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  • Senator Seeks POW Status For Navy Pilot Shot Down In Gulf War

    03/12/2002 5:43:51 PM PST · by Lady In Blue · 6 replies · 154+ views
    Sun Spot ^ | March 11, 2002 | Pauline Jelinek
    http://www.sunspot.net/news/nationworld/bal-pilot11.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines Senator seeks POW status for Navy pilot shot down in Gulf War Roberts: 'No evidence he was killed'; Paper cites new information in case By Pauline Jelinek The Associated Press March 11, 2002, 4:00 PM EST WASHINGTON -- At first, the Navy said Lt. Cmdr Michael S. Speicher was killed in the Gulf War, then that he was missing. Now, Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas wants the fighter pilot's status changed again -- to prisoner of war -- on the possibility he was captured by Iraq and is still alive. Iraq's government has called the idea a quot;silly...