[Prodigal Son]

What could the POWs have done in captivity that they should be disciplined for?

Well, you're only supposed to give your basic information- name rank serial number. Some of the POWs were saying other things. I don't hold it against them personally.

But if you will remember, there was one soldier who only gave the required information. I think his name was Hudson if I am not mistaken. "Specialist James Hudson, US Army, (Social Security number)".

Technically, that's the way it should be done.

[Prodigal Son]

Correction: Joseph Hudson.

[jaykay]

That's right, I recall some said that they were from Texas and one, Pfc Miller said he was just there to "fix broke stuff" not to kill people. No doubt they had guns as well as cameras pointed at them.

Didn't some of the Desert Storm POWs actually denouce the U.S.A. on camera, obviously under duress, their faces cut and bruised?

What are the military's rules? Don't say anything except name, rank and serial number, even if it means getting shot?

[visualops]

Social Security number? Surely the "serial number" isn't one's Social Security number?
On another note, if medals are for various forms of exceptional valor, sacrifice etc, given for actions on the battlefield, then perhaps they should create a seperate medal for being a POW. Then, if someone's behavior in captivity was questionable, then they could just withhold the medal. I can't see disciplining or court-martial for cracking under the duress of threats or torture in a POW situation. Now, if one started giving away the farm or collaborating that'd be a different story.

[ibtheman]

Also the fact they were Army motor transport, and supply clerks. They had an officer that was a dentist, he could not read a map, or even new how to orientate the map! And there weapens on the vehicle had not been properly maintained either! Come folks Army from the rear got wasted! Even the marine road patrols told them not to go down abush alley! Give me a brake. I had trained with army at an army base camp on the big island in Hawaii! Those guys had no military bearing, I was in the marine corp training with live air support c.a.s. missions! The army were like just spectators!It really disguisted me, when I had seen some of there lay backed training missions. No military discipline! That is the way I see it!