The omnipresence of black flags featuring the bowed head of an American prisoner of war, which fly in front of most public buildings throughout the United States, and the high-profile coverage of POWs in the Persian Gulf War speak volumes about the emotional hold of the POW/MIA issue in this country. Sauter and Sanders, both investigative reporters, are most assuredly not unbiased observers of the White House and Pentagon’s handling of the MIAs.
From the Dungeons of North Vietnam: Return with Honor March 4, 1973
When Lt. Colonel Ballard, a USAF jet pilot on a military mission over North Vietnam, was shot down in September 1966, his first thought was for his wife: Ruth, I’m sorry. It’s going to be a long time… Shortly afterward he was captured by North Vietnamese soldiers and interred as
