PLEASE HELP COMBAT SOLDIER BEING MISTREATED AND RIGHTS VIOLATED
Date: 12 June 2009

VIOLATIONS: Soldier Sailor Airman's Act, Not notifying myself of court date, not notifying Cherokee Nation of a Court date, Denying visitation, Giving false statements and numerous others.

I am a US Army Senior Intelligence Analyst who is in great need of assistance ASAP. You will not believe the heart ache, pain, hurt, process and stress my family and myself have been put through the last 17 months. The following is the occurrence of the events that have unfolded sense Feb 26 2008.

I was married in Aug of 2007 to my wife Mrs. Nikki Edwards. We moved to Ft. Huachuca, AZ so that I could get my Top Secret SCI clearance and go to Intelligence school. I have been in the Army 9 years as of present time. Dec of 2007 I found out I might have a daughter from a previous girl friend. My wife and myself decide we wanted to find out once she was born and wanted to be in her life. The mother (Heather) of my now daughter (Kodie Lynn) wanted her sister (Kim) to adopt her because she could not have kids. I told Heather this would not happen and that my wife and myself wanted custody of her. After this she sent me e-mails stating that the baby would be African American and that she was conceived weeks after the last time we had been intimate. Most men would say OK and continue their life on with their wife. We did not do that, we begged for her if she was mine and pleaded for custody of her. All of these e-mails I do posses and retained all of them for evidence. A few weeks of these exchanges went on to which they stopped. We started to think Kodie may have been born but could not contact anyone. We contacted DHS, Lawyers and the Cherokee Nation because I am Cherokee Indian and a tribal member. I lost my Grandfather on Feb 15th just a little over a week before graduating. I graduated from my Intelligence class ass Honor Graduate and top of my class. The day of graduation i was going to be sent to South Korea with my wife. Upon graduation day we were notified to stop all our movement and we would be sent to Ft. Bragg, NC. Upon this change we immediately rented a U-Haul to drive to NC. We received a letter in the mail just a couple hours before leaving from an Attorney Noel Tucker in OK. It stated i might possibly be a potential father and another African American individual was also. There was to be a court date to be determined in the future but was not set yet. It also stated that Kodie was of no Indian Decent to which if she was a possible child of mine she would be so the Cherokee Nation needed to be notified. I called the Attorney to inform her I was in the Army on Active duty and Cherokee Indian. I left her a voice mail and along with this Heather informed them also.

Instead of following the law and notifying the Indian Nation, giving me 15 days for a court hearing notice and following the Soldier Sailors Airman Act to have an attorney present if I could not be there sense I was on active duty, she wanted to ram the adoption through. They had a court date on Mar 12 2008 and myself and the Indians were not in court because neither were notified. The court determined that the Private adoption would continue without my consent. I started trying to intervene but I was told there was nothing I could do. The Cherokee tribe started trying to get involved from my phone call in Feb but the Attorney would not respond. I was also trying to get a picture of my possible daughter but they would not give me one. I finally got a photo of her in December when one of Heathers friends felt so badly for me she e-mailed them to me. In August the Indian Nation finally got myself a DNA test granted. I immediately wanted to get it conducted and was going to have mine in NC and Kodie in OK. I was informed by the same friend of Heathers that she was going to bring another child to the clinic to mess up the test. I told my lawyer of this and began to try and get this fixed to where Heather and Kodie would be tested. With her Attorney being difficult and not getting papers signed and back to us December rolled around. I decided enough was enough and I would Drive from NC to OK and have the test done in Tahlequah, OK and they agreed to meet me there. 1 day before the test they said they would not drive 2 hours to have the test conducted. I had just drove 21 hours for it and had to get another scheduled in OKC for them. I did in one night and had the test conducted. It came back 2 days later that I was her Father . I immediately began trying to get into the courts to get my daughter. I have the highest clearance in the Army and in a very particular leadership duty in the Army at Ft. Bragg and had to travel to OK for all proceedings.

There was a computer glitch and I was given to a Judge Bill Graves because too many cases were sent to the judge I should have been dealing with. This particular Judge is maybe in his 80's and does not understand Tribal Law or SSAA Law. I have flown to Oklahoma 4 times sense January 2009 and spent over $16,000 in lawyer fees and counting along with airline tickets and time from work. I am an Enlisted Soldier who was so very wronged in all of this and now being forced to spend all this money and time to get my daughter I should have gotten originally.

