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What were POW camps in the Vietnam war?
POW camps for Communist (NVA/VC) Prisoners of War were operated by the South Vietnamese Government: See website: Prisoner-of-war Camps.
How many people were lost in Vietnam war?
Nearly 2,000 US servicemen were POW/MIA during the war.
How many American soldiers stayed in Vietnam?
Around 20 million people survived the Vietnam War.
What does POW mean World War 2?
Prisoner of war, usually said as POW camp.
When did the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war take place?
1973; one of Nixon's 3 phases of withdrawal: We'll cease fire, get our POW's back, then leave the country.
When was John McCain a POW in Vietnam?
McCain was a POW during the Vietnam war.
What are pow and what did they wear?
During war, when fighting against recognized nations; POW=Prisoner of War. During the Vietnam War, US POWs wore striped prison uniforms.
How did you show your support in the Vietnam war?
I wore a POW bracelet with the name of a soldier missing on it.
Vietnam war and the pow?
Less than one thousand POWs. They were released in 1973.
What was it like in a vietnamese prison camp during the Vietnam war?
North Vietnam's prison for US POW's? Or South Vietnam prisons for communist POWs?
How many Americans were reported as missing in action during the Vietnam War?
MIA/POW approximately 2,000.
What were POW camps in the Vietnam war?
POW camps for Communist (NVA/VC) Prisoners of War were operated by the South Vietnamese Government: See website: Prisoner-of-war Camps.
How many people were lost in Vietnam war?
Nearly 2,000 US servicemen were POW/MIA during the war.
Where was John McCain held hostage?
McCain was a POW for over 5 years in a Prisoner of War camp near the capital of Hanoi in North Vietnam. The POW camp was nicknamed, the "Hanoi Hilton."
What was the us military prisoner of war involvement?
Vietnam consisted of four wars: The Air War over North Vietnam; the Riverine War in South Vietnam; the Ground War in South Vietnam; and the Covert War in Laos & Cambodia. Nearly all of the 600 plus US POW's consisted of shot down pilots and aircrewmen. These men were shot down over North Vietnam while fighting the "air war."
What effects Vietnam from the Vietnam war?
Vietnam war made Vietnamese people having to do highest their effort to catch developed country.Maybe 100 years to be America now.
Was John McCain in world war 2?
Arizona Senator John McCain served during the Vietnam War and as a POW was a prisoner for five and a half years .
