In accordance with the Paris Peace Accord, the U.S. navy cleared all mines from DRV coastal waters. After the implementation of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, neither the United States nor its allies ever formally charged North Vietnam with the war crimes revealed to have been committed there. Actors Baylie and Rylie Cregut (TV: Raising Hope) are 13. US woman, daughter of US soldier and Vietnamese woman goes to Vietnam to meet her biological relatives. The first fighter pilot captured in North Vietnam was Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Everett Alvarez, Jr., who was shot down on August 5, 1964, in the aftermath of the Gulf of Tonkin incident.[3]. [17] Under these extreme conditions, many prisoners' aim became merely to absorb as much torture as they could before giving in. The FBI had recorded numerous conversations between Morton Halperin and Ellsberg without a court order; the prosecution had failed to share this evidence with the defense. Select Page. January 9 Remaining differences are resolved between Kissinger and L c Th. 77p{;hMBbO%r+B:(wK!P,A [2] Such portrayals of the "psycho vet", while acknowledging atrocities in Vietnam, most notably blamed the atrocities upon one deranged individual, suggesting that the atrocities, at least by Americans, were aberrations in the war. January Nixon pledges continued assistance to Lon Nols Cambodian government fighting against the Khmer Rouge. Set in 1975, the film depicts 7-year-old Ung who is forced to be trained as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Communist Khmer Rouge regime. 0000001054 00000 n Ronald L. Ridgeway, who was originally listed as killed in action but was discovered to be alive when the Communists released his name earlier this year. February 5 Baron 52 a USAF EC-470 is shot down on an electronic intelligence mission over Salavan Province, Laos killing all eight crewmen. For the full text of the letter, see https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/20/archives/texts-of-announcement-by-state-department-and-two-nixon-letters.html, The U.S. and the DRV begin implementing the secret portions of the Paris Peace Accords. After President Lyndon Johnson initiated a bombing pause in 1968, the number of new captures dropped significantly, only to pick up again after his successor, President Richard Nixon, resumed bombing in 1969. You have permission to edit this article. 0000008456 00000 n On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. Under the terms, the U.S. agrees to immediately halt all military activities and withdraw all remaining military personnel within 60 days. [14] Marchetti wrote: "However, these dramas do not deal with the real problems of the Indochinese diasporaIronically, these stories do not use the Vietnamese refugee as a central protagonist. 352 20 The director, a US war widow, goes to Vietnam to explore the loss of her husband. The Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Viet Nam which is being commemorated during this decade with a series of 50th anniversary events. HtMk0sV$d(-K`%R{I=3h [7] During periods of protracted isolation the tap code facilitated elaborate mental projects to keep the prisoners' sanity. The 108 were flown from Hanoi to Clark Air Base in the Philippines in three planeloads. A week after the launch of the offensive, Nixon decides to respond with a massive air campaign against the North. Fifty-six commandos landed by helicopter and assaulted the prison, but the prisoners had been moved some months earlier and none were rescued. April 30 The Watergate scandal results in the resignation of top Nixon aides H.R. When U.S. authorities learned of his heroic act, they asked Alyce for permission to publicize his captivity, but she refused. As a result, the person publicly identified as the longest-held POW was Lt. Cmdr. Everett Alvarez of the Navy, who had been captured four months after Thompson. Nixon pledged to react strongly in the event the agreement is violated by the DRV (North Vietnam) and to continue aid to South Vietnam if Thieu cooperated. 7 Theatrical films about the The last American soldier to die in combat in Vietnam, Lt. Col. William B. Nolde, is killed. March 1 (UPI) -- During a visit to Uzbekistan on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration saw "zero evidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin was prepared for serious peace talks. