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Swedes Grant Asylum to Nine More US GIs
The Swedish Aliens Commission granted humanitarian asylum to nine more American servicemen who fled the Vietnam war. The ADC says about 80 GIs remain in exile in Sweden, with over a dozen having recently returned to their units. Names include Joseph Robillard Neil Burke Michael Fletcher Frederick Pavese John H. Taler Robert Sylvia Richard Pyatek Charles Onan and Allen Cohen.
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Stockholm
UPI
Swedish Aliens Commission
Commission
American Deserters Committee
ADC
Sweden
United States
Europe
U.S
Michael Fletcher
Greensboro
N.C
Frederick Pavese
New York City
John H. Taler
Sanford
Fla
Robert Sylvia
Annapolis
Richard Pyatek
New Haven
Heidelberg
West Germany
Harvey Joseph Robillard
32Nd
Air Defense Command
Gross Achsenheim
Neil Burke
2Nd Cavalry
Bamberg