We held the team together for as long as possible and then sent all except the most critical personnel home.

I believe certain members of the U.S. Congress have aided in the oppression and diversion of critical information that could have revealed a fullness of truth long ago.

The final effort came when our reconnaissance team reported contact with the POWs and their guards by radio near midnight at a pre-arranged crossing site.

The fact is that the Vietnamese held Americans after 1973.

The fact is that Americans were sent to Russia that have not been returned.

Still I was concerned that politics would get between us and our POWs.