Time for a movie about true American hero?

Dear Fellow Americans,


I am Lisa M. Smith, wife of the late "Peter" Alvin Louis Smith, Jr. former Green Beret, arrested for the murder of his double agent, Chuyen Thai Khac. Peter, as he was called, and seven other men were held in solitary confinement for 28 days in Vietnam. President Nixon stepped in, and had the charges dropped.

The case became known as The Green Beret Murder Case, 1969 and is the focal point of my book, Faithful Devotion.

Faithful Devotion is a bibliography of my husband's writings. His writings were all for his Faithful Devotion to keep America free. That is, to keep America free from Communist threat.

He had written enough material for 10-12 manuscripts, for people such as the President of the United States to Reverend Jerry Falwell.

Born in Washington, DC, Peter literally spent his life faithfully devoted to America's freedom. He was a veteran of WWII. He was an officer in The Korean Conflict where he commanded 1400 Korean Guerrillas.

Peter also was vice consul of Port Said, Egypt; which was the first of his CIA assignments.

There is so much action packed into Peter's life story, that it really would make a better movie, than a book.

One great Hollywood scene is when, at age 23, Pete leaves his post in Korea, and walks out of the command post to see his troops had formed a 1400 men, mile long human corridor to the port, where a boat was waiting for Pete.

As he walked the mile through the human corridor, each man present arms to him, and shouted the Korean word "T'ujaeng!" meaning, I will fight for you!

When I asked Pete how he felt at this moment in his life, he could not find the words to answer. He looked away. The feeling behind his look was that it totally overwhelmed him. The feelings he had for his men were mutual to their show of love and respect for him.

I am currently seeking a movie producer to create Faithful Devotion into a movie. It has been too long since Americans have seen a movie about a true American hero.

Lisa M. Smith

Faithful Devotion, Author

Clint Eastwood's Biography

Dear Reader's,

Following a link from where Clint Eastwood's picture was, I had the pleasure of reading Mr. Eastwood's Biography.

It brought back an old memory of my husband, Pete. When his daughter Marianne was a little girl, she was Rowdy Yates' biggest fan.

Clint Eastwood got his breakthrough at the end of the 50's decade with the TV series Rawhide, where he was a cast member for six years. As Rowdy Yates, he made the show his own and became a household name around the country.

Pete, his wife, Mary, their son, Kevin, and daughter Marianne spotted Clint Eastwood in a restaurant (can't remember where it was, Las Vegas, California, I'm not sure) but Marianne would not sit still, and kept saying, "Rowdy Yates! It's Rowdy Yates!"

Finally, her dad took her up to meet him, and he was very gracious, indeed. I believed he even autographed something for Marianne.

I also am quite glad to see that although Clint Eastwood would not be likely to act again, he will continue to direct films.

Reference: http://http//pro.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/bio

"You don't often get an ex intelligence officer spilling the beans in a James Bond style movie."

Posted: Aug 13 10 06:28 PM

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The movie industry still in the economic doldrums and number of movie deals being picked up continues to be slow.This is following the same patten as the literary industry,very few publishers taking any risks,so few good stories around. The good news is that the idependants seem to be moving forward. The most recent buzz over a new Author s two book deal ( John Coventry/Benbella Books) is that you don't often get an ex intelligence officer spilling the beans in a James bond style.! Movie Companies seem at least keen to get their hands on this. But I think we have a long way to go to get back to the bullish past years of Hollywood.


FaithfulDevotion (FaithfulDevotion)

To: spmorris

Posted: Aug 13 10 10:43 PM

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Thank You! This is very interesting news!

Sincerely,

Lisa M. Smith

Special Forces move Vietnamese Prisioner on Friday the 13th

"Pete" telling the press, "No agent was killed in Vietnam."

