In The Supreme Court Of The United States October Term, 1988
On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit Memorandum For The Respondents In Opposition Petitioners contend that the actions taken by respondents to determine the whereabouts of American servicemen missing in action in the Vietnam conflict do not constitute full compliance with 22 U.S.C. 1732, which is known as the "Hostage Act." /1/ They challenge the holdings of the court of appeals that their claims present nonjustifiable political questions and that the Hostage Act does not provide a private right of action.
Yes, that is when Reagan sent a Special POW/MIA Envoy, homecoming 2.
I have no idea what is happening with the POW - MIAs today, or even 20 years ago; I’d be kind of surprised if any were still alive, unless they were collaborators or defectors.
But I will say this; While I was never directly involved with the POW-MIA operations, I had Buds that were; a few Son-Tay Raiders, and other similar sorts: 33 years ago, they all told me: “Don’t ever trust that damned Admiral’s Son”.
Now, this was before anyone but perhaps himself ever expected John McCain to run for high office, much less the highest office. He was the Naval Liaison to the Senate at the time; still in uniform. And of course the Senate’s ‘go-to-guy’ on POW matters.
Fortunately, I never had to be in a position to trust him as the ops that I was involved in were far from his purview. But I never forgot, and I have followed his career. Since then, there has been nothing that would change the consensus opinion of my ‘beanie wearing buddies’.
Now, unfortunately the entire world is on the verge of having to “trust that damned Admiral’s Son”.