Nearly all of the US POWs were airmen shot down while on bombing missions over North Vietnam. Therefore, that's were they were imprisoned when they were captured...in various prisons located through-out NORTH Vietnam.
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford.
North Vietnam's prison for US POW's? Or South Vietnam prisons for communist POWs?
US POWs still surviving in North Vietnam were released to the US in 1973; the vast majority of them were US Airmen who had been shot down during the air war over North Vietnam.
During war, when fighting against recognized nations; POW=Prisoner of War. During the Vietnam War, US POWs wore striped prison uniforms.
There was no treaty, the US simply wanted their POWs returned and then redeployed back to the US (after they were returned).
They became POWs.
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford.
Less than one thousand POWs. They were released in 1973.
North Vietnam's prison for US POW's? Or South Vietnam prisons for communist POWs?
durin the cold war the three nations that got divided were Korea,Vietnam and,Germany
US POWs still surviving in North Vietnam were released to the US in 1973; the vast majority of them were US Airmen who had been shot down during the air war over North Vietnam.
During war, when fighting against recognized nations; POW=Prisoner of War. During the Vietnam War, US POWs wore striped prison uniforms.
There was no treaty, the US simply wanted their POWs returned and then redeployed back to the US (after they were returned).
Durin the time of the Vietnam war, it was claimed that if you are old enough to get killed for your country you should also have a say in electing those that send you to war.
POWs were Prisoners of War. They did not require pardoning. You may be confusing them with deserters or draft resisters that were pardoned by Jimmy Carter.
For the US, we'd cease fire, receive our POW's back, and depart the country.
No