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POW Captain Remembers Viet Cong Jungle Captivity
Captain George Wanat described ten months in a Viet Cong prison as less dire than expected and spoke of discovering the mind's resilience. He recounted isolation in a bamboo cage for five months, days spent drifting south in the jungle, and dreaming of freedom. He also weighed amnesty for draft dodgers with legal and moral angles.
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George Wanat
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Loc Ninh
Valley Forge Army Hospital