Not Forgotten Pt. 1 of 3
Air Force Now
re Vietnam POWs
Dramatic painting of eyes behind bars. Montage, faces, thinking, fish bowl.
13:29:26 12Feb1973, first POWs from North Vietnam released: out of bus & in line to shake hands w/ Vietnamese military. POW on crutches. Vietnamese authorities at desk. POW C-141 plane takeoff. POWs aboard plane laughing, smoking.
13:31:08 Plane lands in Philippines. Families on airfield await arrival behind huge sign ‘This stop: freedom”. First POW out of plane, Capt. Jeremiah Denton, US Navy, shakes hands w/ officer & makes speech re opportunity to serve their country, & God Bless America. Latino family waves. Family w/ sign “God Bless America my Home Sweet Home” & other patriotic welcome signs.
13:31:49 Montage: Medical examinations, POWs eat at cafeteria, clothes given, haircut, manicure, woman in miniskirt out of car, church, shop windows, City (NYC?) at night, Walk / Don’t Walk lights, neon signs, Coca Cola sign, airfield and welcome home signs, hugging wives.
13:32:59 Interviews ex POW re: Vietcong telling POWs the USA considered American POWs criminals; Vietnamese pushing POWs to write anti-war statements; finding closeness to God; circumstances of capture; “getting used to miniskirts is a big shock”; men’s 1970s fashion styles. Continued...
Vietnam War Aftermath; Americana; Military Captives; American Prisoners of War;
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Not Forgotten Pt. 1 of 3 Air Force Now re Vietnam POWs Dramatic painting of eyes behind bars. Montage, faces, thinking, fish bowl. 13:29:26 12Feb1973, first POWs from North Vietnam released: out of bus & in line to shake hands w/ Vietnamese military. POW on crutches. Vietnamese authorities at desk. POW C-141 plane takeoff. POWs aboard plane laughing, smoking. 13:31:08 Plane lands in Philippines. Families on airfield await arrival behind huge sign ‘This stop: freedom”. First POW out of plane, Capt. Jeremiah Denton, US Navy, shakes hands w/ officer & makes speech re opportunity to serve their country, & God Bless America. Latino family waves. Family w/ sign “God Bless America my Home Sweet Home” & other patriotic welcome signs. 13:31:49 Montage: Medical examinations, POWs eat at cafeteria, clothes given, haircut, manicure, woman in miniskirt out of car, church, shop windows, City (NYC?) at night, Walk / Don’t Walk lights, neon signs, Coca Cola sign, airfield and welcome home signs, hugging wives. 13:32:59 Interviews ex POW re: Vietcong telling POWs the USA considered American POWs criminals; Vietnamese pushing POWs to write anti-war statements; finding closeness to God; circumstances of capture; “getting used to miniskirts is a big shock”; men’s 1970s fashion styles. Continued... Vietnam War Aftermath; Americana; Military Captives; American Prisoners of War;