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. [21] Many POWs speculated that Ho had been personally responsible for their mistreatment. [11][13] The goal of the North Vietnamese was to get written or recorded statements from the prisoners that criticized U.S. conduct of the war and praised how the North Vietnamese treated them. Donald Cook was the first Marine captured in Vietnam, and the first and only Marine to ever earn the Medal of Honor in captivity. WebVideo. July 1 Congress bans any funds for combat in Southeast Asia after August 15. The 3-pronged attacks began in the north, center, and south of the country. Shipping companies reach $96.5 million settlement with Amplify Energy over 2021 oil spill. At the end of 1973, only 50 U.S. military personnel remained in Vietnam. January 14 U.S. President Nixon writes a letter to President Thiu of South Vietnam which was delivered in Saigon by Alexander Haig. He also indicates that he will sign the agreement whether or not Thiu agrees. Flynn was followed off the plane by Navy Lt. Cmdr. A returned Vietnam Veteran struggles to find work and re-establish himself back home. Of this number, 72 were returned prior to the release of the bulk of the POWs in Operation Homecoming in 1973. March The official communist party publication of the DRV (North Vietnam) outlines two scenarios for the future: victory in South Vietnam through political struggle or victory through a military victory. July 16 The U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee begins hearings into the secret bombing of Cambodia during 1969-70. In 1914, groundbreaking took place for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (A year later on this date, the cornerstone was laid.). Want to see more historic Examiner pages? Prosecutors prepare closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Byrne ruled: The totality of the circumstances of this case which I have only briefly sketched offend a sense of justice. Of the more than 3 million Americans who have served in the war, almost 58,000 are dead, and over 1,000 are missing in action. The most immediate effect was to affirm to the POWs that their government was actively attempting to repatriate them, which significantly boosted their morale. The operation was divided into three phases; the first phase required the initial reception of prisoners at three release sites. Marchetti wrote in nearly all American productions, the Vietnamese mothers of these children are either dead or ended up dying while the exclusive responsibility of raising these children falls upon their American fathers, who were almost always white men. As of 2015, more than 1,600 of those were still May 11: Because of the gross governmental misconduct and illegal evidence gathering, and the defense by Leonard Boudin and Charles Nesson, Judge Byrne dismissed all charges against Ellsberg and Russo after the government claimed it had lost records of wiretapping against Ellsberg. [4] The film ends with "Joker" coldly executing the sniper, a badly wounded woman who begs for mercy. Through the setting of the sweatshop, the woman remembers the journey. Source. In 2019, Mexicos most notorious drug lord, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, was convicted in New York of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation; a jury, whose members identities were kept secret as a security measure, had deliberated for six days. Beginning in late 1965, the application of torture against U.S. prisoners became severe. [14] Policy changed under the Nixon administration, when mistreatment of the prisoners was publicized by U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and others. 0000003310 00000 n While Success! Most of the men appeared to be in good physical condition although thin and pale. Choose wisely! The US military withdraws troops from Vietnam as a peace agreement is finally signed, but the war continues. Japanese businessman Sugimoto (Ysuke Kawazu) accidentally kills a Vietnamese man. March 30-July 1972The PAVN (Peoples Army of Viet Nam) and the NLF begin a major offensive. [17] In contrast to Craig's controlling wife, Janet, Craig's Vietnamese lover Lien who has arrived in Texas as a boat person refugee together with her son by Craig, is portrayed as the "Lotus Blossom" archetype, namely the submissive, frail, docile and highly eroticized Asian beauty. Create a password that only you will remember. Former CIA assassin battles duplicitous US government official. Unlike U.S. service members captured in World War II and the Korean War, who were mostly enlisted troops, the overwhelming majority of Vietnam-era POWs were officers, most of them Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps airmen; a relatively small number of Army enlisted personnel were also captured, as well as one enlisted Navy seaman, Petty Officer Doug Hegdahl, who fell overboard from a naval vessel. A Vietnamese farmer is supporting two families after the end of the war - one in the north, which he abandoned after fleeing during the war, and his new family in the south. Nixon then ordered Deputy Attorney General to fire Cox; Ruckelshaus refuses, and also resigns. November 7 The U.S. Congress adopts, over