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HANOI MARCH

The Hanoi March, a/k/a Hanoi Parade, was a propaganda event held on July 6, 1966 where members of the North Vietnamese Army paraded 52 American prisoners of war through the streets of Hanoi before tens of thousands of North Vietnamese civilians. The march quickly became violent with North Vietnamese civilians beating the POWs along the two-mile route with the guards failing to control the attackers.

Occurring relatively early in the war, the event highlighted the mistreatment of American prisoners and brought international criticism down upon the Hanoi regime. Later, as the war became increasingly unpopular in the United States and abroad, concern for the welfare of captured U.S. service members would become one of the few areas of common ground between opponents and supporters of the conflict.

Did the Vietnamese Hold Back POWs?

Documents and memos compiled beginning in 1973 all indicated the Vietnamese held back POWs. Leading the author of one memo to write the U.S. "should not be so adamant in denying that there are no U.S. POWs in SEA (Southeast Asia) View this and more.


59 - The Small Number

August 17, 1992 Memo -- "Defense Department files contain evidence that at least 59 Americans were -- or may have been -- taken prisoner and their precise fate is still unclear. This includes the 20-30 not officially acknowledged by Vietnam in 1973. This represents the minimum number of possible live POWs today. Read more.



Case Specific Information

Baron 52, Lima Site 85, The Mangino 4, John McDonnell, Kenny Plumadore. Read more.





The Veith Memos

A series of memos written by author and researcher George "Jay" Vieth, from late 1995 to early 1996. The memos focus on wartime and post-war signal intelligence collected on POWs by the National Security Agency. Read more.



Foreign Involvement with American POWs in Southeast Asia

The Kremlin Withholds Report on American POWs The Russian List - Did the Russians Provide A List of 41 Americans Questioned By The Soviets Or Taken To The Former Soviet Union. View the list. See the names Debunking the Russian List. Statement of Ann Holland, wife of POW/MIA T/Sgt. Melvin Holland, on the debunking of the Russian List. Read more.



Let's Identify these POWs

Photos of Korean and Vietnam War POWs. Help us identify the men in these photos. Read more.






The Vietnam Known

See how Lt. Michael Blassie was knowingly stripped of his identity and entombed as the Vietnam Unknown Soldier. Read more.


Last Known Alive

Various lists of Servicemen Last Known Alive compiled during Operation Homecoming and in the decades that followed. View the documents.




The 19 New POWs

Captured Alive...Survived into Captivity.... 19 New POW Cases -- See who the Vietnamese admitted capturing, who survived into captivity and how many are Project X cases. View the documents and photos





Nhom Marrott

We missed the best chance we ever had to find POWs still alive" former National Security Adviser Richard Allen commenting on the planned rescue of American POWs in Laos in 1981. For more View the documents and photos


The Tourison Memos

A series of memos written by Sedgwick Tourison while serving as an investigator with the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. These memos deal with "the numbers" including the 19 New POWs and the SSC's "small number." View the documents and photos



The Cuban Program

Cuban Torture of American POWs in Vietnam - ".... There were 19 American POWs that I know of who were tortured by the Cubans in Hanoi during the Vietnam War..." View the documents and photos





Videos

Hendon and Leboutilier on Imus in the Morning, Senator Bob Smith on POWs acknowledged by the Vietnamese as captured, Congressional Hearings and more on our YouTube Channel. View the documents and photos




Creative Accounting

Remains no longer required for the identification of remains. View the documents and photos


Reliable Sources

What insiders have to say on the dysfunction and mismanagement within the POW/MIA accounting effort, going back to 1986. View the documents.




Project X

This "close hold" study concluded, in April 1976, "There is a possibility that as many as 57 Americans could be alive...." See how many names cross over to the 19 New POWs and the Senate Select Committee's small number of 59. View




Let's Identify these POWs

Photos of Korean and Vietnam War POWs. Help us identify the men in these photos. Continue




The McCreary Memos

A series of memos written by John McCreary while serving as an investigator with the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. The majority of the memos discuss the live sighting briefing and subsequent destruction of the briefing book along with efforts to obstruct avenues of investigation. Continue


What Do the Vietnamese Know... and When Did They Know It.....

Analysis of the PAVN 559 Document listing American planes and helicopters shot down, case correlations included.....


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Nhom Marrott

"We missed the best chance we ever had to find POWs still alive" former National Security Advisor Richard Allen commenting on the planned rescue of American POWs in Laos in 1981. For more

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What Former POWs Have to Say

Col. Ted W. Guy, USAF [Ret] - CWO Frank Anton, USA (Ret.)

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