice Admiral Brewer letter and Washington State Filipino Community letter. All of these reverences have retracted their statements. The Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute has been very helpful. I believe the miss-information started their with a Rudi Williams. They are currently fixing the issue, see below for contact information.

Ref 1. I don't know how his grave site shows he is Filipino. It does show the MEDAL OF HONOR. I see the grave site is not supposed to be considered an accurate source of information as they most lkly got this information from Wikipedia.

Ref 2 &9 Cemeteries Duane Vachon wrote an article for the Hawaii Reporter " All Gave Some Some Gave All." Mr Vachon has retracted his statement that Leroy was Filipino and the Hawaii Reporter has issued a correction.

Ref 5 Washington State letter should of been retracted soon. I have e-mailed them again.

Ref 3,4,6 & 7 Defense Equal Opportunity Management Insitute is going to retract all references from Rudi Williams stating Leroy was Filipino. You can call Jollean Horton at 321-494-1584 or the Chaplain at 321-494-4254.

REf. 12 Sealift command letter from Vice Admiral Brewer removed Leroy Mendonca name from the letter 4th paragraph from the bottom.

Leroy's sister Lucille Mendonca still lives in Hawaii she can provide information if needed. Always use Gibbons when speaking about Adele. Gibbons was Adele's mother married named. Also Retired Col. Thomas Mendonca U.S. Army still lives in Hawaii. The family calls him Skippy. His mother was Japanese. The Col. received almost every medal the Army awards except THE MEDAL OF HONOR.

My wife's mother, Leroy's sister, Gen Gibbons was the sponsor of Leroy's ship, UNSN Mendonca. If you need pictures we can send them to you from the Christening of the ship and the family at the ship's maiden voyage. You can not speak with my wife's mother as she died last June 5.

I have contacted my Congresswoman and she has the Army looking into the false information. I have received two letters from her. Also I have written the new Joint Chief of Staff, previously the Army Chief of Staff, and the Under Secretary of the Army to correct any false information about Leroy. Dani808 (talk) 18:43, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

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