P.O.W. / M.I.A.
Allegedly there are many prisoners of war left in Asia from the Vietnam War. There has been sources that call these allegation myths and there have been people who really believe that there are some still alive. In opposition to that, some think that the only prisoners of war left in Asia are the ones that are dead. There are myths out in the world stating that not all U.S. POWs were released by their captors at the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. POWs remain in captivity today, there is a conspiracy within the U. S. government to hide the continued imprisonment of Americans and, whenever the truth emerges, it is debunked. They are also saying that the U.S. government is doing nothing to account for or recover missing men.
On the other hand, People are saying that All U.S. POWs captured during the Vietnam War were released at Operation Homecoming spring, 1973 or earlier. They are also saying that the only men captured and not released are 113 who died in captivity; their identities and the circumstances of their deaths are known and that some of their remains have been recovered/returned. Others feel that no U.S. prisoners of war have been abandoned by the U. S. government and that no U.S POWs remained in captivity after the conclusion of Operation Homecoming.It’s been said that there is no conspiracy within the U. S. government to conceal the abandonment of prisoners of war who were not abandoned to begin witih. They feel thatno U.S. POWs from Indochina were taken to the Soviet Union, China, or any other third country and since well before the end of the Vietnam War the US government has been exerting all possible efforts to recover or account for missing men. That effort continues today and is unprecedented in the history of warfare.
In my opinion, there must have been prisoner left behind or they would not have to continues those efforts.This controvery subjuect contains many opposing views and are dreadfully considering the fact that human live were being put at stake and families suffer to this day not knowing exactly where there missing loved ones are.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Fri Sep 21 2012
Vietnam War POW/MIA
Aerial view of Son Tay prison, 23 miles from Hanoi in North Vietnam, where up to 100 American prisoners were held. Operation Kingpin (20-21 November 1970) was a daring raid on Son Tay by a joint force composed of USAF Special Operations and rescue personnel and U.S. Army Special Forces, supported by U.S. Navy Carrier Task Force 77, intended to release and rescue the POWs. The assault troops, in six ARRS helicopters accompanied by two C-130 aircraft, flew 400 miles to Son Tay from bases in Thailand. U.S. Navy pilots made a diversionary raid while 116 USAF and Navy aircraft from seven air bases and three aircraft carriers flew refueling, surface-to-air missile suppression, fighter cover, close air support, early warning, communications support and reconnaissance missions. Although no prisoners were found in camp, the raid was a brilliant success in transporting, landing and recovering an assault force of 92 USAF and 56 Army personnel without the loss of a single man.
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The MIA Search Continues
A joint U.S. and Vietnamese anthropological team on Dong Nua Mountain, Quang Binh Province is shown collecting buckets of earth which will be sifted through in an effort to locate personal effects of American soldiers listed as missing in action (MIA). Photographed 8 Feb 1991.
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POW/MIA from the Vietnam War
On 12 February 1973 twenty-seven American and South Vietnamese POWs were released in exchange for NVA/VC prisoners, organized by the Four Power Joint Military Commission. In this photo, Viet Cong soldiers are carrying Captain David Earle Baker, an injured American POW who was captured 27 June 1972, from a hospital tent to the release point.
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