POW Captured in Vietnam Describes Maggot Treatment of Wounds
Air Force Captain Joseph Milligan, 31, of Annandale New Jersey, says after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam he allowed maggots to eat dead flesh from arm burns to heal. He recounts torture, isolation, and forced political indoctrination while POW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicopee
Mass
Air Force
Joseph Milligan
Annandale
N.J
North Vietnam
Milligan
Westover Air Force Base
North
POWs describe weed soup and rice diet in captivity
Details emerge from news conferences and interviews with former American captives held by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. They recount green weed soup and rice for years, occasional meat, and salt withheld as a reward, with some noting improved food later in captivity. Lt. Col. Waltman of Idaho lost about 65 pounds before treatment improved. Maj. Thompson, Milligan, Chesley, Mulligan and others share experiences of monotony, improvised meals, and rare indulgences like salt and fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Waltman
Kellogg
Idaho
Chesley
Navy
James A. Mulligan Jr
Mulligan
South Dakota POW wants to oppose McGovern in 1974
Lt. Col. Leo Thorsness of Sioux Falls says he would campaign against Sen. George S. McGovern over remarks attributed to McGovern during the 1972 campaign. Thorsness condemns the idea of prisoners begging for release and notes disagreements on amnesty and a guaranteed annual income. He supports free speech as a fought-for principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. McGovern
Leo Thorsness
Sioux Falls
M.D
McGovern
D-S.d
Thorsness
POW relates camp horrors
Maj. Floyd J. Thompson, held longer than any American prisoner of war, recalls five escape attempts during nine years in North Vietnam prisons and torture after recapture. He says he was beaten, starved, left unconscious, and forced into nightly indoctrination sessions after capture on March 26, 1964 when his observation aircraft was shot down over Quang Tri Province. Thompson spoke at a news conference at Valley Forge General Hospital, noting he signed propaganda statements under duress and that death loomed if he refused.
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Army
Floyd J. Thompson
New Milford
N.J
Phoenixville
North Vietnam
New Millford
Thompson
Quang Tri
Valley Forge General Hospital
Lillian Gish Papers Donated to Library of Congress
The Library of Congress manuscript collection houses Lillian Gish papers showing she carefully annotated scripts to achieve the exact effects she sought.
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Lillian Gish
Library of Congress
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Waltman
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Nixon
Larry Chesley
Burley
Kodak
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Lebanon
Main Street
Ohio
P.S
Mana
RED Slipper Lounge
Middletown
Holiday Inn
Kevin
TV Chromacolor
Stan’s
Zenith
Contemporary
Mediterranean
Central Ave
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Schroder Manor
Millville Ave
Hamilton
Robert Rogers
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