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POWS Return Home as Four Area Servicemen Released
Four local area prisoners of war arrived at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and were seen by families on television as they stepped off planes. Marine Lt. Col. Harlan Chapman, 39, Elyria resident, was among the first 115 released, with Air Force Capt. Burton W. Campbell, 33, and former Lorain Amherst residents Air Force Col. Richard Keirn, 48, and Air Force Maj. Paul Kari, 37. After medical exams and debriefing they head to undisclosed U.S. bases. Chapman’s family described relief and joy at waking daybreak scenes. The report notes timing of arrivals and initial screening before onward travel.
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Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Grafton Rd
Harlan T. Chapman
Mrs. Chapman
Col. Chapman
Air Force
Burton W. Campbell
Ada Z. Campbell
Woodside
Amherst
Richard Keirn
Lorain
Paul Kari
Spencer
United States
Kari
Chapman
Keira
Campbell
Elyria
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi Hilton
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez
Phu Bai
Demilitarized Zone
Loc Ninh
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Roger Shields
Defense Department
Frank A. Sieverts
State Department
Richard Abel
Abe
Abel
Stars and Stripes
Pentagon
Navy
Brian D. Woods
San Diego
Calif
Robert B. Purcell
Louisville
Woods