"Our mission continues . . . Until They Are Home "--Motto of the
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
At the end of the Vietnam War--or American War, as it is called
in Hanoi--2,585 Americans were unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.
In 1992, a joint task force was established to continue the work of
recovery, and its members became the first U.S. government
representatives to return full-time to Vietnam.
Army Lt. Col. Thomas ("Ty") Smith arrived in Hanoi a decade later,
in 2003. "Until They Are Home" is both a heartfelt memoir and a
fascinating inside look at his tour of duty in Vietnam, "a place of
shadows within shadows, secrets within secrets."
Smith takes the reader on an extraordinary personal voyage from
the shaded French boulevards of Hanoi to the remotest jungle trails
of the border highlands. Written with a keen eye and touches of
humor, "Until They Are Home "recounts life in the very heart of the
mission to find and return to the families the remains of their
loved ones. It offers equal parts historical context, political
insight, social commentary, travelogue, and adventure
chronicle.
From describing everything from his diplomatic negotations between
the Vietnamese and American governments to presenting his view of
commanding a remarkably complex mission in an unforgiving
environment, Smith draws on memory, e-mails, letters, and journal
entries to recreate the story of his mission in Vietnam. Smith and
the forces serving under him found the remains of fourteen lost
American servicemen--including two graduates of Texas A&M
University.
The gripping, intensely personal narrative of "Until They Are Home
"will fascinate general readers interested in the Vietnam War and
its aftermath and will prove helpful to historians seeking primary
information. It will also have great appeal to those with
continuing involvement in POW/MIA issues and concerns.
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