the Presidents veto, the War Powers Resolution of 1973 providing that the President can send the U.S. military into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if the United States is already under attack or serious threat. March 1 (UPI) -- Prosecutors prepared to wrap up their case Wednesday in the double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, by pushing back against the defense's theory that unknown assailants were responsible. "People & Events: The Hanoi March", PBS American Experience. The psychology of war is explored through interviews with Vietnam veterans. Its themes include the immigrant experience, learning English, dealing with prejudice, sharing secrets, opening to other cultures, and creatively handling conflict in friendships. February 3 The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia cut the highway link between the capital Phnom Penh and the countrys only deep-water port, Kompong Som. [7] Muse wrote: "These movies portray the Land of Nam as a cruel, brutal landscape, littered with mutilated bodies and booby-traps, a place where even the women are rigged with explosives. [9] The American historian John Hellman noted that such revenge fantasies were an American version of the Dolchstolegende (the "stab-in-the-back legend" that Germany actually won World War One, but was "stabbed in the back" in 1918), minus the anti-Semitism of the original Dolchstolegende. DPMO figures list thirty-six successful escapes, thirty-four of them in South July 17 Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger testifies before the Armed Forces Committee that 3500 bombing raids were carried out against Cambodia in 1969 and 1970. [4] The second half of the film is set in the Battle of Hue in 1968, where the Marines fight to retake Hue, and the film climaxes with an extended scene where an unseen Viet Cong sniper kills a number of men in a Marine squad "Joker" is attached to. Engineers break Guinness World Record with 289-foot paper airplane flight. It was later revealed, after all the prisoners had been released and the Pentagon lifted restrictions on what POWs could say about conditions in the camps, that the stories were considerably different than the official reports. June 8-September 16 The PAVN begins the Battle of Trung Nghia by capturing the village in the Central Highlands. Five years ago: In a retreat from promises to balance the budget, President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion plan that envisioned steep cuts to Americas social safety net but mounting military spending; the outline acknowledged that the 2017 Republican tax overhaul would add billions to the deficit. Bork carries out the dismissal. "To borrow from Keats, freedom is happiness and happiness is freedom. Follows US troops of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, of the 1st Cavalry Division. "[18], After making statements, the POWs would admit to each other what had happened, lest shame or guilt consume them or make them more vulnerable to additional North Vietnamese pressure. The PRG (Provisional Revolutionary Government Of South Vietnam) representative accuses the South Vietnam of thousands of military sweeps to take control of additional areas; the South Vietnamese representative charges the NLF with 4,595 violations of the cease fire. Dubbed Operation The film draws largely from Khoa Do's own experiences as a Vietnamese refugee, and reflects on the perceived fear in the general population generated by 'boat people' which is prevalent in Australian politics and discourse. This military structure was ultimately recognized by the North Vietnamese and endured until the prisoners' release in 1973. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, as well as Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. The first alternative and the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords are preferred to protect areas in South Vietnam controlled by liberation forces and to forestall the return of the U.S. to active participation in the war. [1] These American post-war film representations have generally been more realistic and gritty, such as The Deer Hunter (1978) and Apocalypse Now (1979). About the evacuation of American and South Vietnamese Citizens. [28] Such prisoners were sometimes sent to a camp reserved for "bad attitude" cases. The DRV agrees to an immediate cease-fire and the release of all American POWs within 60 days. [23][24], The post-raid consolidation brought many prisoners who had spent years in isolation into large cells holding roughly 70 men each. Erotic romance film written and directed by Kim Dae-woo, about a couple having a passionate affair in a military camp under tight surveillance in 1969. [5] Another example of the "innocent" stereotype was in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, where