Landfill grave for Bush aide
John Wheeler III, 66, West Point graduate, Vietnam veteran, served Presidents Reagan, George HW Bush and George W Bush, led the establishment of the Vietnam Memorial and lately contributed to our cyber-war policy was found in a landfill in Delaware;
The body of John Wheeler III, 66, was uncovered Friday when a garbage truck emptied its contents at the Cherry Island landfill in Wilmington. The truck had collected the trash from about 10 commercial disposal bins in Newark, several miles from Wheeler’s home in the historic district of New Castle, but police said they aren’t sure which container his body came from.
Police say there is no crime scene yet.
Thanks to Rurik, ROS and Old Trooper for the link.
Category: Veterans Issues
This sounds more like the start of a Clancy or Flynn novel, rather than reality. My heartfelt condolences to Mr. Wheeler’s family and friends.
That’s what I was thinking when I first saw the headline OT.
More likely it will turn out to be a murder/robbery though, or maybe a personal vendetta on the part of someone he pissed off.
Indeed, this does have the trappings of one of those author’s novels, more than real life.
Jacobite, most who commit a robbery/murder don’t go to the trouble of moving a body to a dumpster, they just gun and run. Not saying it couldn’t be the case, just saying that it’s not the norm, if there is a norm to a robbery/murder.
I’m not a big fan of the wall, but thank you sir for helping to commerate us RVN vets.
I seriously believe there is much much more to this story. He was to involved in many ops in the past and present.