You’ve seen it- a black flag bearing the silhouette of a forlorn prisoner, emblazoned with the letters POW MIA. The enduring myth of the missing Vietnam POWs, symbolized by this flag, is a conspiracy theory that has persisted into the current day, but its roots can be traced back to the political schemes of Richard Nixon. What’s the story behind the POW MIA flag and the right wing mass movement that inspired it?
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The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’: Link
The Story Behind the POW/MIA Flag: Link
The Myth of the Lost POWs: Link
Prisoners of hope : exploiting the POW/MIA myth in America: Link
The Vietnam myth that gave us all those ‘Rambo’ movies: Link
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: Link
Review: Nixon as Madman: Link
VIETNAM: The Other Prisoners: Link
Americans Missing In Southeast Asia, Final Report: Link
Colonel Gritz's Dubious Mission: Link
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