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JUNE 24, 1992
JUNE 24, 1992
POW/MIA Affairs
POW/MIA Affairs
The committee heard testimony on the issue of whether American servicemen were left alive in captivity in North Vietnam after a prisoner-of-war exchange in Vietnam in 1973, when the war was winding down. Sen. Kerry, chairman of the committee, claimed as many as 133 U.S. soldiers were left in North Vietnam after the war. The committee sought to learn whether the U.S. government and military were aware that U.S. servicemen had been left alive in Vietnam and the military’s efforts to recover them.
The committee heard testimony on the issue of whether American servicemen were left alive in captivity in North Vietnam after a prisoner-of-war exchange in Vietnam in 1973, when the war was winding down. Sen. Kerry, chairman of the committee, claimed as many as 133 U.S. soldiers were left in North Vietnam after the war. The committee sought to learn whether the U.S. government and military were aware that U.S. servicemen had been left alive in Vietnam and the military’s efforts to recover them.
To view the original C-SPAN web page and recording, please click here. The C-SPAN page goes into detail on those who were speaking with links to other C-SPAN POW/MIA recordings and some transcripts of the words spoken during the session. This video is 6 hours, 11 minutes long.
To view the original C-SPAN web page and recording, please click here. The C-SPAN page goes into detail on those who were speaking with links to other C-SPAN POW/MIA recordings and some transcripts of the words spoken during the session. This video is 6 hours, 11 minutes long.
JUNE 25, 1992
JUNE 25, 1992
POW/MIA Affairs
POW/MIA Affairs
The committee assessed efforts to account for missing U.S. servicemen. It sought to account for discrepancies in POW accounting and pursued charges that the U.S. government may have misled American families as to the status of prisoners of war. Senator John Kerry, who chairs the committee, believes that as many as 133 American servicemen were left behind when U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam in 1973 when North Vietnam claimed that it had returned all American prisoners of war.
The committee assessed efforts to account for missing U.S. servicemen. It sought to account for discrepancies in POW accounting and pursued charges that the U.S. government may have misled American families as to the status of prisoners of war. Senator John Kerry, who chairs the committee, believes that as many as 133 American servicemen were left behind when U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam in 1973 when North Vietnam claimed that it had returned all American prisoners of war.
To view the original C-SPAN web page and recording, please click here. The C-SPAN page goes into detail on those who were speaking with links to other C-SPAN POW/MIA recordings and some transcripts of the words spoken during the session. This video is 6 hours, 17 minutes long.
To view the original C-SPAN web page and recording, please click here. The C-SPAN page goes into detail on those who were speaking with links to other C-SPAN POW/MIA recordings and some transcripts of the words spoken during the session. This video is 6 hours, 17 minutes long.
To view the United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs Reference Documents (Originally downloaded from the Library of Congress), please select the below hyperlink.
To view the United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs Reference Documents (Originally downloaded from the Library of Congress), please select the below hyperlink.
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