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Mr Beesley,
I want to say Thank You for your service. Our son recieved your book Lucky Enough while in Bethesda. Sir, I just finished reading it. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. I felt the need to respond. I have nothing but gratitude and respect for you. Saying Thank You doesn't seem to be enough. My name is Kim Frazier. I am the mother of L/Cpl Eric D. Frazier. He is a 20 year old Marine. He sustained injuries while serving in Iraq. October 23, 2006 his humvee hit an IED. He was only there four weeks, before getting injured. He to lost both his legs. The right leg BK. & left leg AK. He suffered many other injuries- broken back, broken jaw, broken L. arm, lacerated liver & R. kidney. Of all his injuries the most painful, has been the loss of his fellow comrades. His unit will be returning this month. He plans to fly to California to meet them. He has been working hard to be able to walk and stand with his prosthetics for their reunion. It will be a bitter-sweet reunion. He's looking forward to their reunion, but not the absents of those they lost. He is doing okay. He still has several months of physical therapy at Walter Reed. But is very anxious to get back home. I come from a military family. My husband is a Marine, but now serves in the Army National Guard. Dad served in the Army and Granddad served in the Marines. Our daughter has plans to join the Navy after graduation in 2008. I THANK ALL WHO HAVE AND ARE PRESENTLY SERVING! Sincerely, Kim Frazier
mmm Hello Mr. Beesley, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for writing your book. I found it to be a true source of strength and inspiration. Let me explain. I am the mother of LcPL Steven Szwydek, USMC who was killed by a bomb in Iraq on 10/20/05. Our son loved the Marine Corps and was dedicated to his mission in Iraq. He was on his second tour of duty there when he died. Since his death, we have maintained contact with the Marines and their families and also the local Marine Corps Leagues. My daughter and I had the opportunity to visit the wounded Marines at Bethesda Naval Hospital over the holidays and that's where I came across your book. I'm sure you don't often hear how much you touch the lives of others, but I saw determination and a wonderfully positive attitude in the wounded, and I know that your book greatly helped them. You are truly a hero and I want to thank you for your service to this Country. Semper Fi Nancy Szwydek
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Marine Beesley and 1st Sgt Connie, :-)
It was my honor to meet you two in Edmond this past Saturday at your book signing. I just finished reading your book. Congratulations! Well written with a good flow that kept me with you throughout your book and it was hard to put down. It's a joy to read a book when you don't need a dictionary close by. I live alone but I have a dog who needs some attention now and then, and then there are other interruptions. You know the song.
I appreciate the effort it must have taken to give an in-depth description of that awful day in Vietnam. I'm sure it's still not easy to talk about, but maybe it helped to ease your pain by putting that terrible event down in writing. I must to tell you that I admire you and your wife for hanging in there when the road got bumpy. You guys are a good example of teamwork and never giving in to things that would cause most people to roll over and quit. But we know Marines don't quit. I'm a product of Parris Island, graduating class of 1955, and quitting just isn't in our vocabulary. Apparently your Marine training rubbed off on your wife. She sounds like a tough one who loves her man and stands by his side no matter what. Perhaps she even takes charge when she feels the need. You're lucky enough to have such a wife. I was unlucky - twice! Mine is not the life I dreamed of so long ago, but it's not a bad life.
When can we expect your second book?
Semper Fi, Marine Don Mason mmm
Mr. and Mrs. Beesley,
I read your book in one sitting. I had bought it today for my father and I think that he will be impressed with the positive attitude that your book possesses. I find that every person should have that attitude in their life. After reading your book I have realized that I should sit down and write about my time in Iraq for my daughters. Plus since I am going to visit my father next week. I am going to ask him to write down his thoughts on his time in Vietnam for his granddaughters. They say learn from the past so one does not repeat in the future. Lets hope that with my fathers and my duty done, my daughters will not have to. I want to say again thank you for the wonderful book and it was a blessing to meet you today.
Sincerely, SGT Victoria Watsonosmon US Army
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