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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: BlueJ1 on November 24, 2004, 06:06:39 PM

Title: P.O.W.s
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 24, 2004, 06:06:39 PM

I have become quite interested in the history of P.O.W.s of the past and presant day. I have a few questions...

Are there any P.O.W.s on here, and if so, are they willing to share their story ? I understand if not.

Can anyone recomend a good book on first hand experiences ?

Finally, is it true that their are still P.O.W.s in N. Korea and Vietnam leftover from the conflicts there ?

Thankyou Kindly
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BlueJ

P.S. This is a serious thread, anyone that posts in a ilmanered way will truely show their true colors. Its sad I have to say this, even tho, most liekly it will be ignored.

Title: Re: P.O.W.s
Post by: DREDIOCK on November 24, 2004, 06:17:44 PM

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Originally posted by BlueJ1

Are there any P.O.W.s on here, and if so, are they willing to share their story ? I understand if not.

P.S. This is a serious thread, anyone that posts in a ilmanered way will truely show their true colors. Its sad I have to say this, even tho, most liekly it will be ignored.

Im married.
Does that count?

If you dont think thats serious.
You've probably never been married LOL

Title: P.O.W.s
Post by: BlueJ1 on November 24, 2004, 06:21:00 PM

I mean in a disrepectful way to POWs.

Title: P.O.W.s
Post by: Holden McGroin on November 24, 2004, 06:23:38 PM

http://www.aiipowmia.com/stats.html

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Of the 1956 firsthand reports received since 1975, 1942 (99.28%) reports are resolved.
 
1341 (68.56%) reports were equated to Americans who are accounted for (i.e., PW returnees, missionaries, civilians jailed at various times for violation of Vietnamese codes).
 
45 (2.30%) reports were correlated to wartime sightings of military personnel or pre-1975 sighting of civilians who remain unaccounted for.
 
556 (28.43%) reports were determined to be fabrications.