The case was a painful footnote to the vietnam war, evoking. The judge dismissed most charges, but in 1981 garwood was found guilty of collaboration and assault. Garwood s story has received a lot of press coverage and he is despised by many as a vietnamera collaborator. Craig willbanks wants you to know that john mccainformer prisoner of war, current senator, white house aspirantis a traitor, a liar and a wimp. Robert russell garwood born april 1, 1946 is a controversial former vietnam war prisoner of war pow. However, there is no substantiation for this claim. He was the only american pow convicted for his conduct in captivity while in vietman. Robert russell garwood born april 1, 1946 is a controversial former vietnam war prisoner of.
An army captain from orange died in a vietnam pow camp. This story, as painful as it has been for me, is written for and dedicated to the many people who served our nation in the vietnam war. Adobe is available free and the dpmo site has a link to download adobe. No bond existed between this marine and mccain as fellow former pow s and senator john mccain, who spent years as a prisoner of the vietnamese during the war, turned on garwood with a vengeance. The last americans fled vietnam ten years ago this april, but for us the war.
Garwood was a united states marine corps private first class when he was captured on september 28, 1965 near da nang, quang nam province. Abc television, 28 june 1993 there are serious problems with the claim that garwood was on duty when he was captured, or rallied. W the bobby garwood story, starring ralph macchio and martin sheen, was released in 1992. The old french fort had seemed miles from the bridge. Movie based on real events, about american soldier stranded in vietnam as pow long after the war was over. W the bobby garwood story gives a sympathetic look at the u. The story of marine robert garwood politics and world. This movie version is also reflected in spite house and other revisionist material on garwood. The films producers claimed that garwood had received orders to survive from another higher ranking pow. The marine corps protected him, by refusing to classify him as. This is by far one of the most perplexing vietnam war stories that you will ever encounter the first marine pow of the vietnam war, garwood was captured near china beach on september 28th 1965 and remained a pow till 1973 however he remained in vietnam until 1979. Several of the mentioned movies are not listed in the store, please contact us to buy these movies.
W the bobby garwood story tv movie 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The story of marine pfc robert garwood, the last pow to leave vietnam, is a sad and twisted tale that most of us will never know the full truth about. Garwood is the last american pow to come home from the warand by far the most controversial. American airmen captured by the japanese in french indochina. The strange case of pfc robert garwood leatherneck. Garwood, played by macchio, was a consultant on the film. The following articles are taken directly from a report prepared for the assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communication and intelligence asdc3i and published in june 1993. This narrative is about my personal experience with robert bobby russell garwood, pfc, usmc, dd. Abc television, 28 june 1993 there are serious problems with the claim that garwood was on duty when he was. Like the case of bobby garwood, this story nags at the imagination. This argument is supported by the pows who reported that their captors. Many of you may be familiar with the name bobby garwood. Mccains attack on the last vietnam pow underscores a. In october 1999 robert bobby garwood moved in next door to me.
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