     "I got six Special Forces trooper volunteers as guards. After they volunteered to escort us to the airport, I told them that I had to move a Vietnamese national from the detachment, and North Vietnamese Intelligence may try to rescue or kill my prisoner. A doctor put Chuyen to sleep. He was placed on a stretcher, and taken to an ambulance. They were instructed to shoot down any Vietnamese who tried to get close to the ambulance. At the detachment, as the guards and I were checking our weapons just before leaving, one of them asked me if I was superstitious. The reason for the question, I then realized, was that it was Firday the 13th."  Peter Smith, Faithful Devotion

American's are ready for a movie about a true American hero.

The late breaking news about General Lavelle being demoted to a major due to his acts in Vietnam, which were all for the good of his country, is parallel to the Vietnam true story told in Faithful Devotion. 

See how Pete, in his Faithful Devotion  wrestles with wanting to keep the story undercover, but also wanting the truth to be known to his superiors. He also feels that his own murder has been plotted, and then the truth would never be told.

     "At this point, I had no idea of what I was going to do. Under the circumstances, I didn't want the story of the murder to get out. The alternatives were all considered. I thought of telling the Sergeant Major and MSC Coulter the story and telling Crew I had told them. I rejected this on the basis that it was all hearsay and the two could be transferred and the murder still effected. I could go to Rhealut, as I didn't think he would allow the murder to take place. However, I did not trust him, as he had not told the general the truth. If I had gone to CID [Counter Intelligence] they would have called the unit to come and pick up their "nut." The only place that could guarantee that the story be believed and could keep the case quiet was OSA." [Office of Special Assistance to the Ambassador. the accepted synonym for the CIA].  

The truth coming out about General John Lavelle, is great fodder for my story, Faithful Devotion being made into a movie. Green Berets being arrested for murder of the hero's double agent. Peter Smith spent 28 days in solitary confinement in Vietnam, with seven other men. Peter was the only man against the murder, which is what brought the case to the media, and President Nixon then had the charges dropped.
Oh, by the way, General Lavelle even looks like Pete, the hero in my book.

Looking for a true American hero movie? Faithful Devotion is the one. I am currently seeking a producer, looking for actors to play parts, and a screen play writer to work with me.

http://faithfuldevotionamovie.blogspot.com/

Thanks again!

A Scene in the movie Faithful Devotion

It is late Spring, 1983. Pete and I are elegantly dressed, walking up to the Officer's Club in Annapolis, Maryland. There is a group of young officers to our right. It is twilight time. I am walking up to the entrance of the club, and Pete is to my right, closer to the officers. With my eyes straight ahead, a scene unfolds in my peripheral vision.

     One of the men says, "I'm in Love!" and pretends to faint, while his fellow comrade catches him, as gracefully as a beautifully, choreographed dance.

     When we sat down at our table, Peter asked, "Did you see what those guys did out there?"

     "No, who?"

     "Those young officers were all walking into the club with us, and one of them said, "I'm in Love!" He fell back and his friend caught him."

     "Oh really?" I was just as surprised as Peter was, as I had not really processed what I'd seen peripherally. After a brief pause, I said, "Oh, is that what happened?"

     "Yeah, I couldn't believe it. He just trusted his friend to catch him as he fell. They must know each other really well."

I just kind of shrugged it off with a smile at Pete, and looked forward to a wonderful meal, and a beautiful evening of dancing.


                                           *******

     One night of our dancing really stands out in my mind. We were in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ...at a popular dance club (in 1979). Pete always wore a jacket, or a suit and tie, and I always wore an elegant cocktail dress, and of course, high heals. We were dancing to MacArthur Park, by Richard Harris. The song is more than seven minutes long, and way before the end of the song, we were the only couple dancing.

     After the song, we sat down, and almost immediately, this man, kind of tall, with longish white hair appeared at our table with another round of drinks for us in his hands.

     With a slight British accent he said with a real sincere, serious look on his face, "I was just sitting here drowning my sorrows, when I looked up and saw the most beautiful sight of you two dancing. I just wanted to thank you."

     And he handed us our drinks, which the waiter had told him to deliver. Pete and I were really stunned by this, as the guy looked and sounded exactly like Richard Harris. We just looked at each other wide-eyed and smiled. It was fun.   

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