In Jefferson County, Brookville Police have charged a Fayette County man with felony aggravated assault for his alleged involvement in a fight at a local truck
In Jefferson County, Brookville Police have charged a Fayette County man with felony aggravated assault for his alleged involvement in a fight at a local truck
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By Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix 60,000 Americans, including Another 2,338, including 54 Floridians, are still listed as missing in action, according to national military archives.
Through 1976, nearly 5 million Americans bought bracelets bearing the names of servicemen and servicewomen who were taken prisoner or missing in action, according to the National League of POW-MIA Families. The bracelet campaign and its proceeds raised national awareness about POWs and MIAs and provided assistance to their families.
A giant replica of a POW-MIA bracelet stands at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile. Credit: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 96This year, Vietnam veterans in North Florida want to build at their expense a monument on state property to the POW-MIA bracelet campaign and the troops it held in remembrance.
American troops with the 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, in the battle at Hue City, South Vietnam, 1968. Credit: National Archives
Nearly 60,000 Americans, including 1,954 Floridians named here, were killed in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the 1950s, 1960s,and 1970s during the Vietnam War.
Another 2,338, including 54 Floridians, are still listed as missing in action, according to national military archives.
Through 1976, nearly 5 million Americans bought bracelets bearing the names of servicemen and servicewomen who were taken prisoner or missing in action, according to the National League of POW-MIA Families. The bracelet campaign and its proceeds raised national awareness about POWs and MIAs and provided assistance to their families.