North Vietnamese POWs Stage Mass Defection

Creator

Preview

Identifier

35160004250651

Creation Date

3-25-1973

Subject—Places

Vietnam

Subject—Topics

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Prisoners of war--Vietnam

Description

Bien Hoa: South Vietnamese troops standby as Communist POWs holding banners stage mass defection on airstrip here 3/25, refusing to be returned to the North Vietnamese or Viet Cong. The group of 210 POWs threatened suicide if forced to be repatriated.

Format

BW Photograph, 9" x 7"

Source

United Press International

Series

Vietnamese Experience