EPISODE · Aug 26, 2024 · 3 MIN
Telling History: POW-MIA Bracelets
from Telling History · host Dr. Joel Rhodes
“Even those people who were against the Vietnam War could identify with us being held captive,” former Prisoner of War Jack Ensch once observed. “The torture and the mistreatment – nobody could argue that wasn’t wrong.” Vietnam indeed divided our country as it had not been divided since the Civil War, but whether you supported the war or opposed it, the POW-MIA bracelet phenomenon allowed Americans a means of separating feelings toward the conflict, from feelings toward soldiers.
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“Even those people who were against the Vietnam War could identify with us being held captive,” former Prisoner of War Jack Ensch once observed. “The torture and the mistreatment – nobody could argue that wasn’t wrong.” Vietnam indeed divided our country as it had not been divided since the Civil War, but whether you supported the war or opposed it, the POW-MIA bracelet phenomenon allowed Americans a means of separating feelings toward the conflict, from feelings toward soldiers.
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