TITLE: I WILL NEVER FORGET …. An Analysis of the
the POW/MIA Episode in the War in Southeast Asia
Author: Harold E. Johnson, Colonel, USAF
A synoptic, personal analysis of the situations
associated with those Americans lost in Southeast Asia
(SEA) from 1962 to 1979 and considered as Prisoners of War
(POW) or as missing in action (MIA). The geographic loss
points, prisoner treatment, indigenous population
attitudes, and political environment are discussed.
Probable reasons or trends were sought that could explain
why so many who were lost and listed as POW or MIA have not
been accounted for. The author discusses US attempts at
obtaining an accounting from the Communist governments .4
involved and addresses the claims of live sightings of
American prisoners in Vietnam and Laos. He concludes with
the belief that there are still some Amer
Vietnam POW tells tale of imprisonment to ROTC students (Kevin Cheney)
A prisoner of war gave riveting details of his experience in Vietnam Thursday night to members of Purdue’s Tri-Service ROTC. Retired Air Force Col. Kevin Cheney always wanted to fly planes. On July 1, 1972, the jet Cheney, then Capt. Cheney, was flying was shot down.
