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John DeCamp
John W. DeCamp (July 6, 1941 – July 27, 2017) was an American Republican politician and author who served in the Nebraska legislature from 1971 to 1987. He served as an infantry officer in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. In 1975, he initiated Operation Baby Lift, which evacuated 2,800 orphaned Vietnamese children. In 1992, DeCamp wrote a mass market paperback book titled ''The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska'' in which he alleged the supposed existence of a Franklin child prostitution ring which supposedly involved murder and Satanism. Biography Early Life and Legislative Career John DeCamp was born in Neligh, Nebraska, in 1941. He joined the United States Army during the Vietnam War, attained the rank of Captain in the infantry, and was decorated for his service in Vietnam. In 1975 he initiated Operation Baby Lift, which evacuated 2,800 orphaned Vietnamese children, and was later assigned to serve as an aide to William Colby, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neligh, Nebraska
Neligh is a city and county seat in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,599 at the 2010 census. History In 1872, John D. Neligh and a few of his friends took a trip up the Elkhorn River from West Point, Nebraska. Neligh took note of the scenic landscape and thought it would be the ideal setting for a town and the county seat. He immediately left for Omaha to buy 520 acres for the town site. Misunderstanding the prime land he was selling, Omaha banker Herman Kountze sold the land required to develop Neligh. He was apparently not aware it would make the ideal county seat, which Neligh eventually became. The records were moved to Neligh on January 1, 1884. Neligh was platted in 1873 by John Neligh and others, and named for him. White Buffalo Girl In May 1877, the Ponca tribe was forced to leave their homeland on the Niobrara River and move to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. The rigors of the journey and resettlement led to the death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
