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Christmas ghosts hover as POW families face empty chairs
AP special report follows Navy Lt Mark Gartley Air Force Maj Edward Elias and Navy Lt Norris Charles as they return home from Hanoi prison camps. Families recount hopes fears and a continuing vigil for the men still jailed. The article ties Christmas memories from 1963 to present with Mrs Gartley and Mrs Charles leading antiwar and aid efforts while awaiting broader prisoner releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnett
Navy
Mark Gartley
Garley
Hanoi
Morida
Air Force
Edward Elias
Silas
Georgia
Norris Charles
Tampa
Fla
Charles
Olga
Sen
George McGovern
Maria
Garlley
Elias
Atlas
Gartley
Department of Defense
Minnie Lee Garley
Mark
Hanai
Clearwater
North Vietnam
Norris
Thal
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta