MillRatUSMC
10-27-02, 11:41 PM
The 9th of November will be doing a small ceremony of the "POW/MIA Missing Man" table.
I've been doing some research on the terms.
MIA= Missing In Action
KIA=Killed In Action
POW= Prisoner Of War
Now there's another term that throwing me for a loop;
KIA/BNR= Killed Action Body Not Recovered
But without any remains to account for that person.
He or she would have to be carried as a person MIssing In Action
Some water losses might never be recovered.
Many of those MIA's names are on the Vietnam Memorial denotes by a small star as opposed to a small cross for those listed and confirmed as Killed In Action.
Now, I left wondering how many of those listed as KIA are also listed as KIA/BNR?
Last night, I was reflecting back on my service in Vietnam.
And how angry, I returned from Vietnam.
The reason, I believed was that I frigging angry at the lies.
We were told that the Vietnamese wanted our help.
Yet, those we went there to aid, were killing us.
Times we found C-Ration cigarettes in areas that the enemy had slept in.
That said to us, that those cigarettes were the one's that we had given those kids.
Who in turn gave it to their old man, who was trying to kill us.
Then the awarding of the Medal of Honor to service men for actions in Laos.
It listed some place in South Vietnam, because we were waging a "Secret War" in Laos.
LIES on top of LIES!
Then the corruption by the Village chiefs and the Commanders of the Arvn's forces in I Corps
So I came back very angry on the death that I had seen.
We still ask WHY?
But as long as we're alive, we will seek an accounting of those listed as MIA from all our wars, not only Vietnam.
I would also like to ask;
How many came back feeling as angry as this old jarhead?
I've been doing some research on the terms.
MIA= Missing In Action
KIA=Killed In Action
POW= Prisoner Of War
Now there's another term that throwing me for a loop;
KIA/BNR= Killed Action Body Not Recovered
But without any remains to account for that person.
He or she would have to be carried as a person MIssing In Action
Some water losses might never be recovered.
Many of those MIA's names are on the Vietnam Memorial denotes by a small star as opposed to a small cross for those listed and confirmed as Killed In Action.
Now, I left wondering how many of those listed as KIA are also listed as KIA/BNR?
Last night, I was reflecting back on my service in Vietnam.
And how angry, I returned from Vietnam.
The reason, I believed was that I frigging angry at the lies.
We were told that the Vietnamese wanted our help.
Yet, those we went there to aid, were killing us.
Times we found C-Ration cigarettes in areas that the enemy had slept in.
That said to us, that those cigarettes were the one's that we had given those kids.
Who in turn gave it to their old man, who was trying to kill us.
Then the awarding of the Medal of Honor to service men for actions in Laos.
It listed some place in South Vietnam, because we were waging a "Secret War" in Laos.
LIES on top of LIES!
Then the corruption by the Village chiefs and the Commanders of the Arvn's forces in I Corps
So I came back very angry on the death that I had seen.
We still ask WHY?
But as long as we're alive, we will seek an accounting of those listed as MIA from all our wars, not only Vietnam.
I would also like to ask;
How many came back feeling as angry as this old jarhead?