The sting: SOF, Bill Young, POWs and a world-class con
Author(s):
Reisinger, Tom
Format:
Magazine article
Citation:
Soldier Of Fortune, Volume 25, Issue 11 (2000-11). pp. 74-79.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Discusses effort by Soldier of Fortune magazine publisher Robert K. Brown to locate and rescue US prisoners of war from the Vietnamese conflict suspected of being held in Muong Sai, Laos, 1981-82. Earlier mission "Operation Velvet Hammer" led by retired Colonel Bo Gritz, Hmong General Vang Pao and use of "yellow rain" chemical weapons by communist forces, and SOF's "Liberty City" base in Laos.