Posted by JerryS on May 28, 2012 at 22:39:50 from (98.80.95.80):
During one of the Memorial Day-related newscasts today I heard a number I'd never heard before. In addition to the 58,000 heroes named on The Wall, it was stated that there were some 1,600 missing and unaccounted for. I'm curious as to how that number was compiled.
At the risk of opening old wounds, I'm asking you old warriors who were there to help us understand what happened to these men. I know a lot of airmen went down in the sea or jungle. I know that a direct hit from an artillery round can disintegrate someone, but I would think his teammates could account for some of these. I hate to think of how many just crawled away in the jungle and died of their wounds, or how many died in some hell-hole undocumented cage somewhere. What do you think happened to these men?
I'm not a combat veteran, so I can't go to my own resources to come up with a plausible understanding of it. Again, I apologize if I'm treading where I have no right to step.
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