an young man, J.T. The U.S. had promised $3.25 billion in aid to the DRV (North Vietnam) in exchange for cooperation in determining the fate of missing and unaccounted for Americans. Another 32 are to be released by the Viet Cong Friday and the rest are all supposed to be freed by March 28 according to the Vietnam cease-fire. Mother Fish, also known as Missing Water, is a feature film written, produced and directed by Khoa Do. 0000007434 00000 n Largely missing from this congressional discussion however, was any concern over resolving the decades-old claims by many Vietnam-era servicemen and politicians that, when direct American involvement in the Vietnam War came to an end in 1973, hundreds of live American POWs were left to languish in Vietnamese prison He is replaced by Congressman Gerald R. Ford. U.S. aid to South Vietnam is projected to decrease from $2.2 billion in fiscal year 1973 (July 1972-June 1973) to $1.1 billion in fiscal year 1974 (July 1973-June 1974. March 18 The International Commission of Control of Supervision, created to supervise the Paris Peace Accords, reports that the cease fire [has] not been effective with numerous violations by South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the NLF. There are 328 days left in the year. ZgFQU/\oPm{RhPRip=7TuVv7tP(L*1v8Du+8;e The ceasefire is observed in some areas, but South Vietnamese troops still fought to regain control of villages captured by PAVN/VC forces the day before. : A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-of-War Experience in Vietnam, 19641973 (published 1976) and Stuart Rochester and Frederick Kiley's Honor Bound: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 19611973 (published 1999). South Vietnam is considered to be one country with two governments, one led by President Thieu, the other led by the NLF, pending future reconciliation. Woman learns of $1M Powerball prize hours before her birthday. endstream endobj 370 0 obj <>/Size 352/Type/XRef>>stream After the war, Risner wrote the book Passing of the Night detailing his seven years at the Hanoi Hilton. We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen. startxref January 8 Kissinger and L c Th resume negotiations in Paris. Follows twenty-eight members of the Catholic Left who were arrested in 1971 for attempting to break into and vandalize a draft board. The two exceptions were McCain, who was shot down on Oct. 26, 1967, and Air Force Capt. Her former boyfriend Taff Malloy (James Farentino) has recently come back from the US Navy and a stint as a pilot in Vietnam. He paused for about 15 seconds to chat with his father's successor, Adm. Noel Gayler, and then limped to the bus, where he climbed on unassisted. June 13 The US and DRV issue a joint communique calling on all parties to observe the January 28 ceasefire agreement taking effect from June 15. Liked it? [9][11][12] The aim of the torture was usually not acquiring military information. January 31 Reports from American military advisers in the countryside of South Vietnam report ceasefire or no, operations are continuing much as before and with the support of daily air strikes and heavy artillery barrages they [the South Vietnamese military forces] have finally begun to roll the VC back and more Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) tactical air strikes were flown in Lam Dong in the three days after the ceasefire than had been flown in the previous six months., February 1 Nixon sends a secret letter (not declassified by the State Department until May 19, 1977) to DRV Premier Phm Vn ng promising over $4 billion in reconstruction aid to North Vietnam- a promise that is never fulfilled. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1973 Capt Robert White Last Pow To Be Released Viet Cong Vietnam Wirephoto 7X9 at the best online prices at eBay! Sneak peek of the Examiner real estate section. Ellsberg tried to claim that the documents were illegally classified to keep them not from an enemy but from the American public. $g%f+b3I&!df-k)!ASFaGM.oUaLDvKF4LzXx_M;@}} I XeHZVWb^_uE0I#XI26jjDyUfC|yJvt8.i$YiDh]>mV`Xl/cM- R]I"T( \# [13] In Vietnam, like all of the other nations of Southeast Asia, the huaren (ethnic Chinese) made up a disproportionate number of the middle-class people, and were widely disliked for their success in business and the professions. "Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool". [14][24] At this time, the prisoners formally organized themselves under the 4th Allied POW Wing, whose name acknowledged earlier periods of overseas captivity among American military personnel in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Actor Maud Adams is 78. In addition to allowing communication between walls, the prisoners used the code when sitting next to each other but