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To: SeekAndFind

Remember this traitor? Robert Garwood.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20075347,00.html

Garwood is the last American POW to come home from the war—and by far the most controversial. Previously released prisoners depicted him as a traitor who worked with his Vietnamese captors as an interpreter, guard and even the leader of a Vietcong cadre.

“Bobby was definitely a defector,” says ex-POW David Harker, who was with Garwood at the Khe Sanh Valley jungle prison camp and will testify against him at his trial. Harker claims that Garwood was his guard for five and a half years, and Army Sgt. Richard Williams, another POW, was allegedly taunted by Garwood in prison. “I spit on you,” the private reportedly snarled. “All people like you disgust me.”

REMEMBER how the Media fawned over him on his return, making him some sort of “hero”, taking publicity photos of him holding a Bible, even made a Made-for-TV movie about him staring Michael J Fox.


43 posted on 06/02/2014 8:24:04 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need more than seven rounds, Much more.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Well, the Marine Corps convicted Garwood of collaboration, reduced him in rank to Private, and dishonorably discharged him. As a result, he forfeited all back pay and any future veteran’s benefits.

Not sure what will happen to Bergdahl after he comes home...


44 posted on 06/02/2014 8:27:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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