Pows Quotations

I went overseas hoping to prove that all our POWs were home. I came back convinced that they were still alive.

It was necessary to bluff the Japanese camp commanders, with whatever authority I could muster, that I had come officially to ensure that the surrender terms were being complied with and that living conditions for the POWs were being immediately improved.

In the winter of 1973, the American POWs held captive in Vietnam were released according to the terms of the Paris Peace Accords.

Many POWs went home and were discouraged from talking about their time in Taiwan. Therefore, we must work harder to make sure these men are never forgotten.

The POWs called these rescuers the angels of mercy.

The ceremony is our way to remember our comrades like the POWs and the missing ones and let them know that they are not forgotten.