Return With Honor

Released 1998
Directed by Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders

This documentary tells the horrifying story of what American prisoners of war endured during the Vietnam war, and the film concentrates on the approximately 500 pilots who were shot down and captured. The tone of the film is rather matter-of-fact with the pilots describing their ordeals and how they were able to survive the isolation and torture for up to eight years. I'm always amazed how well human beings can adapt to whatever is thrown at them, and in this case the men relied heavily upon each other. There's no way they could've made it alone, but together they were able to find the strength. The interesting part is they did it despite the fact the Vietnamese kept them in total isolation.

Summary by Bill Alward, February 13, 2002

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