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minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear28·1 year ago Vietnamese officials presented Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with identification cards of U.S. troops still missing in action. reminder that POW/MIA is a right wing conspiracy theory link
minus-squareRyanGosling [none/use name]hexagonhexbear20·1 year agoI’m sure many are missing as with any war. But isn’t the main premise that Vietnam still has POWs lol link
minus-squareSacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]hexbear7·edit-21 year agoThe ole 'wait 50 years to use them as leverage' play Works every time link
minus-squaredannoffs@lemmy.sdf.orghexbear18·1 year agoWow, I just looked this up. I thought it was just like an army pride flag. linkfedilink
minus-squareBelieveRevolt [he/him]hexbear13·edit-21 year agoIn 1993, the Senate committee came to the conclusion that "there is, at this time, no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia." In 2019, it became mandatory to fly the POW/MIA flag on federal properties. lol, lmao. I blame the Rambo movies. link
minus-squarePKMKII [none/use name]hexbear13·1 year agoAlso, the movement financially preyed upon grieving parents/wives, convincing them their (most likely dead) sons/husbands were still alive and captured and if they just threw more money at them they’d get them freed. link
reminder that POW/MIA is a right wing conspiracy theory
I’m sure many are missing as with any war. But isn’t the main premise that Vietnam still has POWs lol
yeah
The ole 'wait 50 years to use them as leverage' play
Works every time
Wow, I just looked this up. I thought it was just like an army pride flag.
In 1993, the Senate committee came to the conclusion that "there is, at this time, no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia."
In 2019, it became mandatory to fly the POW/MIA flag on federal properties.
lol, lmao. I blame the Rambo movies.
Also, the movement financially preyed upon grieving parents/wives, convincing them their (most likely dead) sons/husbands were still alive and captured and if they just threw more money at them they’d get them freed.