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...edition. Besides beginning Vietnam POW story from its start when the author, above, is shot down in August 1964, the narrative shows the reader how the North Vietnamese developed their "program."
It's important to make historical distinction here. Before Alvarez, a few American servicemen had been captured on the ground while serving as advisors, and RF-8A pilot Lieutenant Charles F. Klusmann had been shot down over Laos in June 1964. But Alvarez was the unfortunate first of many American crewmen downed over North Vietnam.
At first, it seems that Alvarez's treatment, given the circumstances, is low key. The Vietnamese are surprised to have an American prisoner and appear unprepared to deal with...
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