In 1973, the first American prisoners of war were released from Vietnam prisons.
"OperationHomecoming" began February 12 when three C-141A aircraft headed to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and a C-9A aircraft headed to Saigon, South Vietnam from Clark AFB in the Philippines.
In all, 591 American POWs returned from captivity in Operation Homecoming between February 12 and April 1, 1973.
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| Lt. Col. Carlyle S. Harris |
Since this time in history there have been many documented reports have been received by the United States Government stating there were LIVE American soldiers still prisoners, missing, or unaccounted for throughout Southeast Asia. At one time the count was over 21,000.
How many are still waiting?
3 comments:
I also remember watching as the first C-141 landed at Clark AFB. It was an extremely emotional event and I especially remember John McCain and his crutches.
Over the years I, too, have heard tales of Americans left behind, some of them pretty detailed. While I can't prove the stories are true, they have enough plausibility that they can not be dismissed out of hand, either.
I consider myself fortunate that I got out of there in one piece.
Your friend,
Slim
I had no way of knowing, of course, but thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to this great country.
God bless you, my friend, Slim.
LOL! Thanks, but I didn't do a whole lot. Never shot at anyone and the one time I did get shot at I didn't even know it until two months later when we got a report about the "Battle of Monkey Mountain". It was then that I realized what those green bumblebees really were.
Your friend,
Slim
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