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Missing in Action is a 1984 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris.It is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue.Colonel Braddock, who escaped a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp ten years earlier, returns to Vietnam to find American soldiers listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War.
He "ran" across America on his hands, taking three years, eight months, and six days to travel from coast to coast and raise money for Vietnam war veterans. [4] In 1988 at 41, he finished the Los Angeles Marathon, taking 74.5 hours to finish the 26.2 miles (42.2 km) race. He started the race a day earlier than everyone else and finished two ...
Died in a solitary confinement cell at Changi Prison's death row section. Found guilty in 1985 of murdering a landlady and her two children, and sentenced to hang. His accomplice Lim Beng Hai, also on death row, was put to death five months later on 5 October 1990 Graham Young: 1990-08-01 United Kingdom: Heart attack Poisoner Died in Parkhurst ...
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Norris was approached to make the film by Lance Hool, who had a script about American POWs in Vietnam. Norris was enthusiastic because he wanted to pay tribute to his brother Wieland. Vietnam films were not popular at the time, and Norris and Hool received numerous rejections. [4] Hool and Norris took the project to Cannon Films, who liked the ...
Norris is the younger brother of Chuck Norris (b. March 10, 1940), and Wieland Clyde Norris (1943–1970). During the Vietnam War, both Aaron and his older brother Wieland enlisted in the United States Army. [45] Wieland was killed in action in Vietnam in 1970. Norris has been married to Rebecca since 1981.
Killed when his North American T-28 Trojan was hit by ground fire on a close air support mission [17] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 6: Anderson, Thomas E: Corporal: USMC: HMM-163: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Crew chief on a UH-34D which crashed due to mechanical failure [18] Killed in action, body not recovered [3]
A Vietnam veteran protects a woman who has been assaulted by an outlaw biker gang. 1968 US Targets: Peter Bogdanovich: A disturbed Vietnam veteran goes on a sniper shooting spree after killing his wife and mother. [28] 1971 US Billy Jack: Tom Laughlin: A Vietnam veteran defends the hippie-themed Freedom School against corrupt local officials.