Are American POWs Still Alive?
November 2, 2005
Washington,
DC: Decades after the conclusion of
wars in Korea and Vietnam, are American prisoners of war still alive?
This is the question explored in a provocative new Documentary entitled Missing,
Presumed Dead; The Search for America’s POWs.
Documentary
filmmaker Bill Dumas, whose uncle Roger Dumas has been missing in Korea since
the 1950s, visited Washington last week to screen the film and garner support
for the creation of a congressional committee to investigate cases of missing
servicemen. The ultimate message of
the film is very simple: the best way to support our troops is to make sure each
and every one of them comes home.
The
documentary has received support from many groups, including Rolling Thunder;
Task Force Omega; Korea/Cold War Families of the Missing; National Alliance of
Families for the Return of America’s Missing Servicemen; and VietNow.
Congressman
Paul’s office held a screening of the documentary last week for members of
Congress and their staffs, and copies of the film (donated by veterans groups)
were provided to every House and Senate office.
Paul
issued a brief statement in support of the film, urging his colleagues to
co-sponsor H. Res. 123. H. Res.
123, introduced by Representative Peter King of New York, would establish a
select committee on POW and MIA affairs. Paul
stated that “Establishment of this select committee is long overdue, and
Congress must not ignore its obligations any longer.”