Category: prisoner of war

Vietnam POW Orson Swindle: America Losing Sense of Sacrifice, Courage

On Memorial Day we remember those who died in service to their country and those who died since serving. But it should also be a time to reflect on what exactly their sacrifices mean—not just then, but now. What is worth fighting for? That’s what we discuss with Lt. Col. Orson Swindle, a true real…


1962 Prisoner-of-War in Remote Indo-China Border Village Recalls History, Seeks Help

PANGONG TSO—Eighty-two-year-old Tseten Namgyal is dressed in an Indian army jersey. Age and the tough, intensely cold trans-Himalayan terrain has hunched his back a bit, and his visibly thick-skinned fingers look almost mummified yet alive. But his candor about being a 1962 prisoner of war and the servant and the porter of one of India’s…