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From: Samantha Sabia
T1: sabias@alpha
Date: 10/7/97
Time: 3:58:21 PM
Remote Name: 130.68.21.183
page 6-7, last paragraph
The POW/MIA issue effects many people in the United States. But should it still be such a big issue in the 1990's? Franklin says no and I agree with him. The chance of any living POW's in Vietnam is slim to none. Yet we still make an issues out of it. Instead of worrying about the POW's and MIA's, the United States government should turn their attention to the Vietnam Veterans at home. Vietnam Vets have a tough life in the United States. I know because my father is a Vet. Since returning home from the war, he has suffered many agonies. The government is willing to help, but he still suffers. It's not fair that he suffered all these years, after risking his life in the army for his country. The government spent their time looking for people they knew they would never find in Vietnam, instead of helping my father. The government too much time and effort trying to remember the wrong people - POW's and MIA's.
page 60, first full paragraph
I think what Nixon and his administration did was a disgrace to the American people. Nixon put the POW/MIA issue at the forefront of the war. He convinced the American people that American troops were really fighting for the release of POW's. In reality, this was just a ploy to keep the war in Vietnam going. I fing this absolutely disgusting! I'm outraged to think that the President of the United States could do something so sneaky and dishonest. President Nixon preyed on the feelings of Americans, just to further his interests in Vietnam. The POW/MIA issue was stressed so much to the public. I feel that t brainwashed some people into actually believing that the United States needed to continue fighting in Vietnam. Any loyal American would not object to fighting for the freedom of POW's.