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Freeing Vietnam War Prisoners Faces Harsh Realities
The piece traces Alvarez and other POWs in North Vietnam, noting strict handling by Hanoi and confusion in U S responses. It highlights Red Cross limits, uncertain counts of detainees, and calls from veterans groups for clear actions to win repatriation or punishment for war criminals.
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North Vietnam
Everett Alvarez, Jr
Hanoi
Alvarez
Hongay
U.S
International Red Cross
Red Cross
IRC
San Jose
Calif
Eastfote
New York
Defense Department
Vietnam
Cmdr
Robert Shumaker
Richard P. Kiern
Robert N. Daughtrey
I. D
Pentagon
da Nang
Washington
Navy
Philip Butler
Tulsa
Okla
Butler
House
Armed Services Committee
U. S
V. C
S. C
South Vietnam
Harold Bennett
A V. C. Company
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Banmethuot
Eleanor A. Vietti
Archie E. Mitchell
Daniel Gerber
Vietti
Saigon
Carson
Red
State Department
Paul Harkins
UU. S
Isaac Camacho
Algiers
The
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
James D. Hittlke Cusmc
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Security and Foreign Affairs
Ho Chi Minh Trail
VFW
Bennett