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Revision as of 00:57, November 11, 2021
A Prisoner of War (POW) is a soldier captured by an enemy military force during the course of war, and held as a prisone], often for the purposes of interrogation, ransom, or for a trade in prisoners.[1]
International agreements have attempted to prohibit mistreatment of POWs, but have been met with limited success due to lack of treaty ratification, paramilitary forces, and lack of treaty compliance.
Notable POWs
- Jeremiah Denton
- Tom Greenway
- Stanley Jaworski
- Grady Kelley, Jr.
- John McCain
- John Rarick
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Wilburn Snyder
- James Stockdale
- Kirk Vonnegut
- William Stewart Walker
- D. C. Wimberly
References
- ↑ Lewis, George C. and Mewha, John , History of prisoner of war utilization by the United States Army, 1776-1945; Dept. of the Army, 1955.