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Members of the United States armed forces were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in significant numbers during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973. Unlike U.S. service members captured in World War II and the Korean War, who were mostly enlisted troops, the overwhelming majority of Vietnam-era POWs were officers, most of them Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps airmen; a relatively small number of ...
The National League of Families' POW/MIA flag; it was created in 1971 when the war was still in progress. The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia was created by Sybil Stockdale, Evelyn Grubb and Mary Crowe as an originally small group of POW/MIA wives in Coronado, California, and Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1967.
Robert Russell Garwood [1] (born April 1, 1946) is a former United States Marine.Often cited as the last verified American prisoner of war (POW) from the Vietnam War, Garwood was captured on September 28, 1965 by Việt Cộng forces near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province.
Douglas Brent Hegdahl (born September 3, 1946) is a former United States Navy petty officer second class (E-5) who was held as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.After an early release, he was able to provide the names and personal information of about 256 fellow POWs, as well as reveal the conditions of the prisoner-of-war camp.
After Operation Homecoming, the U.S. still listed about 1,350 Americans as prisoners of war or missing in action and sought the return of roughly 1,200 Americans reported killed in action and body not recovered. [8] These missing personnel would become the subject of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue for years to come.
Four American panelists will speak about their experiences as POWs in North Vietnam and answer questions from the audience. Speakers include Brig. Gen. James Sehorn, Col. Leon Ellis, Capt. William ...
Floyd James "Jim" Thompson (July 8, 1933 – July 16, 2002) was a United States Army colonel. He was one of the longest-held American prisoners of war, spending nearly nine years in captivity in the forests and mountains of South Vietnam, Laos, and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
South Vietnam, Hậu Nghĩa Province: One of four Americans captured by Vietcong in attack on Hiep Hoa Special Forces Camp. On 28 September 1965, "Liberation Radio" announced the execution of Roraback and Special Forces Captain Humbert Versace on 26 September in retaliation for the deaths of three Vietcong in Da Nang [22]