I am an Army veteran having served during the time period of March 1965 till February 1968. Although I watched the Vietnam War from Europe I was none the less very involved as high school friends and classmates slugged it out with the VC. What I was reading in the Stars and Stripes was totally different than what I was being told by those whose journey had taken them to the war and then through my company.

Initially I was suspect that not all POWs had been returned during Operation Homecoming. The near simultaneous announcement, by our government, that all non-returning POWs were dead seem just too quick. How did they know? Who could of these politicians have been listening to? The North Vietnamese? Or themselves? Certainly not to the Pathet Lao!

In the late seventies I started writing my representatives, but to no avail. Though each President since has pledged to make the POW/MIA issue of the "highest national priority", nothing other than seeking remains in South East Asia has occurred.

So, with that said, I decided to post some of the information and correspondence that I have collected over the years. I suggest that, if your interested (and you should be), that you start by reading the French Experience and the Interim Report on the Southeast Asian POW/MIA Issue.

As a final note, after writing the Defense Prisoner Of War/Missing Personnel Office (DMPO) one too many times, my Congressman received a letter from the DPMO telling him in not so many words that I was a pain in the butt and they would no longer communicate with me. Then the DPMO thanked my congressman for his concern, "your continued concern and support for this important humanitarian issue are gratefully acknowledged and appreciated by the men and women of this office. We stand ready to assist you with any other issues you may have concerning our area of responsibility and ask that you not hesitate to contact us if we may be of further assistance to you and your office." Yes, they will help with any other issues he may have, but not with finding the truth.