We are gratified to hear the Secretary of Defense speak encouraging words to the family members. and to the Nation as we wait hopefully for word on the fate of our missing in action and our prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict. Mr. Speaker. there are over 2.500 Americans still listed as missing in action in Southeast Asia. Of these 2.500. we know for certain that many were captured by the Vietnamese or Laotians. We have received no verifica tion of their fates. and continue to be plagued by increasing reports of the live sightings of Americans by Vietnamese refugees. We are continuing to seek for this information despite the difficult nature of our task. and despite the frustrations that we have encountered all along the way. The U.S.
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