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When was John McCain a POW in Vietnam?
McCain was a POW during the Vietnam war.
What were POW camps in the Vietnam war?
See website: Prisoner-of-war Camp (there is a list of POW camps on this site)
How many us pow were in Vietnam war?
Approximately 600 US POW's were returned to the US in 1973.
How many POW's were there in the Vietnam War?
Less than a thousand were released in 1973.
Vietnam war POW?
Prisoners of War; nearly all were downed airmen (shot down US airmen) over North Vietnam.
What are pow and what did they wear?
During war, when fighting against recognized nations; POW=Prisoner of War. During the Vietnam War, US POWs wore striped prison uniforms.
Vietnam war and the pow?
Less than one thousand POWs. They were released in 1973.
How did you show your support in the Vietnam war?
I wore a POW bracelet with the name of a soldier missing on it.
What was it like in a vietnamese prison camp during the Vietnam war?
North Vietnam's prison for US POW's? Or South Vietnam prisons for communist POWs?
How many people were MIA in the Vietnam war?
Nearly 2,000 US servicemen were POW/MIA during the war.
Who was the highest ranking POW in the Vietnam war?
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN.
How were soldiers tortured in the Vietnam war?
Officially, US forces didn't torture enemy personnel; enemy POW's were turned over the South Viet Government. For an account of enemy treatment of US POW's (primarily US Airmen) see: Vietnam POW's.
Were POW soldiers tortured in the Vietnam War?
Yes on both sides. Ps Vietnam was not a war it was a police action where any thing and any one was fair game.
How do you contact a family member of a Vietnam POW?
I am looking to contact a family member of a POW in Vietnam? I have this person's POW bracelet and would like to get it to them. Diana dianaelliott1955@yahoo.com
Where were American POW prison camps for North Vietnamese prisoners during the Vietnam War?
POW camps for Communist Prisoners of War were operated by the South Vietnamese Government, with US Military Policemen detailed to each POW camp. See site: Prisoner-of-war Camp.
How many POW are there from the Vietnam War?
Less than 1,000 US POWs were returned to the US in 1973.
How many Americans were reported as missing in action during the Vietnam War?
MIA/POW approximately 2,000.
Who was involved in the Hanoi Hilton prison camps?
Prisoner of War (POW) camps dotted North Vietnam (as they did in South Vietnam). The Hanoi Hilton was but one of them. It, like nearly all of the POW camps located in North Vietnam, contained shot down US airmen.
When did the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war take place?
1973; one of Nixon's 3 phases of withdrawal: We'll cease fire, get our POW's back, then leave the country.
Why didn't the US just pull out of the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War was the first US experience of losing a war, that is to say...not gaining a victory; consequently, the US was new at this type of procedure. Therefore, President Nixon tried to withdraw from the war with "honor"; he bombed and invaded Cambodia (1970) and Laos (1971), and negotiated a return of our POW's, and then we departed. Those procedures were necessary, because in part, North Vietnam held probably close to a thousand US Airmen as POW/MIA's.
What did pow camp stand for?
Prisoner of war camp FIRST
What were the peace terms in the Vietnam war?
For the US, we'd cease fire, receive our POW's back, and depart the country.
Why are McCain's arms short?
Mccain does not have short arms because he was tortured when he was a POW in the Vietnam war. They are just short.
How many American men went missing during the Vietnam war?
Nearly 2,000 men were MIA/POW.
Ending for Japan or Vietnam?
What war for the first? Communists won the war in Vietnam.
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