the last pow was released from vietnam after propaganda campaign on june 4, 1975.
when was that the last pow released from vietnam after propaganda campaign?
june 4, 1975
often cited as the last verified american pow from the vietnam war, garwood was taken to north vietnam in 1969, and reportedly was released in 1973 along with the other u.s. pows as part of the paris peace accords. the north vietnam government may have kept him as a pow until june 4, 1975 for propaganda reasons until the war ended. after june 4, 1975 he would have no propaganda value as the united states had ceased fighting in vietnam. however, he did not return to the united states until march 22, 1979.
robert r. garwood
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the last pow camp memorial () is a memorial in the district of ranau in the malaysian state of sabah, which commemorates the victims of the sandakan death marches who died during their march to ranau. of 1,047 british and australian prisoners of war, only 189 still alive to reach this site which is located near liwagu valley. of these 189 total, 153 prisoners died in the next six weeks, 32 were murdered, while only four managed to escape. the current memorial was built where the former camp was located.





























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