An African-American woman who wishes you success in your search

Hi Wendy, I was watching a show on C-SPAN today that focused on issues affecting Amerasians which caught my interest. I'm an African American woman who has only one known relative who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; my uncle. I don't think he ever fathered any children while assigned there but, you never know. He is a wonderful man and I feel certain that he would have used every fiber of his being to attempt to locate and gain custody of any child he may have fathered.

I guess you're wondering why I'm writing what sounds like a defense for my uncle and other former African American soldiers but, I am not. I am very aware that many children of mixed race were simply left and forgotten and I think it is extremely sad. Not just for the child but also for the father. I can't have children and would love to. I am simply a realist and know the difficulties associated with getting our black fathers to be fathers to children that they've helped to bring into the world.

You've come a long way geographically, in search of having a father's love and then again perhaps you have a loving adoptive family already and are not seeking your birth father, I don't know. I simply wanted to let you know that someone saw your message and is thinking of you. I also noticed that no one responded to your message yet, there were responses for other posted messages. It left me feeling that we, African Americans, were now failing you again. As an ethnic group, we fail to support one another. My prayers are with you in finding your father. Be it God's will, and you find him, I hope you have a wonderful reunion and capture together, the years gone by. Godspeed, L.A. Jones