I just wanted to tell my story of why I followed Douglas C. Condit's 'missing' story since my birthday of November 26, 1967.

My grandmother (now deceased) gave me a POW bracelet for my birthday; imagine how surprised I was when the date on the bracelet was the same as my birthday. I was so stunned - vowed to find this person if it took me the rest of my life.

Every place I've lived (moved 52 times in my life; 10 states), I'd call every Condit name in the phone book. Years after the incident, I located an address so I could write for a status on Captain Condit. Every year I also wrote, telling the government agency that handled that effort (I've forgotten the address now) my goal.

How really incredible and profound it was when the big envelope arrived on my 1992 birthday (November 26) - inside was all the data and I was so sorry to learn he hadn't come home, but instead had lost his life.

Thanks to a lovely lady named 'Lynda' who read my postings on websites (in my continued effort to find out where his actual final burial site was), who was kind enough to send me this particular website and has offered to share the brother's address for Captain (Major) Condit so at the age of 64 (my birthday is November 26, so this time it seems it's an early birthday gift), I'll finally reach my goal of not only locating this man, but finally sending a personal letter to his brother and family (I do believe I learned the father has died and is laid to rest next to his son, Douglas).

It takes many people CARING to make such 'magic' and 'miracles' happen as it seems to me has happened this evening. A trite bit of happiness (for me) was this past week-end when my Detroit Tigers took the American League Pennant after 22 years of not doing so. Another more serious bit of happiness came when my son who has a home in the Columbus area where a tornado also hit this past week-end was spared damage and harm. We seem to have these little miracles of great incidence and value; we have other 'happy times' like a favorite sports team working together, to make a 'winning situation'.

Still, it was a TEAM effort for the Tigers to realize their dream this year. It has been a TEAM effort for OUR MILITARY FOR SO MANY YEARS. WE SHOULDN'T MENTION THEM BECAUSE IT'S SAD TO THINK WARS ARE STILL GOING ON AFTER SO MANY LIVES HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOST!

So, in closing and in recognition of a young man who's a friend of ours - now serving in Iraq (Lt. Daniel Britt), for my son's brother-in-law who just returned after a safe '1-year' effort in Iraq (he's in the Marine Corps), I wanted to add my posting.

Also, in honor of my husband who came home after two tours of duty in Viet Nam, awarded a number of medals - including the Distinguished Flying Cross Award, we both are delighted that these names we've seen on this website; the efforts of ALL OF YOU INVOLVED, and the caring public/citizens/patriots (just like Lynda) are the 'type of 'guiding light' that keeps our own personal spirit of caring for our fellow-countrymen and military, burning.

It's nice to know if we should 'burn a little bit low', someone like Lynda will 'spark' it up with a kind e-mail as I received a few days ago - again, this evening.

I think we all at times need to remember how necessary it is to do our 'small part' by lighting the world. I think the many 'one little candles' on this website have proven it is definitely a 'bright world'.

Thank you for letting me visit this spot.

Diane Stirling-Stevens kcir114112@cmaaccess.com

Douglas Craig Condit