Hanoi POW recounts brutal spectacle in Hanoi march
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr, American POW, recalls a July 1966 Hanoi parade as guards forced a street humiliating display. He describes being paraded with others, crowds shouting, and injuries from rock and crowd pressure as he and Bob Peel faced cameras and threats of further punishment.
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Anti War Statements Dictated By Conscience Says Freed POW
Navy Captain Walter Wither, a former POW in North Vietnam, says his antiwar statements were guided by conscience. He described his experiences, including solitary confinement, and affirmed his sincerity about his beliefs during captivity and after. He lives in Columbia Cross Roads, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, with his wife and three children.
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POW says civilians killed over 300 Americans in captivity
Former POW Colonel Dames Kaster, from Indianapolis, says in an interview that more than 300 U S airmen were killed by North Vietnamese civilians and militia after downed planes. He cites torture, an escape purge, and ongoing brutal treatment of prisoners during seven years in captivity.
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Saigon plans boycott over Tong Le Chan siege
Saigon will boycott the Joint Military Commission until Communist forces end the five week siege of the Tong Le Chan ranger base 50 miles north of Saigon. Lt Col Le Truong Hien said Saigon proposed a joint inspection team to salve the problem and would suspend further IMC meetings until the attacks stop or wounded can evacuate. The base has 14 dead and 403 wounded since Feb 26 with a March 26 truce evacuating 22, as 275 shells hit the position.
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