forbidden from speaking by tapping on one another's bodies. The remains of almost 82,000 Americans are still missing, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). The DPAA reports that the numbers of missingsoldiers from conflicts as: 73,515 from World War II (an approximate number due to limited or conflicting data) Click to see full answer. Rock musician Steve Hackett is 73. March 1 (UPI) -- Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is joining the University of Virginia's Center for Politics as a professor through the coming fall semester. A drama film about a Vietnam veteran who clashes with Vietnamese immigrants who move to his fictitious Texas bay hometown. Snowboarder Shaun White beat American teammate Danny Kass to win the Olympic gold medal. This was the beginning of the land grab or the War of the Flags. Liz Cheney joins University of Virginia as a professor. Reunited veterans visit Vietnam 25 years after the war, flashbacks to their battles, A former army officer is charged with war crimes allegedly committed by his unit in Vietnam, Vietnam veteran and state senator returns to Vietnam 30 years after the war, and is secretly probed for information on missing soldier, Various scenes from the war, appearance by. . The main character and his best friend serve in the Vietnam War. On the negative side, the cease fire has not been effective, although combat is not as intensive as before, and the U.S. continues to support South Vietnam by turning over its military bases and providing weapons and other military material to South Vietnam. xb```b``ib`W@ ( History of the war from the anti-colonial struggle against the French to the exit of the Americans in 1973. Davis, aka "Joker", joins the Marine Corps in 1966. 9iJGYbHg>T>Ic(GdYoi*VT[^lEH\2#/fK.ggv4 Gd The story follows the efforts of Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman and many veterans to see the Medal of Honor awarded to William H. Pitsenbarger, a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew in helicopter rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots. Upwards of 20,000 PAVN troops cross the DMZ, forcing the South Vietnamese units into a retreat. In the United States, Peggy Manhard learned that her diplomat husband, Philip, would be released after nearly five years of captivity. One year ago: President Joe Biden called on President Vladimir Putin to pull back more than 100,000 Russian troops massed near Ukraines borders and warned that the U.S. and its allies would respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs if Russia invaded. Amnesiac Vietnam veteran seeks out former comrades. . An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. forces. [6] The films featuring the "warrior" tended to be set in what Muse called the "land of Nam", a "romance wasteland" portrayed in the films that was different from the real country of Vietnam. March 17 The last ROK (South Korean) soldier withdraws from South Vietnam. 0000002660 00000 n [11] Marchetti wrote that "these narratives allow their American heroes another opportunity to fight the Vietnam war and win this time, by staking a patriarchal blood claim to Vietnam's children. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. While which side first violated the cease-fire called for by the peace accords is contested, few observers expect the cease fire to hold. March 1 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman found out she had won a $1 million Powerball prize just hours before celebrating her 58th birthday. February 10 Kissinger visits Hanoi and met with DRV Prime Minister Phm Vn ng. I had reached mine. Rather, the American "white knight" war veteran, victimized by some unspeakable angst, linked to his involvement in the war, becomes the central hero of the tale". October 30 The House of Representatives begins an impeachment process against Richard Nixon following the Saturday Night Massacre in which Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox; Richardson refuses and resigns effective immediately. March to May 17 The PAVN begin the Battle of Hng Ng attacking the border town of Hng Ng in Dong Thap Province in order to interdict supply convoys into Cambodia. [29], Of the 13 prisons used to incarcerate POWs, five were located in Hanoi, and the remainder were situated outside the city.