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POWs find second chance at living after long captivity
After 52 years in North Vietnamese prison, 566 POWs return home. Navy Lt. Wayne K. Goodermote and Lt. Cmdr. John McCain III are among those pursuing further study or military service. Many plan to stay in the armed forces or shift to diplomacy, medicine, or law while noting altered values and renewed patriotism.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
Navy
Wayne K. Goodermote
Berlin
N.Y
Asia
Twas
Cmdr
Porter Halyburton
Tucker, Ga
Halyburton
State Department
Air Force
Edward W. Leonard Jr
Winlock
Wash
Richard S. Wilbur
Pentagon
John §. McCain III
Hanoi
U.S
Pacific
Foreign Service
McCain
Orange Park
Fla
National War College
Washington
Guy D. Gruters
Sarasota
Father
Air Force Academy
Arthur T. Ballard
Lake Lure
N.C
Ballard
Michael Benge
Vietnam
Montagnard
Philippines
Maj
Alex Boyd
Wichita
United States
Thorsness
Quincy Collins
Atlanta
Richard A. Stratton
Palo Alto
Calif