Garwood s story has received a lot of press coverage and he is despised by many as a vietnamera collaborator. The last americans fled vietnam ten years ago this april, but for us the war. The story of marine robert garwood politics and world. Complete report of the senate select committee on powmia affairs.
The strange case of pfc robert garwood leatherneck. Like the case of bobby garwood, this story nags at the imagination. Robert russell garwood born april 1, 1946 is a controversial former vietnam war prisoner of. Garwood is the last american pow to come home from the warand by far the most controversial. I welcomed and treated him as a friend and neighbor. Garwood was a united states marine corps private first class when he was captured on september 28, 1965 near da nang, quang nam province. Craig willbanks wants you to know that john mccainformer prisoner of war, current senator, white house aspirantis a traitor, a liar and a wimp. An army captain from orange died in a vietnam pow camp. Abc television, 28 june 1993 there are serious problems with the claim that garwood was on duty when he was. The story of marine pfc robert garwood, the last pow to leave vietnam, is a sad and twisted tale that most of us will never know the full truth about. In october 1999 robert bobby garwood moved in next door to me. W the bobby garwood story, starring ralph macchio and martin sheen, was released in 1992.
Movie based on real events, about american soldier stranded in vietnam as pow long after the war was over. The case was a painful footnote to the vietnam war, evoking. He was the only american pow convicted for his conduct in captivity while in vietman. Many of you may be familiar with the name bobby garwood. Adobe is available free and the dpmo site has a link to download adobe. The judge dismissed most charges, but in 1981 garwood was found guilty of collaboration and assault. No bond existed between this marine and mccain as fellow former pow s and senator john mccain, who spent years as a prisoner of the vietnamese during the war, turned on garwood with a vengeance. This story, as painful as it has been for me, is written for and dedicated to the many people who served our nation in the vietnam war. The films producers claimed that garwood had received orders to survive from another higher ranking pow. This argument is supported by the pows who reported that their captors. This narrative is about my personal experience with robert bobby russell garwood, pfc, usmc, dd.
Robert russell garwood born april 1, 1946 is a controversial former vietnam war prisoner of war pow. Abc television, 28 june 1993 there are serious problems with the claim that garwood was on duty when he was captured, or rallied. The following articles are taken directly from a report prepared for the assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communication and intelligence asdc3i and published in june 1993. Several of the mentioned movies are not listed in the store, please contact us to buy these movies. I want to introduce a fresh perspective on the garwood matter, a way of looking at his story that most people do.
The north vietnam government may have kept him as a pow until june 4, 1975 for. Garwood, played by macchio, was a consultant on the film. This movie version is also reflected in spite house and other revisionist material on garwood. The marine corps protected him, by refusing to classify him as. W the bobby garwood story tv movie 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. W the bobby garwood story gives a sympathetic look at the u. The old french fort had seemed miles from the bridge. This is by far one of the most perplexing vietnam war stories that you will ever encounter the first marine pow of the vietnam war, garwood was captured near china beach on september 28th 1965 and remained a pow till 1973 however he remained in vietnam until 1979. With ralph macchio, martin sheen, noah blake, le tuan. However, there is no substantiation for this claim.