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Re: Ex-POW Autobiography Still Selling

From: POW-MIA InterNetwork

Date: June 18, 2003

"Johnson's autobiography still selling

By SUZANNE GAMBOA , Associated Press Writer 06/18/2003

WASHINGTON - The autobiography Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Plano, wrote to chronicle his capture, imprisonment and eventual freedom as an aviator during the Vietnam War continues to pay him royalties.

The book, "Captive Warriors," paid Johnson between $1 and $200 last year, he reported in mandatory asset-disclosure reports.

Sam Johnson returned home to Texas after serving in the U.S. Air Force for 29-years as a highly decorated pilot, according to an official biography released by his Washington office.

He flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and was a prisoner of war in Hanoi for nearly seven years.

After his military career, he established a home-building business and served in the Texas Legislature before being elected to Congress in 1991.

Texans serving in Congress also listed stocks, mutual funds and real estate as financial assets. But they also counted a cotton stripper, coins and book royalties among their valuables in annual financial disclosure reports released Monday.

The reports are filed annually by lawmakers and only require that they list ranges of value and income. Spouses incomes do not have to be reported but their assets and those of dependent children must be listed.

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