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From: Andi Wolos & Bob Necci
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Re:'Controversial' POW-MIA Flag Flies

Date: September 19, 1998

Nauseating News; The US requested permission of the Vietnamese to fly the 'controversial' POW-MIA flag over the AMERICAN Embassy in commemoration of National POW-MIA Recognition Day.

According to foreign news reports (heaven forbid US mainstream media should mention POWS or MIAs), Ambassador Peterson instructed the flag to be raised after "consent from Vietnamese officials," was obtained.

Let's put this into perspective please:

1. It is the US Embassy, therefore American property

2. It is American POWs and MIAs who are being commemorated

3. If Vietnam would simply comply, stop warehousing remains and withholding documents and the US would give families straight answers and if all those Congress Critters and Badministrations did their job when they were supposed to do it instead of turning the issue into a political football, maybe there wouldn't BE a POW-MIA Recognition Day and the US wouldn't have to ask permission to fly a flag for one day that should be flying 365 days a year.

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