Green Beret homecoming honors first California returnee
Captain Mark A. Smith, 36, Hawthorne, the first Army POW to reach California, arrived at Letterman General Hospital near San Francisco. He spoke of returning home and thanked supporters after a quiet reunion with his wife and two children. He was captured in Loc Minh on April 7, 1972, and will view films and discuss changes since captivity.
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San Francisco
UPI
Mark A. Smith
Hawthorne
Army
California
Letterman General Hospital
Carole
Smith
Misty Ann
Jeffery Allyn
Travis
Loc Minh
Travis Afb
Daniel James, Jr
Defense
Curt Johnson
Valetines Day reunion as POW John B McKamey returns
Mrs Nancy McKamey and their three children traveled from Travis AFB to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital to reunite with Navy Cmdr John B McKamey, shot down over North Vietnam in 1965, after 74 years apart. McKamey appeared pale with a limp as tears and joy filled the moment.
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Garland
Navy
John B. McKarney
Nancy McKerney
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Jacquelyn
Janice
John
Travis Afs
McKamey
Qak Knol! Naval Hospital
Oscar
L. McKamey
Plainfield, Ind
J.B
J-B
Mrs. McKamey
North Vietnam
Midway
Harlan Page Chapman
Fremont
Calif
Elyria
Ohio
Travis Afb
Oak Knoll
Nixon voids cuts in aid to Viet Veterans
On White House orders the Veterans Administration withdrew a proposed multimillion-dollar cut in disability compensation for Vietnam veterans. VA Administrator Johnson recalled drafts issued Feb 6 for further intensive study. Veterans groups and Rep Dorn oppose any reduction, arguing inflation and unemployment among disabled veterans demand protection.
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Wasitington
VPI
White House
Veterans Administration
Congress
Veterans
Donald FE. Johnson
W. Jennings Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Ate
Association
The
Collegiate Veterans’ Association
Perkins cheers up ill mom in Minnesota homecoming
Maj Glendon Perkins 38, freed after seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, visited his critically ill mother Edna Perkins 70 in Cross Lake Minnesota. He and his wife Kay were reunited in Montgomery Alabama and flew to Brainderd airport before driving to the bedside.
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Cross Lake
Minn
UPI
Glendon Perkins
North Vietnam
Air Force
Miramar Naval Air Station
Returnee receives PW bracelet from distraught schoolgirl
At Clark Air Base a 16 year old girl, Elizabeth Powers, broke from restraints and rushed the plane with American POWs. She handed Maj. Robert D. Jeffrey her PW bracelet and a letter. Jeffrey, shot down in 1965 and prisoner until last week, kissed her before reboarding the aircraft.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Upt
Elizabeth Powers
Robert D. Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Los Angeles
Miss Powers
Secretary vows exhaustive search for missing U S servicemen
Assistant secretary says officials will leave no stone unturned in accounting 1328 MIAs in Indo China. Maj Gen Daniel James says a Thailand operations center will supervise the search with participation by U S officials under the agreement.
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SAN Diego SA
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Indochina
Daniel James
Defense Department
Thailand
PWs Offered Free Skiing Vacation at Sierra Resort
Returning prisoners of war were invited to spend the rest of the ski season at a Sierra Nevada resort. Wayne Poulsen, owner of the Ski Papoose area near Squaw Valley, announced the offer including equipment lessons and use of snowmobiles for the families.
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Olympic Valley
Calif
Sierra Nevada
Wayne Poulsen
Woods returns home as POW pilot enjoys family reunion
Navy Captain Brian D. Woods, the first POW released to reach his homeland since the Vietnam cease fire, arrived at Miramar and visited his ill mother Anita Woods at Balboa Naval Hospital. He later spent time with doctors, requested a beer, and began medical examinations while his wife and three children joined him with his father, a retired admiral, gaining unlimited visiting privileges.
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Woods
Balboa Naval Hospital
Balboa
Paula
Nixon orchids to PW wives gesture by Nixon
In Hawaii President Nixon plans to send orchid corsages to each wife or mother of a released POW. First Lady Pat Nixon declined to comment while noting the gesture, saying Dick Nixon thought of it.
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Washington
UPL
Nixon
Hawaii
Pat Nixon
Repatriate tells hatred for Viet Cong captors
Waterford man recounts son Army Captain George Wanat Jr returning from 27 months in jungle captivity in South Vietnam. Captor abuse included chaining in a cage with ants and snakes. Father recalls two hour telephone call detailing his son’s grim experiences and vow to kill the Viet Cong if seen again.
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Waterford
Coun
Howe
South Vietnam
George Ky Wanat Sr
Army
George Wanat Jr
Wanat
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Nal Association of College
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Ta & Pis
Bixby Knolls
Atlantic Ave
Champion
Carsoh
Ashion
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