Judge Graves had several hearing trying to figure out Tribal law and let myself testify. In all this time now over a year gotten anywhere. I am being crushed and devastated that I cannot meet my own daughter because they violated all these laws and rights to shut myself out. i am on Active duty and was not able to defend myself. The Judge even made the following remarks in court and I feel very uneasy and violated from his words on my rights as a Cherokee Indian. Judge Graves asked " WHAT PERCENTAGE INDIAN HE?" This does not matter, I am enough to be in the tribe and have their lawyers present. My Cherokee lawyer stated 100% Indian for me, because either you Cherokee or you're not. Then the judge made the remark "HE DOES NOT LOOK INDIAN!" Does anyone walk up to someone who said they are African American and state YOU DON'T LOOK AFRICAN AMERICAN OR WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE YOU? This is wrong in so many ways and shows his ignorance of the law. Also at my last court date the other lawyer was so intimidated by myself wearing my Dress Blues to court with my medals I earned on my tours in Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq that she approached my lawyer and stated " PLEASE TELL YOUR CLIENT NOT TO WEAR HIS UNIFORM ANYMORE TO COURT, IT OFFENDS ME!' This is my uniform and I am not on trial for misconduct and full authorized under AR 670-1 to wear it if I see so. I am sorry she is offended and maybe needs to move to another country then. As of today 09 June 2009 my lawyer Julie Fulton received a call from Judge Bill Graves office stating he has oral surgery on Wed and not sure if we will have court Thursday. This just further hurts my family and myself. I am flying out in a couple hours and now may not have court. Do you have any idea the money, time and heart ache this is causing. My wife immediately broke down and fell to the floor crying. This is insane and I don't know what to do or where to turn. I am hurting and have no idea of what to do to get my daughter.

They will not let me have visitation or even stop the adoption, I am in the Army, Own The National Heavensent Company with my wife, have a new house, 2 cars, full insurance, both of us posses college degrees from Oklahoma State and have a healthy income and we are dedicated Christians. Heather and Kim have photos on the Internet of making out with other women, Heather was evicted from her Apt 2x's last year and has 2 other children with no job. They are now asking for birthing expenses and child support from me. I have not got to even meet my Beautiful daughter for visitation and my insurance would have paid for her birth if they would have used the law correctly and the judge knew I was on Active duty and HAD TO PROVIDE A LAWYER FOR ME NO MATTER WHAT IN COURT. Instead of honoring the laws they rammed this through by making false statements and stories about myself and denying me parental rights. I am a Soldier and because of this I have never got to meet my 16 month old Daughter or have her carry my last name even. We have painted her a pok-a-dotted room and are ready to receive our gift from God into our family.

Please someone help me or help me get my story out there. My mother DR. Terri Edwards is also writing letters but I wanted to personally get this out and will be sending it out to multiple people for possible advice, help or just for people to be aware what Decorated Combat Soldiers are going through for doing the right thing and living for God and how the court system is failing my family, myself and mostly my Beautiful Daughter.

Thank you and GOD BLESS!

UPDATE as of 12 June 2009 - We flew in from North Carolina and of course with my TOP Secret Clearance I had to get all the proper approvals to be cleared to go. We boarded our dogs, paid for our car to be in Air port parking, rented a car here, bought two plane tickets, paid for motel and all expenses. We arrive for our court on Thursday and Friday and what do you know the Judge Bill Graves canceled our court date for 3rd TIME. So we did all of this for the 4th time now and for nothing. Then the Aunt who has my daughter was told to meet us at Quail Springs mall where I had a Deputy and court official present because of her past behavior. She brought my daughter for the first time and cam in crying and yelled at me and left. I am was in shock kalong with all the witnesses who will be testifying in court on Jul 16th on our court date that is always another month away. So I saw my daughter and she was ripped away in seconds. My wife and myself are so torn. I REALLY WANT TO GO PUBLIC WITH THIS AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THE ATROCITY THAT IS UNFOLDING AND HOW INSANE THE COURTS SYSTEM IS FOR ME. Please respond to me when you have time. I am in Yukon, OK until Sunday after we attend church at VICTORY center our old church. I need help and want to air this to the public. My mother DR. Terri Edwards who is a Psychologist would love to make a formal statement on the matter also. Thank you again and God Bless!

SSG Sparky Edwards
408 Allegiance St.
Raeford, NC 28376
(405) 802-4008
Other Contact info for myself in Oklahoma:
My mother DR. Terri Edwards - 918-478-2325
My cell phone is 405-802-4008

SSG SPARKY D. EDWARDS
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
MSTC NCOIC, FT. BRAGG, NC
THE NATIONAL HEAVENSENT CO.
OWNER / VP, NATIONWIDE
www.heavensentcousa.com