Photograph of Marine Wives at Camp Pendleton, California Waiting for the Return of Prisoners of War
2/12/1973
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Original caption: Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, wait at the Naval Air Station, Miramar for repatriated Marine prisoners of war to arrive. During the Vietnamese conflict, 26 Marines were captured and held prisoners of war by the enemy. The first group was released at the Gia Lam International Airport near Hanoi, North Vietnam, on February 12, 1973.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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532511Full Citation: Photograph of Marine Wives at Camp Pendleton, California Waiting for the Return of Prisoners of War; 2/12/1973; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-marine-wives-at-camp-pendleton-california-waiting-for-the-return-of-prisoners-of-war, April 29, 2024]