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Les, to put it in perspective, I was only 18 (Born
July 5, '33) when I rotated back home in 1952. Had lied about my age (was
only 16)in 1950 when I joined the Nat'l Guard. I'm now 70 years
old.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 10:25
PM
Subject: Re: "POWs in Pyongyang"
Excellent point Les ! Late sixties early seventies would make
more sense.
Les Hanson wrote:
> couldn't have been old enough
to be in the korean war,Average Age U.S.
> serviceman 19 yrs add 42-43
or 44 years,Someone missed the boat.
> Les
> ----- Original
Message -----
> From: "Mike Yared" <mikeyared@yahoo.com>
> To:
<KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 1:53 PM
> Subject: "POWs in
Pyongyang"
>
> > from http://www.washtimes.com/national/inring.htm
>
>
> > POWs in Pyongyang
>
> We have obtained a Defense Intelligence
Agency
> > report that states four American prisoners of war
from
> > the Korean War were sighted in North Korea in 1993.
>
> A North Korean defector reported seeing the four POWs
> > at the
Changkwangsan Hotel coffee shop in Pyongyang in
> > August or
September of 1993. The POWs were described
> > as being in their 50s
or 60s and were under the
> > control of the North Korean military's
reconnaissance
> > bureau. They were in the North Korean capital to
give
> > a lecture on American "armed power." The POWs were
>
> being transported in a Mercedes-Benz. The report,
> >
declassified at the request of the Coalition of
> > Families of
Korean and Cold War POW/MIAs, also said
> > that as of 1990 at least
10 U.S. prisoners, including
> > "an unknown number of black men,"
were being held by
> > North Korea in the Sungho district of
Pyongyang. Also,
> > in 1986 two Americans were spotted in
Pyongyang
> > teaching "western customs, western lifestyle
and
> > English" at a North Korean Communist Party school.
>
> The defector stated that he estimates that as many 60
> >
American POWs are in North Korea. The declassified DIA
> > report
comes after admissions by North Korea that its
> > intelligence
services kidnapped Japanese nationals and
> > held them for decades.
Japan's government wants the
> > issue of its abducted nationals to
be raised during
> > the six-party talks with North Korea on its
nuclear
> > program. American POW activists want the issue of
>
> missing American soldiers in North Korea raised at the
> >
Beijing talks as well, we are told.
> >
> > nothing at http://www.coalitionoffamilies.org/
>
> Mike
> >
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