globeandmail.com: Great-grandson wants Geronimo's bones
globeandmail.com: Great-grandson wants Geronimo's bones
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He wrote last year to U.S. President George W. Bush, seeking his help in recovering the bones. He thought that since the President's grandfather, Prescott Bush, was allegedly one of those who helped steal the bones in 1918, Mr. Bush would want to help return them.
But, Harlyn Geronimo said, “I haven't heard a word.”
The White House did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Mr. Bush and his father, former president George H.W. Bush, both attended Yale and joined the elite club. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, is also a Bonesman, as are many other men in powerful government and industry positions.
Members are sworn to secrecy – one reason they will not say whether the club has Geronimo's bones.
“The reason there's all these conspiracy theories around Skull and Bones is because their loyalty to one another goes beyond their public differences,” historian and former Yale Alumni Magazine editor Marc Wortman said.
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He wrote last year to U.S. President George W. Bush, seeking his help in recovering the bones. He thought that since the President's grandfather, Prescott Bush, was allegedly one of those who helped steal the bones in 1918, Mr. Bush would want to help return them.
But, Harlyn Geronimo said, “I haven't heard a word.”
The White House did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Mr. Bush and his father, former president George H.W. Bush, both attended Yale and joined the elite club. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, is also a Bonesman, as are many other men in powerful government and industry positions.
Members are sworn to secrecy – one reason they will not say whether the club has Geronimo's bones.
“The reason there's all these conspiracy theories around Skull and Bones is because their loyalty to one another goes beyond their public differences,” historian and former Yale Alumni Magazine editor Marc Wortman said.
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