I Will Never Forget: An Analysis of the POW/MIA (Prisoners of War/Missing in Action) Episode in the War in Southeast Asia.

Abstract

A synoptic, personal analysis is made of the situations associated with those Americans lost in Southeast Asia (SEA) from 1962 to 1979 and considered as Prisoners of War (POW) or as missing in action (MIA). The geographic loss points, prisoner treatment, indigenous population attitudes, and political environment are discussed. Probable reasons or trends were sought that could explain why so many who were lost and listed as POW or MIA have not been accounted for. The author discusses US attempts at obtaining an accounting from the Communist governments involved and addresses the claims of live sightings of American prisoners in Vietnam and Laos. He concludes with the belief that there are still some Americans being held by the Communists in SEA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA138334

Entities

People

  • H. E. Johnson

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.