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Rat and Missionary's Long Nightmare in Vietnam Captivity
Michael D. Benge, an Agency for International Development officer from Heppner Oregon, recalled five years in North Vietnamese captivity. He described isolation for 27 months, malaria, beriberi, and numerous illnesses while being kept with rats and mosquitoes. He spoke of missionaries killed, a blanket given by a tribal family, and a rest camp near Hanoi that offered no real relief. He was released March 5 and is now at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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Washington
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Darlak Province
Michael D. Benge
Agency For International Development
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North Vietnam
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Miss Olsen
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Heppner
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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