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Operation Bright Light Part Two
During the Vietnam War the US military conducted a centralized effort to identify, locate, and rescue its POW/MIAs. Code-Name Bright Light. This program was designed to provide the identities and locations of American Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. While the program succeeded in freeing hundreds of captive South Vietnamese soldiers, it resulted… →
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Operation Bright Light
During the Vietnam War the US military conducted a centralized effort to identify, locate, and rescue its POW/MIAs. Code-Name Bright Light. This program was designed to provide the identities and locations of American Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. While the program succeeded in freeing hundreds of captive South Vietnamese soldiers it resulted… →
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An Unexpected Exit
In my last blog entry, I indicated that there was a “war story” about my sudden departure from Vietnam in the Spring of 1971. Just remember the difference between a fairy tale and a “War Story”: A Fairy Tale begins , “Once Upon a Time” A War Story begins “There We Were” While this account… →