[31]. Significant numbers of Americans were also captured during Operation Linebacker between May and October 1972 and Operation Linebacker II in December 1972, also known as the "Christmas Bombings". One stereotype were thinly disguised versions of the real Lieutenant William Calley, notorious as the officer responsible for the My Lai massacre of 1968, the so-called "psycho vet" who were portrayed as bloodthirsty psychopaths who wreak havoc upon their return to the United States. The POWs had a "first in, first out" interpretation of the Code of the U.S. Fighting Force, meaning they could only accept release in the order they had been captured, but making an exception for those seriously sick or badly injured. Authorities at Clark had no immediate comment on his status. Ellsberg was silenced before he could begin. Vietnam POW's: The long, strange saga was over. Films that portrayed the "psycho vet" archetype mostly took place in the United States and the victims of the "psycho vet" were usually his fellow Americans rather than the Vietnamese. The boat is unprepared for the ocean crossing, as are they. In 2020, Holland America Line said a cruise ship, the MS Westerdam, which had been barred from docking by four governments because of fears of the coronavirus, would arrive the next day in Cambodia. This ends direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War, although the U.S. continues to provide military equipment and economic support to the South Vietnamese government. As they drove to the base hospital in blue ambulance buses, they leaned out the windows and gave the crowd the thumbs up sign. And that is where forgiveness comes in. WebA total of 116 POWs, some whom had been hel Operation Homecoming, the release of the first American Prisoners of War from North Vietnam, February 12, 1973. %%EOF All but one of the prisoners was released. During the period after the US POW release in early 1973 the testimony of men who had been held in POW camps with Captain Cook gave rise to a The Land of Nam is a proving ground for the masculine self". It's living history and it's timeless. Vietnam is still divided. 0000000710 00000 n Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Error! On the positive side for the DRV, the U.S. has ended its military operations in Vietnam and has begun to remove mines from coastal waters of the DRV. Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. At first she experiences all kinds of difficulties, but then she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age, bringing a changing point as the movie progresses. The ARVN would eventually recapture the area. Vietnam veterans have trouble adjusting to civilian life, Daughter of deceased Vietnam vet explores her father's past through her uncle, also a vet, Vietnam veterans reunite to depose a Colombian dictator. Feb. 17, 1973: Cmdr. "POW Camps In North Vietnam," Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, the resumed bombing of North Vietnam starting in April 1972, "Vets, Flyers discuss ideology, time in POW camps", "John Dramesi's unflattering memories of his fellow POW John McCain", "Unshakable Will to Survive Sustained P. O. W.'s Over the Years", "Joseph Kernan, Vietnam P.O.W. [4] Another example of the "wounded vet" archetype was the embittered and paralyzed veteran Luke Martin in the 1978 film Coming Home, whose suffering is redeemed by his winning the love of a good woman, Sally Hyde, the wife of a Marine. Indeed, a considerable literature emerged from released POWs after repatriation, depicting Hoa Lo and the other prisons as places where such atrocities as murder; beatings; broken bones, teeth and eardrums; dislocated limbs; starvation; serving of food contaminated with human and animal feces; and medical neglect of infections and tropical disease occurred. . Actor Zach Grenier is 69. August 6 Three B-52s accidentally bomb Neak Loeung, Cambodia killing or wounding over 400 civilians. A romantic movie set in 1968. Actor Jesse Spencer is 44. The Selective Service announces the end to the draft and institutes an all-volunteer military. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The goal of Easter Offensive, officially known asThe 1972 Spring Summer Offensive, (also called the Nguyen Hue (Nguyn Hu) offensive) was to win a decisive victory in 1972 or at least improve the revolutionary position for future peace talks. The U.S. and North Vietnam also pledge to withdraw their military forces from Laos and Cambodia and cease military operations there. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. That is all we need to know and it's all we know today.". [4] Lawrence, the "disgusting fatboy" as he is labelled "clearly needed some sense beaten into him" even if the methods employed against him were excessive while the female Viet Cong sniper had just killed a number of men in Joker's squad and her execution might be seen as a mercy killing as she was unlikely to survive her wounds.[4]. The film deals with the Vietnam War and the resulting social tensions between those who support and oppose the war in small-town America. Among the men released today was Bobby Joe Keesee, a mysterious civilian who at one time reportedly flew a stolen airplane to Cuba. Actor Josh Brolin is 55. 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