[meteorite-list] US National Hero.......... Was: Crackpot impacttheory

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Sep 26 18:22:57 2005
Message-ID: <00d501c5c2e8$d7d09720$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003>

Axel, I would like to publicly thank you for what you did. You turned what
could have been national tragedy into an international success.
thanks from all Americans for helping to protect our national heritage from
theft and black market sales.
I would like to present you with a piece of the moon to mount on the wall,
one that I found myself. Contact me for information.
Michael Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Axel Emmermann" <axel.emmermann_at_pandora.be>
To: "drtanuki" <drtanuki_at_yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:17 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] US National Hero.......... Was: Crackpot
impacttheory


> Dear Dirk and list,
>
> Thank you for the praise and the attention but I would not say that I was
> left behind with a meek thank you.
> There was no financial reward but I was rewarded in a number of ways.
> Please
> judge for yourselves:
>
> I received a personal gift from Captain John Young, one of the (if not
> the)
> most seasoned astronauts who went to the moon TWICE. It hangs proudly on
> my
> living room wall.
> In the frame next to it is a personal letter from the Director of the FBI
> with an earnest and sincere thank you. Next to that hangs a frame with a
> Belgian flag that has flown in space by space shuttle Atlantis in 1992.
> An asteroid has been named after me (#15513 - Emmermann).
> I had the honor of meeting one of the most prominent NASA researchers and
> leading authority world-wide in the field of life on Mars twice. Dr.
> Everett
> Gibson came to Antwerp and gave a speech before my club (Antwerp
> Mineralogical Society). That is a moment that I, and all the members of
> our
> club, cherish for the rest of our lives. Getting to know this friendly and
> knowledgeable man is perhaps the greatest reward I could wish for.
>
> I think I was well treated by NASA.... A piece of the moon would have been
> "a nice gesture" ;-)) but still I think that things like that belong to
> the
> public and should not be possessed by one man. Even the brave men that
> went
> up there to collect those lunar samples do not have a specimen (although I
> believe that legislation has been passed to allow them possession of a
> moon
> rock. I'm not sure)
>
> Your appreciation means very much to me.
>
> About "the great stress he suffered in this ordeal."
> Well, the stress will be greater in 2009 when Roberts gets out of prison.
> Not that I worry a lot. I don't scare easy but still... it makes you
> wonder
> ;-)))
>
>>Axel can provide to the list more information about the
>>article that he wrote, that did not make the newspapers.
>>It is quite a story of cloak and dagger.
>
> Especially when you realize that I didn't have all the facts at the time
> ;-))) That story is the ony writtenfrom my perspective.
> The FBI is not eager to share inside information about its investigations
> and a LOT happened behind the screens. I got some of the puzzle pieces in
> hindsight and from a friend who was involved in the affair. I 'd rather
> not
> divulge things like names or organisations that were indirectly involved
> in
> the case. People have lives and a right to privacy but otherwise you're
> free
> to ask me anything you want to know.
>
>>Axel should be considered a US National Hero.
>
> Now you make me blush ;-)))
> I've been called that a few times but believe me, I'm not a hero. Just a
> guy
> with enough principles to be civilized. Most of us are... It's just that
> only a few get the chance to show it.
>
> Now to get us back on topic: Back in 2001, one of the newspapers (I think
> it
> was the London Times) estimated the value of ALH84001, which was among the
> stolen samples, to more than 30.000.000 US$. Is that anywhere near
> realistic?
>
> Best regards
>
> Axel
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: drtanuki [mailto:drtanuki_at_yahoo.com]
> Verzonden: maandag 26 september 2005 2:51
> Aan: Axel Emmermann; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Onderwerp: RE: [meteorite-list] US National Hero.......... Was: Crackpot
> impact theory
>
>
> Dear Axel and List,
> As some of you may know, Axel Emmermann was the
> person responsible for aiding in the recovery of the
> stolen NASA Lunites and other meteorites stolen by
> Thad Roberts and gang at the JSC.
> He was never reward by NASA or the US Government
> with a piece of the moon or much of anything other
> than maybe a meek thank you.
> I want to Thank and Reward Axel, on behalf of the
> meteorite community and this List, for his many hours
> of hard work and sweat, not to mention the great
> stress he suffered in this ordeal. I will donate to
> him some Lunar material.
> If anyone else wants to follow up with their Lunar
> Reward please come forward.
> Thanks to all and especially Axel. Axel can provide
> to the list more information about the article that he
> wrote, that did not make the newspapers. It is quite
> a story of cloak and dagger.
> Axel should be considered a US National Hero.
> Thank you. Best Always in LIFE, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>
>
>
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